***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2017

[straw man]

cbf

buut I had standard pitch is a road joke all ready to go

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Not exactly a freeway but view from my office - blue skies!

What do you think is the quay to winning today?

 

[Flem274*]

it's auckland. just expect rain

 

[Zinzan]

it's auckland. just expect rain

True, but also expect stoppages in the rain, superb drainage & a completed game.

Often rains in Auckland when cricket is scheduled, but is very rarely a wash-out/abandoned match.

 

[StephenZA]

Paterson in, Rabada rested, good.

 

[Daemon]

Feel for Sodhi, but with the weather around it might be a good option to leave him out.

 

[Zinzan]

Feel for Sodhi, but with the weather around it might be a good option to leave him out.

Yeah, short boundaries and expected swing not in Sodhi's favour. Also NZ's intent to bowl first.

*** me, the sky broadcast is jumping & scratching all over the shop.

 

[Daemon]

That was a 3 and a half minute over from Boult. Pretty gun.

 

[Daemon]

Did he not see the fielder there

 

[vcs]

Amla with four boundaries in an over, WAG

 

[BeeGee]

Utter junk from Wheeler and Southee.

 

[StephenZA]

It is so nice to see Amla getting into the runs again.... can`t keep a good man down.

 

[StephenZA]

That was never not going to be dropped was it.....

 

[Bahnz]

2 observations

1 Boult is soooooo much better than the rest of this attack. It's approaching Bond and co levels at this point.

2 Santner is truly garbage in the field.

 

[TT Boy]

Sensational from Boult. Rest of the seamers have been junk.

 

[StephenZA]

Yay... time for an deVillers special (crossfingers!)

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, this has to be the last Donkey plays for New Zealand.

 

[Compton]

Any Aussie fans watching just caught a glimpse of the next 5 tests.

It'll also be the last time in a while that you can use 'Aussie' and 'just caught' in a sentence about a wicketkeeper.

 

[Mike5181]

Ronchi is genuinely rubbish with the gloves.

 

[StephenZA]

Aww.... keeps his T20 record intact at international level.

 

[Immenso]

NZ. Can't bowl, catch, throw or stump.

I need my retinas scrubbed.