**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[Bahnz]

Jimmeh on to tighten things up.

 

[Prince EWS]

Speak of the devil...

Bond and Franklin reckon he's bowling closer to what he was when he was actually a bowler now, will be interesting to see what this is like.

K then.

 

[Bahnz]

Speak of the devil...

Bond and Franklin reckon he's bowling closer to what he was when he was actually a bowler now, will be interesting to see what this is like.

First ball at 115 k's. Hmmmm.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Bowling at a pace Franklin would be proud of, 125kph.

He looks shot. 125k, straight up and down, it's like watching Ravi Bopara.

Get the feeling it might be a farewell on this evidence.

 

[benchmark00]

How hot was that bird??

 

[Howsie]

To be fair, he hasn't really looked any worse than his compatriots.

C'mon Bahnz. Boult and Bracewell haven't been great but Martin has looked terrible, struggling just to get the ball down to the other end.

Alright Franklin on so it's bedtime for me.

 

[Zinzan]

As the commentators were discussing him, I just had the depressing realisation that Franklin is our 'Kallis".

 

[Mike5181]

Speak of the devil...

Bond and Franklin reckon he's bowling closer to what he was when he was actually a bowler now, will be interesting to see what this is like.

Franklin's been saying that for years now. 119kph, pretty lethal stuff.

 

[TT Boy]

Slower than a Marlon Samuels slower ball.

 

[Prince EWS]

Shane Bond comments evaluation:

[x] Bracewell has remembered how to bowl outswingers
[ ] Franklin has remembered how to bowl

 

[smash84]

Amla already on 55

 

[Bahnz]

As the commentators were discussing him, I just had the depressing realisation that Franklin is our 'Kallis".

He always did strike me as being a selfish ****.

 

[Prince EWS]

Franklin's been saying that for years now. 119kph, pretty lethal stuff.

Yeah but this is the first time someone other than him said it, so I held out some hope this time.

 

[benchmark00]

Any rain forecast? :|

 

[Mike5181]

How hot was that bird??

I reckon.

 

[Prince EWS]

Any rain forecast? :|

SA should declare if so.

 

[NUFAN]

Possibly the Zim match from 05 at this ground. Zim were rolled out for 50 odd and South Africa closed with 300+ on the board.

Thanks mate - here is the scorecard

So Zim 54 vs SA 340/3 at stumps day 1 = lead of 286. Today SA need to finish the day on 332, a pretty difficult task.

 

[Zinzan]

Thanks mate - here is the scorecard

So Zim 54 vs SA 340/3 at stumps day 1 = lead of 286. Today SA need to finish the day on 332, a pretty difficult task.

Similar, although hard to see NZ getting 270 in the 2nd dig. Remembering we're not exactly renown for our 2nd inning efforts.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So is this NZ just being totally outclassed or are they putting in an inept performance in protest to how Taylor was treated?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Was this part of a New Year's resolution to try and outdo Australia?