*Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

[SteveNZ]

Craig McMillan as work from home Homer Simpson and Shaheen sucking on a helium balloon in pre-match interview is unintentional humour on a new level

 

[SteveNZ]

Sumo starting how he intends to carry on...calling Sears on debut in his 10th T20I

 

[BackFootPunch]

NZ will probably get 200 here and make it moot but that sure is a long tail. Injury prone Milne might be unable to bowl due to a nosebleed batting at 7.

 

[SteveNZ]

Holy ****, he just repeated it. HE PLAYED ONE 13 DAYS AGO SCOTTY AND YOU WERE THERE!!!

Mind you, was last year.

 

[Immenso]

I have covid at the moment as well. I'm pretty mopey.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Holy ****, he just repeated it. HE PLAYED ONE 13 DAYS AGO SCOTTY AND YOU WERE THERE!!!

Mind you, was last year.

Where are you watching? The news is still on for me.

 

[SteveNZ]

Where are you watching? The news is still on for me.

Online, must be TVNZ 1?

I can only think Sumo must've looked on cricinfo, seen Sears hasn't played an ODI and got confused.

Would never have happened on Francis Payne's watch

 

[Prince EWS]

Craig McMillan as work from home Homer Simpson and Shaheen sucking on a helium balloon in pre-match interview is unintentional humour on a new level

Shane Warne bowling in India with a broken toenail.

 

[SteveNZ]

The one thing that does make me happy with TVNZ's approach is the pronounced increase in use of Te Reo, and female commentators. Not because I love it, but because it must blow the minds of boomers who have only just recovered from having to figure out Spark Sport.

 

[Prince EWS]

NZ will probably get 200 here and make it moot but that sure is a long tail. Injury prone Milne might be unable to bowl due to a nosebleed batting at 7.

Haha what the actual **** is this lineup?

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha what the actual **** is this lineup?

Honestly, if you gave me this set of players as a captain I'd probably make Southee open the batting.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Having a seamer who can bat 7 if needed is important as Santner can't play every game.

 

[SteveNZ]

65m straight hit? Since when?

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Send it one of the bowlers as a pinch hitter after the 1st wicket falls.

I'd love to see this, I feel like a batting line-up hasn't had a random rejig since McCullum was captain.

I think Latham dropped down the order in an ODI once but that's about it.

Give us a floater!!! For the good of the random t20i!!!

 

[ataraxia]

I see we're going with the novel strategy of playing 5 #9s.

 

[ataraxia]

Honestly, if you gave me this set of players as a captain I'd probably make Southee open the batting.

Matt Henry – T20 SR 156 – would like a word

 

[BackFootPunch]

Having a seamer who can bat 7 if needed is important as Santner can't play every game.

I, too, would like Nathan Smith in this team.

 

[thierry henry]

Hang on who was that 12th man?

 

[Prince EWS]

Matt Henry – T20 SR 156 – would like a word

Southee opened for a season in the Blast.

 

[SteveNZ]

Great initiative by Pakistan to have a fan competition to be an international wicketkeeper for a day