***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17

[MW1304]

Both of those wickets were **** by the Aussies. It's really not moving much at all.

Yeah I was being jerky about the swing. It was only swinging a lot from wide of the stumps in Vern's first over. Been just enough seam movement though.

 

[NUFAN]

That Burns dismissal was exactly the type of ball that he struggles with. Watch the video of Boland dismissing him in the Shield match last week, it is a major flaw which is why I wouldn't have picked him to open. I would have went with Khawaja opening tbh and Smith at 3.

Love how Abbott is opening, big fan of his.

 

[Starfighter]

**** that was close.

 

[Top_Cat]

It's nipping around a bit but the dismissals themselves were bad. Ffs it's Test cricket, first morning should expect a little movement.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It'll flatten out pretty quickly imo

 

[social]

I agree with him tbh. The ball is seaming everywhere, you're just as likely to edge a forward defense than a wide slash. It's the classic "looks bad when you get out" kind of shot.

Match last 450 overs but it's ok to have a slog in over 1 because the ball is moving said noone ever

 

[TheJediBrah]

Match last 450 overs but it's ok to have a slog in over 1 because the ball is moving said noone ever

Lol it's the same sort of shot he would play in the first over almost every game if it's there to hit, and he averages almost 50 doing it

He was just unfortunate that he nicked it this time. Literally just "looks bad" because he got out, if he hit it for 4 everyone would be praising him no end.

How is this not obvious?

 

[Starfighter]

Sorry, they've no business going off in this light drizzle. Heck, it's barely drizzle. There's pretty much nothing on the radar. Harden up you nancies.

 

[NUFAN]

How highly does everyone rate Ferguson in these conditions? I don't consider him to be anything special, The tough conditions that I think of him as a good bat is on the tacky tracks that hold up a bit.

 

[StephenZA]

I was thinking no match in Eng would ever get finished if they went off for drizzle like that every-time....

 

[Gnske]

How highly does everyone rate Ferguson in these conditions? I don't consider him to be anything special, The tough conditions that I think of him as a good bat is on the tacky tracks that hold up a bit.

If it does flatten out and Smith/Khawaja/Voges can do some work I think he can thrive. Can't recall any notable knocks from Fergo in heavily swinging conditions.

I suppose its a good thing Khawaja has a very famous knock from when Blundstone was at all time meme level of destroying batsmen's averages.

 

[Starfighter]

That was a completely unnecessary delay.

 

[dermo]

Love how Abbott is opening, big fan of his.

Imagine the reaction in Australia if we picked two guys who bowl 130s but move it around like Philander and Abbott, over a guy like Morkel who can send down 150k bouncers. And then to not give the new ball to the fastest bowler, there'd be a royal commission ffs.

It typifies our attitude to cricket, don't adapt and play to the conditions, just play the "Australian way"

 

[StephenZA]

Matter of time almost.... nice ball.

 

[Starfighter]

Pretty decent nut that one. Just the type of ball I like to see against lefties.

 

[Gnske]

I wonder how Adam "I'm so very tired" Voges will play this

 

[Gnske]

Hahahahahahaha

Lads its happening!

 

[StephenZA]

Gorgeous.....

 

[Jono]

yessssssss

 

[Starfighter]

Well Voges lasted even less time than I thought. Are we going to reach 100 here?

No doubt if we were bowling we'd be bowling too short and wide.