*Official* South Africa in New Zealand 2022

[thierry henry]

De Grandhomme has the look of someone on the way out.

Erwee decent build and covers the stumps well. Haydos light.

Not so much ‘on the way out’ as ‘already out’. The WTC Final was his last game as a first choice player. This is the first phase of his retirement tour where he plays if we happen to have an injured batsman, it’s a seamer and Ajaz is injured

 

[thierry henry]

(or ‘we blithely assumed it would be a seamer’)

 

[straw man]

yeah De Grandhomme this series is basically the old mate that wasn't doing anything when the captain frantically rang around for an eleventh player the night before the match

 

[Bahnz]

Haven't caught much of today's play, but this graphic that not one of Jamieson's deliveries to the left hander would've hit the stumps is damning. Jamieson's success in test cricket to date has in large part been, despite his height, due to bowling a length that does hit the stumps.

It’s the lack of an inswinger that’s hurting him most. Last season that was his weapon to the left hander, picked quite a few up lbw or bowled through the gate. Seems to have lost it completely, so he’s bowling like a funhouse mirror Chris Martin, minus the baffling effectiveness v SA.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Man, I ****ing love Palindrome

 

[nzfan]

I have to say it's quite boring to watch Wagner bowling bumpers at 120k in tandem with CDG at the other end pitching it up at 115k.

If the pitch doesn't help us we're all at sea. Need someone like Sears in the lineup bowling heat.

 

[Skyliner]

Normal service has resumed for Matt Henry.

 

[straw man]

suckered

Two more tonight pls.

 

[cnerd123]

Soft.

 

[trundler]

A very Neil Wagner sequence of events, that.

Not sure that's enough for Markram.

 

[straw man]

suckered

Two more tonight pls.

* two more before the new ball

 

[nzfan]

That's a gift late in the day thanks Markram. The ball was there to hit I suppose, just not in good position to hit. All hands and no weight transfer.

 

[TT Boy]

Game on. New ball in 10 overs as well. 400 looks par here.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yes. 2 wickets. Needed those

 

[Meridio]

suckered

Two more before the new ball pls.

Fixed this for you

 

[nzfan]

Outstanding.... Erwee goes now. Wow... 199/3 looks in balace. Only took like 4 balls to change everything.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Well batted though.

 

[Bahnz]

Scorecard still looks good for SA

 

[Bahnz]

Normal service has resumed for Matt Henry.

Post more.

 

[nzfan]

You'd wonder why the batters are suckers for cover drives. I guess it's a feeling if you don't play a cover drive you're not dominating I suppose.