*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of South Africa 2019

[TT Boy]

Faf should shield Maharaj from the quicks and let him handle the spinner for him.

 

[TT Boy]

That was always on - doesn't look comfortable against pace. Rabada now needs to be protected against de Silva but Faf’s struggling with him as well.

 

[Maximas]

Didn't think we'd be saying it was a shame there was no 3rd test scheduled

 

[Maximas]

Nice, Lakmal hasn't had much luck since the Gabba, just reward for some skilful and consistent output

 

[artvandalay]

a potential whitewash against SL at home is grim af. An Indian tour and an England visit won't be pretty at all.

 

[TT Boy]

Some collapse this. They were 90 for 3 and just an hour or so away from killing the game. Same thing happened in Durban.

 

[Maximas]

Is that really Thirimanne in at short leg? Absolutely unreal...

 

[Daemon]

wat

 

[TT Boy]

Sri Lanka still attacking Faf. Faf in the same situation puts the field out if the batsman is set. Did it today with Dickwella as well.

Hopeless batting with the tail as well. Hasn't even bothered farming the strike.

 

[Maximas]

This really is the bizarro world - how was that not called straight away? And how the **** did it happen? Jesus

 

[StephenZA]

So that culminates in the most embarrassing pathetic batting display of the season.... surpassed yourselves.

Edit: and no ball-ed

 

[TT Boy]

Mickey Mouse all around.

 

[Borges]

This is going to be a tense fourth innings chase. 50-50, I would say.

 

[Daemon]

****ing hell, if this partnership now takes the game away

 

[stephen]

This is going to be a 2.5 day test regardless of what happens here. Unbelievable. South African curators need to maybe cut a little grass off the wicket occasionally.

 

[Borges]

Keep it within 200 and Sri Lanka have a reasonable chance. 225 would be beyond them, I feel.

 

[StephenZA]

This is going to be a 2.5 day test regardless of what happens here. Unbelievable. South African curators need to maybe cut a little grass off the wicket occasionally.

This pitch is placid.... this is a 300-350 run wicket for any decent batting side.

 

[Maximas]

Yeah, been excellent bowling and both batting line-ups are weak

 

[stephen]

This pitch is placid.... this is a 300-350 run wicket for any decent batting side.

Well Sri Lanka will be batting on a day 3 pitch so in theory they should get the best batting conditions.

PS while I'm following this I'm not actually watching it so I just assumed with the 3 innings scores that it was a bit green.

 

[Borges]

South African curators need to maybe cut a little grass off the wicket occasionally.

The poor sods are faithfully following Faf's diktat. He needs to realise that the gap between two bowling attacks is reduced when the pitch does a lot.
But he resorts to kid stuff: they prepared turners for us when we went there; we will show them now; etc.