2nd Test: South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth March 9-13, 2018

[AlwaysGreen]

Rabada is the pride of his village.

And a helluva village it is.

 

[Bazal]

200 up. I think that's a better score than it looks tbh

 

[jargan83]

Lyon getting stuck in

 

[Bazal]

Why bring the spinner on against sweepaholic Lyon?

Yeah he might get him, probably even get him sweeping....but if he does that four or five times that's big in the context of a modest total

 

[blaza88z]

These are crucial runs

 

[herbert henry1908]

7/170 now 9/242

SA would be pissed at these runs.

 

[Eelectrica]

Thank Christ for Tim Paine.
This train wreck could have been worse.

 

[Bazal]

Shame for Paine to be the one to go, he batted brilliantly. Top cherry though

243 is a handy enough total given the conditions. Only issue is now I can't go to bed because I want to see us bowl on this lol

 

[Eelectrica]

And that's that. Still handy runs at the back end.

 

[Bazal]

The last two wickets put on 61. Good effort.

 

[TheParraboy]

Rabada could miss the rest of the series

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/kag...erit-points-south-africa-australia/2018-03-10

Proteas pace ace Kagiso Rabada ripped through Australia on day one in Port Elizabeth but the fast bowler could be in danger of missing the rest of the series after coming into contact with visiting captain Steve Smith.

Midway through bulldozing Australia in a spell of 5-13 either side of tea, Rabada trapped Smith lbw for 24 and wildly celebrated the wicket of the world’s best Test batsman.

But as he passed Smith, who was considering asking for a review, Rabada yelled again and brushed the shoulder of the batsman.

Smith immediately turned around and looked back at the bowler before referring his dismissal that proved to be plumb in front.

Rabada has already missed a Test through suspension – at Trent Bridge last July – having accrued four demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct on multiple occasions.

 

[Bazal]

I said at the time he was starting to behave more like Demerit Rabada again.

It was silly and deliberate contact.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

This is a f**ken disaster. How embarrassing will it be when we play the next Ashes series and we have to tell them that the saffers have them?!

 

[TheParraboy]

hoping to bowl them out for under 250

preferably under 200

 

[Bazal]

hoping to bowl them out for under 250

preferably under 200

Preferably under 25, but that might be asking a bit much

 

[Bazal]

This is a f**ken disaster. How embarrassing will it be when we play the next Ashes series and we have to tell them that the saffers have them?!

It's ok, we'll win them back off Sri Lanka in the home summer.

 

[Bazal]

Patty Boy!

UNDER 25 LET'S GO

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Hurrah!

 

[Bazal]

FFS that ruins the under 25

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Could still get under 27. It's not much different.