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

[Meridio]

Good use of the round the wicket plan

 

[Bahnz]

Bwahaha, SA doing their level best to turn Auckland's 4th seamer into a test match opener.

 

[Zinzan]

And what is with the around the wicket obsession?

Credit where due.

 

[NZTailender]

haha **** me

 

[SeamUp]

So was Cook actually dropped or injured?

I'm not sure. Nothing said specifically on air.

 

[Zinzan]

Bwahaha, SA doing their level best to turn Auckland's 4th seamer into a test match opener.

He is handy when there's nibble in the track tbf.

 

[Meridio]

Credit where due.

You're welcome.

 

[jcas0167]

Disappointing with that, if nothing else it would have been exciting to see Henry, Kuggs and Wagner as our 3 seamers, just for the novelty factor. CGD can be handy if there's seams though.

Very handy indeed. Good toss to lose.

 

[Flem274*]

if lord colin gets dropped based on batting soon he is going to finish his test career with a ridiculous bowling average haha

 

[Zinzan]

Very handy indeed. Good toss to lose.

Agree, KW surely would have batted too with the two spinners.

 

[Zinzan]

if lord colin gets dropped based on batting soon he is going to finish his test career with a ridiculous bowling average haha

Considering it was about 10 after his debut series against Pakistan, it's kind of blown out since to be at the 23.85 it is currently.

 

[SeamUp]

You're welcome.

Both wickets !

 

[Athlai]

Cdg is opening the bowling forever. Wtf

 

[SeamUp]

This is quite testing isn't it.

With all the moisture around this test, it says something they still convinced this pitch will be turning day 3.

 

[Marius]

12/2.

If the Kiwis were batting it'd be 8/5.

 

[Meridio]

Henry just a bit too wide as well - need to make the batsmen play, got lucky with de Bruyn playing at one he could've left but Amla won't make that kind of mistake.

 

[Zinzan]

12/2.

If the Kiwis were batting it'd be 8/5.

Ooooh yeah...Rabada and Philly could have be handy getting first crack on this strip.

 

[Zinzan]

Henry just a bit too wide as well - need to make the batsmen play, got lucky with de Bruyn playing at one he could've left but Amla won't make that kind of mistake.

He really struggles with that perfect test length doesn't he. He's either a little short of a length, or it's a straight half-volley like we just saw. Even the wicket ball was a tiny bit short if we're being tough and was more a case of a poor shot.

 

[Bahnz]

Argh, that's dead!

 

[Meridio]

Yep. thought it was plumb live. FFS. Chalk another one up in the NZ review hall of shame.