***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2016/17

[Dan]

Woodcock as Rigor 2.0?

 

[NZTailender]

Woodcock as Rigor 2.0?

Joey Yovich 2.0

Retire by seasons end imo.

 

[Mike5181]

I agree but it ruined his book, because he spent far too much time on things such as that and the Cairn's trial meaning there wasn't much substance or a build up of things and events throughout his career, or much personally about himself or his family.

The Ford review is actually a pretty good one and apt for the content that McCullum includes in his book, although if you want to see what life was like under Bracewell, Vettori, Greatbatch, Wright and Hesson in succession and also how uninspiring NZC is at the top table downwards around implementing positive change, it gives good insight into that.

I think I'd rather read that than Women's Day-esque stuff about how happy his family is and how many pets he has etc.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Joey Yovich 2.0

Retire by seasons end imo.

Yovich didnt retire though, he went from the dizzying highs of a stuff article to humiliatingly not being offered a contract the next season.

 

[Blocky]

I think I'd rather read that than Women's Day-esque stuff about how happy his family is and how many pets he has etc.

You get about four pages of it, and that's it.

 

[Flem274*]

hey ****face we've been missing you in this thread. i think you should post in it

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/off-topic/46729-american-politics-thread-557.html#post3754627

 

[Blocky]

hey ****face we've been missing you in this thread. i think you should post in it

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/off-topic/46729-american-politics-thread-557.html#post3754627

No interest in American politics what-so-ever.

 

[Grumpy]

I'm quite surprised with the move to pick Sharjeel as the back up opener to be honest. Would have expected Shan Masood to be the back up guy..given they have already given him test matches and Sharjeel, despite impressing everyone in the country, hasn't really demonstrated any evidence that he is anything other than a wild slogger. But Arthur likes him for some reason.

Lol what? Sharjeel isn't a wild slogger. He plays proper cricket shots. Has the potential to play the Warner role for Australia. Much more potential than Masood.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Ok

 

[TheBrand]

Raval
Latham
KW
Taylor
Ronchi
Neesham
Watling
Craig (if fit)/Henry
Southee
Wagner
Boult

Is likely to be the team imo. Can't see Anderson as being fit for bowling in test matches at this stage. Although last test in Chch we played 4 seamers so Henry might get a go as well instead of a spinner assuming the pitch is similar. Just as long as that hack Bracewell doesnt get another go.

 

[Bahnz]

Given the fun the spinners had at the last plunket shield match at Hagley I very much doubt that NZ will go in without a spinner.

 

[Athlai]

Woodcock
Latham
Williamson
Taylor
Guptill
Neesham
Watling
Patel
Southee
Wagner
Boult

^ the future

 

[NZTailender]

Woodcock
Latham
Williamson
Taylor
Guptill
Neesham
Watling
Patel
Southee
Wagner
Boult

^ the future

nah

Woodcock
Raval
Williamson*
Nicholls
Munro
de Grandhomme
Ronchi+
Sodhi
Grobbelaar
Duffy
Arnel

Heard it here first

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I'm tipping a surprise comeback by Yovich.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Xuhaib, Niall, Smali, PEWS or anyone else willing to discuss the Pakistan test selection with me.

The Nawaz 5 bowlers experiment didn't really work wonders so far. He disappointed with his batting a little bit mainly because he is a batting allrounder originally and I expected more runs from him especially during the third test.

But he in the squad. So Babar Azam at 6 and 4 bowlers or Nawaz at 7 and 5 bowlers?

 

[vcs]

Azam should get a go at 6. Didn't he score 3 consecutive tons in the ODI series? Don't think Nawaz will be that useful on NZ pitches anyway.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Yeah I don't dispute that but the 4 bowler strategy caused them a fair bit of headache in England which is why the think tank decided to go with Nawaz.

Azhar Ali has now come out and said he can chip in with 10-12 overs in a day. He can get hammered though and Misbah wouldn't want that..he hates giving away runs

 

[vcs]

They've had a couple of batting collapses recently, even though they got away with the one in the first Test. Shoring up the batting should be a priority IMO.

 

[Black_Warrior]

 

[Blocky]

I'm dreading what your spinners will do to our batting line up considering the domestic results, we're giving Astle, Sodhi, Jeetan bag fulls of wickets... horrible.