I think it probably is a week or two earlier than usual even for six Tests tbh, probably just because it's South Africa and they have their own home summer. But not a month unless you're just comparing it to Ashes series and series against India (which tbf make up a lot of recent scheduling, haha).Ah okay, that makes sense.
Looks like I really do just pay attention to the Ashes
I wonder how much the 5-0 scoreline hurt South Africa more than Australia in the context of this series .The team including Faf kept talking about it and the momentum when it had absolutely zero relevance. It was a totally different bowling attack, a different format and SA could very well have played another team if it wasn't called Australia.
Most people on CW hate him for obvious reasons..so they won't enjoy his commentary now
But so much potential.
In general I think he's a dick but kind of like him despite that, and I enjoyed his commentary on Ten in the Big Bash for what it was.. but I thought his opening stint in comms yesterday was absolutely terrible. He wasn't so bad after that but his first stint was up there in the Jayasuriya realm of bad commentary. You can write that off to preconceived bias if you like, but I don't think it was really that.
To be fair to the ****, he has been very consistently productive in the last 2 seasons. I don't have much of a problem with him in the side now. It was just the first 3-4 years that were completely unearned.
Didn't hear the first stint. Heard him during the last session when De Kock was batting with the tail and then during Australia's innings. Would take him over the rest in the C9 commentary team today.
Agree, I really don't think there's much difference between this wicket and the one for the NZ/Aus test last year. Possibly a little more bounce, but looks like a road regardless. Just highlights how well Aust bowled.
Exactly plus the top order of SA have been jittery for a very long time and it's not a co incidence that SA's decline in test cricket coincided with that. It's incredible what a major difference is made by a solid opening stand that can see off the new ball and can give you 40/0 in the first hour.
Beta males tend to be 'triggered' by Alpha males.
Mostly he just would not shut up in his first stint. End up having to mute because it he went on and on and on
Haha, wouldn't it be alpha's that butted heads and the betas would follow them?
A guy who complains about bullying in the dressing room is nothing but the quintessential beta.
