***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012

[Zinzan]

Made it down to the ground with 10 overs left before tea. Got charged the full $25 to enter the ground despite my negotiation skills. .

Or lack of them if you were still charged full price I remember trying a similar thing at the SCG a few years back & only being charged about $15

 

[Hurricane]

@Zinzan yeah $15 would have been fair today expecially since we went off for bad light an hour before the close.

Had a good time on the bank. A guy walked by in a suit and people chanted the get your tie off song.

The crowds at tests are more respectful than ODIs however, at least compared to the 80s - I remember growing up at Seddon Park and woe betide you if you were a female and walked in front of the bank. Since i am remembering old times - I also remember there was a fellow who was taken away by the police for inciting the crowd because he tied an australian flag around his back and ran in front of the bank. About a 1000 cans were thrown at him and the cops came down on him really heavily and put his arm in a half nelson behind his back and roughed him up. Brutal stuff. Someone stood up for him and the cops dealt with him as well. Naturally as teenagers this turned us against the establishment for a couple of years.

 

[sonnench]

Not a bad start for us, terrible, terrible decision from the TV umpire. Don't what the hell he was doing.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I have it on very good authority from a very reliable source that Hashim Amla has been in surgery at Wellington Hospital post today's innings for an operation in relation to his unmentionables.

 

[Flem274*]

:-o

 

[Scaly piscine]

New Zealand getting what they deserve for such a rubbish team selection. You opt to bowl first and you've got Vettori bowling the 14th over. Three seamers, one very erratic and another that is fairly erratic. Awesome.

 

[Howsie]

Whose the fairly erratic one?

 

[Flem274*]

I think he means Marto.

Wouldn't call him erratic myself. He usually puts the ball in the areas he wants nowadays, just before this season he put it in some defensive areas.

 

[Mike5181]

It was the average bowling by Martin, Bracewell and Gillespie that forced Taylor into making ridiculous bowling changes.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I think he means Marto.

Wouldn't call him erratic myself. He usually puts the ball in the areas he wants nowadays, just before this season he put it in some defensive areas.

Has a high average and economy rate and tends to take his wickets in clutches. He's not as consistent as Bracewell but he's not as extreme as Gillespie either.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Has a high average

Nah

 

[screamingfields]

South Africa have a good team. In cricket. Players complimenting each other is very important. Not like one bowler saying I want every wicket which is very unlikely. Whether batsman or bowler. Oh and each cricketer has a visible limit. Sachin Tendulkar probably on the current run is the only player that has crossed ever limit with his reach. Visibly showing. Sachin Tendulkar himself wouldn't be here without his runner or batting partner.

 

[Flem274*]

I completely understand what you just said.

 

[Neil Young]

South Africa have a good team. In cricket. Players complimenting each other is very important. Not like one bowler saying I want every wicket which is very unlikely. Whether batsman or bowler. Oh and each cricketer has a visible limit. Sachin Tendulkar probably on the current run is the only player that has crossed ever limit with his reach. Visibly showing. Sachin Tendulkar himself wouldn't be here without his runner or batting partner.

Deep.

 

[Outswinger123]

Are we going to witness the quickest test attack since Marshall, Patterson, Bishop & Ambrose?

 

[marc71178]

Would suggest the 2005 England attack was quicker.

 

[Neil Young]

Are we going to witness the quickest test attack since Marshall, Patterson, Bishop & Ambrose?

For a start, that quartet - if they ever played together - are a hell of a lot quicker than SA's current crop. Wasim, Waqar and whoever bowled with them would be quicker. Even Finn, Broad and Anderson aren't too far shy on pace of SA. If at all. Aussie's current crop are all 140+ as well.

In a word, no, I don't think so at all.

 

[Outswinger123]

For a start, that quartet - if they ever played together - are a hell of a lot quicker than SA's current crop. Wasim, Waqar and whoever bowled with them would be quicker. Even Finn, Broad and Anderson aren't too far shy on pace of SA. If at all. Aussie's current crop are all 140+ as well.

In a word, no, I don't think so at all.

Steyn, Morkel and De Lange are all genuine 150k+ bowlers. Not all the time but yeah they are genuine RF as opposed to RFM. Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib a match for sure. Finn RF Broad and Anderson RFM never seen them bowl 150+ maybe 147 max. on a good day.

 

[Outswinger123]

Would suggest the 2005 England attack was quicker.

Flintoff, Harmison, Jones at best = De Lange, Morkel, Steyn

But still good point. Maybe we should consider Lee, Tait and Johnson thinking about it?

I know it was once-off though so ....

 

[Neil Young]

Steyn, Morkel and De Lange are all genuine 150k+ bowlers. Not all the time but yeah they are genuine RF as opposed to RFM. Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib a match for sure. Finn RF Broad and Anderson RFM never seen them bowl 150+ maybe 147 max. on a good day.

Dunno. You will have seen them bowl more than me but when I have seen Morkel and Steyn, they are bowling 140-145. Similar to Finn and Broad. Though they seem to have the ability to bowl a faster spell, mind. Just not all that often on my viewing of them v Aus, SL and now NZ.