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***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012

Flem274*

Flem274*

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Bahnz said:
If you, y'know, ignore the fact that you're in Palmerston ****ING North.
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Nothing wrong with Palmy. All it is is a university with a town square full of pubs and some houses surrounding it.

Cricket ground ideally situated as well. Ten minute walk from Massey, ten minute walk from the pub. What more could you ask for?

edit: and Palmy actually has proper roads and cycling lanes. Srsly, never biking in Wellington again.

Lovely city looking down on it from the top of a big hill though on a clear night.
 
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straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Flem274* said:
Today looks ****ed.

edit: Next three days look good. Should be all the time bowlers on both sides need barring Smith/Taylor/AB/Vettori specials
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Don't believe any Wellington forecast - I've been looking at that 10-day forecast frequently in the last few days and every day has seen every combination of sun, rain, cloud and wind forecast.

2:25pm start now. Might be just a smidgeon optimistic!
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Damn, edge past slips.

I have a feeling that SA's lesser batting lights are going to have their day this match. Petersen 100 coming up.
 
Meridio

Meridio

International Regular
Omg, just felt some sun on my face. First time for about a week, don't think it will last though.

Judging entirely from cricinfo but sounds like we're bowling crud already. Vettori to bowl another 50 overs today then.
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Meridio said:
Omg, just felt some sun on my face. First time for about a week, don't think it will last though.

Judging entirely from cricinfo but sounds like we're bowling crud already. Vettori to bowl another 50 overs today then.
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Tough into the wind obviously. We're just fighting a losing battle with three seamers and bowling first... /brokenrecord
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Showers about to arrive according to the rain radar - rain clouds look fairly broken up so there's still some chance we won't lose the rest of the day.
 
Briony

Briony

International Debutant
marc71178 said:
So SA lose ground on England if this series finishes 1-0.
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Because they're a lot more highly ranked than NZ they would have had to wipe them 3-0 to at least gain ground, though they're playing away.

Certainly looks like they won't be winning 3-0 though England hardly distinguished themselves in their last outing.

NZ has a nasty climate.
 
Briony

Briony

International Debutant
Mike5181 said:
The fourth seamer doesn't change how the first three seamers bowl in their first spell.
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So far quite disappointing for the kiwis after bowling first on what was supposed to be a helpful pitch. Maybe as Smith though, the later start with a bit of sun on it meant that it wasn't the greentop that Taylor might have envisaged.

Petersen and Duminy seem to be doing ok but with no Amla in the second dig they'll probably go safety first.
 
Flem274*

Flem274*

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Urgh, I know he isn't even in the side as a wicket taker at all, and hating his bowling is becoming the new in thing, but it's getting to the point where I don't count Vettori as a main bowler anymore. I'm starting to see this as a three man attack.
 
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