Australian cricket tour of South Africa September/October 2026

[Pegging]

Who do you drop to get him in? You need a proper spinner for most tests and starc,cummins and hazlewood are rather hard to drop.

Yeah, you have to drop Lyon, his average is crap and is overated. Maybe let a batsmen like Smith bowl a few legspinners if you need them.

Otherwise if you'd have to go in with 5 bowlers if they really wanted a spinner, but they dont have a proper keeper who can bat at 6.

 

[Agent_Smith]

12:30 Local Time, 10:30 GMT, 16:00 IST: Ground conditions are still not fit for play. Next inspection at 1.15pm local. We've lost the entire first session and will lose at least some part of the second as well.

 

[Ecco]

12:37pm The latest from the inspection is that we will have another inspection - this time at 1:15pm local time.

 

[bwana]

Temperature just dropped dramatically which often means rain is on the way.

 

[stefan9]

12:37pm The latest from the inspection is that we will have another inspection - this time at 1:15pm local time.

should have started play. umpires always pick their and the players comfort above the fans. This and bad light the biggest irritation of test cricket.

 

[bwana]

should have started play. umpires always pick their and the players comfort above the fans. This and bad light the biggest irritation of test cricket.

Players aren’t even at the stadium.

 

[stefan9]

Players aren’t even at the stadium.

the umpires have been out it hasn't been rain for 2 hours if the reports aren't wrong.

 

[wallace1]

umpires always pick their and the players comfort above the fans

Player safety and fairness to both sides

 

[bwana]

the umpires have been out it hasn't been rain for 2 hours if the reports aren't wrong.

Outfield is still too wet.next inspection at 1415.

 

[stefan9]

Player safety and fairness to both sides

Paying customer should be first priority, always.

 

[stefan9]

Outfield is still too wet.next inspection at 1415.

Per umpires opinion....many a club game would have been played.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Paying customer should be first priority, always.

Good thing it's being played in a place where nobody paid to watch anyway...

 

[Ecco]

2.20pm Next inspection at 3pm. It hasn't rained for three hours or so. Selling cricket to a non-cricket fan must be so much fun on days like these.

 

[Nerfherder]

2.20pm Next inspection at 3pm. It hasn't rained for three hours or so. Selling cricket to a non-cricket fan must be so much fun on days like these.

After the attendance at the last test we basically need another "greatest test of all time" at Newlands to justify ever having one again.

 

[I.am.Sam]

After the attendance at the last test we basically need another "greatest test of all time" at Newlands to justify ever having one again.

newlands might be a 3 day test also

 

[Nerfherder]

newlands might be a 3 day test also

Ya with the current weather anything could happen. It really sucks

 

[Pegging]

2:50pm Hello again, everyone. Gnasher reports that the players are coming out for their warm-ups, and that the sun is actually shining. Stick tight, folks, we might just have some cricket in the offing. The official inspection is in about ten minutes, and this might finally be the inspection that throws up a start time.

 

[I.am.Sam]

SS shows a start at 1540

lets see atleast 2hours of play

 

[Neoprod]

Play will resume at 3:45pm local time, which is about 40 minutes from now, and we are scheduled to get through 30.4 overs, light and weather permitting, of course.

 

[bwana]

15:45 start - 30 overs