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

[ajdude]

i swear AB just said "i'm home" #amateurlipreader

 

[benchmark00]

D00lan on the treadmill there.

 

[Second Spitter]

This pitch is so bad, outside the first hour of play, Australia have created no clear-cut chances in four sessions. The last 3 wickets falling to stupid shots.

 

[Jono]

Brad Haddin's taste causing > de Villiers'

Actually that is true.

Mitch, Haddington and then AB

 

[ajdude]

i swear AB just said "i'm home" #amateurlipreader

in other news apparently i don't know the south african national anthem.

 

[Jono]

iPad autocorrected that and I'm not going to fix it

 

[Ruckus]

Well, I'm not sure they did it deliberately but they deserve it. Hate hate hate pitches like these.

i'm pretty sure they did. Think I read something about the pitch being covered in grass a day before and the curator waiting on advice from Graeme Smith before making the final preparation. So lame.

 

[Furball]

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Fancy that, one of the opposition's best two batsmen top scoring. Incredible insight.

 

[benchmark00]

The amount of good sorts shown is directly proportionate to hill space available.

 

[benchmark00]

Fancy that, one of the opposition's best two batsmen top scoring. Incredible insight.

Crazy how the guy you've supported for 6 days or so hasn't done so well on this pitch hey? Man you really have backed him to the hilt hey?

 

[Second Spitter]

i'm pretty sure they did. Think I read something about the pitch being covered in grass a day before and the curator waiting on advice from Graeme Smith before making the final preparation. So lame.

We'll see whether they're prepared to do the same in Cape Town if they're still 1-0 down.

 

[vic_orthdox]

i'm pretty sure they did. Think I read something about the pitch being covered in grass a day before and the curator waiting on advice from Graeme Smith before making the final preparation. So lame.

Curator said beforehand, "It's been been slow for 100 years, can't do much to change that" or along those lines.

 

[Burgey]

Worlds best batsman scores another ton in another pressure situation in another important match. Making more people taste than anyone other than Mitch.

Suck it Jassy. suck it Burgey.

You're so 2013. Read my posts in the SA v Away Jokes thread re AB.

 

[benchmark00]

Curator said beforehand, "It's been been slow for 100 years, can't do much to change that" or along those lines.

Yeah PE has always been slow in nature. It is what it is. Gotta find a way of bowling on these pitches.

Just Indian like, need to manufacture wickets in front of the wicket. A more attritional game of cricket.

 

[Daemon]

So is it just me or is Elgar **** against spin too?

He's setting CW up for a collective taste though imo, gonna ton up.

Am I allowed to claim this?

 

[benchmark00]

You're tasting it if anything.

 

[Ruckus]

Curator said beforehand, "It's been been slow for 100 years, can't do much to change that" or along those lines.

Should get the English cricket team to piss on it then

 

[Second Spitter]

Curator said beforehand, "It's been been slow for 100 years, can't do much to change that" or along those lines.

I call BS.... there have been 3 draws in PE in the last 12 Tests.


Edit: 4 draws since 1945!

 

[Ruckus]

4 in the entire 24 too. does it usually completely break down on day 4 and 5 or something?

 

[benchmark00]

It's a slow pitch. It spins significantly come days 3-5.