Motorwada
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Didn't SA draw in their last away series to Bangladesh and got saved by rain in the first test?
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SA, Aus, India and England all failed to win their last series in Bangladesh. #tigers
Motorwada
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You keep trying. SA have lost their last away series in India, England and lost home series against England not to mention get humiliated on a designer greentop pitch for revenge at the Wanderers
. If SA can defeat this sandpaper-less/Smith-less/Warner-less team at home which they had never done before for god knows how long then anything is possible. Don't be presumptuous. I know you guys wanted revenge for 2015 and are hurting from the greentop designer pitch debacle at the Wanderer's not to mention the ODI/T20 walloping and numerous ICC tourney knockouts at the hands of India so I'll let it slide.
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SA were not saved by the rain. There was hardly any cricket played to be able to draw any conclusions (I think 8 out of 10 days or something were rained out, just a complete waste of a tour). India were definitely denied a win by the rain. England and Australia had no excuses and it was hilarious to watch.
Motorwada
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SA conceded a 100 run lead in the first match.SA were not saved by the rain. There was hardly any cricket played to be able to draw any conclusions (I think 8 out of 10 days or something were rained out, just a complete waste of a tour). India were definitely denied a win by the rain. England and Australia had no excuses and it was hilarious to watch.
kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
Well its not like we went to zimbabwe right next door... what about highlighting sri lanka, where we won?
5 out of indias last 11 series was against lanka and bangladesh... its a bit of a joke lol
Borges
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This is the inevitable meandering path that all threads on all topics on Cricketweb take; till we eventually reach Sydney - 2008, was it? I disremember.
When that el dorado is reached, we don't want to leave: we start going round and round in smaller and smaller circles.
None of the great cricketweb veterans have been very active as yet in this thread, but it would seem that we don't need them anymore to show us the way forward.
And backward.
Heboric
International Debutant
First hearty congrats Proteas, been a long time coming 
Five centuries to zero tells the story. I know the old saying bowlers wins you test matches - but that has limits if you dont make runs.
It reeminds me a bit of Pakistan just before the Amir, Butt and Asif issues. Awesome bowlers, but their batsmen didnt back them up
The Proteas batsmen helped out, Cummins obviously a class act didnt get support from his teams batsmen.
Five centuries to zero tells the story. I know the old saying bowlers wins you test matches - but that has limits if you dont make runs.
It reeminds me a bit of Pakistan just before the Amir, Butt and Asif issues. Awesome bowlers, but their batsmen didnt back them up
Motorwada
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Which was 4 years ago and outside the current ICC 4 year period?
What does it matter if 5 of India's last 11 series was against Lanka and Bangladesh. We won them all except one Bang one which was drawn. not like we haven't also defeated Aus, SA (0-3 always remember), Eng, NZ and WI in that time period.
There is a saying in Hindi - XXXXX (SA) jitna bhi bara ho jaya XXXX (Ind) ke neeche hi rehta hai
Victor Ian
International Coach
Hah hah. That's what you get for being a **** and prodding a dead cow.
Flem274*
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oh geez no one has ever come back from that kind of margin before
sunilz
International Regular
SA won in SL in a 2 test series .
When was the last time SA played a test series in Asia which was of more than 2 test ?
Victor Ian
International Coach
By the way India - **** Off! SA are the true number ones. You merely beat us. They beat us - got our two best batsmen banned for a year, ****ed up our tv rights, made our best bowler not bowl for fear of lack of swing, etc, etc. You guys are such amateurs.
kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
Im just saying that the bcci needs to be proactive and arrange half of all their games vs sri lanka and bangladesh, then they will proudly be number one forever.
Before the run of friendlies on the sub continent the indians lost 4 test series in a row, which declined their rating dramatically.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Think SA's problem is going to be their middle order batting. Markram looks a real find at the top and with Rabada, Ngidi, maharaj, Olivier and Philander, the bowling looks great.
But Amla looks past his best and possibly Faf also.
De Villiers did well this series but at 34 you wonder how long before father time catches up with him also ?
SA A only drew 1-1 at home with India A last year and no real young batsmen stood out for them in that series. I think that's going to be Gibson's key challenge over the next 12
months (apart from winning the world cup of course :-) ) - finding a couple of good middle order players in tests who can carry the baton forward.
kykweer.proteas
International Debutant
When last did india win in australia?