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

[TheJediBrah]

Best fielding side in the world

 

[Starfighter]

Some snappy fielding in that over.

 

[Spark]

The pink ball clashes horribly with the outfield. And the pitch. And the players.
Especially in this light. It looks like it's glowing.

I do feel sorry for them tbh, the light bouncing around and between the metal stands must be a serious nuisance

 

[StephenZA]

Not really hindsight tbh, dropping Maharaj was always a strange call.

The explanation was that he was always meant to play this test as he was apparently more difficult to see his variations with the pink ball... so SA brain tank was trying to be clever. Hindsight the more conservative SA option of sticking with the incumbent who was playing well, and changing original plan was the better option. Happy to make the mistake having already won the series.

 

[indiaholic]

#AllTestsMatter

 

[Starfighter]

I do feel sorry for them tbh, the light bouncing around and between the metal stands must be a serious nuisance

Was more talking aesthetically but yes that's a good point, although not sure playing with the pink ball would be any worse in that regard than the white.

 

[mackembhoy]

Gonna be a huge lead despite me only just tuning in.

 

[TheJediBrah]

A few times Handscomb has used his feet to the spinner and turned a half-volley into a yorker

It looks good when it works, but it seems as though he's really just doing for lols and not really to the right deliveries

 

[NUFAN]

Has TC's comment that he'd have his hands ready fielding at 3rd slip to Renshaw been quoted yet? Great call.

 

[Starfighter]

Gonna be a huge lead despite me only just tuning in.

Quality Gambhir first up.

 

[Blocky]

Such easy batting out there at the moment, it's so weird compared to how it behaved in the test last year.

 

[Spark]

How are these not being called wides

 

[Spark]

Such easy batting out there at the moment, it's so weird compared to how it behaved in the test last year.

I mean, it doesn't matter that much what the pitch/conditions are like if you elect to toss up nude pies for 10 overs

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

This is just filth from SA

 

[TheJediBrah]

There was at least 2 wides that over

**** umpiring

 

[Blocky]

I mean, it doesn't matter that much what the pitch/conditions are like if you elect to toss up nude pies for 10 overs

What else can they do? Exhaust Philander, Abbott and Rabada before the new ball? They're placing every hope in that the new ball will start to perform under the lights due to how easy batting is at the moment, it's ridiculously easy, this is probably the best batting conditions of the entire series to date.

 

[Daemon]

Shamsi is really fat isn't he. SA have had their fair share of tubbies in recent times. Philander, Kleinveldt and now Shamsi.

 

[Daemon]

What else can they do? Exhaust Philander, Abbott and Rabada before the new ball? They're placing every hope in that the new ball will start to perform under the lights due to how easy batting is at the moment, it's ridiculously easy, this is probably the best batting conditions of the entire series to date.

I think Spark's point wasn't that they should stop bowling spin, it's that they should, well, just bowl better. Duminy's crap atm.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Shamsi is really fat isn't he. SA have had their fair share of tubbies in recent times. Philander, Kleinveldt and now Shamsi.

hahah I was just thinking that

decent pair of **** on him

 

[vic_orthdox]

Ball just sounds soft.