2nd Semi-Final: NZ v Pakistan, ICCCT, Jo'berg, Oct 3

Will Vettori and his men get past their par position in such a tournament, or will Pakistan dominate?

The class of Guptill could be enough to see the snoozers through

His fielding at mid-on is poor.

He is not Robinson Crusoe there

I think it is safe to say, fielding will not be the reason NZ win this tourney

Vettori will lose the tourney by recalling Punter.



Bet ew.

DJ_Smerk wrote:Vettori will lose the tourney by recalling Punter.



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For the "can't get out first ball" agreement?

Ponting > WG Grace

smerfy, remember when you seldom posted on the forum and we only thought you were a dickhead?

Good times . . .

tac in cruel but fair shocker...smerfys proximity to the zimhead pomgolians continues to be a bad influence

horace wrote:zimhead pomgolians

Harsh on 45,000,000 people...

from the sounds of other smerky posts, he now gives spiels on Horace in lectures in his uni course...

i expect this includes erudite treatises on Welsh nationalism and its links with Dylan Thomas and fenians and his views on neighbouring Pomgolia..

agree the zimhead reference may have been a little harsh, plus I exclude yorkies amongst others from being pomgolians

horace wrote:agree the zimhead reference may have been a little harsh, plus I exclude yorkies amongst others from being pomgolians

Yorkshire people are 'different'.

Who's we?

What I find so immensely rich is the forum's two biggest dickheads are commenting on another's dickheadedness.

standards are slipping

taipan wrote:standards are slipping

Didn't know they had standards. Unless it's either to sound as boring as dry Weetabix or to sound like such a twat that you make Clarkson seem sound.

If that be the case then I disagree... their standards be at an all time high.

NZ have a great chance because

1- Pakistani batsmen are FTBs and the match is at Jo'burg
2- NZ have Bond back.
3- PAK are all set to drop M Asif( according to some news channel)

Mohammed Aamer & Saeed Ajmal's 35 is the 2nd best for the Pakistani 10th wicket v. NZ only beaten by Shoaib Akhtar & Mohammed Sami's 39 at Napier in January 2004. It is also the 2nd best for the 10th wicket in all ODIs at the Wanderers and the best for all visiting teams beaten only by Klusener & Ntini's 38 v. Australia in March 2002.

I would have commented on this, but I've been out.

naved and gul costing pak the match...determined stuff from the kiwis esp dan the man

45.3
Umar Gul to Elliott, SIX whoah, Elliott is turning on the style, singles? what are they, he says, smacks that one over midwicket for six, New Zealand are nearly home, it will need an almighty choke from here for New Zealand to go out

45.2
Umar Gul to Elliott, FOUR, Elliott shows us he's not a single-specialist, another boundary, again full, this time Elliott launches it wide of mid-on

The crowd has gone silent, even the bugler isn't to be heard

45.1
Umar Gul to Elliott, FOUR, fantastic shot from Elliott, full ball on off, backs away and lofts that between cover and extra cover for four, first ball for a boundary takes the pressure off

Umar Gul, the yorker specialist is on, for what is going to be a crucial over. Gul holds the key for Pakistan

Aus v NZ then, would not have predicted that.

C'mon the Kiwi's.

Rana pretty much cost Pak the match, terrible bowling when all he needed to do was keep it tight. Well done NZ hopefuly they can take the Aussies. Good tourney for PAk though exceeded all expections esp getting through that group.

rana always goes for runs apart from at the death, kind of the opposite of praveen kumar. their lovechild could be the new joel garner.

i think the key battle was ajmal/afridi versus their middle order which clinched it for the kiwis.

NZ

PAK