***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012

[jan]

I went to bed at lunch when Clarke had just arrived. Checked in the morning to see Clarke in nearing a double again and Hussey on ton again. Sadly I cant say I did not expect such development
What to blame SA performance on?

 

[Prince EWS]

What to blame SA performance on?

1. Adelaide
2. Philander injured pre-match
3. Adelaide
4. Kallis injured early in the day
5. Adelaide
6. Steyn injured in the middle of the day
7. Adelaide
8. Clarke batted okay
9. Adelaide
10. Adelaide

Have to factor in that the match is in Adelaide, as well.

 

[Prince EWS]

1. Adelaide
2. Philander injured pre-match
3. Adelaide
4. Kallis injured early in the day
5. Adelaide
6. Steyn injured in the middle of the day
7. Adelaide
8. Clarke batted okay
9. Adelaide
10. Adelaide

Have to factor in that the match is in Adelaide, as well.

 

[Daemon]

1. Adelaide
2. Philander injured pre-match
3. Adelaide
4. Kallis injured early in the day
5. Adelaide
6. Steyn injured in the middle of the day
7. Adelaide
8. Clarke batted okay
9. Adelaide
10. Adelaide

Have to factor in that the match is in Adelaide, as well.

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[Spikey]

michael clarke is magic like stars

 

[Daemon]

Somebody bring up the most expensive figures in an innings for more than 20 overs bowled please

 

[hendrix]

I went to bed at lunch when Clarke had just arrived. Checked in the morning to see Clarke in nearing a double again and Hussey on ton again. Sadly I cant say I did not expect such development
What to blame SA performance on?

Selectors not taking tsotsobe and parnell.

Steyn was very off.

poor captaincy and field settings from Smith, especially in the way he used Tahir. He neither cut of the singles or the boundaries with his weird field settings. Asked him to bowl around the wicket with noone on the off side i.e. telling him to bowl outside leg stump consistently.

The Kallis injury was critical.

Warner, Clarke and Hussey played blinders.

The pitch didn't offer much, but it wasn't that bad. There was bounce and carry, and if you're hitting good areas consistently you should be able to take wickets with that.

 

[Spark]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rs;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings

number oneeeeeee

 

[Ruckus]

SA should be worried about getting us 3/40 odd, next thing its 4/570.

heh nice work

 

[Spark]

haha holy **** rob

 

[Bahnz]

OK, yes. Adelaide pitches are flat. OK yes, the SA attack was without Philander and Kallis. But wow. 5.5 rpo for an entire day? Ludicridiculousness. Really sorry I missed it.

Also glad to see Tahir finally getting the treatment his pie-lobbing deserves.

 

[Prince EWS]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rs;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings

number oneeeeeee

Should have an asterisk next to it though for obvious reasons.

 

[Spark]

Haha it's not that bad a pitch.

 

[Daemon]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rs;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings

number oneeeeeee

Suspected as much. A full run above the second one on the list. ****ing hell I'd rather Smith bowled 20.

How the **** does this bloke average 27 in FC?

 

[_Ed_]

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

number oneeeeeee

Whoa, and by a fair way.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha it's not that bad a pitch.

You're blinded by your Clarke love. You just want so badly for this innings to mean something.

 

[Spark]

You're blinded by your Clarke love. You just want so badly for this innings to mean something.

You're just sad Kallis got hurt.

 

[Spikey]

Haha it's not that bad a pitch.

rope being pushed in is a killer though

 

[Spark]

I'm surprised we didn't get more sixes down that way tbh.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm surprised we didn't get more sixes down that way tbh.

Terrible batting from Clarke to not take advantage of that. Should be at least 300* already on this ground against this attack.

Should be dropped for Ferguson IMO. Because that wouldn't be ironic at all.