*Official* India in South Africa

[Prince EWS]

I think the disappointing thing for India will be that any decent analyst could've had a stab at the modes of dismissal for each batsman before the match and they'd have been spot on.

Sehwag - flashing outside his body, playing a loose shot (admittedly looser than normal)
Gambhir - prodding outside off
Dravid - lbw
Laxman - no footwork early on, cleaned up with a full ball
Raina - prodding outside off

You'd think they'd have been working on all those things because they're such obvious ways to get them out in these conditions given their respective techniques.

 

[Jono]

****

The break to fix the footmarks couldn't have helped.

 

[pasag]

Plumb. This is crazy.

 

[chicane]

I had a nightmare yesterday where I was reading the cricinfo front page with the headline "Steyn destroys India".

Then the rain stopped, then SA won the toss, then Steyn is doing his thing.

 

[Cevno]

Interesting innings by Sach. Reminds me of that 155 he made in 01 when India were 60/4 odd

Man, at least Sachin is making me smile. Just the best batsman in the world right now.

 

[Checkmate]

Cripes

 

[Ruckus]

Wow I'm glad Australia aren't the only ones finding things tough...71/6 that's pretty bad even by our standards.

 

[weldone]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...............

 

[R_D]

Good jinxing there guys

 

[Jono]

Steyn is a gun. Such a gun.

Real pleasure watching him.

 

[G.I.Joe]

This is Durban 97 all over again.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wow I'm glad Australia aren't the only ones finding things tough...71/6 that's pretty bad even by our standards.

If Australia batted as poorly as they did today, they'd have been bundled all out for about 70 on this wicket against this attack.

 

[M0rphin3]

What are the odds of Harby scoring a 50 here?

 

[vcs]

Ah well.. that's that then. We'll be back in 2014 or whatever. They should allow us to play just on the subcontinent...

Hate the way we're living up in some style to all the usual stereotypes.

 

[Ruckus]

If Australia batted as poorly as they did today, they'd have been bundled all out for about 70 on this wicket against this attack.

I was actually feeling good about myself, why did you have to say that?

 

[Contra]

Tbf it was a pretty good delivery.

MS and Bhajji should just go for it honestly. They looking like getting out more when Defending than attacking. Especially Bhajji

 

[Jono]

If Harbhajan and Dhoni can put on 100 I'm going to run around the Sydney CBD naked tomorrow.

 

[Jacknife]

Things are going to get interesting with these 2 at the crease.

 

[Blaze 18]

I blame the other posters for jinxing Tendulkar. Honestly, reading the comments here you would think he scored 136, not 36.

 

[honestbharani]

Kallis has had hair transplants !!!!

Hanging out with Laxman, Rana Naved and Harsha Bhogle then, he has been..