***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Spikey]

12 wickets for the day clearly a seamer paradise siddle's performance should be discounted

 

[Spark]

Happened on day 3, didn't it?

really? thought it was late day 1. we definitely bowled a biig chunk of the innings with 3 specialist bowlers.

edit: almost 3 down. oh dear.

 

[Prince EWS]

uh didn't you see ponting landing BOMBS in the SL tour bro?!


ftr i think usman has been working on some part-time spin

I've seen Marsh bowl some vaguely decent left-arm tweakers too but none of them are in the class of North/Smith/Clarke-pre-back-injury/Katich in terms of semi-regular bowling experience. Those other blokes were all basically batting allrounders.

 

[Spikey]

I've seen Marsh bowl some vaguely decent left-arm tweakers too but none of them are in the class of North/Smith/Clarke-pre-back-injury/Katich in terms of semi-regular bowling experience. Those other blokes were all basically batting allrounders.

Or in North's case....

I guess we were spoiled there for a bit. you look at england and there's not much there bowling wise in the top 6. It's annoying but not distressing

 

[Athlai]

SA playing a quality A team here. Needs Friend though.

 

[Ruckus]

Or in North's case....

I guess we were spoiled there for a bit. you look at england and there's not much there bowling wise in the top 6. It's annoying but not distressing

Yeah but they have Swann, and rarely want to go in without him.

This Philander looks like he is causing some trouble. Ominous.

 

[Daemon]

Philander!

 

[Prince EWS]

Or in North's case....

I guess we were spoiled there for a bit. you look at england and there's not much there bowling wise in the top 6. It's annoying but not distressing

Yeah it's not something you should just automatically expect from a batting lineup but when it doesn't exist it basically limits the times when you can comfortably go in without a spinner from "rarely" to "almost never".

I certainly think it'd be a good idea for the young batsmen who bowl a bit of both (like Khawaja) to focus on spin whenever they do feel like doing a bit of bowling work though, as Watson's going to make the need for a part-time medium pacer in the team non-existent.

 

[popepouri]

SA playing a quality A team here. Needs Friend though.

Want to see how De Lange goes. Looks a decent prospect.

 

[Spikey]

Almost glad to see Ponting out for 2 instead of 20 or 30 something #****tease

 

[Ruckus]

Might have asked this before, but has anyone seen what Philander clocks on a speed gun?

 

[Spark]

sooooooooo... is it stupid for me to hope that this is our insane ridiculous collapse out of the way for this tour?

 

[Howe_zat]

really? thought it was late day 1. we definitely bowled a biig chunk of the innings with 3 specialist bowlers.

Don't know where you've got that from. Checking the commentary, Harris went off in the 143rd over, his 29th, when England were 464/6.

 

[Prince EWS]

Might have asked this before, but has anyone seen what Philander clocks on a speed gun?

Bowled at about 130 when he had that horrible stint in the South African limited overs setup.

 

[Spikey]

Tbf we did bowl a fair few overs after 143 didn't we?

 

[Ruckus]

Bowled at about 130 when he had that horrible stint in the South African limited overs setup.

Hmm interesting... Copeland should observe whatever the hell he is doing out there!

Am genuinely scared now about how much the SA bowling line up could rip us to shreds.

 

[Howe_zat]

Assumed from most of these posts Aus were 4 or 5 down, not 3.

Tbf we did bowl a fair few overs after 143 didn't we?

Only about an hour's worth. All out shortly after lunch.

 

[Prince EWS]

Don't know where you've got that from. Checking the commentary, Harris went off in the 143rd over, his 29th, when England were 464/6.

.....

 

[Spark]

Assumed from most of these posts Aus were 4 or 5 down, not 3.



Only about an hour's worth. All out shortly after lunch.

'Tis more a question of "that familiar sinking feeling" rather than anything else.

 

[SeamUp]

Might have asked this before, but has anyone seen what Philander clocks on a speed gun?

Stock ball is about 133kmph to about 136kmph.

Has an effort ball that can get up to 140kmph in last seasons one-day comp.