turns out the black caps aren't all that bad. 50ish is about par when the saffer pace attack is really on it, i actually thought pakistan had done enough with the ball to make a fist of it. quite the time for drubbings is this. biff must be getting a cut of the 3rd and 4th day gate though, baffled they haven't put pakistan back in.

dale steyn: 8 overs 6 maidens 8 runs 6 wickets WOOF

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taylor back for the limited overs games, presumably tests too. no vettori, ryder doesn't feel ready to come back - how's that going down kiwi disers?.
broad says he's fit and raring to go... give him the games over there but without a marked improvement from india onions'll have to come in for the home series, can't just keep playing someone so woefully out of form with two ashes series on the horizon (yes, bresnan, i know pal).