SA tour of India - 2015

[yebocan]

here we go...day 19 pitch, on day 3...another one goes...

 

[pinball wizard]

Is it too soon to start asking why Vilas is in the team?

 

[Drifter]

Vilas gone already?

 

[Agent_Smith]

Is it too soon to start asking why Vilas is in the team?

/prays to gods of reverse psychology...

 

[NeonNinja]

Damnit, shouldn't have come to this thread.

 

[AfricanTech]

Glad we showed some real grit - pity we lost those two, but this has restored some respect.

 

[AfricanTech]

We can still win this...

/shakes fist

 

[sand_man]

Is it too soon to start asking why Vilas is in the team?

 

[sand_man]

/shakes fist

The best we can do is take it to day 4. I'm not hopeful though. Series ends today for us...

 

[WaxLyrical]

Im sorry but Vilas needs to come good otherwise its back to QDK on a permanent basis

 

[stepper]

But seriously if it was us preparing such bad putches, the BCCI would have thrown a fit and cancelled the tour.
Remember their history with us:
1. Mike Denness "Unofficial Test"
2. Dictating and cutting the 2013/14 tour short.

Yes, I have already stated before out batsmen are poor against spin but not like this where every ball is potential wicket taking special. These bowlers are not Warne, Mushtag or even Murali...

 

[Agent_Smith]

Head up and force, Japes!!

 

[AfricanTech]

Indian appealing getting on my nerves now

 

[StellenboschStudent]

We can complain about the pitch all we want, we just weren't good enough. The SA team of 3-5 years back would have won both tests, maybe even the second test in one day
We are lacking a proper opening stand, proper spinner and a proper batsmen/wicket-keeper.

 

[stefan9]

Im sorry but Vilas needs to come good otherwise its back to QDK on a permanent basis

He should never have been dropped from the test team to start with. Was dropped based on odi form which is ridiculous...

 

[yebocan]

Indian appealing getting on my nerves now

Commentary on CricInfo is irritating...

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

We can complain about the pitch all we want, we just weren't good enough. The SA team of 3-5 years back would have won both tests, maybe even the second test in one day
We are lacking a proper opening stand, proper spinner and a proper batsmen/wicket-keeper.

Pitches like this are pathetic. Win the toss, win the game.

And everybody pointing fingers at Vilas, why not the other batsmen? Why couldn't we have batted like this in the first innings, when it was arguably easier to bat on?

 

[pinball wizard]

Ok, now, for real, why is Vilas there?

 

[yebocan]

Pitches like this are pathetic. Win the toss, win the game.

And everybody pointing fingers at Vilas, why not the other batsmen? Why couldn't we have batted like this in the first innings, when it was arguably easier to bat on?

*** pitches you right...but a bit more of a fight in the first innings, would have been nice.

 

[stefan9]

Pitches like this are pathetic. Win the toss, win the game.

And everybody pointing fingers at Vilas, why not the other batsmen? Why couldn't we have batted like this in the first innings, when it was arguably easier to bat on?

Its not just his batting...He has conceded tons of byes and missed chances as well.