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

[SeamUp]

As we keep saying.... Cook, Faf and Duminy are all under pressure. deVillers to come back in, with Rillee and Theunis on the bench in really good form.

Definitely. I would be willing to throw 1 day cricket away if it allows us 6 white players in test team.

But how ironic would it be if these two stepped up now. Our only two who haven't passed 50 this series.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

Sounds almost like there might be a game of cricket going on out there.

Ha, true. What I'm trying to say that it isn't really disciplined bowling with the batsmen needing to work hard for every run.

 

[Nate]

If anything I think the sledging and booing of Faf will help him get into the fight and make an impact here. He's the wrong sort of guy to try that **** on.

Nah, that was Dravid. #zen

 

[Burgey]

Not bowling his natural length. Just desperate to do well I think.

This

 

[Zinzan]

lol Faf copping the boos.

That's a compliment & just means he's crushed some Australian's hearts. Hadlee used to get booed as well.

 

[Blocky]

This may be the greatest understatement in the history of CW

I remember him in his young gun days in the covers, running people out for fun - I think he was a little bit wasted in the slips tbh.

 

[Blocky]

Swing seems to have gone away the last couple of overs, if these two can get through to lunch I'd say honors even despite the good start for Aus.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

I remember him in his young gun days in the covers, running people out for fun - I think he was a little bit wasted in the slips tbh.

Agreed. Brilliant close fielder when Warne was bowling too.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

"Hasn't Wade been good today?"

Ummmm....

 

[Tangles]

Nope, he's been doing this for a while now. Bowls some great wicket taking deliveries, but hasn't found his length for a good bit. Sayers over Bird should have been a no-brainer.

Sayers at home a good call. Bird at home would have also been a good call. But we got neither and Bird got dropped after a 5 for.

 

[Blocky]

Looking like easy batting now.

 

[Starfighter]

Anyone reckon either side will get the ball to reverse in this match? Don't think there was much or any in the Pak/WI match.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

As someone mentioned earlier... Pink ball makes for great TV viewing.

 

[StephenZA]

Definitely. I would be willing to throw 1 day cricket away if it allows us 6 white players in test team.

But how ironic would it be if these two stepped up now. Our only two who haven't passed 50 this series.

Technically neither has Amla, even though his 47 in Hobart was really important..... But this is effectively our issue, all the batsmen have shown something at some stage and we have 2 really good batsmen on the bench, we don`t actually know what our top 5/6 should be.

 

[Blocky]

Anyone reckon either side will get the ball to reverse in this match? Don't think there was much or any in the Pak/WI match.

I don't know if it will reverse; but I think it will do things in the evening session - so far all pink ball matches seem to have a lot for the bowlers in the final session.

 

[Tangles]

I want to punch Clarke so bad right now.

 

[Nate]

Sayers at home a good call. Bird at home would have also been a good call. But we got neither and Bird got dropped after a 5 for.

Friends?

 

[Starfighter]

I don't know if it will reverse; but I think it will do things in the evening session - so far all pink ball matches seem to have a lot for the bowlers in the final session.

That's mainly with the new ball though.

 

[SeamUp]

Technically neither has Amla, even though his 47 in Hobart was really important..... But this is effectively our issue, all the batsmen have shown something at some stage and we have 2 really good batsmen on the bench, we don`t actually know what our top 5/6 should be.

True.

This has Faf situation to step up all over it.

 

[Blocky]

That's mainly with the new ball though.

The NZ test, the ball in any state was doing weird tricks in the evening - although I think they took a lot more measures in the NZ vs Australian test around keeping the ball new than they're taking here so it'll be interesting.