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

[vic_orthdox]

The commentators talk so much about keeping the mid-on and mid-off up to spin, but when they played that shot from Markram before might have been caught. Now it's three bounces and four runs - you have to find a way to sneak blokes back to bring them into the game. Generally it has to be a full on sky ball for mid-on/off to be half a sniff of getting it.

Looking at you, Mark Nicholas.

The field to Lyon is good.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Just saw the Elgar one for the first time, that's just Elgar's technique more than anything else I reckon.

Stop it, AB.

 

[S.Kennedy]

What is this about a clash with a Rugby match?

 

[SeamUp]

What is this about a clash with a Rugby match?

The Sharks are playing an afternoon ko in super rugby tomorrow when it should have been evening ko with the cricket happening at the same time.

 

[Daemon]

JUst **** off lyon

 

[morgieb]

That's a nice short ball.

Looking good here.

 

[vic_orthdox]

That's how Brad Hodge got himself dropped.

 

[Spark]

That's how Brad Hodge got himself dropped.

Immediately came to mind for me too.

 

[stephen]

Another "last ball before the break" job. Happening quite frequently this test.

 

[JBMAC]

SA now 3/55...Aussies....go you good thing

 

[harsh.ag]

Is it the first time Australia's two best bowlers are their first and second change?

 

[harsh.ag]

Showed the scorecard of that test where du Plessis broke the spirit of the indomitable Peter Siddle.

 

[harsh.ag]

ABdV is playing Cummins and Lyon like a god.

 

[vcs]

So Lyon and Maharaj doing the job where Ashwin failed for us in Centurion. If he had turned up after we had them 2 for FA in the 2nd innings, we could have won that game.

 

[Gob]

time for Starceh

 

[Gob]

time for Starceh

Called it

 

[Gob]

The **** is wrong with this thread?

 

[Daemon]

Hopefully AB doesn't throw it away now. His last 100 was a bit over 3 years ago.

 

[Stefan9]

Another batting display from us...

 

[Daemon]

Hazlewood to de Bruyn, FOUR runs, sharp bounce and that is gloved inches wide of the stretching de Kock behind the stumps!

Just because you're struggling for a good keeper doesn't mean you just ask the opposition to do it for you