South Africa vs West Indies at Dubai: Matchday thread; Early Game Tue 26/10

[Beamer]

Wow what an innings by Lendl.

I really am tired of this set up. Just let Gayle open for one last tournament and be done with it. I think this is just underpar but wouldn;t be surprised if we managed to defend it as the pitch was very slow.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ugh.

Lovely pick up and throw from Russell but no need for that in the first over, surely?

 

[honestbharani]

I thought the catch was very clean and it is a good example of how foreshortening can effect the view when viewed on 2D.

 

[thierry henry]

I thought the catch was very clean and it is a good example of how foreshortening can effect the view when viewed on 2D.

Yeah I didn’t even think it was a particularly marginal one

 

[thierry henry]

Does Hosein always just bowl medium pace?

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah I didn’t even think it was a particularly marginal one

Helps that RVdD has tall fingers, eh?

 

[thierry henry]

lol Mark Nicholas trying to tell Steyn that defending 7 off the last over was different in 2014 to what it is today. Steyn smiling and nodding politely. Senile Nicholas can’t tell the difference between 2014 and 1994.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Think the "right arm fast" assignation the coverage has for Russell is a wee bit generous nowadays.

 

[BoyBrumby]

One can't help but wonder if the stadium PA playing Gimme Hope Jo'anna by Eddie Grant was entirely coincidental...

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The Proteas are bossing this chase. The wicket is a good one to bat on. SA's bowlers were way better than ours...

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That's a brilliant catch from Hetty

 

[Arachnodouche]

The Proteas are bossing this chase. The wicket is a good one to bat on. SA's bowlers were way better than ours...

WI could've got to 170 easy if they'd scored off even 50% of their dot balls. Something like 30 dots in the first nine overs.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

You gotta be ****ing kidding me with this soft signal of not out bs

 

[anil1405]

Soft signal for an outfield catch is worse than umpires call. ?

 

[cnerd123]

soft signal not out? interesting.

I think that's clean enough to overturn the soft signal and give it out

 

[BoyBrumby]

Catch always looked clean as a whistle to me. Dar's eyes are going, IMHO.

 

[Beamer]

Have to questoin the fairness of the on-field umpiring there. How on earth was the catch earlier given out as a soft signal and yet that was not out? Thank goodness justice prevailed.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Since foreshortening is a given in these situations, it's high time umpires stop mucking about and just look at finger positioning and overall control. Unless the ball's landed blatantly short there's no point giving batsmen the benefit.

 

[Zinzan]

Good to see sanity prevailing there. A soft signal either way on a low to the ground catch from 40 meters away should carry zero weighting to the final decision.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

These guys bowling too many wides