1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Centurion Feb 12-16, 2014

[hineyrulz]

We will take that session, we could have been rolled for under 350.

 

[no name]

Should be good when Johnson gets to return serve on morne merkin

 

[lockyno1]

Steyn and Philander are part of what is a pretty good tail...

Steyn is not better than Harris with the bat. Philander is pretty good, McClaren is a better bowler than a bat. That said we will have to bowl well early. Get Smith and Amla early.

 

[hineyrulz]

This pitch is already playing a few tricks, batting last will be hard work on this. Thanks Smith :lol:

 

[umina panther]

Im not concerned about fatty Smith at all

 

[Notell]

This pitch is already playing a few tricks, batting last will be hard work on this. Thanks Smith :lol:

Batting last is fraught with danger. About 5% of the time you MAY after winning the toss consider bowling first; that would be against a fragile opposition on a green top, assuming to win the game by an innings or 8 wickets at worst. You would expect to have the opposition 8 down by stumps on day 1, and hope to have them all-out.

Knowing the SA mindset, they will already be playing for a draw. And as in ALL cases since their reintroduction, it will back-fire and they will lose

 

[hineyrulz]

Batting last is fraught with danger. About 5% of the time you MAY after winning the toss consider bowling first; that would be against a fragile opposition on a green top, assuming to win the game by an innings or 8 wickets at worst. You would expect to have the opposition 8 down by stumps on day 1, and hope to have them all-out.

Knowing the SA mindset, they will already be playing for a draw. And as in ALL cases since their reintroduction, it will back-fire and they will lose

One of the main reasons they have struggled to beat us since they were reintroduced to world cricket. I remember in the 94 SA tour with the series 1-1 they batted nearly 3 days for 400 runs. Just happy to play for the draw, that is their mindset ultra negative and boring.

 

[chigurh]

Sky Sports just showed the 1999 World Cup Semi Final in the lunch break.

Pure bliss. How freakin good was Warney.

 

[some11]

Love how Klusener just kept walking right after seeing Donald just standing there :lol:

 

[hineyrulz]

Sky Sports just showed the 1999 World Cup Semi Final in the lunch break.

Pure bliss. How freakin good was Warney.

Didn't he take 3 for 7 or something of 7 overs in his first spell???? After they were cruising at 0 for 50 odd, that first spell was as good as anything you will see. Best choke ever one which a lot of those players never recovered from

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Still one of the great ODI matches, if not the greatest ever played.

Warney's early spell was brilliant, put us back in the game.

 

[TheParraboy]

Apparently Smith "consulted" with his fast bowlers if SA should bowl first, LOL

Didn't he also leave it to the batsman with 3 wickets left to do what they wanted against india in that drawn first test, when victory was so near, they decided to go for the draw, LOL

How can the bloke have a (c) next to his name when everyone else makes the decisions

too funny :lol::lol:

 

[Notell]

One of the main reasons they have struggled to beat us since they were reintroduced to world cricket. I remember in the 94 SA tour with the series 1-1 they batted nearly 3 days for 400 runs. Just happy to play for the draw, that is their mindset ultra negative and boring.

Yep! That's why I love beating them so much. The perfect analogy is:

Beating the Poms = LOL@SOUFFS

Beating the Saffas = SUCK SHI+ Storm (you boring, cheating scum)

 

[hineyrulz]

Opening with JP ???:?

Sure Notch is shitting himself.

 

[hineyrulz]

Amla :lol:

 

[chigurh]

Didn't he take 3 for 7 or something of 7 overs in his first spell???? After they were cruising at 0 for 50 odd, that first spell was as good as anything you will see. Best choke ever one which a lot of those players never recovered from

Yep. And later when SA were looking comfortable at about 5/180 he dismissed Kallis with a slower ball.

I forgot about Lehman's missed run out on the penultimate ball of the match.

 

[hineyrulz]

Yep. And later when SA were looking comfortable at about 5/180 he dismissed Kallis with a slower ball.

I forgot about Lehman's missed run out on the penultimate ball of the match.

Boof was dropped from the one day side for a while after that miss.

 

[hineyrulz]

Shot!!

 

[chigurh]

Shot Johnno

 

[8Ball]

With 4 frontline pacemen in the team, how can you possibly justify bringing Duminy on straight after a long break... Wtf Smith?