***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2018

[OverratedSanity]

Would we say a lot of the best openers are lefties ?

Vern and Morkel are pretty good to lefties. Nicholas gave the stat Morkel has dismissed left handers most with 2 spinners and Zaheer.

Cook and Strauss were Morkels bunnies.

Zaheer feasting on Smith was always fun to watch.

 

[Spark]

Zaheer feasting on Smith was always fun to watch.

If only that bloke didn't have such a fondness for the buffet

 

[quincywagstaff]

Great session of cricket. Philander & Rabada were excellent; Warner was too and his wicket can’t be understated.

 

[SeamUp]

Zaheer feasting on Smith was always fun to watch.

They recently resumed rivalry in Moritz and I think Smith made sure he won

Interestingly Smith spoke too Haysman about his career in the India series and he felt Zaheer was so slow through the air his set up was too soon and then wasn't in his ideal position. Then add the skill of Zaheer and he said that was his challenge.

 

[OverratedSanity]

If only that bloke didn't have such a fondness for the buffet

Zaheer getting a gym membership after the world cup in 2011 would've extended our run at number 1 by a year atleast.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

How many touring openers have done as well in SA as Warner? Has to be very few.

Nice jinx there.

 

[SeamUp]

I honestly can't say how I would get Smith out.

I think wide outside off trying to catch him slightly off on his weight transfer and getting caught point, gully or slips.

But man, he looks like a door but such a crab too.

 

[Spark]

I honestly can't say how I would get Smith out.

I think wide outside off trying to catch him slightly off on his weight transfer and getting caught point, gully or slips.

But man, he looks like a door but such a crab too.

Given the way people reacted to how he batted at Adelaide, "bowl massive hooping pitched-leg-hit-leg-from-around-the-wicket inswingers" seems the way to go. Very straightforward tbh.

 

[Second Spitter]

Bancroft c de Kock b Philander will be the most frequent dismissal this series.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Bancroft c de Kock b Philander will be the most frequent dismissal this series.

This is based on the presumption that Bancroft plays the whole series though.

 

[Second Spitter]

He'll last at least until T3, maybe the entire series in the unlikely event Australia are leading going into that Test.

 

[Heboric]

I honestly can't say how I would get Smith out.

I think wide outside off trying to catch him slightly off on his weight transfer and getting caught point, gully or slips.

But man, he looks like a door but such a crab too.

Smith cant bat at both ends at the same time

 

[Spark]

guys he's pretty strong off his pads

 

[Burgey]

Darsh so fidgety here

 

[StephenZA]

To many 4 balls here... would like the bowlers to tighten it up a bit.

 

[Spark]

Smith not particularly interested in running, it seems. 10 boundaries in 46 runs.

 

[Spark]

To many 4 balls here... would like the bowlers to tighten it up a bit.

They've bowled way too straight to Smith, idk why.

 

[Spark]

Man, ABdV of a few years would have caught that every single time

 

[quincywagstaff]

Enjoying hearing Holding talk about how to bowl to Smith, as if he’s going through in his own mind how he would’ve bowled to him.

 

[Gnske]

Wow that reaction from Smith to that second ball of the over has to be the most derpy I've seen him in awhile.