Pakistan tour of NZ

[Twizzle]

I get the feeling they're holding back their cards before the main event.
They're a lot better than that performance.

I got the feeling that the change in playing surface from UAE to Kiwiland is going to take some time to adapt.

 

[shiznit]

NZ win the toss... And are batting first.

Pitch looks like a road...

NEW ZEALAND TEAM
BB McCullum(c), MJ Guptill, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, GD Elliott, L Ronchi(wk), NL McCullum, DL Vettori, TG Southee, AF Milne, TA Boult

PAKISTAN TEAM
Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed(wk), Shahid Afridi, Bilawal Bhatti, Ehsan Adil, Mohammad Irfan

 

[vvvrulz]

Early sign that Southee/Boult/Milne is probably going to be the WC attack.

 

[vvvrulz]

McCullum is away now, lets see if he delivers something big or the usual very fast 20

 

[vvvrulz]

McCullum is away now, lets see if he delivers something big or the usual very fast 20

Very fast 30 then.

 

[JJ]

Not sure why he doesn't dial it back a bit - he's channelling Afridi/ 20:20 when even at 80% he's destructive and establishes an excellent scoring rate...

 

[vvvrulz]

Guptill 16 off 37 hasn't got going at all
Worst thing he can do now is get out after chewing up all those deliveries

 

[JJ]

Kane going at 100% without appearing to try... don't want to put the death wish on him, but he just looks so good, all the time atm

Be good for Guppy to get a big score

 

[vvvrulz]

Cricinfo commentary hitting a new low, with everyone chiming in matching up Black Caps to LOTR characters.

 

[shiznit]

NZ takes the Powerplay...

What's a bet Afridi gets Taylor...

 

[shiznit]

Classy century by Williamson

 

[vvvrulz]

Has Kane peaked too early?
Great innings, going to be a huge total here.

 

[Kiwi]

That's like saying Faulkner peaked to early. Just a class player and very consistent.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Ridiculous form he's in at the moment.

To put it into perspective, since the start of 2014.

18 innings, 9 half centuries (twice out for 97), 3 centuries, 1165 runs at current average of 72.8 and he's still adding to it in this innings.

 

[vvvrulz]

This is a rubbish attack though it should be said, Irfan and Afridi is basically it.
6 overs between Younis and Shehzad? Part timers at very best

 

[vvvrulz]

That's like saying Faulkner peaked to early. Just a class player and very consistent.

Of course he is, but every batsman has a form slump at one point.
Williamson hasn't had one in a million years and I hope the World Cup doesn't become it.

 

[shiznit]

That was a big 6 from Roscoe.... Out of the Middle...

Speaking of World Cup form... If Taylor somehow manages to get in form around World Cup time... To use his mentor Martin Crowes saying... Holy Cow...

 

[shiznit]

Lol... This Bhatti bloke may have just played Roscoe into form... :lol:

 

[vvvrulz]

To think this attack could potentially have been Gul, Amir, Asif, Ajmal, Afridi

 

[vvvrulz]

Taylor seems to have found his range, these four overs could be crazy if so