(TEA DAY FIVE)
Bond and Martin inflicted 3 wickets of damage on the PAK batting effort this morning as NZ defended 251
Umar Akmal is playing a blinder though, he took the attack to NZ in the first innings and is leading the chase in the second
OBSERVATIONS
- NZ have let several chances go - a c&b, tough catches. But the worst is a slight defensive nature to Vettori's captaincy. Craig McMillan pointed out how a boundary through 3rd Man was countered by Vettori by moving a fielder there and NOT into the slips. An edge went at catching height through there soon after and a chance was missed
- O'Brien getting Malik just before TEA maybe useful but getting the brothers Akmal ASAP will determine the result
- NZ have not won a Test in 16 instances (discounting 1 win vs BAN) and the ability to go for the throat seems to be lacking. They NEED to win this game plain and simple
- The test has been interesting, thought provoking and a great example of Test Cricket - hopefully the final session will be no different
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