*Official* India in South Africa

[Contra]

Need at least 2 wickets before the end of days play. Can't afford to let them get past 300-330ish..

 

[Blaze 18]

Way too many pessimistic posts here, where is Turbanator when you need him ?

 

[Jono]

Ten Cricket is the ****test cricket coverage ever.

 

[Contra]

Ishant seems to have pretty good figures atm. Did he bowl well?

 

[Uppercut]

Zaheer looks patently unfit here. Reckon India were taking a gamble on his fitness (probably the right decision) and it hasn't come off.

 

[Blaze 18]

Ishant seems to have pretty good figures atm. Did he bowl well?

Yeah, the best he has bowled all tour. It is a pity he doesn't have the wickets to show for it.

 

[Contra]

Yeah, the best he has bowled all tour. It is a pity he doesn't have the wickets to show for it.

Should get him on right now then.

 

[MW1304]

Great to see Prince use his feet well against Harby. He has a bit of a reputation for struggling against offies but I watched him take Graeme Swann to pieces at Old Trafford in a first-class game a couple of years back and it stuck in my mind so I was pretty surprised at Swann's domination of him during the series in South Africa last year.

Anyway, it's far from given that Harbhajan will have him here, especially with the pitch not really favouring spin.

Swann's a different player to then tbf.

 

[Uppercut]

Ishant seems to have pretty good figures atm. Did he bowl well?

Yeah he wasn't bad. Well down on pace though. Not at his best.

 

[Prince EWS]

Swann's a different player to then tbf.

It really wasn't that long ago; I seriously don't think Swann's improved much at all since it happened. Prince was in rare form at the time though.

 

[Contra]

wow 0 no-balls in 13 overs. Definitely an improvement that haha..

 

[GIMH]

It really wasn't that long ago; I seriously don't think Swann's improved much at all since it happened. Prince was in rare form at the time though.

Swann improved from 09 to 10 quite a lot

 

[Uppercut]

Swann's a different player to then tbf.

True but this wasn't all that long ago, he was an excellent test spinner at the time too. Was this match, just before the '09 Ashes.

 

[Stapel]

Swann's a different player to then tbf.

A very valid point

Swann 2007 < Harby (anytime) <<<<< Swann 2010

Though I can't say why, Swann has improved himself to the number 1 spinner in the world

 

[MW1304]

True but this wasn't all that long ago, he was an excellent test spinner at the time too. Was this match, just before the '09 Ashes.

Oh okay, I thought you meant like 07/08 period. Kind of surprising then.

 

[Stapel]

Need at least 2 wickets before the end of days play. Can't afford to let them get past 300-330ish..

Agree. If India don't take another wicket tonight, it's advantage SA, defenitely considering SA were asked to bat first.

 

[Prince EWS]

Swann improved from 09 to 10 quite a lot

Hmm I dunno. Obviously he's proven more and is now more highly regarded in world cricket, but I don't think he's really bowling that much better. Personally think he's been gun the whole time.

 

[chicane]

SA are making this their day. Haven't been watching live but if the ball is doing so much for the bowlers then we've failed to capitalize.

 

[Rant0r]

Swann bowled poorly in the first Ashes test of '09 as well, he was nearly bumped by Panesar, but he hasn't looked back since that series really.

 

[Contra]

need to bring Ishant back on.