***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[Daemon]

Thank **** Bhuvi is back.

 

[fredfertang]

Bloody sight more interesting than the Ashes - really looking forward to this - the wife wants to go shopping but she can go whistle

 

[Top_Cat]

Love watching Bumrah bowl, tbh. Bowls like those beach cricketers with ridiculously elaborate run-ups except he actually hoons them down 140+.

 

[StephenZA]

Terrible start.

Great start.

 

[fredfertang]

Why is Parthiv Patel playing?

 

[Top_Cat]

Elgar so much the key for today, in my book.

 

[Contra]

We're losing this aren't we? Terrible start, India better not have come in expecting to just get wickets without putting in the effort.

 

[hazsa19]

This is the first session of the Test I’ve seen. Seems like a bouncey wicket with a bit of variable bounce. Aren’t we all crying out for pitches which deteriorate more?

 

[Top_Cat]

Nah it’s only a couple of overs in. I’m backing India to adjust, especially since the demons didn’t disappear overnight like some decks seem to. Still plenty of movement and they’re not too far off the right lengths.

 

[Top_Cat]

This is the first session of the Test I’ve seen. Seems like a bouncey wicket with a bit of variable bounce. Aren’t we all crying out for pitches which deteriorate more?

Yeah but this is the outer limit of that.

 

[fredfertang]

This is the first session of the Test I’ve seen. Seems like a bouncey wicket with a bit of variable bounce. Aren’t we all crying out for pitches which deteriorate more?

Indeed, and we should all be careful about what we wish for

 

[veganbob]

Why don't the Indian fans here seem to rate bumrah? Ive enjoyed watching him this series. Kind of feels like a bowler that can take wickets at random moments

 

[Contra]

It's more the attitude they seem to have come out with, Shammi in particular shouldn't come into play until we have taken the main SA bats down, dude is totally off this test. Need Ishant back to keep bowl a long spell keeping the ball at one place and attack from the other end.

 

[Top_Cat]

Yeah this is going to be one of those days where Ishant flukes 7-fa isn’t it.

 

[Top_Cat]

Always worth tuning in for Tests in SA for the sorts in the crowd, tbbh.

 

[weldone]

I think SA should try to reach target within 80 overs. They shouldn't take a chance with the 2nd new ball imo.

 

[Contra]

India really looking flat it has to be said.

 

[harsh.ag]

Exceptional batting by Hash today.

 

[Daemon]

Pitch map is all over the place with nothing in the slightly fuller than good length area.

 

[Contra]

SA used the heavy roller right? Could that also be affecting the pitch, haven't seen too many balls rear up.