Andrew Alderson breaks down the best bits from the second day of the third test between the Black Caps and Pakistan in Sharjah.
Important moment:
Images can be so much more powerful than words and it's hard to think of a more poignant mark of respect to the late Phil Hughes, than the teams resting their respective green and black caps on their bats next to the boundary rope for the day.
Best shot:
McCullum watched Zulfiqar Babar go wide of the crease and turned the delivery into a leather cannonball which had those in the prime wicket-to-wicket seats diving or catching. Attempts at the latter left sore fingers. He advanced to 71 off 48 in the 18th over.
Ball of the day:
Not so much the ball but the result. Rahat Ali used the short ball merrily and Tom Latham eventually hooked. Looked safe until a gloved bullet called Sarfraz Ahmed ran 30m to backward square leg to take a diving catch. It was a Snedden-MCG-1981 type moment, except Latham, unlike Greg Chappell, was actually out.
That's quirky:
Not really a quirky kind of day, wouldn't you say?
