*Official* 2024 South Africa tour of New Zealand: 2 tests

[SillyCowCorner1]

kAne trying to up the run rate lol

 

[Gnske]

That was like Hussey's 'drop' but on acid

 

[SteveNZ]

Wow...twice between the 40th and 50th Kane has had enough and come down at the SA bowlers. Doesn't happen often

Massive, massive miss not catching that

 

[NZTailender]

Also it's great to see Southee in his right batting position finally

 

[Flem274*]

Kane almost perished to the SA bait bowler.

He's been very tidy this guy.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Just dropped the Tangiwai Shield

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Also it's great to see Southee in his right batting position finally

Crazy that someone with 70+ on debut and captain is rightfully batting 11

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

My god...that on-drive

 

[SteveNZ]

Crazy that someone with 70+ on debut and captain is rightfully batting 11

And is in the top 10 all time for sixes, and 4th all time runs without a hundred. Pretty tidy in Tests recently, too, the 73 in the follow-on v England as well as a couple of 30 odds

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Run rate in this session: 2.22

@ashley bach

 

[Athlai]

In the last 5 years

Once reaching 50 Williamson scores

50-99 - 4 times
100-199 - 5 times
200+ - 5 times

 

[Flem274*]

That drop betrays this team being FC pros instead of the first choice team. SA historically take those opportunities.

In the last 5 years

Once reaching 50 Williamson scores

50-99 - 4 times
100-199 - 5 times
200+ - 5 times

Thanks for the jinx.

 

[Athlai]

I think you'll find it'll be one of those

 

[Immenso]

Weird coloured pitch (late, i know. I've just started watching)

 

[Smudge]

Just dropped the Tangiwai Shield

There's a Hawke's Bay rugby player on the field?

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Weird coloured pitch (late, i know. I've just started watching)

I think it's led to the classic "away team sees greentop and decides to bowl without realising it's a road" trope.

Will be interesting to see if it starts to wear and take spin as the game goes on. I think South Africa might have erred by not playing a specialist spinner.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think it's led to the classic "away team sees greentop and decides to bowl without realising it's a road" trope.

Will be interesting to see if it starts to wear and take spin as the game goes on. I think South Africa might have erred by not playing a specialist spinner.

Seamy road.

 

[Bolo.]

What seam attacks have there been as slow as this one?

 

[NZTailender]

What seam attacks have there been as slow as this one?

New Zealand's for the last 10 years

 

[Immenso]

I think it's led to the classic "away team sees greentop and decides to bowl without realising it's a road" trope.

Will be interesting to see if it starts to wear and take spin as the game goes on. I think South Africa might have erred by not playing a specialist spinner.

Yeah. But seems darker green but duller colour (hence probably drier) than the usual seamy road.

Maybe it's just my eyes getting used to the first nz test pitch of the season.