*Official* India in South Africa

[Cevno]

Please bat Sehwag at 5 in the 4th innings.

Who opens?

Dravid?

 

[smash84]

I don't think Turbanator predicted a 3-0 win.

Well he did predict a win and given his super optimism it might well have been 3-0.........and worst of all I had given him a lot of flak for his optimism ....that flak might come back to haunt me

 

[Jono]

Morkel bowls a jaffer.

 

[Cevno]

Why don't they leave Morkel on bounce?

Hardly any of his balls have come close to the stumps from that length.

 

[Contra]

A couple of freebies aside Sachin's looked really out of sorts here =(

 

[Shri]

Who opens?

Dravid?

Can't do any worse.

 

[Shri]

A couple of freebies aside Sachin's looked really out of sorts here =(

No one has looked comfortable every ball in this pitch. Even Kallis was beaten a lot of times.

 

[Contra]

No one has looked comfortable every ball in this pitch. Even Kallis was beaten a lot of times.

I know but with him you get the feeling that his mind is somewhere else.

Awesome shot that. I really do hope he gets going.

 

[Jono]

Sachin is batting outside his crease. Reduce the swing?

 

[Cevno]

Can't do any worse.

If he opens he has to play more positively than he did last time he opened or it would put more pressure on Gambhir.

And also it would mean Pujara will come in at 3 and Sehwag at 6.

 

[Cevno]

I'm happy Gambhir is around when Harris comes on. For some reason we haven't really scored of this guy as much as we should. he's bowled decently but really we should score more off him

It's a good thing Gambhir is there to deal with Harris too.

Does not overattack like Sehwag but does enough to not let him do his containing job.

Great Minds ,think alike.

 

[ankitj]

Give more half volleys, Morkel

 

[smash84]

Sachin is batting outside his crease. Reduce the swing?

yep

 

[Jono]

Holy ****!

Harbhajan is going to be vital here!

 

[Cevno]

Holy ****!

Harbhajan is going to be vital here!

Sehwag Can't bowl though,I think.

Could have really helped here.

 

[M0rphin3]

And the dire bowling begins.

 

[Jono]

Lopsy is still going to get Sachin. Just so obvious with the way Sachin is driving oiutside off.

 

[Manee]

Please bat Sehwag at 5 in the 4th innings.

Sehwag simply has to open in a chase. In the event we are chasing something like 200, he can get us half way there in 20 overs. If we are chasing something big like 350, he can get us a lot of the way there in a few overs.

 

[Cevno]

Don't Feel Tsotsobe outside off again Sachin...

 

[Shri]

Lopsy is still going to get Sachin. Just so obvious with the way Sachin is driving oiutside off.

He can indefinitely put the cover drive away and still score for us if he wants to.