**Official** Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2014

[Bahnz]

The ball is only 8 overs old, and already it's bouncing before the keeper after being pitched on a good length. Can pretty much take the slips out now.

 

[Flem274*]

the bloke averaging less than 20 for two years looks edgy but hasn't offered a chance. the pitch is flat but we need to create something. getting younis out today or tomorrow could take a while...

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

sky tv guide says this is on sky sport 8 - anyone know what channel number that is...I have the old telstra clear whoever that is now

Bloody good question. Looks like the old Telstra Clear box doesn't get the cricket. I've only got SS1 - SS7. ****s.

Although according to vodafone's tv guide, it should be on there: https://customerzone.vodafone.co.nz/residential/inhome/tv/tvguide/tvg-grid.cfm

Perhaps my T-Box (and yours) needs a software update?

EDIT: Keep an eye on this thread on the Vodafone website I guess: https://community.vodafone.co.nz/t5/Vodafone-TV-SKY/Sky-Sport-8-not-available/m-p/151647

 

[wellAlbidarned]

if this double spin combo works I'll have to buy myself a hat to eat because I don't own one.

 

[Flem274*]

so that was a good over

hoping blocky cops the greatest tastle of all time here.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Solid turn from sodhi!

 

[Bahnz]

Blocky will probably start planning which one of my windows to break for saying this, but that was an excellent first over from Sodhi.

 

[Hurricane]

Found another tv to watch on - thats a good over from Sodhi

 

[wellAlbidarned]

so that was a good over

hoping blocky cops the greatest tastle of all time here.

Even though we're not all as vocal as Blocky I think the vast majority of us will be tasting it privately

 

[hendrix]

Gee that was a good over from Sodhi.

He does tend to lose his shape after a couple of overs so hopefully that doesn't happen this time.

 

[Flametree]

Solid turn from sodhi!

And bounce... but their spinners are better than ours, so this probably isn't good news...

 

[Flametree]

Truly shocking news here - NZ will bowl 15 overs in the first hour of a test match.....

 

[wellAlbidarned]

that joke about CFS, and the silence that followed it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I'm impressed by how long Sodhi has held back the googly, he used to have a tendency to spam it ever over.

 

[Flem274*]

so sodhi has put together several threatening overs in a row.

and while the pitch might be a road, at least they cbf scoring any runs.

 

[hendrix]

Sodhi has bowled 3 good overs so far.

 

[Flem274*]

im hoping one randomly turns and bounces while they're playing sweeps so far outside off.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

New Zealand open the bowling with two players averaging in their 20s and our change bowlers both average in the 40s.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Sodhi is getting consistency with his release here.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm impressed by how long Sodhi has held back the googly, he used to have a tendency to spam it ever over.

I don't think that was completely deliberate, particularly given he has that ball that just drifts in and doesn't turn at all which can be easily mistaken for a googly.