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

[Spark]

Dear me

EDIT: Was a really nice piece of bowling too

 

[TT Boy]

Oh dear. **** sake.

 

[Contra]

lol Tahir

 

[Jarquis]

That second grab at it when he realises it has popped out is heartbreaking

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Lol Tahir, well batted by bignose up to then.

 

[Howe_zat]

It's not his day, is it?

Ordinarily you'd say SA are one of only a couple of sides who could afford to have a rocks-or-diamonds bowler like Tahir in there. But Morkel going on a Tahir gash match has rocked them, not to mention that they've already collapsed to Ishant Sharma. It's not exactly the sort of thing you can prepare for.

 

[Briony]

It serves them right for selecting a dud like Tahir.

 

[harsh.ag]

It is a bit pissing off that, if India win, there will be an asterisk on this match with Morkel's injury . Wish he had been there.

 

[JontyPanesar]

But how will India's batting possibly survive without the EXPERIENCE of Tendulkar?! Impossible




So they said...

 

[JontyPanesar]

It is a bit pissing off that, if India win, there will be an asterisk on this match with Morkel's injury . Wish he had been there.

Who cares. Part of the advantage of batting time is that the bowlers are more likely to break down as time goes by. And they still have Kallis, Steyn, and Philander, and Tahir & Duminy were always expected to roll their arms. That's plenty deep.

 

[harsh.ag]

But how will India's batting possibly survive without the EXPERIENCE of Tendulkar?! Impossible




So they said...

I bet they have got him on video conferencing on a big-ass screen in the dressing room

 

[Cabinet96]

Who cares. Part of the advantage of batting time is that the bowlers are more likely to break down as time goes by. And they still have Kallis, Steyn, and Philander, and Tahir & Duminy were always expected to roll their arms. That's plenty deep.

He went over on his ankle in the 14th over of the innings. Hardly breaking down because of India batting time.

 

[JontyPanesar]

He went over on his ankle in the 14th over of the innings. Hardly breaking down because of India batting time.

The longer you're out there, the more likely something bad happens. That's all I meant

 

[Contra]

They've made sure to punish any bad deliveries the two of them, great to see.

 

[Cabinet96]

The longer you're out there, the more likely something bad happens. That's all I meant

Would have to go spectacularly wrong for their innings to not last an hour.

 

[Garson007]

Terrible for South Africa. Can't see us coming back from here.

 

[smash84]

wow, SA in deep **** now.....before the start of the match they would have NEVER imagined this type of a scenario

 

[Briony]

Winning a test in SA asterisk or not is nothing special anyway. Over the past five years or so SA has dropped tests to Pakistan, West Indies, India, Australia, Sri Lanka and England. They're actually more vulnerable at home than away in many respects. They are always vulnerable when they select Tahir.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I told you we're winning this. My positive intent has won the game for us

 

[smash84]

Winning a test in SA asterisk or not is nothing special anyway. Over the past five years or so SA has dropped tests to Pakistan, West Indies, India, Australia, Sri Lanka and England. They're actually more vulnerable at home than away in many respects. They are always vulnerable when they select Tahir.

Not in SA