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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: punter_legend on January 06, 2011, 02:47:31 AM
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So guys
This test starts tomorrow night , looking forward to this test think there will be plenty of runs scored !
I am predicting a Pakistan victory in this one ,
who you think will be man of series etc ? i reckon maybe Azhar Ali will hit some runs for Pakistan on form batsmen at the momment and Tim McIntosh for new Zealand !
would like to here your thoughts !
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New Zealand big favourites on their home pitches.
Guys like Taylor, Ryder, McCullum, Vettori will pile on the runs.
Pakistan's batting is woeful, just look at the warm up game.
I expect NZ to win 2-0 and Taylor man of the series.
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Not suprised by your prediction mate
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I wonder if the spot fixing trial starting will over shadow the cricket, would be a shame if it did
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McCullum for man of the series, can see him racking them up. Hoping Azhar gets his first test ton, he's had to play in tough conditions since his debut, probably not much easier in NZ
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I reckon Azhar to come in at 3 with a maiden hundred. Hoping he does, thought he was unlucky to get stranded at the Oval against us last year after playing so well.
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tim mcintosh possibly the most borring player to watch playing test cricket !
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Quite difficult to predict a winner but I will say this series will end up in a draw.
Azhar certainly deserves a century beside his name as he has been playing in very difficult situation not only conditions. His temperament as a youngster is ideal in cricket and youngster should look upon him. After Dravid Azhar is the best temperamental player I have seen in Asia.
If some of you don't know Azhar is a good friend of Asad and Azhar's gloves are from Uzisports.
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Actually conditions dont look that testing today in NZ, looks like a bit of a road! Enjoyed McCullum gloving it then looking at his hip. Think I'm gonna go for NZ Series, Pakistan far too inexperienced in the bowling department, can't depend on Gul all innings. Younis Khan bowling 16 overs in?! Thought they pick a spinner to bowl him not to throw the ball to a part timer from mid-off. The rest of Az's kit is from Asad as far as he told me too.
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New Zealand 158-5 . very average performance so far by the new Zealanders from such a good start !
can see Pakistan batting tonight
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Pakistan's inexperienced bowling attack is still very talented and good and you seriously can't doubt them.
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May i asked why Younis is bowling ?
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New Zealand in a bit of trouble !
177-7
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May i asked why Younis is bowling ?
To unsettle the batsman, who knows he might take a wicket or two :D
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Williamson and Southee partnership really denting Pakistan's good bowling efforts
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It's probably a spot fix to let the lower order get runs, it is pakicheatingstan!
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New Zealand big favourites on their home pitches.
Guys like Taylor, Ryder, McCullum, Vettori will pile on the runs.
Pakistan's batting is woeful, just look at the warm up game.
I expect NZ to win 2-0 and Taylor man of the series.
Seriously Jeet you are becoming a parody of yourself.
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Seriously Jeet you are becoming a parody of yourself.
260-7 is a decent total. An extra 50 runs and it becomes a very good total.
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260 is very under par on that deck. I'd be looking at 400/450 plus!
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260 is very under par on that deck. I'd be looking at 400/450 plus!
Rehman was spinning big on day 1, Vettori will fancy his chances
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First hour conditions will be favourable to bowlers as the ball is still new so NZ batsman have to fight there skin out
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Is Adnan Akmal using Brendon McCullums keeping gear??
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Cant wait to see chris martin bat....just love watching him hopelessly bat
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Cant wait to see chris martin bat....just love watching him hopelessly bat
0 not out lol
wonder how the Pakistanis will bat , will be interesting :P
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Is Adnan Akmal using Brendon McCullums keeping gear??
lool he used same gear against saffers in uae as well
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them 2 at the crease right now are looking very good
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What channels this on???
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sky sports 1
this guy is hitting boundries for fun
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With the record Taufeeq Umar has, it's quite remarkable that until the end of 2010, he hadn't played Test cricket for over 4 years.
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that tafeeq umar is impressive , he is remembering me of Hughes when he first came on the seen !
very very aggressive batsman and Younis khan looking in awesome nick !
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Cant wait to see chris martin bat....just love watching him hopelessly bat
I'd back myself to get more runs in test matches than he has after the same amount of games haha
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NZ in a bit of trouble now...60-4 still trailing by 30 odd. Need something special from Taylor.
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shocking decision to give McCullum out....
Ryder got a absolute peach.... not sure if the hawk-eye was accurate to predict the ball crashing in the middle stump. Ryder was batting well out of his crease
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Make that 61-5,
What the hell NZ are up to....Ross run out
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Could well be a innings defeat now......
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Could well be a innings defeat now......
na not innings defest i rekon they will get a 40 run lead !
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61-6 now....
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THAT WAS AN AMAZING CATCH BY AZHAR ALI !
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shocking...... why did the umpire not use the hot-spot when giving McCullum out.... why not use technology when it is available
Really poor quality umpiring from the NZ umpire, showing his lack of experience at the highest level.
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THAT WAS AN AMAZING CATCH BY AZHAR ALI !
