Pakistan in NZ

[Hallatia]

ffs, why are all these kiwi test matches exactly the same. Kiwi top order does nothing, sparking hopes of humiliation, and then some huge partnership by their lower order players takes them to like 400 or so. Boring.

how come when Australia does something like that it is enthrawling, but you call it boring when NZ does, and the first 100+ partnership was the third wicket partnership, hardly lower order, even this 7th wicket partnership is a bit middle order, both guys average over 30

 

[African Monkey]

McCullum gone on the stroke of lunch bowled by Gul for 78. NZ 375/7.

 

[Red Bear]

381/7 and its raining

 

[baddog]

And unless I'm mistaken is now 1 of only 2 living players to have been out off the first ball of a test match.

Tim IcIntosh meet the other living test cricketer to be out first ball of a test

Keith Stackpole

nah, heaps of em still kicking. http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283164.html

how much was pedro liking to open up to the deshi?

 

[Iafeta]

I think McIntosh was asleep. He played outside the line and was way late on it. Looked very embarrassing. He seems keen to follow the "10 easy steps to lose your test career" mandate.

 

[hineyrulz]

Poor Vettori, he deserved a ton.

 

[weasel]

how come when Australia does something like that it is enthrawling, but you call it boring when NZ does, and the first 100+ partnership was the third wicket partnership, hardly lower order, even this 7th wicket partnership is a bit middle order, both guys average over 30

Cuz we don't score more than 50% of our first innings runs after the sixth wicket has fallen almost every fricken test. It's so boring. Can't a kiwi top order bat get a big score for once, or why can't they just collapse and lose demoralisingly. Something different, please.

 

[Hallatia]

Cuz we don't score more than 50% of our first innings runs after the sixth wicket has fallen almost every fricken test. It's so boring. Can't a kiwi top order bat get a big score for once, or why can't they just collapse and lose demoralisingly. Something different, please.

haha, I think I enjoy it this way, if it works for them then it is okay, but it's not, so maybe it is time for their top order to bat for more than ten overs in a row. Or maybe to spice things up, they could mix up their order and see how the guys go batting in different places in the order ...

 

[African Monkey]

NZ 429 all out.

 

[Usain Bolt]

Epic innings from Chris Martin

 

[Hallatia]

New Zealand off to a decent start with the ball too, nice early wicket, good economy

 

[Meth]

Pretty happy with the bowling attack- Bond, Martin, O'Brien and Vettori; probably looking as good as our Test attack has looking in a while

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Just read on cricinfo that Bond pulled off a tight caught n bowled.

Can't wait to see the replay.

 

[Hallatia]

New Zealand in a fantastic position at the moment, Bond took his third, Pakistan 85/5

 

[Red Bear]

5/85, Bond has 3/30 off 12, including 3/7 from his last 14 balls

Good to have another good fast bowler back

 

[hineyrulz]

The caught and bowled was a ripper. Shame he is 34 still good to see him back.

 

[Hallatia]

Akmal and Akmal are getting a bit of a partnership happening, Umar is closing in on his half century. But Pakistan still need another 90odd to avoid the follow on

 

[Hallatia]

Vettori finally takes one, Kamran Akmal out for 82
Pakistan 6/261

 

[Iafeta]

Where's Joe the Cameraman? Chris Martin... can't field, can't bat... Dropped catches have destroyed both sides. Guptill dropped twice yesterday, Vettori shelled off his first ball, Umar Akmal shelled by Daniel Flynn and now Aamer dropped by Martin. Aamer's a capable bat as well IMO. It's like watching a bunch of nevilles out there.

 

[Hallatia]

New Zealand finally gets Umar Akmal out, should hurry up and do away with the final few batsmen before the close of play