SA tour of India - 2015

[Dan C]

South Africa require another 278 runs with 8 wickets remaining

yikes

 

[Neoprod]

To be fair, he has been pretty decent this tour compared to the others.

Every innings he has faced quite a lot of balls and looked like he wanted to fight to stay there.

That's Elgar...throwback to how test cricket used to be played. On a decent track, I reckon we'd have the stabilising influence at the top of the order we're looking for.

 

[Skimmie]

That's Elgar...throwback to how test cricket used to be played. On a decent track, I reckon we'd have the stabilising influence at the top of the order we're looking for.

I still feel we need a proper opener with Elgar. Van Zyl is a very good player but he isn't an opener.

I reckon for the English series we must play and open with De Kock and move Van Zyl down the order.

 

[R13...]

So, SA sent Tahir in as night watchman, again? :wtf:

 

[AfricanTech]

That's Elgar...throwback to how test cricket used to be played. On a decent track, I reckon we'd have the stabilising influence at the top of the order we're looking for.

Yeah, I'm impressed by him.

 

[Neoprod]

So, SA sent Tahir in as night watchman, again? :wtf:

He came in to take the shine of the new ball

 

[Wall]

I will be mighty ****ing impressed if we win this.

 

[FrankCastle]

What was that movie again where you keep reliving the same nightmare.

 

[Agent_Smith]

What was that movie again where you keep reliving the same nightmare.

Groundhog Day?

 

[Electric]

What was that movie again where you keep reliving the same nightmare.

Twilight?

 

[stefan9]

I will be mighty ****ing impressed if we win this.

I will be shocked. Would back the team when we still had smith,kallis & boucher but now this lot seems to lack the fight needed.

 

[Wall]

I will be shocked. Would back the team when we still had smith,kallis & boucher but now this lot seems to lack the fight needed.

yeah, Smith and Kallis brought alot of wise heads and steel to the team - steel that is missing atm.

 

[AfricanTech]

I will be shocked. Would back the team when we still had smith,kallis & boucher but now this lot seems to lack the fight needed.

Yep.

Also, no disrespect to the mighty #, but I don't think he's tough or canny enough to captain under these conditions.

 

[Neoprod]

Yep.

Also, no disrespect to the mighty #, but I don't think he's tough or canny enough to captain under these conditions.

Read my mind...he's not got the personality to captain, period imo. He's got a great calming presence but I don't see this inspiring people to fight. Add in he didn't really want to captain and we've got a problem.

I'm looking around and can't see personalities like Brian Mac, Dave Richardson, Boucher, Graeme Smith, Clive Rice etc...we've got a generation of relative softies playing the game now.

 

[Wall]

Reactions to the pitch:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-south-africa-2015-16/content/story/944207.html

 

[DanDango]

Read my mind...he's not got the personality to captain, period imo. He's got a great calming presence but I don't see this inspiring people to fight. Add in he didn't really want to captain and we've got a problem.

I'm looking around and can't see personalities like Brian Mac, Dave Richardson, Boucher, Graeme Smith, Clive Rice etc...we've got a generation of relative softies playing the game now.

I miss Ntini shouting from 3rd man and the stump mic picking it up clear as if he was 5 yards away. No one beats Big Mac for breaking tension, remember using the umpires tie to clean(or shine) the ball.

 

[dunkyd]

Wonder when SAB is going to get miffed with Steyn blatantly advertising Pepsi every time he sees his face on TV monitor ?

 

[FrankCastle]

Wonder when SAB is going to get miffed with Steyn blatantly advertising Pepsi every time he sees his face on TV monitor ?

How?

 

[Zyraz]

AND with AB, there goes any chance of actually salvaging the situation... Game over

 

[Stevi]

Game will be over by lunch time