Very good presence of mind to still go for the catch and not get distracted by the LBW appeal....
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Finished tonight maybe ?
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Finished tonight maybe ?
I hope so. Cannot wake-up late tomorrow, office on Monday....
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shocking decision to give McCullum out....
Ryder got a absolute peach.... not sure if the hawk-eye was accurate to predict the ball crashing in the middle stump. Ryder was batting well out of his crease
That was quite plumb to be honest. THe ball would have hit middle stump easily and it hit right on Ryder boots
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bit of inexperience showing in the slip cordon.... I feel they are standing a yard or two deeper than they should. Probably to do with all the new hands.....
you need very good slip fielders to support bowlers like Wahab, Gul etc.
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That was quite plumb to be honest. THe ball would have hit middle stump easily and it hit right on Ryder boots
not sure mate as he was standing well out of his crease and Wahab's standard delivery is the one that moves away from the RH bat......but it was a brute of a delivery to get first up
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seven down
over tonight and innings victory all wrapped up on day 3
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3 more wickets required...Vettori goes
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NZ in shambles now...71-7
Imagine Pak side does not have either their top spinner Ajmal or top fast bowlers except Gul......
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so, going by the way things have gone so far, 10 runs for every wicket..... So NZ may just scrape to 111 allout or..... the tailenders may come to the party again like in the 1st innings
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possibly cricket is not the "in" thing down under.... Aus and now NZ......
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NZ in shambles now...71-7
Imagine Pak side does not have either their top spinner Ajmal or top fast bowlers except Gul......
To be honest, bowling has never been an issue for Pakistan. They have endless of talent when it comes to bowling and have been naturally blessed.
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To be honest, bowling has never been an issue for Pakistan. They have endless of talent when it comes to bowling and have been naturally blessed.
Agree but the problem is longevity... there has not been a bowling combination that has been as consistent in their appearances for Pak as Imram-Wasim or Wasim-Waqar......
Think Shoaib had Gul with him right?
I had very high hopes for Md. Amir, but ......
I didn't follow the fixing thing, but did see Wahab appearing in one of the photographs that were splashed all over... where is he with all this?
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John Wright.....carrying his bad omen to NZ now..... he has a longest road ahead of him and needs to cover it before the WC starts...
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not sure mate as he was standing well out of his crease and Wahab's standard delivery is the one that moves away from the RH bat......but it was a brute of a delivery to get first up
Saw the reply now again and think the ball reversed.... so OUT.....
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Agree but the problem is longevity... there has not been a bowling combination that has been as consisten in their appearances for Pak as Imaram-Wasim or Wasim-Waqar......
I had very high hopes for Md. Amir, but ......
I didn't follow the fixing thing, but did see Wahab appearing in one of the photographs that were splashed all over... where is he with all this?
Agree with that.
Asif-Amir combination was a very good one but....
SO anyways Wahab looks very good bowler and Wasim Akram himself have recommended him and rates Wahab very high. There are few upcoming bowlers who are ready for international stage and one of the name that comes to my mind is Junaid Khan. I was at Pakistan A training camp in summer and saw him bowling and he looked very good prospect.
Wahab's issue is fake in my opinion. I mean if you look at the video then when MAzher Majeed was sitting in the car he was wearing white shirt however when he got out and passed on his coat to Wahab he was wearing a black shirt so I think that video is just fake.
Scotland Yard did investigate Wahab so if there was anything wring they would have never cleared him so Wahab is clean.
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Chances are Amir might scto free from this and even if doesn't then he would be back soon as some sources says he might get banned for 2 years and right now he is 18 so he'll be 20/21 when he comes back so...not too sure if he would be same bowler then but...
Akhtar had GUl for a breif period of time and then Akhtar stopped playing test.
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90/8..... not getting-up from my sofa to make a cup of tea as all could be over by the time I get my tea....:-)
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Finally a good call by Rod Tucker LOL
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Gul should start to fire yorkers like no tomorrow
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Chances are Amir might scto free from this and even if doesn't then he would be back soon as some sources says he might get banned for 2 years and right now he is 18 so he'll be 20/21 when he comes back so...not too sure if he would be same bowler then but...
Akhtar had GUl for a breif period of time and then Akhtar stopped playing test.
Yes, he could comeback, but will not get any respect. What he has landed himself into either knowingly or unknowingly will stay with him for the rest of his life....
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Yes, he could comeback, but will not get any respect. What he has landed himself into either knowingly or unknowingly will stay with him for the rest of his life....
True but if he performs well and does really well then performance can erase the scar....
As I write YOung pulls for 4 and NZ takes lead
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Agree with that.
Asif-Amir combination was a very good one but....
SO anyways Wahab looks very good bowler and Wasim Akram himself have recommended him and rates Wahab very high. There are few upcoming bowlers who are ready for international stage and one of the name that comes to my mind is Junaid Khan. I was at Pakistan A training camp in summer and saw him bowling and he looked very good prospect.
Wahab's issue is fake in my opinion. I mean if you look at the video then when MAzher Majeed was sitting in the car he was wearing white shirt however when he got out and passed on his coat to Wahab he was wearing a black shirt so I think that video is just fake.
