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

[Burgey]

not nearly as much as the 2012-13 series in Oz where we absolutely dominated the 1st 2 tests, denied by rain and Faf, and ended up losing 1-0 in perth

Was that the series when the Aorta ruptured and basically hasn't bowled fast again since?

 

[Spark]

Was that the series when the Aorta ruptured and basically hasn't bowled fast again since?

Yep.

 

[Burgey]

I wonder if it actually broke him from a pace pov. I know age is a factor but he used to bowl good wheels pretty consistently.

 

[vcs]

not nearly as much as the 2012-13 series in Oz where we absolutely dominated the 1st 2 tests, denied by rain and Faf, and ended up losing 1-0 in perth

Yeah.. think Aus were beaten pretty comprehensively in 08.. 2012-13 was just an amazing and incredible series to watch/follow. Tiring the lead bowlers of the opposition out of the series has become a legitimate tactic for touring teams since then.

That was beautiful rope-a-dope stuff from SA in that series.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol you're giving them way too much credit if you think that tiring the Australian bowlers out was in any way a deliberate tactic that series

It was simply an inevitable side effect of South Africa doing what they had to do to draw the Test in Adelaide, ie. bat forever

 

[morgieb]

lol you're giving them way too much credit if you think that tiring the Australian bowlers out was in any way a deliberate tactic that series

It was simply an inevitable side effect of South Africa doing what they had to do to draw the Test in Adelaide, ie. bat forever

Also had Patto not broken down and/or Watson was playing I reckon it wouldn't have worked. South Africa are very good at deadbatting Tests but Australia only having 3 bowlers helped.

 

[Shady Slim]

so was this the best tour of australia since last south africa tour not including the absolute shelllacking of england?

 

[Gob]

not nearly as much as the 2012-13 series in Oz where we absolutely dominated the 1st 2 tests, denied by rain and Faf, and ended up losing 1-0 in perth

Mick Clarke was decent in that series IIRC

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah.. think Aus were beaten pretty comprehensively in 08.. 2012-13 was just an amazing and incredible series to watch/follow. Tiring the lead bowlers of the opposition out of the series has become a legitimate tactic for touring teams since then.

South Africa deserved the win in 2008, but we had a record score chased in the fourth innings in the 1st Test, and (all credit to South Africa) it took a ridiculous partnership (and amazing dropped catch) for South Africa to get into a position to win the Test.

I'm just not sure "comprehensive" is the way I'd describe it.

 

[honestbharani]

Well, sure, there are always brilliant individual performances required in wins but come on, don't you think they won pretty easily in the end?

 

[social]

Faf really does come across as whiny little ****

 

[Furball]

That was beautiful rope-a-dope stuff from SA in that series.

Sure, if the plan was to get bowled out for **** all in the first innings of the 3rd.

Luckily Australia's batsmen decided that was the perfect opportunity to pull out their once a series epically **** the bed performance.

 

[akilana]

of course that has nothing to do with SA's bowling.

 

[Compton]

of course that has nothing to do with SA's bowling.

Tbh quite a lot of it did have nothing to do with SA's bowling. Only one (maybe two) of those batsman can say they got done by a good cherry.

 

[vcs]

Steyn's ball to dismiss Clarke, who was in incredible form back then, was the ball of the decade.

 

[honestbharani]

Dont bother vcs... Furball is in the "thrash all teams coz my team got thrashed" phase. .

 

[DriveClub]

Also had Patto not broken down and/or Watson was playing I reckon it wouldn't have worked. South Africa are very good at deadbatting Tests but Australia only having 3 bowlers helped.

Well SA just won here in Perth in this series in exactly the same circumstance where Steyn broke down who is arguably their best bowler so no excuses there for aus.

 

[DriveClub]

Tbh quite a lot of it did have nothing to do with SA's bowling. Only one (maybe two) of those batsman can say they got done by a good cherry.

Thats crap, you could easily say aussie batsman collapsed the only time where there was a bit of help for the bowlers like the true ftbs they're after feasting on featherbeds in the first 2 tests.

 

[Spark]

Well SA just won here in Perth in this series in exactly the same circumstance where Steyn broke down who is arguably their best bowler so no excuses there for aus.

This is a Bad argument

Of course going a full bowler down helped SA in that Test. Perth this year has nothing to do with that.

 

[akilana]

Tbh quite a lot of it did have nothing to do with SA's bowling. Only one (maybe two) of those batsman can say they got done by a good cherry.

Haha that is bs