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

[NUFAN]

If Pakistan bat today, how do you think the NZ bowlers will look to dismiss Azhar, Younus and Misbah? In the recent series, they looked brilliant, so I'm interested in the tactics especially against Younus.

 

[hendrix]

If Pakistan bat today, how do you think the NZ bowlers will look to dismiss Azhar, Younus and Misbah? In the recent series, they looked brilliant, so I'm interested in the tactics especially against Younus.

Pitch it up, hope for a little bit of outswing.

He barely played a cover drive vs Aus (apart from that glorious one off Johnson).

 

[NUFAN]

Pitch it up, hope for a little bit of outswing.

He barely played a cover drive vs Aus (apart from that glorious one off Johnson).

If the conditions are similar, the keeper and slips better come up a bit more than normal.

I think NZ are going to handle themselves well with the bat. McCullum opening in these conditions is a good move. With the ball though, Craig and Sodhi are going to have to bowl out of their skin.

 

[hendrix]

If the conditions are similar, the keeper and slips better come up a bit more than normal.

I think NZ are going to handle themselves well with the bat. McCullum opening in these conditions is a good move. With the ball though, Craig and Sodhi are going to have to bowl out of their skin.

The good thing about that is that NZ have been playing on slow wickets quite a bit in the last few years and have managed plenty of catches in the slips by coming up quite a lot. So I'm somewhat confident that if the bowlers bowl well there will be wickets to be had.

Yeah, Craig and Sodhi the massive glaring weakness. Also a weak middle order with Anderson at 5.

 

[Prince EWS]

My cricinfo headline for the series is 'Under-cooked NZ to face UAE grilling'

Did you come up with this? Because they've copied it if so...

 

[Flem274*]

If Pakistan bat today, how do you think the NZ bowlers will look to dismiss Azhar, Younus and Misbah? In the recent series, they looked brilliant, so I'm interested in the tactics especially against Younus.

if all else fails, beamers

 

[Kippax]

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Pakistan wins the toss and elects to bat first

 

[Athlai]

Did you come up with this? Because they've copied it if so...

Na he is referring to his title as they can vary between regions. That was what was up for me when he posted it too.

 

[Bahnz]

Welp, there goes the test.

 

[Athlai]

if all else fails, beamers

Haha reminds me of jeets vs Chanderpaul

 

[Flem274*]

Welp, there goes the test.

if all else fails, beamers

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[hendrix]

Haha reminds me of jeets vs Chanderpaul

that was glorious.

 

[Flem274*]

jono boult just had the right idea in the T20. not well directed though and he's a bit too slow.

 

[Immenso]

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Bugger.

About the toss ......

 

[BeeGee]

So...... 600? Really needed that toss.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

good game well played pak

 

[Prince EWS]

Na he is referring to his title as they can vary between regions. That was what was up for me when he posted it too.

Ahh that makes sense.

 

[Athlai]

Glad we lost the toss. We will be even more triumphant when we win.

 

[Flem274*]

haven't seen the pitch yet. just switched over. how bad?

 

[99*]

Southee and Boult to strike early. Pakistan 3 down by lunch.