***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17

[Daemon]

Ashwins average in Australia - 54.71
Lyons average in Australia since 4th Jan 2016 - 57

Checkmate

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Hmmm, sa are ahead but to say there's no way they'll chase 358 is being far too optimistic. The pitch hasn't exactly shown major signs of getting worse.

Yeah maybe but really its going to happen if warner pulls off a sehwag style 200

 

[wpdavid]

Handy knock this from Philander.

 

[SeamUp]

It's weird seeing what Siddle has become.

He started off high 140s and feisty & now he is meek and quiet and in the 120s.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Oz ran out of a bit of puff after Du Plessis wicket; handy effort by aphilander to not only stay till stumps but score fairly quickly which must've dispirited a tired Oz side.

 

[vicleggie]

It's weird seeing what Siddle has become.

He started off high 140s and feisty & now he is meek and quiet and in the 120s.

And with 200 wickets. He's smart. Has taken ownership of his career. Smarter than idiots Pattinson and Cummins who listen to morons around them and still end up perpetually injured. No sense of independent thinking

 

[OverratedSanity]

It's weird seeing what Siddle has become.

He started off high 140s and feisty & now he is meek and quiet and in the 120s.

His body has given up but his heart has not.

 

[SeamUp]

And with 200 wickets. He's smart. Has taken ownership of his career. Smarter than idiots Pattinson and Cummins who listen to morons around them and still end up perpetually injured.

Fair point and spot on.

It just seems a bit odd. Probably taking the pace out of it, I just seem to remember him showing more emotion for the battle on the field.

 

[vicleggie]

Fair point and spot on.

It just seems a bit odd. Probably taking the pace out of it, I just seem to remember him showing more emotion for the battle on the field.

Honestly never thought that was authentically him. Thought he was being a bit of a try-hard..trying to be a caricature of the 'quintessential Australian fast bowler'. Think this is more the real him. Can look unthreatening at times, but he will get the wickets.

 

[vcs]

Philander goes up in my estimation every time I watch him. For me, one of the most valuable cricketers in the world right now.

 

[Howe_zat]

Any chance of hearing some CW commentary?

would like to, can't do it on my own though.

 

[wpdavid]

Honestly never thought that was authentically him. Thought he was being a bit of a try-hard..trying to be a caricature of the 'quintessential Australian fast bowler'. Think this is more the real him. Can look unthreatening at times, but he will get the wickets.

Maybe Siddle's just grown up.

Or maybe he's taken a look at the general dickishness of this team and decided that he doesn't want to be doing all that nonsense.

 

[harsh.ag]

would like to, can't do it on my own though.

Anyone free for Day 4's play to comm with Howe?

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Ive always felt that philander will score a 100 eventually... not that this will be his time.

 

[Skinner]

De Kock will be the player who turns 'fantastic four' to 'fantastic five'.

 

[harsh.ag]

I know it won't happen, but when ABdV comes back, I hope they go for this batting line up:

Elgar
Amla
Faf
Duminy
ABdV
Bavuma

 

[Howe_zat]

Bavuma can open, right?

 

[Spikey]

yes he can, because he's a batsman.

 

[StephenZA]

Great day for SA again... thank you Elgar and Duminy for making my day.

Just had a friend ask why SA don`t drop Amla to bring in Rillee?.... I think the look on my face answered his question!

 

[Black_Warrior]

We actually won many away series.

True. Sorry I missed that. But yeah overall..the striking thing about South Africa for me in the post Australia's unbeatable generation was the range they demonstrated in an era of massive home domination. Pretty sure they still hold most of the away series
England
Australia
West Indies
New Zealand
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh

Which is more than what any of the top 3 teams can claim today.