***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[nexxus]

Sometimes pitches do stuff, that's why it's called test cricket & not playplaypreschool cricket. It's when those things called technique & discpline come into play.

It's why bowlers celebrate getting guys like Kallis & Ponting out waaaay more than guys like Pollard & Yusuf Pathan.

 

[Burgey]

How many overs all up were bowled in that session? 12 wickets and an innings change. Fmd.

 

[benchmark00]

Imagine if we had bowlers who bowled 99% of their deliveries exactly where they wanted.

Imagine if we had batsmen who hit the middle of the bat with 99% of their shots.

It's an entirely unrealistic expectation.

Yeah mate, playing cricket at test level is way easier than umpiring, good post buddy

 

[Jacknife]

****ing hell, ha ha ha.

 

[Spikey]

SACK HUSSEY z

 

[Andre]

That was a poor shot from Hussey.

 

[uvelocity]

ahhhhhh ****kkkkkkkkkkk

 

[Burgey]

You're ****ting me Hussey.

 

[Spark]

Holy ****.

Save us Pup.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

WOW, Hussey gone as well.

 

[Ikki]

I don't think you can blame the deck too much, really. So many dismissals came because of shoddy footwork to a ball that did a little bit but was otherwise pretty straight. That's basic Test match batting technique fail there.

There has been, what, 16 wickets taken today. I think it's a bit more than that.

 

[benchmark00]

Will take lead of 250 ONO.

 

[Phantom]

Oh

My

God

Poor shot really under the circumstances, very un-Hussey like

 

[Woodster]

It seems the madness looks set to continue. That was poor from Hussey, a man that should know a lot, lot better.

 

[Ikki]

Make that 17?

 

[Spikey]

ssrly though WTF hussey

 

[Cevno]

Imagine if we had bowlers who bowled 99% of their deliveries exactly where they wanted.

Imagine if we had batsmen who hit the middle of the bat with 99% of their shots.

It's an entirely unrealistic expectation.

"Performance statistics over the last 12 months show that the Emirates Elite
Panel of ICC umpires are operating at a correct decision rate around 92%,
which compares to 94% in Major League Baseball."


Reckon there's been more than 8% of decisions being incorrect today.

BUT IT'S NOT THE UMPIRES FAULT!

I am not sure how ICC compiles those stats but
.....................

In any case best leave this discussion from here as will have to broad base it too much for this thread.

 

[Burgey]

In 20 minutes (not including tea) SA will have gone from utterly demoralised to believing they're a real chance in this match.

 

[Jacknife]

looks like Huss hasn't been watching the other batsman's dismissals.

 

[Spikey]

oh crap haddin in on a hat-trick. 4 or wicket.