****Official****Pakistan in South Africa

[Spark]

South Africa's collapses really are a unique thing of beauty, having so little relation as they do to quality bowling. They just sort of... happen

 

[Daemon]

ten cricket showing replays of fawad alam's debut ton

 

[Howe_zat]

**** yeah Pakistan, great day.

Hafeez the Brudenell legend making the difference once again

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Bloodbath coming up, served a la carte by Steyn, Philander, Morkel and Pieterson.

 

[TT Boy]

South Africa's collapses really are a unique thing of beauty, having so little relation as they do to quality bowling. They just sort of... happen

But Pak bowled really well. Even Gul was disciplined and they had only 1 weak link. After the first hour, most people would have said 250 is a pipe dream here considering how well Junaid bowled.

Most of the dismissals were cheap but there was pressure throughout at both ends (most of the time).

 

[TT Boy]

Bloodbath coming up, served a la carte by Steyn, Philander, Morkel and Pieterson.

Pak against SLA isn't usually a pretty sight. How many of them will get down LBW playing for nonexistent turn?

 

[Spark]

But Pak bowled really well. Even Gul was disciplined and they had only 1 weak link. After the first hour, most people would have said 250 is a pipe dream here considering how well Junaid bowled.

Most of the dismissals were cheap but there was pressure throughout at both ends (most of the time).

Oh yeah, the bowling was quite good during the day, but many of the dismissals had nothing to do with quality bowling. Younis and Hafeez picked up five wickets ffs. On day one. In South Africa.

 

[Prince EWS]

0/0 still!?!? Pathetic bowling by RSA. Why hasn't Du Plessis been tried yet???

 

[L Trumper]

But Pak bowled really well. Even Gul was disciplined and they had only 1 weak link. After the first hour, most people would have said 250 is a pipe dream here considering how well Junaid bowled.

Most of the dismissals were cheap but there was pressure throughout at both ends (most of the time).

The thing is they played brilliantly against good bowling, while giving away wickets at regular intervals, and sort of just collapsed against normal bowling.

 

[akilana]

South Africa's collapses really are a unique thing of beauty, having so little relation as they do to quality bowling. They just sort of... happen

It didn't happen till prince was tthere at 4 down. Since he was forced out they had duminy at 4 down and boucher after him. Not too hard to explain those collapses. Now they have faf and elgar in those positions which is not much of an improvement.

 

[Prince EWS]

FFS Pakistan have 6 runs now and still no wicket, this is abysmal bowling from South Africa, I can't believe Smith still hasn't tried Amla.

 

[Howe_zat]

0/0 still!?!? Pathetic bowling by RSA. Why hasn't Du Plessis been tried yet???

6/0 now and smith is trying nothing... nailed on for 500+...

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

FFS Pakistan have 6 runs now and still no wicket, this is abysmal bowling from South Africa, I can't believe Smith still hasn't tried Amla.

 

[Spark]

It didn't happen till prince was tthere at 4 down. Since he was forced out they had duminy at 4 down and boucher after him. Not too hard to explain those collapses. Now they have faf and elgar in those positions which is not much of an improvement.

Oh yeah in a general sense it's clear why they happen, but I'm just commenting on how unique they are. Everyone collapses and everyone collapses more than SA, but everyone else collapses because of general ineptness, specific weakness or just plain good bowling. South Africa's often just seem to happen out of the blue.

 

[Howe_zat]

Semi-serious thought - whatever happened to Wahab Riaz as a Test option? Rated that guy.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

solid from Jamshed so far

 

[Spark]

Hope nasir makes a decent score tomorrow. Really rate the guy's work thus far.

 

[L Trumper]

It didn't happen till prince was tthere at 4 down. Since he was forced out they had duminy at 4 down and boucher after him. Not too hard to explain those collapses. Now they have faf and elgar in those positions which is not much of an improvement.

Nah! they do this all the time, its not a recent thing.

 

[M0rphin3]

Wow, absolute ****house batting from SA. Tight bowling, but no way in hell should that justify this collapse. Ridiculous tstl.

Got a feeling that Pakistan might just make 300+ here. Jamshed to get 50+.

 

[akilana]

Nah! they do this all the time, its not a recent thing.

Every other team does it equally well.