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

[wellAlbidarned]

drop latham and open with munro imo

 

[Zinzan]

Raval > cook

A dollar each way on those two. Both have looked equally diabolical at their worst, and legitimate Test class openers at their best.

Cook tonning up against Aust in Aust gives him the edge currently.

 

[Zinzan]

Was pleasantly surprised Raval and Broomers made it to lunch after KW fell.

Any tea score predictions?

NZ 145/6 for me, with a lead of 50-60 runs.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

183/4

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Was pleasantly surprised Raval and Broomers made it to lunch after KW fell.

Any tea score predictions?

NZ 145/6 for me, with a lead of 50-60 runs.

I've started watching so 106 all out from here [/CMbrooks]

 

[Zinzan]

183/4

That'd be a beautiful thing

 

[jcas0167]

Why were they playing an extra depressing cover of Tears for fears 'Mad World' as the players returned?

Had a look at the wicket during lunch. Might be some good spots for Patel against left handers in second innings.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

That'd be a beautiful thing

Probably went a bit overboard with the runs, but I'm semi-confident we won't lose too many wickets. This pair look set(ish).

 

[straw man]

Why were they playing an extra depressing cover of Tears for fears 'Mad World' as the players returned?

Yet more evidence that this is the Donnie Darko test

 

[straw man]

Any tea score predictions?

140/2

 

[straw man]

Thanks for coming Neil :/

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Can I please revise my prediction to 126/7?

 

[Daemon]

Morkel WAG. So happy for him.

 

[BeeGee]

So ends Broom's test career.

 

[straw man]

That ball that Broom edged didn't even move off the seam tbh. Just straight on and he was late and inaccurate in playing it.

 

[straw man]

Dammit South Africa stop being so accurate with your bouncers. A few wide outside offstump or over the keeper would be good.

 

[straw man]

That one was definitely high enough that it could have been easily ducked. Need to do a bit more of that.

 

[hendrix]

Loving this from Raval

 

[The Hutt Rec]

That's a very poor dismissal.

 

[Bahnz]

Ghastly, 7 wickets to spin on a track offering no turn. Just a really sloppy performance.