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

[ajdude]

third best*




For the long term health of Australian cricket, we don't need Siddle taking a declaration five for or Rogers scoring a 60 odd in a losing cause.

i don't even care if we lose if doolan strokes a gorgeous unbeaten 157*

edit: *strocks

 

[ajdude]

what the **** mark nicholas? "he's now got sleepless moments of deciding on the declaration"

well no ****ing ****, i'd ****ing hope he wouldn't be sleeping during the morning session of a ****ing test match.

 

[morgieb]

Played. Given his injury a very gusty knock.

 

[benchmark00]

Nicholas describing de Kock's stance as two eyed, opposed to the one eyed we're used to from de Kock.

 

[ajdude]

australia definitely unsettled de Kock this morning.

 

[benchmark00]

Swore I heard a no ball call there when he released the ball.

 

[uvelocity]

glad we finally saw de back of de kock

 

[ajdude]

Swore I heard a no ball call there when he released the ball.

yeah same, i wasn't watching, heard "no ball", looked up and de Kock was out.

man context really is everything hey

 

[howardj]

You just know these blokes are going to bat until after lunch

Can't believe how timid they are, considering their superiority over the last five years

 

[benchmark00]

Yessss I knew Nicholas had a cold.

 

[Daemon]

Haha even Pollock has it

 

[benchmark00]

I was thinking the other day that I reckon if Mark Nicholas was a print only journo we'd all be fapping over his stuff instead of so many people thinking he's a wanker. He knows the game (both historically and technically speaking) and clearly watches more cricket around the world than most cricket journalists. It's just that he often has a wankerish way of saying things sometimes.

I don't mind him but I can see why people would hate him, just think that if you couldn't hear the way he says things and just read what he says he'd be amazing value.

 

[uvelocity]

he's a wanker

 

[Adders]

Nah, I can't stand his written work either......gets too carried away with fancy rhetoric which overpowers the points he's making, which I agree are mostly sound.

 

[howardj]

So an 80% chance of rain tomorrow, versus a 5% chance of this Aussie batting line-up getting 400+

Yet...they bat on...

So timid, and lacking in confidence

 

[benchmark00]

he's a wanker

Really not surprised you don't like him ftr.

 

[benchmark00]

So an 80% chance of rain tomorrow, versus a 5% chance of this Aussie batting line-up getting 400+

Yet...they bat on...

So timid, and lacking in confidence

They will declare at 450, unless they get seriously stuck here.

 

[uvelocity]

if we are ever going to get 400+ to win a test, you're hardly going to get a better opportunity than against a 3 man attack on a slow road (3.5 on the benchmark scale)

 

[howardj]

As Junior Waugh just said...this is pathetic

 

[Hooksey]

South Africa, not content with batting Australia out of the Test, now seem intent on batting themselves out of it as well.