***Official***Match #32 - New Zealand vs South Africa - November 1st - Pune (D/N)

[straw man]

Phillips on now.

Latham can read my mind or my posts.

Neesham's keeping him updated from his live CW feed imo

Hey Jimmy, try a mankad

 

[thierry henry]

Rachin plz

 

[King Kane]

Not a great start from Rachin.

SA setting a good platform here for Markram, Klaasen and Miller.

Bowling first not looking too clever right now.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Rachin Ravindra needs a haircut .
Looks like a sheep

 

[thierry henry]

Nicholas is the world’s most articulate borderline-senile imbecile

 

[straw man]

To state the very obvious, SA's batting is extremely dangerous, while their weakness is that Jansen is in a little early at 7, even though I know he's batting well at the moment. So you need to take wickets to put the brakes on and make them a little worried about exposing the tail.

Massive problem for NZ is that our middle-over wicket-takers in Ferguson and Sodhi are not playing. Southee/Santner/Rachin/Phillips through the middle overs aren't going to take wickets, SA can just build a platform.

 

[King Kane]

Nicholas is the world’s most articulate borderline-senile imbecile

He seems to have got a gig as one of the designated SA commentators now that he mostly commentates there these days.

The new Mike Haysman.

I would prefer Shaun Pollock or Dale Steyn as SA commentators.

 

[thierry henry]

Weird of Young and Ravindra to think that was out

 

[straw man]

dumb question for the umpires - if de Kock double-hits that in the same swing of the bat, once before it bounces and again after the bounce, and it's caught, is it out?

 

[King Kane]

Phillips bowling well again, a little unlucky not to take a wicket yet.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

NZ on top I reckon , but the threat of that middle order looms

 

[straw man]

Henry hasn't been overly good but good move to bring him back, regardless imo. Really need a wicket.

 

[thierry henry]

Phillips should’ve just taken that catch imo

 

[King Kane]

Henry hasn't been overly good but good move to bring him back, regardless imo. Really need a wicket.

Yeah we need wickets soon, the longer this partnership goes on and the platform builds the more dangerous the SA middle order will be.

If they come in with 200 or more on the board we are in trouble.

 

[BeeGee]

The umpires reviewing everything is getting a bit silly TBH.

 

[_Ed_]

So far, this is going pretty much how I'd feared it was going to if SA batted first.

 

[Burgey]

Nicholas is the world’s most articulate borderline-senile imbecile

I feel unseen.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Oh dear

 

[thierry henry]

oh ffs

 

[Moss]

Wow. Looks like we’re going to see a fair amount of Neesham bowling?