Australian Tour of South Africa

[LaughingKookaburra]

Still pitching it too short Rabada. Pitch it up, straight seam!

[Jim05]

These boys are overthinking things way too much!

Graeme Smith is talking absolute shit. Reckons Saffer pitches are dead and started talking about decks with characteristics like Sydney, Adelaide and the Gabba. Here's a tip boys.... pitch the ******* thing up and Australia would be out for 225. We just came from a series where 250 in SA was a good score.

Not a ragung seamer though which is strange. Honestly we are crap if the ball js moving so why prepare a deck that will us competitive?

Strange call.

Apparently the Saffers don’t rate their batting too highly either and were worried Starc and Cummins in particular would knock them over cheaply so decided to negate them by preparing slower than normal wickets

[PatowalongaPirate]

Mitch Marsh has shown patience and resilience so far this innings.......so why the **** did he just push a quick single 4 balls before lunch to put the number 9 on strike?

I am ******* livid right now.

[The Dark Knight]

Mitch Marsh has shown patience and resilience so far this innings.......so why the **** did he just push a quick single 4 balls before lunch to put the number 9 on strike?

I am ******* livid right now.

Yes, that was a costly mistake in what's a very good innings from him.

[The Dark Knight]

These boys are overthinking things way too much!

Graeme Smith is talking absolute shit. Reckons Saffer pitches are dead and started talking about decks with characteristics like Sydney, Adelaide and the Gabba. Here's a tip boys.... pitch the ******* thing up and Australia would be out for 225. We just came from a series where 250 in SA was a good score.

Even though this pitch is quite slow which is very different for a South African pitch it's still offering more to the bowlers than the roads our pitches have become! Those different characteristics our pitches have are almost non-existent now. Smith needs to update his info.

[LaughingKookaburra]

put some more grass on this deck and it would quicken up. No need to rip it up and put in drop ins! Again Saffers, pitch the ******* thing up and make Australia play it 80% of the time. Just short of a good length doesn't cut the mustard.

[Jim05]

Lol, take that de Kock

[Jim05]

Marsh batted so well until that brain fade

[heater31]

Mitch Marsh with a brain fade

[Brodlach]

Bugger!

Excellent innings

[The Dark Knight]

**** sake, just miscued it. That's annoying but geez he played well.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Shit happens that's a great innings.

[Spargo]

Picked out the tallest bloke on the ground.

[LaughingKookaburra]

7/251 if you told me we'd get at least 350 I'd take that every day of the week.... even 15 years ago

[DOC]

All out 351

[Jim05]

Lyon should clean up if that plonker can get 5fa

[The Dark Knight]

Maharaja 5fa, did a great job for SA. Looking forward to seeing what Gaz can produce on this pitch now.

[northerner]

Mitch has been batting out of his skin since his last recall. I wonder how much of an effect it had making him captain of WA? Shame he didnt make his 100 but that will keep him hungry in his next dig.

Huge 70 mins til Tea.

[PatowalongaPirate]

How good is Test Cricket on a Friday night? Reckon Hazelwood might make Markram his bunny.

Cannot wait for Cummins.

[Computer Crashed]

Test cricket at its best.
Bloke carrying two jugs of beer back to his seat with his mate.
Looked bloody cold too, apparently we live in the lucky country.