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[VIDEO] New Zealand strongly placed on 286/3 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against Pakistan

Even if Latham edged that last Abbas delivery, there was no chance of it carrying
 
I don't see Abbas taking a wicket with this bowling. Players standing out of the crease makes it very difficult.
 
Very unpenetrative bowling so far. NZ content in playing out the new ball.
 
Check the plan

Bowler goes around the wicket after 15 balls
 
Making it too easy for batsmen to leave. Gotta make the new ball count in NZ.
 
I don't see them using the swing and seam in the wicket much. The approach doesn't look much different than the first test. Not sure where the bowlers have made their adjustments
 
Wasting the new ball so far.

Skipper needs to get in the ears of the bowlers.
 
There's no such thing as knowing what to do out there

They all just seem to be just going through the motions without putting in an ounce of effort.
 
Well done Rizwan

Keep wasting that new ball by throwing it back to your bowler
 
Even i can plan better than shaheen.

First ball leaving delivery
2nd a bouncer
3rd leaving delivery again
4th a yorker
5th bouncer
6th full on the pad plumb. Gone
 
Hopefully we get a wicket but a bit worrying that there isn’t much threat right now.
 
Abbas is bowling at, what can be said generously, an optimum pace for swing...
 
I did say there is not much swing or seam but we have wasted the new ball need to make them play
 
It was swinging like a banana and bouncing 6 stories - what the heck happened to the pitch today? Looks dead.
 
Shaheen as of now is an average test bowler and given that he’s our best says a lot about the sorry state of our bowling
 
Shaheen doesn't have the patience to set up a batsman or on executing a certain plan.
 
I maintain that Shaheen is a very ordinary Test and T20 bowler. He is very good in ODIs though.

He needs 30 FC games to be ready for Test cricket.
 
Hasnain has improved miles hopefully plays pakistan cup and then needs to play first class
 
Abbas hasn't done a lot to build up his pace. Pakistan doesn't play a lot of tests and he gets a lot of time in between
 
rizwan needs to come up against abbas. also no idea why they keep bowling everything miles outside off, just bowl on 5th stump and let the pitch, ball, swing do a little bit.
 
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