1st Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town Jan 2-6, 2013

[Iafeta]

Alright... so lets do a sweep here... of how long South Africa take to win the test.

A: Less than 2 days
B: Between 2-2.5 days
C: Between 2.5 and 3 days

 

[8Ball]

$10 on B

 

[Timbo]

Wow. That was insane.

Send the SOS to Ryder and Taylor. And can Ronchi qualify soon enough or what?

 

[wittyfan]

Bring back Blair Pocock and Craig Cumming!!!!

 

[Twizzle]

Halla will probably be able to answer this..

Isn't there a theory that teams have massive collapses at Newlands due to it being so close to the coast and the incoming tide can cause the wicket to play up??..

I'm sure i've heard the commentators talking about it before..

dont know about Newlands but tis true

generally only in king tides or full moons and the pitch gets pretty soft compared to other times as the water table rises

happens on our home ground pitch in club cricket

 

[Iafeta]

Bring back Blair Pocock and Craig Cumming!!!!

I reckon they should bring Richard Reid out of retirement too.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

We'll soon see just how hard that pitch is to bat on.

 

[Twizzle]

didn't quiet make it to 47

 

[Horrie Is God]

Alright... so lets do a sweep here... of how long South Africa take to win the test.

A: Less than 2 days
B: Between 2-2.5 days
C: Between 2.5 and 3 days

What about D; Whenever Seth Efrika feel like ending it..

 

[Hutty1986]

List of lowest ever test totals: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Steyn with wicket 300. Philander 5/7 off 6.

 

[Horrie Is God]

yeah, people do say that, but I refuse to believe it's true, they also say similar things about affects of the weather over the mountains. They produce some good pitches here
nope

I'm not bagging the pitch prep,but i've seen that many bizzare collapses at Newlands over the years that there has to be some reason for it..

BTW the tide was on the way in during the kiwis knock..:shock:

 

[Horrie Is God]

List of lowest ever test totals: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html

At least the kiwis beat their own record of 26..:lol:

 

[Hallatia]

Kallis is 20 runs shy of his 13,000th test run, can't declare before letting him get past the 13 K,

 

[Hallatia]

Smith's been given LBW second ball of the second over so New Zealand do have some hope:lol:

 

[Timbo]

This wicket is insane. Smith out. 11 wickets have fallen before lunch on day 1!

 

[Red Bear]

Early inroads, smith out for 1, SA 1/1.

f**k me, what a shocker of a performance though, rolled for 45

 

[Horrie Is God]

The tide is still rising BTW..

 

[Timbo]

Amla in strife now!

 

[Timbo]

Amla survives by the faintest of inside edges.