***Official*** India in South Africa 2013/14

[Prince EWS]

He's no MSD

Test wickets:

de Villers - 2
Dhoni - 0

Case closed.

 

[Daemon]

Wade

daylight

Dhoni
de Villiers

Anyone seen the rest bowl?

 

[Cabinet96]

Wade

daylight

Dhoni
de Villiers

Anyone seen the rest bowl?

Kieswetter regularly cleans up in country cricket.

Regularly cleaning up may be a bit far.

 

[TT Boy]

If India win this which is looking increasingly likely than the wicket at Durban would need to be really under prepared to force a result. Weather there has been terrible recently and you never get a full days play due to the light issues anyhow.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wade

daylight

Dhoni
de Villiers

Anyone seen the rest bowl?

Brendan Taylor is a better bowler than Dhoni IMO. It's close though, and he cbf keeping most of the time anymore so it probably doesn't really count. We may see some of his bowling instead soon.

 

[TT Boy]

Taibu wasn't a terrible bowler either. Dilshan obviously the winner in this discussion.

 

[Prince EWS]

Taibu wasn't a terrible bowler either. Dilshan obviously the winner in this discussion.

Yeah Taibu's offies were seriously decent; I don't know why he decided bowling 115km/hr Malinga-esque deliveries would be more effective towards the end of his career though.

 

[Prince EWS]

Dilshan's not really a keeper anymore so that doesn't count IMO, otherwise Andrew Hall and Trent Copeland would be the leading contenders.

 

[Jarquis]

I don't mind Harmison's analysis. Struggles to get his words out but he seems relatively knowledgeable and aware of what's going on besides thinking Philander averaged 19/20 as opposed to 17

 

[TT Boy]

Yeah, Harmy is ok. I like Paul Allott as well. Decent discussion.

 

[Pothas]

I don't mind Harmison's analysis. Struggles to get his words out but he seems relatively knowledgeable and aware of what's going on besides thinking Philander averaged 19/20 as opposed to 17

It helps that you really want him to be good.

 

[TT Boy]

Ravi FFS, it was a half volley.

 

[Jarquis]

Got that one a bit wrong then...

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dale Steyn series avg: 106

 

[TT Boy]

300+ lead by tonight way things are going.

 

[karan316]

Smith is being quite negative towards tahir, he will have to allow him to bowl a 5 or 6 over spell to see if he can get a wicket. It was a selection error, Tahir shouldnt have been picked looking at the conditions and the fact that the Indians play spin really well. But he can't demotivate the bowler by hardly making him bowl.

 

[smash84]

wow, India really turning on the screws here......the lack of de **** hurting SA it seems

 

[hendrix]

Smith is being quite negative towards tahir, he will have to allow him to bowl a 5 or 6 over spell to see if he can get a wicket. It was a selection error but he can't demotivate the bowler by hardly making him bowl.

There's got to be a sweet spot between Smith's "You're an embarrassment, I'm going to bowl my wicketkeeper before you" and McCullum's "We'll bowl 2 overs of our swing bowlers with the new ball before bringing you on because #mightbeshanewarne#aggressive#intent#legspinnerturnstheball"

 

[Spark]

Good knock thus far.

 

[Contra]

well played Pujara!