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

[uvelocity]

No-one in NSW ever rated him either. Just last week I was talking to a bunch of grade cricketers who were convinced Matt "still not even played FC cricket" Day was a better cricketer.

was fantastic in a country practice too

 

[Ruckus]

Na. Firstly, he has 2 wickets. Secondly, the prediction was never even particularly bold at all given Starc did well and looked the part at the WACA the first time he played a test here, prior to him even improving as a bowler.

The real test for Starc will be on wickets not ideally suited to him.

 

[Spikey]

tastin'. butterworth can suck it

 

[Spikey]

it could be the making of him in that he could dispose Hilf in the team and become a regular first xi


(hilf can taste it)

 

[Ruckus]

ha I don't rate Starc as much as half of the people on here, but I still was very open to him playing at the WACA

 

[cnerd123]

If ABD and Amla wanna win a big game for South Africa and/or ruin Ponting's farewell, now's the ideal time to do it.

 

[Ruckus]

Reckon Butterworth would be doing a way better job than Hastings anyway ftr, and that's really the 'like-for-like' substitution.

 

[Spikey]

check out the midget

 

[centurymaker]

in the first 30 mins it seemed as though aus had chosen a significantly weaker attack....
hastings looked ordinary. starc & watson looked slow.

it appears that both teams have gone into the match with a defensive appraoch by picking a bowling all rounder each instead of a front-line bowler..

 

[Burgey]

ha I don't rate Starc as much as half of the people on here, but I still was very open to him playing at the WACA

I heard he doesn't rate you that much either, ****.

 

[Ruckus]

Thats good to know cause I don't like men

 

[Burgey]

Racist

 

[Ruckus]

Interesting to see how cricinfo etc. is saying how the pitch isn't doing much. Looks to me like a pretty standard waca pitch where if you bowl in the right areas and pitch it up you can easily take wickets. Feel like the bowlers, on the whole bar the last couple of overs from Starc, haven't bowled full enough at all. Think that's why there's an impression of the pitch being somewhat placid. Wouldn't be surprised at all if someone like Philander manages to consistently get movement here.

 

[Spark]

well

 

[ajdude]

That last ball was 135.1km/h, heh

 

[say2chintu]

HOW MANY TIMES Amla has been dropped since starting England tour ? 5 **** times and each time has made big 100. Go well Aussies !!

 

[Justo]

Amla to ton up big now. Always goes large when he gets a chance.

 

[Spark]

Wellllll

Warner looking after his opening partner

 

[Xuhaib]

I know is is very early in his career and WACCA generally suits the quick left armer but imo Starc is the closest thing I've seen to Wasim Akram and yeah that includes Mohammad Aamer aswell.

 

[Ruckus]

Out surely