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

[stephen]

Starc isn't slingy at all. He's got a very conventional action. He's quick and moves the ball and had a killer Yorker.

 

[Shri]

Starc isn't slingy at all. He's got a very conventional action. He's quick and moves the ball and had a killer Yorker.

His arm kinda stiffens and straightens a bit before his arm begins to go up in preparation for release. But yeah, the actual release motion isn't slingy though.

 

[Shri]

 

[DriveClub]

Can see us whitewashing the proteas. SA batting is extremely weak, can knock them over for 100 3/6 times

Looks like my post is on course. You all can like my post after the series ends.

 

[quincywagstaff]

The really scary thing for South Africa is that they got skittles despite Hazlewood being well below his best; haven’t seen him bowl so many leg-side deliveries as he did in his first few spells.

This Oz quartet is going to be extremely hard to overcome in conditions outside Asia if they all stay fit over the next few years.

 

[Tangles]

Missed that this started. CA is geoblocking the highlights for some reason. They didn't with the ashes.

 

[Spark]

Missed that this started. CA is geoblocking the highlights for some reason. They didn't with the ashes.

Because CA has a lot more control over rights when it's a home series, one presumes

 

[Tangles]

Because CA has a lot more control over rights when it's a home series, one presumes

True. Was surprised with the Ashes tbh, since Willow has the rights for the US.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nah most of that comes from fat armchair critics who sit on their ass all day and knows preciously little about how cricket actually works

You rang

 

[GotSpin]

Do we just start sharing the new ball with Haze and Cummins and wait for Stork to come on later?

 

[Gob]

Do we just start sharing the new ball with Haze and Cummins and wait for Stork to come on later?

Nah Starc can strike early

 

[stephen]

I'd love to see Cummins open with Haze

 

[Top_Cat]

Was pleasantly surprised to see this score when I woke up. The grinding which the Marshes and Paine did yesterday late was well rewarded.

MMarsh a revelation. Looks a completely different player wit the cue these days. Good luck to him.

Technically, yep. Bloke has had that grit in him for some time, though. Remember him being the only guy to stand up in Sri Lanka when the team got spanked.

 

[Top_Cat]

Starc's such a nasty weapon, scares the pants off ya. Like having all three of Bruce Reid, Wasim and Lee in the same side.

 

[TT Boy]

Important day for Morne. Another uninspiring display and it would be difficult for him to keep Ngidi out of the next test and South Africa are not playing five bowlers again anytime soon.

 

[Top_Cat]

Boy oh boy is Bancroft a monty for Philander or what. If he gets through the first hour he’s done a job at least, though.

 

[Gob]

Time for Maraj

 

[TT Boy]

Fancy Markram will get a few overs today.

 

[Gob]

Nothing against Cam B but him scoring runs here is actually bad for Australia

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bankers to do what he did in the First Test v England. Make irrelevant second innings runs to keep his spot for a while.