Your expectations from Test team?

[Rizwan25]

I will be happy if somehow we manage to draw the series since we are missing some key players.

and to some extent and

[Desi_Joker]

I'll only be content with a win. No more excuses.

[Sledger]

Pakistan will not lose a series in 2011.

[Rizwan25]

Originally Posted by Sledger Pakistan will not lose a series in 2011.

wussup with this optamistic approach towards the test series?

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

They will win the series.

[GOAT]

I expect them to win. Yes, this is NZ at home and it will be tough, umpire decisions will go against us but we managed to win a Test last year with perhaps the worst fielding and batting unit we've ever fielded (pre - England '10).

Would love to see all of our batsmen pile on the runs too, if YK can get to 20 Test centuries (not happening, 3 centuries in 2 tests is tough) I'd be ecstatic. Azhar deserves a maiden ton also!

[emclub]

we will win

[Rizwan25]

Originally Posted by LowkeyP I expect them to win. Yes, this is NZ at home and it will be tough, umpire decisions will go against us but we managed to win a Test last year with perhaps the worst fielding and batting unit we've ever fielded (pre - England '10). Would love to see all of our batsmen pile on the runs too, if YK can get to 20 Test centuries (not happening, 3 centuries in 2 tests is tough) I'd be ecstatic. Azhar deserves a maiden ton also!

Back then we had and so i dont think it will be that easy to bowl out NZ this time of the year...

[GOAT]

Not really. The attack we have is weak but they did trouble the SA batsmen enough on more than one occasion.

Would be nice if we had a pace sensation like Junaid Khan though.

[Wasim_Waqar]

Pakistan would have trounced NZ had it not been for the butterfingers.

I don't believe in being happy to draw. I wanted a draw v Eng in 2010. We should have got it.

I know we're missing two big guns but really, we should be beating NZ all around the world in any format.

So my expectations- a series win, nothing else.

[Gollum]

Nothing less than a series win is acceptable against NZ. We might as well suspend our own Test membership if we can't beat NZ in the format.

[Wasim_Waqar]

There is no Shane Bond this year.

We should be beating NZ, SL, WI in test matches home and away!!

[saeed-sohail]

A test series win in NZ and WI would be nice.

[Schickelgruber]

At least win a test match that's all. And lose but not by a minnow type beating and we are set to win the WC I think.

[rhussain33]

Originally Posted by Rizwan25 I will be happy if somehow we manage to draw the series since we are missing some key players. and to some extent and

Key players... Malik ?!? Kami ?!? Razzaq ?!? Are you having a laugh ? Please tell me your joking!!

Rizwans a nice name, its mine too, its really suppose to be Radhwaan, in arabic.

[Theo_14]

It's going to be a tough ask for our batsmen to perform the same way they did on flat pitches in UAE, mainly because the pitches in NZ offer more support to the bowlers then they did in UAE and Pakistan have struggled before especially recently in England during the summer.

I haven't got high 'expectations' but I have 'hopes' such as...

Azhar to continue to show his potential in NZ and finally get his ton.
Few big partnerships from the old guns.
Hafeez and Taufeeq making a superb opening partnership stand.
One 'big' innings from one of the Pakistani batsmen.
Tanvir Ahmed making a big impact.
And hopefully winning one of the matches then drawing two of them.

[Hassan0987]

My expactations are , put up a good fight against NZ, and start of the new year with a series win, have waited really long time now..

[JibranAnsari]

Originally Posted by Theo_14 It's going to be a tough ask for our batsmen to perform the same way they did on flat pitches in UAE, mainly because the pitches in NZ offer more support to the bowlers then they did in UAE and Pakistan have struggled before especially recently in England during the summer. I haven't got high 'expectations' but I have 'hopes' such as... Azhar to continue to show his potential in NZ and finally get his ton. Few big partnerships from the old guns. Hafeez and Taufeeq making a superb opening partnership stand. One 'big' innings from one of the Pakistani batsmen. Tanvir Ahmed making a big impact. And hopefully winning of the matches then drawing all three of the series.

there are only two test matches. I 'wish' pakistan to win but I expect them to draw the series. Nz will win the first match and pakistan the second.

[waqar_ahmad]

At the moment, our test team is better than our LOI team. We better win this.

[asif9138]

Originally Posted by Sledger Pakistan will not lose a series in 2011.

cause we will be playing against WI..ZIM and BD in 2011 and off course NZ!!

[TigerJat]

I am seeing a draw series also.

NZL will probably make batting wickets and hope for draws. They need a draw series more than us.

[JibranAnsari]

Originally Posted by asif9138 cause we will be playing against WI..ZIM and BD in 2011 and off course NZ!!

bd wont play us , they said they will play in 2012.

[shaykh1985]

Originally Posted by waqar_ahmad At the moment, our test team is better than our LOI team. We better win this.

I agree with this...I pick us to win Tests over ODIs atm...

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should win. Without bond NZ attack is not the same.

[shokz1408]

Dont have much expectations from our test team. I don't think we'l win anything.

[miandadrules]

I think we might just win this series.

I expect Tanvir Ahmed to have a successful series.

Batting looks weak without Yousaf and means a lot depends Younis.

If the pitches have any life in them, I expect Misbah, Taufeeq and Azhar to fail.

[zains_rulez]

Well my expectations from Misbah is too play attacking cricket while u've better bowling options than UAE tour !!

So 1-0 Series is definitely for Pakistan (INSHALLAH)

[Desire]

well if they play at their best i expect them to not loose by an innings.

[pakistanbest]

Our batting is slightly stronger and bowling is weaker but having said that, i do not expect anything less then 2-0 to Pak, time for us to start winning again!

[WNC]

I expect frequent collapses and 2-0 loss, 1-0 at best. '10 left some scars.


And as always I hope I'm wrong

[Rizwan25]

Originally Posted by TigerJat I am seeing a draw series also. NZL will probably make batting wickets and hope for draws. They need a draw series more than us.

I guess u were right as the wicket looks really good for batting!

Let's hope our batsmen don't prove otherwise..