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***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17
- Thread starter StephenZA
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
its taken me almost a decade but i've finally hit you where it hurts
Stace
First Class Debutant
That second post was real classy, for someone who averages 4,000 posts a year you would think they would know better.
indiaholic
International Captain
That second comment was a joke. Not a funny one but a joke nonetheless.
MW1304
Cricketer Of The Year
Damn does this sounds familiar. The bowlers continually bail out the batsmen, but when the bowlers don't have a great innings it becomes easy for some to heap blame on them, forgetting that the batting is a constant failure. Almost taking that fact for granted.
SeamUp
International Coach
7/10 Need to sharpen up on my older cricketing history
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Marius
International Debutant
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Temba Bavuma Grand Stand is a good start
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
If any name screams "Grand Stand", its De Kock.
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
The aussie giants of CW have been collapsing and following the pattern of the team. morgieb made a desperate attempt by bringing up kallis but PEWS also nowhere to be seen.
Time to close this thread.
Time to close this thread.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Yes, but still thought they'd do better at home. To put it mildly, playing spin in the SC hasn't been the strength of this bunch of course.
Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
I know Australia fans have been complaining about batting collapses like they're de regueur for a while, but they were usually away from home with mitigating factors and there were none such here.
I also can't think of a test match with a greater swing from total dominance to a complete flogging going back a while, perhaps to the Laxman 281 test. Some of you watch a lot more cricket than me though and can perhaps think of some.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Australia dominated this game for a day and a half. South Africa started clawing their way back from the final session on Day 2. Earlier this year, Pakistan dominated the third test for a little more than 3 days and still lost the game on Day 5. Collapsed in 2 sessions.
In the third test 2012 between England and Pakistan, England bowled out Pakistan for 99 on Day 1 and still lost the match.
India collapsed in the first test against Sri Lanka last year from a position of dominance and lost the game.
Collapses are not unusual or rare. Maybe in the last few years we have a seen a fair few Australian collapses so it appears as if its an Australian thing. It's not. It's just test cricket. It can slip away from you very fast, you can claw your way back in as well.
In the third test 2012 between England and Pakistan, England bowled out Pakistan for 99 on Day 1 and still lost the match.
India collapsed in the first test against Sri Lanka last year from a position of dominance and lost the game.
Collapses are not unusual or rare. Maybe in the last few years we have a seen a fair few Australian collapses so it appears as if its an Australian thing. It's not. It's just test cricket. It can slip away from you very fast, you can claw your way back in as well.
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