Cricket Season Thread

[southerntiger]

It's been refreshing to see Amla bounce back. I quite enjoy watching him when he is batting well.

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Watching Amla and AB bat together is something. A throwback to the days where technique trumped slugging.

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[Fade_To_Black]

Clarke reckons if he was in the same position as the Saffa's are in at the moment he would have declared by now…sure he would,what a load of crap. SA have their foot on the Aussies' necks at the moment, stomp on it and grind them into the ground. Don't give a maggot an even break.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Clarke reckons if he was in the same position as the Saffa's are in at the moment he would have declared by now…sure he would,what a load of crap. SA have their foot on the Aussies' necks at the moment, stomp on it and grind them into the ground. Don't give a maggot an even break.

Usually yeah, but with the possibility of a washout tomorrow night, i'd bat about 40 mins tops in the first session. Amla gets his century as quick as possible, go bang, crash wallop for a for about half hr then declare.

 

[Jazza]

Clarke reckons if he was in the same position as the Saffa's are in at the moment he would have declared by now…sure he would,what a load of crap. SA have their foot on the Aussies' necks at the moment, stomp on it and grind them into the ground. Don't give a maggot an even break.

I wouldn't leave it out of the question, he has declared early before when there has been the threat of rain on day 5\. In saying that, declaring at this time of the match, on this pitch with only 369 runs on the board. I think it is taking it a bit far if he thinks he'd declare this early if he was captain.

The sensible thing would be to bat until close to lunch and set Australia about 480 in 5 sessions with the threat of rain on the final day.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Nah, they don't need 480, 420 should be enough. They can't spend too much time at the crease.

 

[TurnStyle]

possibly true gnr, but i think it is just a little early to say so. hes only bowled in one innings after 12 wickets in the first test…
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First test you mean, on a pitch similar in pace to the Aussie pitches

sorry, dont understand? i said he had only bowled in one innings (now two…) AFTER 12 in the first test?

anyway, he isnt doing any better in the second innings which supports your post.

 

[TurnStyle]

in any case they are certainly in the box seat to win this test now.

 

[softlaw]

barring rain we'll win this.

 

[Peaches]

barring rain we'll win this.

That's very confident haha
The Proteas have hit back hard. It's a gripping series that's for sure

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[cunno]

Good to see our opening batsmen having a dig in this innings and using the pitch.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

barring rain we'll win this.

Way to go champ

Don't be predicting us to win the comp this yr

 

[happy_tiger]

We've lost 5-10

Lets hope someone can hang in their long enough for Rogers to get his 100

 

[happy_tiger]

Nah we'll be right

Johnson will get 120 and Rogers will score 250 and we'll win this with a session to spare

 

[Knuckles]

We still can't bat under pressure … First time for ages we've had to tough it out and failed miserably. The top order has been suspect for a while .... This time the middle order couldn't save them.

 

[softlaw]

Bugger.
Things were looking good when I went to bed at tea.

 

[Glen_McWilliams]

Shaun Marsh resurrects his test career with a classy century;


 

[happy_tiger]

We should be able to knock off those remaining 232 runs in the third innings I think

 

[Glen_McWilliams]

We'll be fine in the third test when Watson is fit.
Oh, hang on a minute.

 

[happy_tiger]

We'll be fine in the third test when Watson is fit.
Oh, hang on a minute.

Glen you'll bruise his ego again and he will miss the next Test

Must admit though his bowling would of been suited to that pitch

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Wonder if this is an aberration or a sign of things to come?