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

[TheParraboy]

One of the all time great batsman; but there must be some serious grey matter clouds in his brain because his captaincy is mush.

Cant understand why he doesn't use the genius brains of Warner or captain in waiting MMarsh (according to katich)

actually I can understand....

 

[Bazal]

They really shouldn't call these masterclasses...

Don't get me wrong, Makhaya Ntini is a supremely interesting man and one who doesn't get a lot of opportunity to talk in a media sense. But they aren't really teaching anything...

 

[blaza88z]

AB De Villiers is going to leave a gaping hole in their batting order when he moves on and if he follows the trend I assume it won't be too far away, lately players have been retiring a good couple of years earlier so they can go on the T20 world tour and cash up playing for various franchises

He just has that "x factor" as a batsman, what an unbelievable knock that was, we had it hooping late and he carted us to all parts as his team mates fell around him

 

[Eelectrica]

Khawaja up in the sheds saying 'please don't get out, please don't get out.'

 

[Eelectrica]

AB De Villiers is going to leave a gaping hole in their batting order when he moves on and if he follows the trend I assume it won't be too far away, lately players have been retiring a good couple of years earlier so they can go on the T20 world tour and cash up playing for various franchises

He just has that "x factor" as a batsman, what an unbelievable knock that was, we had it hooping late and he carted us to all parts as his team mates fell around him

Honestly any other batsman than AB we go into the second innings with a smallish lead.

ICC rankings don't show it, but he's got to the best bstsman in the game right now. In conditions any other batsmen struggle, he makes it look easy.

 

[Mr Angry]

Australia absolutely flogged all of these guys over and over again in Tests in the prime Ponting era

0 World Cups and flogged against Australia in tests,there all overrated.

I will disagree.

AB is exceptional.

Cricket is 11 players not 3.

 

[Mr Angry]

You merkins really talking up a white Saffa? The worst humans on the planet

Maybe so but we are talking cricket skills, not politics.

As for worse humans, they send their girls to school and do not mutilate their genitals.

 

[Hutty1986]

The procession begins

 

[Eelectrica]

No worries, Khawaja got dis.

 

[blaza88z]

We have 2 passengers in our top 4 and it just so happens they're both at the crease

 

[Bazal]

Another wicket, another Semi Rabada send off....but at least he's not Australian!

 

[Meth]

Another wicket, another Semi Rabada send off....but at least he's not Australian!

Really?

Deadset idiot

 

[Desert Qlder]

Bancroft and Khawaja in. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[TheParraboy]

Khawaja and Bancroft to bat out the day

1/189 at stumps

 

[Hutty1986]

No worries, Khawaja got dis.

Away from home, opposition well on top. Literally the perfect situation for a gutsy, consistent warrior like Usman!

 

[Bazal]

Really?

Deadset idiot

Not a particularly bad one, but yeah, screaming in the batsman's face is still a send off

 

[Meth]

Not a particularly bad one, but yeah, screaming in the batsman's face is still a send off

Especially with a hearing coming up. For his sake, he needs to cop a suspension.

 

[Meth]

Got out of bed to watch the cricket and Sky aren't carrying it. Sounds like a cracker

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Rabada is at the stage where he knows he's getting suspended so I'm guessing he's gonna cut loose

 

[Desert Qlder]

Sorry but I can't help but want to see Bancroft have his off stump smashed out of the ground by Rabada.

Seems a fitting end to a week which saw Langer's boys ground into the dust at the Gabba.

Just desserts.