1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Nov 9-13, 2014

[TheParraboy]

Kiwis currently playing against Pak A in a warm up game

This test starts on Sunday 5pm AEDT, 1st of three tests

I reckon the kiwis will do well, I don't think Pakistan will do as well as they have, only cause they may not be as motivated or mentally strong to do as well as they have against Australia

Should be an interesting series

 

[TheParraboy]

starts today 5pm AEDT

on fox sports 2

 

[Timbo]

Mark Craig looks the least threatening spinner on earth.

 

[hineyrulz]

Mark Craig looks the least threatening spinner on earth.

So more dangerous then derpaty????

 

[TheParraboy]

unlucky bounced short to slip

Pak won toss and are batting

0/62

 

[TheParraboy]

day 1: lunch

Pak 0/85

 

[JJ]

Craig is a strange one, but these conditions very new to him... as you Aussies know, I guess, incredibly slow

 

[AlwaysGreen]

0/137.

 

[TheParraboy]

Pak 1/178

hafeez just out for 96

 

[TheParraboy]

Pak 1/233

 

[lockyno1]

To be fair to Craig...if Waitling didn't do his best Matty Wade impersonation would have had the bloke who has made a ton when he was 20 odd!

 

[JJ]

I didn't see a whole lot, but when I was watching Watling was indeed giving Wade a run for his money...

These pitches are dispiriting, bat first for sure!

 

[hineyrulz]

Great work by BJ Wade behind the sticks. NZ also showing how tough it is to get wickets over there without a world class spinner.

 

[Twizzle]

win the toss on these pitches and win the game

Pakis are very good tossers

 

[TheParraboy]

stumps day 1

Pak 1/269

550 plus coming up

 

[African Monkey]

These two could make triple centuries if they want to.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

2/347. Shehzad out for 176 - cracked on the scone by a bouncer, dropped his bat on the stumps.

 

[TheParraboy]

Pak 2/372 (123 overs)

Ali 86*
Y Khan 12*

fun fact: 538 dot balls or basically 90 overs, or one days play

 

[JJ]

Anderson eh, :lol:

Seriously, I hate to say it but I trust McCullum thinks long term and saves Southee and Boult, just no point bowling them into the ground and risk injury, they are simply too valuable... give Neesham and Anderson a decent (but not overwhelming) load, and bowl the spinners...

 

[TheParraboy]

Pakis falling apart lost 2 wickets for 26

3/374