**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[ohnoitsyou]

 

[BeeGee]

Good bowling and a terrible ball gets the wicket. Always the way.

Top knock by Amla.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

boulta!!

 

[Meridio]

Better bowling so far this morning, though we haven't really looked all that threatening. Hopefully we can keep SA under 400.

 

[thierry henry]

How often does Simon Doull say something which isn't complete horse****?

 

[Athlai]

Athlai's in Paeroa using a phone btw, only a small step towards more informed observations on this test than Phlegm, who's in the wops with a tranny.

On a computer ftr.

 

[thierry henry]

The worst thing about Simon Doull is that his manner of speech makes him sound authoritative and sensible.

 

[BeeGee]

How often does Simon Doull say something which isn't complete horse****?

Never. as far as I'm aware.

 

[Meridio]

Great review McCullum.

 

[BeeGee]

So no review for catches off the batsman's glove, but they do review when the ball hits the pad a foot outside off.

 

[thierry henry]

Baz is teh spaz

 

[Hurricane]

So no review for catches off the batsman's glove, but they do review when the ball hits the pad a foot outside off.

and high five each other before the review.

 

[BeeGee]

McCullum's captaincy had better improve pretty quickly, because so far I've been very unimpressed. Rather amateurish.

 

[jcas0167]

They can't look for a signal from someone watching it in the dressing room? I'm guessing that isn't allowed? I would prefer them to be allowed at least 5 reviews - it's so crucial and the human eye is too unreliable.

 

[thierry henry]

They can't look for a signal from someone watching it in the dressing room? I'm guessing that isn't allowed?

They're on the field ffs. They should be able to tell.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

They can't look for a signal from someone watching it in the dressing room? I'm guessing that isn't allowed? I would prefer them to be allowed at least 5 reviews - it's so crucial and the human eye is too unreliable.

that would be terribad, the play would be stopped every time someones uncles cat disliked a call

 

[BeeGee]

As soon as Boult and Bracewell finish their spells and the second string bowlers come on, off goes the pressure and up goes the RR.

 

[jcas0167]

They're on the field ffs. They should be able to tell.

In some cases, but a) it often happens too fast to be sure b) people aren't viewing it in line or are obscured, c) you get multiple sounds off bats & thigh pads. The tv viewer has the best evidence, which is why I'm always baffled by the reluctance to use it more (granted delays can be a problem, but I think 2 reviews isn't enough given the number of potential poor decisions).

 

[thierry henry]

In some cases, but a) it often happens too fast to be sure b) people aren't viewing it in line or are obscured, c) you get multiple sounds off bats & thigh pads. The tv viewer has the best evidence, which is why I'm always baffled by the reluctance to use it more (granted delays can be a problem, but I think 2 reviews isn't enough given the number of potential poor decisions).

Was talking about an lbw missing by a foot tbh. No non-spaz bowler should be asking for a review there.

 

[jcas0167]

that would be terribad, the play would be stopped every time someones uncles cat disliked a call

The game goes for 5 days. How much extra time does it take for a review? 90 seconds?