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[Black_Warrior]

Shame about that one - they were looking reasonably set to rebuild the innings.

I must confess to not knowing a thing about the next two guys. Can we expect a lot from them?

No.

 

[NUFAN]

LOL spoken like a true Aussie fan with Clarke coming in at 5 and blasting double centuries from 30/3

True that but I was hopeful that Azhar and Misbah could have put on a good partnership, both solid Test Cricketers.

I actually missed the first 3 wickets. Steyn awesome or batsman unable to coup with the conditions? Probs both..

 

[smash84]

Shame about that one - they were looking reasonably set to rebuild the innings.

I must confess to not knowing a thing about the next two guys. Can we expect a lot from them?

haha.....if you can't expect anything from the top 4, don't expect much from the next 2 either.

Asad Shafiq is pretty terrible. No sense of responsiibility. Should be out in less than 5 overs

 

[Briony]

Pietersen when he ripped apart Dale Steyn and co.

That was when they were tiring though after two extended sessions in the field due to rain. Out first ball the next day when they were fresh.

 

[Cevno]

There was a noise for sure.

 

[Black_Warrior]

True that but I was hopeful that Azhar and Misbah could have put on a good partnership, both solid Test Cricketers.

I actually missed the first 3 wickets. Steyn awesome or batsman unable to coup with the conditions? Probs both..

Steyn was awesome as he is on most occasions..but poor batting can also sometimes make good bowling seem great.
All the three 3 wickets..they were good balls..but better players or in the case of YK, better prepared players should be able to handle that.

 

[smash84]

this session just seems to go on and on and on....still half an hour to go in this session

 

[kingkallis]

What happened?

 

[Cevno]

Pietersen played a gem at Headingley.

Yeah, was concentrating on matches in SA, i guess. Pietersen did it pretty well in swinging conditions too.

 

[wpdavid]

In recent times can only remember Clarke, Sachin and Laxman succeeding on occasions.

Pietersen played a gem at Headingley.

Good calls. And I would probably add Lara to this particular list.

 

[smash84]

out?

 

[smash84]

should not be given

 

[Black_Warrior]

That was when they were tiring though after two extended sessions in the field due to rain. Out first ball the next day when they were fresh.

That's not a valid excuse at test level. Pietersen played a gem..no two ways about it.

 

[Prince EWS]

haha.....if you can't expect anything from the top 4, don't expect much from the next 2 either.

Asad Shafiq is pretty terrible. No sense of responsiibility. Should be out in less than 5 overs

I think Shafiq's temperament is pretty good actually; these conditions will be really alien to him though so if he'll probably get found out technically.

Sarfraz is a bit of an enigma in that he looks gash but scores really heavily in domestic cricket; even Jack who played against him in Under 19 cricket thought he looked pretty terrible then.

So basically it's two blokes you shouldn't expect anything from but who are genuinely capable of vastly exceeding expectations, lets say.

 

[smash84]

i don't see anything

 

[kingkallis]

I can see the white mark so thats out!

 

[Black_Warrior]

That's a terrible decision from the third umpire. Du Plessis was not given yesterday.

**** you Steve Davies

 

[Cevno]

How the hell did they give that ?

 

[kingkallis]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[smash84]

Wtf