***Official*** India in South Africa

[Dravid]

Munaf Patel in, needs to make a 50.

Something is wrong with you

 

[adharcric]

Anyway he's bowled well, and the pitch is helping him, and India are going for quick runs.

and he got a gift from Rauf first up.

Sreesanth gone. Hog the strike Ganguly!

 

[nexxus]

Yaaaaaaay! 9 down

 

[Jono]

I can understand if it was Ntini...but Harris? Paul Freaking Harris? We're supposed to be good players of spin.

And more importantly, the spinner is a Saffie..of all the nations he could be playing for..a SAFFIE spinner took a five wicket haul in the first two days of a test match. Ugh.

At least Udal owned us on the last day.

Because this isn't a usual 2nd day pitch.

Sometimes you just refuse to understand the game of cricket simply to be negative.

 

[adharcric]

Sometimes you just refuse to understand the game of cricket simply to be negative.

Yep.

 

[Dravid]

Shot Dada

 

[silentstriker]

Because this isn't a usual 2nd day pitch.

Sometimes you just refuse to understand the game of cricket simply to be negative.

Err, I understand its not the 2nd day pitch. But you'd think if we can handle Warne and Murali, we ought to be able to handle Paul Freaking Harris.

Ah well.

 

[pasag]

Massive 6

 

[silentstriker]

Awesome six! LOL @ the lady.

 

[nexxus]

Why is Ganguly not hording the strike. Poor batting by him with the tail enders. He refuses a single, doens't push for the third? He may have scored a 50, but might have cost 20-30 runs.

Hasn't Ganguly been like this his entire career? It's certainly nothing new.

You can always count on him to turn 2's & 3's into 1's and certain singles into hopeless run outs. I'm just disappointed he hasn't done that once this series.

 

[silentstriker]

Hasn't Ganguly been like this his entire career? It's certainly nothing new.

You can always count on him to turn 2's & 3's into 1's and certain singles into hopeless run outs. I'm just disappointed he hasn't done that once this series.

Yea, he is sort of like Waugh in that regard. I still don't like it though.

 

[R_D]

Err, I understand its not the 2nd day pitch. But you'd think if we can handle Warne and Murali, we ought to be able to handle Paul Freaking Harris.

Ah well.

we also got killed by M Clarke... i know pitch was awful to bat on and all but still no excuse really. well since the inclusion of Yuvraj, Kaif and with laxman and Tendulkar not looking the same old players. india team has struggled against spin bowlers

 

[adharcric]

Munaf survives, thank God.

 

[Dravid]

414. Well we need to bowl good now.

 

[silentstriker]

414 all out!

 

[adharcric]

Disappointing end to the innings. 414 is above par but not an especially strong position. We need to bowl very well. Seamers need to strike early so Kumble has new batsmen to work at.

 

[R_D]

Looking to be a pretty accurate call.

It was always on the cards not really that suprsied tbh.... can't remember how many times this has happend.

 

[silentstriker]

We'll have like 5 overs before tea. Need to take a wicket.

 

[Jono]

Going to be a vital period just before tea. A wicket or two and he knows, but if SA get going, they could get themselves in the game.

Opened the match up, will be good viewing.

 

[silentstriker]

SA were paying 8.00 early, now they are paying 5.50. Things starting to look ominous.