*Official* Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12

[MrPrez]

Loving how they were hinting that hawkeye mightt have been wrong! It was clearly going down leg, if it was SL appealing, they would have been "making a silly referral."

Some are quality, some are rubbish.

 

[NasserFan207]

Well he was scratchy at first and then he cashed in. It was not as if there was scoreboard pressure either. Would like to see him making runs when chasing tough fourth innings totals like in Joburg and Hobart. The bowling today was filth and the pitch flat. As a seasoned batsman at the peak of his career he is in the luxury position of batting down the order and comes in usually when the shine is off the ball.

Ditto the Lankan bowling here. These innings are great for the statistically minded but wouldn't be rated among the toughest runs ever made.

Enjoyed watching AB de V. improvise though; it showed what a talent he is and he's very team-oriented.

Didn't watch much of Kallis' knock here but Clarke's was a genuine highlight reel, best innings I've ever seen regardless of the bowling. And I don't even like batsmen.

 

[MrPrez]

Kallis really cashed in well though, you can't take that away from him. It may have been weak bowling, but Kallis didn't give them a look back in.

 

[Lostman]

Didn't have a chance to watch any of today's play, probably wont tomorrow either.
Big day for Jayawardene needs runs badly, and a failure in theses two innings and his place in the side is surely going to be questioned. Has a had a free ride for the past 2 years without doing much.
SL need to bat out the day tomorrow, and they should be in good position to draw this.
No pressure Sanga, just need another double.

 

[Migara]

Tbf once Clarke got to about 20 it might as well have been cashing in considering the quality of bowling being dished up at him.

Anyway, Kallis
Bizarre decision by Smith imo.
And SL fans who don't think Kulasekara would improve this side are kidding themselves.

Prasad got Kallis twice. SL fielders were not good enough. If they have caught Kallis at 0 then game would have been much different.

Kulasekara willget his arse handed over to him by this Saffers. Fernando and Prasad would have been very threatening on this pitch.

 

[Xuhaib]

big test for Tahir his selection over Harris was for these sort of situation.

 

[Cabinet96]

Prasad got Kallis twice. SL fielders were not good enough. If they have caught Kallis at 0 then game would have been much different.

Not necessarily. AB and Rudolph didn't seem at all troubled.

 

[Briony]

Didn't watch much of Kallis' knock here but Clarke's was a genuine highlight reel, best innings I've ever seen regardless of the bowling. And I don't even like batsmen.

That's a silly comment, the quality of an innings should be partly measured by the quality of the bowling and the difficulty of the pitch. For e.g. AB was simply toying with the bowling here for the much of the latter part of his innings but if you asked him if it was his best innings it would be highly unlikely he'd agree because the bowling was pedestrian and the pitch very good.

 

[NasserFan207]

That's a silly comment, the quality of an innings should be partly measured by the quality of the bowling and the difficulty of the pitch. For e.g. AB was simply toying with the bowling here for the much of the latter part of his innings but if you asked him if it was his best innings it would be highly unlikely he'd agree because the bowling was pedestrian and the pitch very good.

Well, Clarke was just hitting everything in the middle. He scored 200 in a day and I don't recall him miscuing one or anything. Plus his strokeplay is sooo good to watch, Lara-esque. This is/was definitely a very special innings from Clarke, and it takes a lot to impress me.

 

[Spark]

Cape Town was basically the same, perhaps without quite the nonsensically audacious strokeplay.

 

[Jono]

If SA don't win this test Smith is gone IMO. Said so at the start of the series but am even more convinced now.

 

[Xuhaib]

would be hilarious if Lanka draw this. Would sum up South Africa they have looked a million dollars at time this summer but all they have to show is 2 drawn test series.

 

[Briony]

would be hilarious if Lanka draw this. Would sum up South Africa they have looked a million dollars at time this summer but all they have to show is 2 drawn test series.

The Aussie loss was worse though. They really should have won in Joburg. Here the pitch is so flat a draw wouldn't surprise. They lost in Durban but then they always do.

 

[Black_Warrior]

How was Tahir's bowling yesterday....got Dilshan out but was it a good ball or just a silly shot from Dilshan?

And is Dale Steyn finally showing signs that he is a human being after all?

 

[Briony]

How was Tahir's bowling yesterday....got Dilshan out but was it a good ball or just a silly shot from Dilshan?

And is Dale Steyn finally showing signs that he is a human being after all?

Tahir looked good towards the end but the wicket was a bit of a rash shot and it was caught well in the deep.

Steyn was basically bowling below his normal speeds on a very flat pitch. There's not much swing around with the sun beaming down and no cloud cover. Morkel was a bit inconsistent but all the quicks produced some good deliveries. AB dropped a catch.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Tahir looked good towards the end but the wicket was a bit of a rash shot and it was caught well in the deep.

Steyn was basically bowling below his normal speeds on a very flat pitch. There's not much swing around with the sun beaming down and no cloud cover. Morkel was a bit inconsistent but all the quicks produced some good deliveries. AB dropped a catch.

who did he drop? and off whose bowling?

 

[Briony]

who did he drop? and off whose bowling?

Off Morkel's bowling.

 

[Rasimione]

Vernon is bowling dynamites at the lankans. Flat pitch and he is getting it to seam. How he does it i don't know, but he is a handful. And there goes Mahela.

 

[Spikey]

Turn on the stream for the first time today


See girls in bikinis




I love you South Africa

 

[Rasimione]

Dale Steyn WAG! Chandimal is finding out the hardway.