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

[Adders]

Anyone remember the last time Australia won a Test with the help of reverse swing?

More importantly does anyone remember the last time Australia lost a test as a result of reverse swing and there wasn't rumblings and suggestions of ball tampering?

 

[benchmark00]

Junk.

 

[Spark]

More importantly does anyone remember the last time Australia lost a test as a result of reverse swing and there wasn't rumblings and suggestions of ball tampering?

...Durham?

 

[sreeku7]

watto used to get it going, ripped through sri lanka i believe

The relevance of which is very low, but Australia get the ball to reverse swing quite often, as long as the conditions dictate. Especially Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris and Shane Watson.

Did they have the same impact as some others had against them?

 

[Spark]

Watson used to induce hilarious mini-collapses as well as full blown collapses with reverse swing when he was bowling well. Most of our bowlers got reverse during the English summer too, especially Pattinson at TB.

We've never been very good at playing reverse swing, but bowling it isn't an issue for us.

 

[benchmark00]

Did they have the same impact as some others had against them?

What?

It doesn't matter if it doesn't get wickets or win them games, the fact that they do it often is enough.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I think Watson has destroyed Pak thanks to reverse.

 

[uvelocity]

Watson used to induce hilarious mini-collapses as well as full blown collapses with reverse swing when he was bowling well. Most of our bowlers got reverse during the English summer too, especially Pattinson at TB.

We've never been very good at playing reverse swing, but bowling it isn't an issue for us.

This generation not much good at playing regular swing on the whole either. Or seam. Bounce. Spin. Or anything that does something

 

[Garson007]

This generation not much good at playing regular swing on the whole either. Or seam. Bounce. Spin. Or anything that does something

They seemed okay with bounce, tbh.

 

[Spikey]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14 : Shane Watson: I don't warrant a spot as a batsman at this point | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Second Spitter]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14 : Shane Watson: I don't warrant a spot as a batsman at this point | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

The headline i was actually expecting is:

Shaun Marsh: I don't warrant a spot as a batsman at this point

 

[Spikey]

Selectors Get Funky As Shane Watson Is Dropped For Sly Stone

 

[sreeku7]

Watson used to induce hilarious mini-collapses as well as full blown collapses with reverse swing when he was bowling well. Most of our bowlers got reverse during the English summer too, especially Pattinson at TB.

We've never been very good at playing reverse swing, but bowling it isn't an issue for us.

I thought it strange that nobody mentioned Pattinson till now.Genuine pace is essential to be really destructive with reverse swing and Pattinson would have been an ideal choice here.Bad luck if he was not fit,bad selection if he was not picked

 

[Jono]

Hey everyone - Patrick Smith says Shaun Marsh should never be picked again.

 

[hendrix]

I thought it strange that nobody mentioned Pattinson till now.Genuine pace is essential to be really destructive with reverse swing and Pattinson would have been an ideal choice here.Bad luck if he was not fit,bad selection if he was not picked

Pattinson is not really any quicker than Harris.

 

[wiff]

AB's gloves have not been doctored.

 

[Adders]

LOL, Wiff you must have way too much time on your hands mate.

 

[Adders]

...Durham?

Fair call. But there was plenty of suggestion going on after TB over Swann, and if my memory serves whilst there may have been no specific talk post Durham the rumblings were simmering away throughout the series.

 

[wiff]

LOL, Wiff you must have way too much time on your hands mate.

I find them handy around the home when I have some wood that needs polishing.

 

[dermo]

Pattinson is not really any quicker than Harris.

nah he is, pattinson can touch 150 when he really gets it going