*Official* Pakistan v South Africa in UAE

[SeamUp]

It is so brutal how you managed to jinx Irfan.

While I was doing that post, I was thinking my comment may jinx JP.

Tough on Irfan. Certainly looked strong in his 2nd spell and in his short 3rd spell. Possibly too many overs bowled in a 2 and a bit sessions due to only 4 bowlers.

 

[SeamUp]

Mm, I dunno. Negligence is no defence when you've been stumped.

Definitely foolish on his part. Not going to defend him there at all and to the rules it is out. Not stumped though, run out.

 

[smash84]

Amla screwing us all over again........this series is going down the toilet too.......

 

[Paul S]

Should be able to put on a good total now. Good stuff from Amla once again.

 

[Paul S]

Duminy goes. Soft dismissal

 

[Paul S]

20 hundreds in 71 Tests. Fantastic player

 

[Prince EWS]

While I was doing that post, I was thinking my comment may jinx JP.

Tough on Irfan. Certainly looked strong in his 2nd spell and in his short 3rd spell. Possibly too many overs bowled in a 2 and a bit sessions due to only 4 bowlers.

Was definitely a surprise to me that they decided the ideal time to recall Irfan was the exact same Test they dropped Hafeez from.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Excellent match so far. Apart from Amla and Duminy everyone else has ****ed up. Good knock from Duminy bit awful way to get out

Amla though WAG... Best in the world by some distance imo

 

[smash84]

not sure about some distance but yeah the best in the world atm.....

Peterson to come in at number 8 and score 70 odd and screw pakistan even further

 

[theegyptian]

Why did Faf come in after Duminy? Surely Faf being in the team and doing well meant it should have been duminy at 7. Bit of a demotion for Faf.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

I dont think even Amla knows when was the last time he played a competitive match.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why did Faf come in after Duminy? Surely Faf being in the team and doing well meant it should have been duminy at 7. Bit of a demotion for Faf.

Well, a couple of reasons. Firstly, Faf has only passed 50 once in his last eight innings, which is particularly concerning in a career only spanning eleven innings. Secondly, they really seem to like him at seven anyway. Fresh after saving his team's arse in Adelaide, they batted Dean Elgar on debut ahead of him in the next Test and left him at seven. Some sort of tactical reasoning behind that so Duminy was always going to bat six here IMO.

 

[smash84]

SA to score

250-299
300-349
350+

?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Peterson to come in at number 8 and score 70 odd and screw pakistan even further

That was an epic choke. One of my favorite recent test matches

 

[smash84]

yeah was such a painful match that Peterson one.........

 

[NUFAN]

Babar has bowled superbly this spell which is the first spell I've ever seen from him. Hopefully the tail doesn't wag here, I'm on team Pakistan's side this game.

 

[Riggins]

I dont think even Amla knows when was the last time he played a competitive match.

what does this mean?

 

[Prince EWS]

The best thing about Robbie P making runs is that if you'd never seen him play before or looked at his record, you could very easily be conned into thinking he was a proper international specialist batsman. It's nothing like that Steyn innings he played at Perth for example or even watching someone like Broad or Starc make runs. He looks like a batsman when he's making runs; it's glorious when it happens.

 

[smash84]

glorious? like screw you.....it is painful for the receiving side

 

[smash84]

Pakistan don't even seem interested in trying to get Amla out......