2nd Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth Jan 11-15, 2013

[Horrie Is God]

Yep..all of a sudden of course..

 

[Hallatia]

of course

 

[Horrie Is God]

Another drop by the kiwis..

 

[Hallatia]

Faf is risking his average falling below 100, it halved the last time he played, totally unacceptable. He needs to get it back up over 200 where it belongs ... :sarcasm:

 

[Iafeta]

Does every pitch in Seth Efrika come with it's own personal barber??..

WTF was old matey doing with those scissors??...

Buttering up the pitch. That pitch is the quitessential "we are ahead in the series, a draw will be fine" prepared type wicket. Smith, Peterson, Kallis and De Villiers should go straight to the shrink for the trauma they must each be feeling for not belting a double ton on it. Williamson should have had a kitchen sink thrown at him for dropping a sitter and missing Amla. 160 for 4 on that wicket would have been the equivalent of 60 for 25.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

Good players make it look easy. It may well turn into a minefield once the Kiwis start batting.

 

[Hallatia]

the pitch is expected to turn at some point in day 2

 

[TheParraboy]

Jacques is filthy he missed out with the bat, which is a good sign with the ball as he steams towards 300 test wickets, and 200 test catches, add the 13,000 test runs - then just wow...

PS Is only 3 sixes short of 100 in test cricket (and 46 fours short for 1500 fours)

 

[Hallatia]

Jacques is a legend, he will do all those things by the end of the Pakistan tour, will also move to number 2 on the all time test run scorers list and will have the most test centuries by the end of the year

 

[African Monkey]

Buttering up the pitch. That pitch is the quitessential "we are ahead in the series, a draw will be fine" prepared type wicket. Smith, Peterson, Kallis and De Villiers should go straight to the shrink for the trauma they must each be feeling for not belting a double ton on it. Williamson should have had a kitchen sink thrown at him for dropping a sitter and missing Amla. 160 for 4 on that wicket would have been the equivalent of 60 for 25.

Watching Colin Munro bowling his pies on that pitch made me laugh. The ball looked like it was barely getting to the other end.

 

[TheParraboy]

Amla out for 110, collapse on the cards

 

[Xfactor1979]

Into the tail now with Dean Elgar in :lol:

 

[Hallatia]

Dean Elgar century coming up. Deserves one more than Faf does this innings. But I like Faf's average staying so high

 

[Iafeta]

And another edge that doesn't carry to the slips... Batting paradise. You could be smoking roll your own dubies and be confident you wouldn't knick out. All of the South African wickets have been to poor strokes rather than anything from the pitch or the bowlers.

 

[Iafeta]

Patel trying to play Elgar into form by floating up some delectible pies for the smacking. #WorstTestOffSpinnerEver.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

I'll be very surprised if it's a draw. If you lose, can't blame it on a "batting paradise".

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

There is some swing there, and uneven bounce.

 

[Dr Crane]

stop the ride i want to get off.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Waste of a review. Even if it had of been pitching outside leg or missing the stumps it would've been a waste.

Another gritty innings comes to an end. Hopefully Flynn can join Guptil and Franklin in the adios amigos test cricket club.

 

[African Monkey]

We'll be lucky to have test status if the McHesson show continues.