3rd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town Jan 3-7, 2012

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SL fighting hard

 

[Hallatia]

Morkel has been so unlucky, but he has bowled really well. Figures don't show it at all though, I hope this changes in the next few overs, I like that he's been given the new ball, but would have preferred him at one end, Steyn at the other

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Morkel to be dropped from the team in the next 3 months.

 

[Hallatia]

hopefully won't happen. He's bowling really well here, found a tonne of edges, has just been quite unlucky. AD loves him and if Boucher knows what's good for him he'll retire

 

[Hallatia]

Kallis has taken 5 slips catches so far in this match now. Teaching his keeper how to field.

Boucher has earned some serious wrath from me this match and series really

 

[AlwaysGreen]

hopefully won't happen. He's bowling really well here, found a tonne of edges, has just been quite unlucky. AD loves him and if Boucher knows what's good for him he'll retire

He rang me last night for advice and I told him that he should shorten his run up by 27 cm. He didn't listen to the great AG and so will now be dropped. If he had listened he'd have 7 wickets by now.

 

[Hallatia]

:lol: He has deserved 7 this match. I am actually feeling a bit of frustration that he's not getting wickets (I'm glad that he doesn't seem to be), but I should be happy that he is bowling really well. He has just been really unlucky not only with the lack of wickets but the runs against his name too

Oh and I think where he went wrong was in calling you rather than me:lol:

 

[Hallatia]

love Tahir wickets even though they signal one more wicket Morne won't be getting, at least he got the catch, all be it an easy one. I don't care what anyone says about them, I love Tahir's celebrations

 

[Hallatia]

Another catch from Kallis! Caught and bowled this one. Kallis is a freaking machine, has been bowling genuine pace this innings, consistently in the 140s, what a LEGEND! What a match he's been having too

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Credit to samaraweena, 2 centuries for the series and this one in a tough position.

As for tahir's celebration - he and I have been working on that for a few weeks.

 

[Hallatia]

Sri Lanka are a really stupid side. Samaraweera wasn't even named in the original touring squad. I love his name Samaraweera, for some reason I can't help saying it in an exceptionally bogan accent. I love a lot of the Sri Lankan names, those guys have really cool names. I love Dilshan's first name, Tillakaratne

 

[Hallatia]

so, we require 2 runs for the win. I wonder who we'll send out to get them ...

 

[Hallatia]

I hope we send Tahir out, just for celebrations sake

 

[Hallatia]

devastated! Neither of these two with pads on are Tahir​

 

[Hallatia]

what a funny innings. We needed 2 runs and won in less than a ball

 

[Hallatia]

oh and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Number one, here we come!

 

[Hallatia]

and yes, I am tearing up a little even though there was never any doubt we would take this out, I am just so glad we finally have a home series win after so long without one

 

[Fast Eddie]

For the sake of Fleming pull it together!

 

[Hallatia]

just realised, with that win, Smith has become equal second most successful captain ever in terms of matches won

 

[Jason Maher]

I thought Smith was dumped as captain?