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

[uvelocity]

When was the last time an Aussie batsman faced 250 balls, excluding last summer?

This is the first ton I've seen from an Australian in a while where the focus seems to have been on not getting out and letting the runs come as a natural by-product of crease occupation.

i could almost start watching cricket again with this apparent **** giving being had

 

[mackembhoy]

An Aussie Gary Ballance

 

[Furball]

SMarsh might have in SL.

EDIT: Yep.

Heh, forgot there was one decent performance partnership in Sri Lanka amidst the wreckage.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Handscomb riding his luck a little. Not a technique for English conditions.

Better than the blokes throwing their hands in front of themselves, barging forward.

 

[Burgey]

Handscomb bats like a tailender, not surprised he got out like that.

No he doesn't. He bats like an old fashioned player

 

[Burgey]

i could almost start watching cricket again with this apparent **** giving being had

Uuuuuuuuuveeeeeee....

 

[jcas0167]

Wow, looks v similar to the NZ test last year - as soon as the lights take effect batting looks treacherous.

McCullum said that Kane complained that he was having difficulty seeing the seam.

 

[Spark]

I'm not sure Handscomb will have Ballance's unique problem, which is that he doesn't actually look at the ball.

 

[Furball]

Who was the last Australian to get a triple Cowan?

 

[Spikey]

Who was the last Australian to get a triple Cowan?

probably voges/marsh in their lol partnership. smith at lord's before that

 

[vic_orthdox]

Ballance, Strauss, Cook, all similar.

It's interesting to see a right handed batsman use a similar technique.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Wow, looks v similar to the NZ test last year - as soon as the lights take effect batting looks treacherous.

McCullum said that Kane complained that he was having difficulty seeing the seam.

Expect nothing more from Kane Waaaaaaahliamson

 

[Spark]

Lol

EDIT: Wow he hasn't got close to that one

 

[Starfighter]

Not surprising. Good nut.

 

[Spikey]

that was pretty nice

 

[Dan]

That's a cracking ball to a new bat tbf

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol Maddinson missed that by a mile

really struggling to justify his selection in my head

edit: good ball I guess though

 

[uvelocity]

scrap heap!

 

[Furball]

That wasn't even a yorker.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Omg beautiful