SA tour of India - 2015

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Dan C said:
I think he is better at keeping at least.. He needs to play test cricket, even if he does 'fold' now.. we need him for the future.
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I'd add he's got some recent form on his side and experience of playing in India - these are pluses over Vilas.
 
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Just saw the pretty awesome insert on SS just now to congratulate and thank AB for his 100th test. Makes me feel so proud. Lets hope we dont lose this test.
 
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Start delayed by rain again...hoping we get a chance to bat again even if it is just to save the game. Our okes need time at the crease.
 
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11.30 am Inspection time. The umpires stride out to test the outfield, putting in as much weight as they could onto the wet patches. Let's see what they decide. "This one spot near short extra cover/short square leg seems to be under the most scrutiny," says Karthik Krishnaswamy at the ground. Apparently it has not passed the test. Wet outfield remains our scourge. Next inspection at 1 pm. "The bowlers' run up is not an issue, between the wickets is not an issue. Nowhere does the water come out when I press my boot down into the field," says Sanjay Manjrekar, "So it's really up to the umpires. If they say, 'Okay lets play,' we can. The concern though is parts of the outfield which are admittedly damp, but not wet"
Karthik Reddy: "The umpires will keep on postponing the play and by the time they decide to start, the rain will come back from the power nap." ---- Well, the forecast has improved since yesterday. It's actually quite a big brighter and I am going to tempt fate and say it doesn't look like we will get any rain today.
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They should call it a draw and move on.
 
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There can be absolutely no doubt that the rain saved SA in this test. The age old struggle with spin is still alive, since the Shane warne days...
 
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AirWolf said:
They should call it a draw and move on.
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Done so

11.35 am The BCCI tweet, "And that, folks, was the final inspection of this match. The 2nd #IndvsSA Test, in Bengaluru, has been officially called off." That means it may be the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed off. Untimely coincidence that it had to be AB de Villiers' 100th. The match is drawn and India keep their 1-0 lead and the series resets into a three-match rubber in Nagpur on November 25th. Till then, its goodbye.
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Hopefully our guys will pull their heads out their arses for the rest of the series...
 
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Yay? :eek:

think the best we can do here is sneak a drawn series...I'm not seeing the strength of character that Graeme Smith used to bring to the team.
 
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Neoprod said:
Yay? :eek:

think the best we can do here is sneak a drawn series...I'm not seeing the strength of character that Graeme Smith used to bring to the team.
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As much as I didn't like Biff, I agree. And with fragile seamers, and only AB firing with the willow, this is going to be tough.
 
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11.35 am The BCCI tweet, "And that, folks, was the final inspection of this match. The 2nd #IndvsSA Test, in Bengaluru, has been officially called off." That means it may be the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed off. Untimely coincidence that it had to be AB de Villiers' 100th. The match is drawn and India keep their 1-0 lead and the series resets into a three-match rubber in Nagpur on November 25th. Till then, its goodbye.
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The Rain God did not want to see AB in a losing team in his 100th test.

/thanks god of rain
 
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