Marius
International Debutant
No, what?
No, what?
A asterisk needs to be placed against all tests against Australia in the recent past.You need to put an asterisk against all the stats for games like thsee.
The toss has hardly been a factor in this test. Good batsmen who've been willing to not do stupid things have got runs. And it's been fun to watch, although that is subjective.It's a lottery for the batsmen, and no matter how much a batsman applies himself, he'll get a ball that he can't play.
The toss is far too important and, frankly, its boring.
A draw on the fifth afternoon, with the batting team 8 wickets down, and 30 needed to win, is far more exciting than teams being skittled for under 250 in every innings.
It is not a lottery. The toss is not that important and this is exciting.No, what?
Who would replace him though?I notice Indian batsmen playing shots to Tahir so that he gets a 5 for and stays in the team for the final match....
The early years of Smith from 2003-2006 were pretty weak too with SA losing both home and away but on paper, this looks a far weaker side. I guess we will have more of a perspective when they plat at home this winter.Heartiest congrats to India, but on paper would this be the worst South African side since reintegration? Bowling especially. Can anyone find a weaker Saffa side?
I'd rather drop Vilas and have AB keep to get Bavuma in.... my comment regarding Tahir was just pure facetious. But Tahir won`t play again after the final test in India.Who would replace him though?
Id even consider dropping rabada for Bavuma to get an extra batsman in there.
I do think that the toss is important, but then the toss is important in a lot of test matches all around the world, including in Australia and England and UAE.It is not a lottery. The toss is not that important and this is exciting.
Because the ball is turning from the very first ball, the toss is not that important. Conditions today are not much worse today than they were yesterday. This pitch doesn't create a situation where the entire test is boring and all the action happens in the fourth innings.I do think that the toss is important, but then the toss is important in a lot of test matches all around the world, including in Australia and England and UAE.
However, I am not sure if SA had batted first on Day 1, they would have scored a lot more than 79
And have only one seamer, and three specialist bowlers?Who would replace him though?
Id even consider dropping rabada for Bavuma to get an extra batsman in there.
Not as a long-term solution though - just the last Test.I'd rather drop Vilas and have AB keep to get Bavuma in.... my comment regarding Tahir was just pure facetious. But Tahir won`t play again after the final test in India.
Yes, QDK will return for the Eng series....Not as a long-term solution though - just the last Test.
QDK will be back in Durban on 26 December I think.
It would be a ballsy move i knowAnd have only one seamer, and three specialist bowlers?
I don't disagree. This sort of match is not really going to benefit us or teach us that much. 'Flat pitches' being more ubiquitous doesn't mean it's okay to have surfaces like this.A asterisk needs to be placed against all tests against Australia in the recent past.
That was so awesomei keep forgetting i've forgiven tahir for his antics after he trolled australia with "cramps"
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