*** Official *** Pakistan all format tour of South Africa 10 December to 7 January

[sayon basak]

Babar Azam is looking to go big here.

 

[slowfinger]

absolutely pathetic from Pakistan. Not so good when the pitch actually moves a bit are they.

 

[trundler]

We could make a record and lose by 4 innings here.

 

[kevinw]

Hopefully Mulder takes a wicket with a no balls to teach him a lesson.

 

[mackembhoy]

Looks like the American intern at Sky has found the new social media log-in details

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There's been a few posts like this from Sky and TNT Sports about cricket recently.

Why have someone on the social media who has no idea about cricket!

 

[nightprowler10]

Well I think this will be a one-sided affair.

As I said

 

[Heboric]

Was that Geoff Boycott I saw in the posh seats at Newlands ?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Wow. Has SA batting turned the corner? Brilliant stuff.

 

[Stefan9]

Wow. Has SA batting turned the corner? Brilliant stuff.

They have been doing better for a while now. 8 100's in the last year. Still a work in progress but there are some positive signs.

 

[Starfighter]

I would venture to the opinion the Pakistan is in a spot of bother here.

 

[SeamUp]

Apparently Afridi is having his workload managed for the series, and so is Shah for the game. Oh and they didn’t rate the two spinners who ran through England and then bowled nearly 40 overs of spin from their batting all rounder. Very odd.

It's actually a joke.

Afridi & Shah should be playing. Well at least in rotation with Khurram & Abbas (for certain conditions.)

Any decent coach and selection panel will make sure they get Afridi and Shah achieving their maximum potential in test cricket. The tools are there.

 

[SeamUp]

Rickelton the 8th SA batter to own a 250+ score in Test cricket:

Jackie Mcglew ,Graeme Pollock, Gary Kirsten, Daryll Cullinan, Graeme Smith, Ab De Villiers, Hashim Amla and now Ryan Rickleton

Great company there.

Pre-isolation double centurions for SA
A Faulkner
Du Nourse
E Rowan
J McGlew
E Barlow
G Pollock

Post isolation
G Kirsten
D Cullinan
J Kallis
H Gibbs
N McKenzie
G Smith
J Rudolph
H Amla
AB de Villiers
R Rickelton

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I just read a cricinfo article about Veryenne and was very sad to hear about Prince's wife.

 

[SeamUp]

Was that Geoff Boycott I saw in the posh seats at Newlands ?

Yup. The guy loves Cape Town. Has a house here and got into Wines. Sort of miss his controversial Comms on SuperSport or wherever and his grandmas stick of rhubarb and corridor of uncertainty

 

[SeamUp]

 

[SeamUp]

I just read a cricinfo article about Veryenne and was very sad to hear about Prince's wife.

Yup. Sad stuff. Got 3 children too. There was a minutes silence to start the test.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Babar looking good

 

[Stefan9]

Kwena gets Babar strangled.

 

[trundler]

Oh look he's Belled it up again

 

[slowfinger]

I think this is looking like an innings defeat with the follow on enforced