2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Hobart on Nov 12-16, 2016

[Clifferd]

Lel

 

[Tommy Smith]

Wow.

Is this Australia's worst ever test defeat?

It has LOTS of competition over the last 5 years but this is something else.

85. Opposition scores 320. You still lose by an innings and 80 odd runs.

 

[hineyrulz]

This team is poo.

At least some Poo can be useful, unlike this mob.

 

[_snafu_]

Batting depth in Australia is at an all time low it seems..

Warner, Smith, Khawaja then massive daylight

Too much 20/20 shit. Not enough proper cricket.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Thrashed by an innings at home, without them having Steyn and De Villiers.

Truly, truly woeful.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Batting depth in Australia is at an all time low it seems..

Warner, Smith, Khawaja then massive daylight

Khawaja has no right to be mentioned anywhere near Smith. Warner I'm still not sure on

 

[BunniesMan]

Saddest part is they're doing this to us without AB and Steyn.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

1st innings - 85
2nd innings - currently 7-72 since Warner dismissal (and 6-22 since the Khawaja dismissal)

 

[JJ]

Yeah, while they're aging and injury prone it does bear mentioning that this is RSA without their two best players

Feel a bit for Smith, I've always questioned his weird technique in moving conditions (and I maintain that is justified) - but he's showed grit, and wanted him to be 50 not out while the clowns around him thrashed at the ball willy nilly

 

[Tommy Smith]

Re: Warner, he's great on roads prepared for him at home.

But any movement or take him overseas and he's about on the same level as a Lou Vincent.

 

[hineyrulz]

1st innings - 85
2nd innings - currently 7-72 since Warner dismissal

We've lost 6 for 30 today. The bowling has been very good but FMD the batting has been truly appalling.

 

[Pete Cash]

Smith's a fighter and that's where he differs from the rest of the losers.

Like so many dismissals were created from being weak. two batsmen out caught in between leaving and playing a shot.

 

[JJ]

Smith is a fine player - then daylight... might even be that Starc is next, f**k Warner he's an ill-disciplined flat-track champion, who shows no situational awareness for test cricket - vice captain my arse. If they keep the Don on make him v/c

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Who's coaching South Africa?

 

[Marchad]

Woeful no fight no one values their wicket. The captain will go down as the worst captain of all time. No one understands their role.

 

[chigurh]

Smith is a fine player - then daylight... might even be that Starc is next, f**k Warner he's an ill-disciplined flat-track champion, who shows no situational awareness for test cricket - vice captain my arse. If they keep the Don on make him v/c

Smith, then Hazlewood and then Starc (and Pattinson when he's fit once every 18 months).

The rest are diabolically bad.

 

[JJ]

Who's coaching South Africa?

Domingo is the coach - think Neil McKenzie looks after batting, and Langveldt the bowling?

 

[Iafeta]

Gritty duck from Starc. Valiant effort.

 

[Tommy Smith]

7/30 now this morning.

Jesus wept.

 

[Pete Cash]

Smith is a fine player - then daylight... might even be that Starc is next, f**k Warner he's an ill-disciplined flat-track champion, who shows no situational awareness for test cricket - vice captain my arse. If they keep the Don on make him v/c

Warner is OK but he is what he is and the campaign to make him captain is silly.

Australia has four test quality players Imo. Warner, Smith, Hazlewood and Starc.

Now England's turn around started on the back of four players so it's not all doom and gloom but this is a low point for sure.