Scotland Yard did investigate Wahab so if there was anything wring they would have never cleared him so Wahab is clean.
I like Wahab. And yes, Wasim bhai speaks highly of him (even while shopping at Tesco!!).
The fact is bowlers like jackals hunt in packs...... as demonstrated by the Eng bowlers during the Ashes....
Gul is good and has good control, but he has lost some zing.... need someone large hearted like Shoaib who can bowl his heart out and get a few to bruise the batsmen....
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NZ 9 down now with YOung the last fish.
In comes SIr Chris Martin
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96/9 now......so 111/10 on the cards.....should have put a bet for that
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I like Wahab. And yes, Wasim bhai speaks highly of him (even while shopping at Tesco!!).
The fact is bowlers like jackals hunt in packs...... as demonstrated by the Eng bowlers during the Ashes....
Gul is good and has good control, but he has lost some zing.... need someone large hearted like Shoaib who can bowl his heart out and get a few to bruise the batsmen....
Today Wahab was quite impressive as well. I think he bowled 11 overs spell and was very very consistent with his pace and was around 143 kph mark throughtout his spell
Yes, I would blame T20 for that because T20 bowling style has dented his test bowling style
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96/9 now......so 111/10 on the cards.....should have put a bet for that
With Martin in the middle you would have lost most likely
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True but if he performs well and does really well then performance can erase the scar....
As I write YOung pulls for 4 and NZ takes lead
Nahi CD, such black spots on one's character never get wiped-off irrespective of how good a person or player one becomes ...... unfortunately no Vanish pink liquid to clean such black spots....
Worse can be that he gets so much banter from people back home and his peers that he gets morally and mentally battered and bruised to make a comeback and that will be a pity....
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With Martin in the middle you would have lost most likely
kept the first two out..... just though
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why are the no.9 and no.10 defending? They should go after the spinner to get a few good runs and make Pak bat again and help me win the 111/10 bet :-))))
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last over of the NZ innings coming-up now....Gul to Martin....let the fun begin
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Martin 60 matches and 87 innings to get 100 test runs....... has or can someone beaten / beat this record?
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Nahi CD, such black spots on one's character never get wiped-off irrespective of how good a person or player one becomes ...... unfortunately no Vanish pink liquid to clean such black spots....
Worse can be that he gets so much banter from people back home and his peers that he gets morally and mentally battered and bruised to make a comeback and that will be a pity....
Sahi baat hai Yash Bhai, this certainly makes more sense mate.
Well onet hing for sure he won't be same Amir (mentally) as he was.
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And Martin gets his 100 runs LOL
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I think the commentators mentioned that Martin a while back had the stats like scoring only 9 runs in all tests he played in a 4-year period but took 41 wickets....
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not far from my 111/10 prediction CD.....
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NZ allout for 110 and Pakistan need 18 to win
YASH BHAI YOU WERE SOOO CLOSE!!!
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I think Pak will knock the runs off within the first 4-5 overs.....
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Lets see how close this prediction is this time.
Perhaps provide exact figure Yash Bhia?
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My guess in 3.2 overs
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5 overs. I think the guys will take their time. They know they have won so no need to throw away their wickets....
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Why is Younis Khan not sitting with the rest of the lads??? Sitting all alone ... has he been given solitary confinement?
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Taufeeq gets a life...bad umpiring continues
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Did you look at the grains on Taufeeq's bat?
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Congratulations to all supporting Pak cricket....
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3.4 was the over so not bad prediction.
Yash, not too sure but I think he likes to sit alone as this have been a case for quite sometime now.
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Did you look at the grains on Taufeeq's bat?
No, how were they?
Cheers for the wishes :)
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Grains were plenty and "ruler straight". I was told they are made by Newbery....
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Nahh Taufeeq's look like Pakistani Made bat. Well thats what I saw when I was at Pakistan A Training Camp in summer where he was practising.
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NZ cricket looks in a bad way at the moment in Test cricket - not great in any format to be honest!!
Any way back for them?
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Has anyone been watching the 2nd Test?
The standard of umpiring has been dreadful. Harper and Tucker are shockingly poor considering their on the 'elite' panel.
Guptill(NZ 1st inns) and Hafeez(PAK 2nd inns) both somehow got away with blatant edges.
Younis(PAK 1st inns), McCullum(NZ 1st inns) and Hafeez(PAK 1st inns) all given a shocker.
None the less, a good game of cricket. Slightly spoilt by incompetent umpiring.
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3rd division contest
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3rd division contest
Whether that's the case or not, doesn't mean the umpiring should be sh!t
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agreed
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Umpiring was absolute shocker!
You make one mistake its fine, you make two its fine but when you make three+ and each innings then there seriously is something wrong with you.
Harper I thought was a good umpire but in this series he broke my jaw as I was truly surprised by his decisions.
Apart from that both of these umpires missed quite a few no-balls
Plus they don't want to use URDS.
URDS in world cup is nothing less than compulsion