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***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

Nintendo

Nintendo

Cricketer Of The Year
Have to feel for stubbs here, lol. Getting a test debut on a nightmare pitch like this is never a fun prospect. Your already nervy and you have to worry about balls shooting low or bouncing awkardly vs pacers on day 1.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
King Kane said:
Are batsmen even fit for test cricket? Forget the pitches, there's too many batsmen these days that play on flat T20 pitches and can't handle a test pitch.
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Yeah but funnily enough, many only remember it on tracks that help seamers so much and anytime a pitch even has so much as a puff of dust on day 1, they go crying to the ICC and social media for their stupid waaahhhs.
 
King Kane

King Kane

International Regular
Tough test debut for Stubbs, he couldn't have made his debut in much tougher conditions.

Gooch got a pair on his test debut and he turned into a pretty good test batsman, I think he scored a 300 against India who were a rabble back then.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Mukesh going away from what has worked for him so far, searching for magic balls and going too full or too leg side this over. He should relax and go back to bowling length. He is not gonna blow away any sides in general. Gotta stick to his strengths.
 
S

Socerer 01

International Captain
honestbharani said:
Mukesh going away from what has worked for him so far, searching for magic balls and going too full or too leg side this over. He should relax and go back to bowling length. He is not gonna blow away any sides in general. Gotta stick to his strengths.
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he is also trying too much for some extra speed with how he is stepping on and over the line
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Nintendo said:
Yes cause t20 cricket is the reason batting averages randomly dropped pretty much world wide (think SL and NZ where exceptions) in 2016 and didn't drop when t20 started up. FFS this is the same rubbish you heard in the 90s about ODI's. The best batsmen are still gonna make there way to test cricket, there's still going to be bryce street type players who are just naturally more defensive and prefer test cricket.
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SA's techniques do show a lot of white ball rot tbf. Very hard hands pushing at the ball for batsmen who should be somewhat used to conditions like this.
 
Shri

Shri

Mr. Glass
you take 6-15 on day 1 to bowl a team out before lunch. you hope to chill for 3-4 sessions - maybe even take a nap. what do these ***** do? have him bowling again after tea
 
Kenneth Viljoen

Kenneth Viljoen

International Regular
Most wickets to fall on the 1st Day of a Test :

1.25 wickets - Aus vs Eng @ MCG 1902

2.23 wickets - SA vs India @ Newlands 2023

3.22 wickets - Aus vs England @ Oval 1890

*Most wickets to fall on any day is 27 wickets between England and Australia on day 2 19th July, @Lords 1888 Test
 
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