3rd test: NZ v Pakistan

[Meth]

NZ needs to come in and finish off the Pakistani's very quickly and go out swinging

 

[Lego_Man]

They wont

Lock in the draw

 

[Hallatia]

New Zealand need 208 from 41 overs, which is a runrate of around 5. I give them a 30% chance of even going for it ... plenty of time for them to lose though ...

 

[Dr Crane]

and we're not even going to try to go for it. pissweak, as usual.

 

[Fast Eddie]

43 overs.


Don't tell me they are batting for the f**king draw....

 

[Hallatia]

43 overs.


Don't tell me they are batting for the f**king draw....

it really looks like they are, which is a bit weak for mine, I would have been tempted to put in McCullum to open...

 

[ozbash]

we'll be right, just let them get settled in.

Big one from Watling..

 

[Fast Eddie]

it really looks like they are, which is a bit weak for mine, I would have been tempted to put in McCullum to open...

Yea but I can also understand why they havent. He should come in at 5.

Hit out or get out McIntosh.

 

[Meth]

I was a bit disappointed McIntosh didn't get run out.

McCallum and Guptill should have opened for mine. Taylor in at 3.

Pakistan have just wasted a review, the donkeys

 

[Lego_Man]

It's still on with 10 wickets in hand. The tea break is bad timing for us, will break our momentum. They should go for the aggressive trio to come in next (Guptill, Taylor, McCullum).

 

[Hallatia]

It's still on with 10 wickets in hand. The tea break is bad timing for us, will break our momentum. They should go for the aggressive trio to come in next (Guptill, Taylor, McCullum).

agree, this target is very achievable and New Zealand are a much better one day side than they are a test side ...

 

[Meth]

off for rain

there's an hour up our sleeve and providing the rain goes away, New Zealand are in a good position to win this. Watling is batting well

 

[JJ]

sounds like 1/2 an hour then overs start dropping off... by the looks of it the chase will get harder...

If they get back out there, McIntosh has to literally swing away, they've done well but if the chase is shortened, he's a handbrake

but to be honest, if we had a decent spinner and our captain was more positive we might be done by now

 

[Hallatia]

the rain does not do New Zealand any favours, but the other factors look promising at the moment

 

[Meth]

has the game been called off?

 

[African Monkey]

Yes

 

[JJ]

shame, we were dead set going to win that... a series win over serious opposition - grrrrr

pretty decent and competitive series

 

[hineyrulz]

Unlucky for the Kiwi's, it was funny to hear Vettori blame the wicket. Kaneria had no problem taking wickets on that deck.

 

[Hallatia]

that was very disappointing, but at least there were some promising things coming out of it

 

[Red Bear]

Enjoyable series Pakistan saved by rain the last couple of days