***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[cnerd123]

Bhuvi wouldn't have wasted a review

 

[cnerd123]

And I'm all for dropping Ashwin from the Test side now. Spinning pitch specialist. He just can't bowl with any consistency, and at this point it doesn't matter if it's a lack of skill or lack of willingness to do so.

 

[TT Boy]

Good move this. Batsman were finding it far too easy against Ashwin.

 

[Contra]

And I'm all for dropping Ashwin from the Test side now. Spinning pitch specialist. He just can't bowl with any consistency, and at this point it doesn't matter if it's a lack of skill or lack of willingness to do so.

Nah, he kept us in the game in the first innings. Kohli is being overdepent on Ashwin this match in all honesty

 

[cnerd123]

Yea fair point scored some runs too.

Man I wish we had Bhuvi here. Urgh.

 

[Contra]

Why not Shammi instead of Ishant. It's still reversing a touch.

 

[vcs]

We'll tour here in 2190 and Ishant will somehow still be in the starting XI, playing his 12526th Test match.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This partnership has been a slow death for India. Painfully frustrating to watch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We'll tour here in 2190 and Ishant will somehow still be in the starting XI, playing his 12526th Test match.

**** I hope he overtakes McGrath and Anderson by then so we can call him an ATG

 

[Prince EWS]

Philander is looking more comfortable than Faf at the moment.

 

[StephenZA]

Philander is looking more comfortable than Faf at the moment.

Philanders batting has been good since he came back from injury... think he really has worked hard on it.

 

[Burgey]

And I'm all for dropping Ashwin from the Test side now. Spinning pitch specialist. He just can't bowl with any consistency, and at this point it doesn't matter if it's a lack of skill or lack of willingness to do so.

You’re fickle.

 

[cnerd123]

You’re fickle.

And you're still not allowed to post here

Mods can we do something about this please?

 

[SeamUp]

New ball , 10 overs away - could make things more entertaining/interesting

Faf's average is slowly climbing - 46.7 (Can he chase down Hash and AB)

 

[StephenZA]

Faf's average is slowly climbing - 46.7 (Can he chase down Hash and AB)

It would be an amazing result for him, considering he (and most others) thought his chance to play for SA had passed.... now captaining his country.

 

[SeamUp]

It would be an amazing result for him, considering he (and most others) thought his chance to play for SA had passed.... now captaining his country.

And also considered a One-day specialist for a long time. Even rated higher than AB, JP in the same SA u19 team that had Big Vern in too.

Sometimes it just falls differently for people. Vital cog for us to re-gain number 1 status.

 

[cnerd123]

It's so strange that in a country of a billion people where cricket is the only sport we are still left with Ishant Sharma and Parthiv Patel in our Test team.

The idea that you can justify these selections too is worse.

 

[Boris_Dog]

Kohli and AB made scoring on this wicket look easy. These two are making painfull progress but progress none the less.

 

[StephenZA]

It's so strange that in a country of a billion people where cricket is the only sport we are still left with Ishant Sharma and Parthiv Patel in our Test team.

The idea that you can justify these selections too is worse.

I thought hockey was big as well?

 

[cnerd123]

I thought hockey was big as well?

Only for the kids who suck at Cricket tbh

And if you suck at hockey too, then you play badminton