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[Moxx19]

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[bobnowhere]

2!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elgar says no, he's gone!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Hmm, was hoping rain wouldn't be a factor.

 

[legend166]

Sounds like there's an entire marching band playing next to the commentary box.

 

[Antiwhippy]

With so many edges falling short you'd think that you would stand the keeper and slips closer.

 

[Rayven_king]

I think we broke amla somehow

 

[DeSo]

Remember when Warner used to bowl leg spin.

 

[bobnowhere]

Remember when Warner used to bowl leg spin.

I wonder if he realises Elgar is a leftie.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Remember when Warner used to bowl leg spin.

Got amla out stumped!

 

[Grug]

Cringeworthy TV on Fox Sports 3. That "quiz" was terrible.

 

[Moxx19]

Blewy, EVERYONE is down on pace.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Getting dangerous now. Batsmen are starting to settle.

 

[reptilescorpio]

With so many edges falling short you'd think that you would stand the keeper and slips closer.

Yeah thought that would be the first move made tbh

 

[Moxx19]

Not to be a negative Nancy, but this music is seriously fucking annoying

 

[reptilescorpio]

Desperate for a wicket here. Need to mix things up.

 

[Antiwhippy]

My urge to destroy a trumpet is rising.

 

[kmag]

Australia look a bowler short. Always the danger with a four man attack on a pitch which doesn't offer much. I'd be tempted to give Steve Smith a twirl, the pitch isn't spinning but for a leggie that doesn't always matter.

 

[Grug]

Okay, this wicket is pathetic. Bit cowardly if this was planned.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Pitch is going to be boring as fuck until days 4/5 if the wind doesn't die down and let some swing happen. Boring!

 

[Grug]

Australia look a bowler short. Always the danger with a four man attack on a pitch which doesn't offer much. I'd be tempted to give Steve Smith a twirl, the pitch isn't spinning but for a leggie that doesn't always matter.

South Africa don't have a specialist spinner. Their bowlers will be rooted.

Barring a stunning collapse by Australia in their first innings, this will be a draw.

 

[DeSo]

Never underestimate the power of the Australian collapse. But yeah it does look a draw pitch.

 

[Antiwhippy]

How many edges have siddle had that didn't carry?

This pitch is really slow.

 

[Grug]

Well done Gaz.

Saffers really are going to wish they played a specialist spinner.

 

[kmag]

A bit of wiley off spin from Lyon around the wicket gets du plessis. Unfortunately ABV will be out to annihilate this crappy pitch.

 

[Grug]

Yeah, if we don't get AB in the first 10 balls he will ton up.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Lyon!

 

[Jezbollah]

Crucial wicket. Elgar and du Plessis batted themselves in nicely there.

 

[Grug]

If South Africa have to nurse Philander through on this pitch they're in trouble.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Seems like there's a bit of life for the spinners then. Probably not as much bounce as lyon would like though.

 

[reptilescorpio]

lol Smith up in the stands in shorts and a vest, talking on a walkie talkie to the plebs down on the ground wrapped up in jackets and towels trying to keep out the wind. That was odd.

This is a FANTASTIC over by Lyon.

 

[Antiwhippy]

They've been doing a really good job keeping de villiers quiet.

 

[Grug]

Even the band are bored to death.

 

[Grug]

Graeme Smith's sleeveless shirt makes him look like Johnny Lawrence from the Cobra Kai dojo.

 

[Antiwhippy]

This partnership is positively crawling.

 

[kmag]

This looks the sort of pitch if you see off the new ball and don't play silly shots you can score 1's and 2's easily enough.

 

[Antiwhippy]

They sure tried their hardest to make scoring singles look difficult then.

Going to be hard for the seamers if SA continues to grind it out. Might see a bit more warner.

 

[captainnapalm]

Slow going, but understandable considering the beating they took last test. Du Plessis' wicket really slowed things down too. The PE pitch is the slowest in the country, it has always played this way.

If SA can post a big total here they could still apply some pressure. Always possible when you're in the pound seats. And we do have some decent bowlers. But it definitely won't be easy getting 20 wickets if Australia are prepared to do the real hard graft.

I also approve of the changes made to the SA side. The two Petersons were dead weight. McLaren is nothing special. I definitely like the look of this side more.

 

[Moxx19]

Still, we've got more chance of a result in 5 days then Red getting through the Gastly tower

 

[Antiwhippy]

Man, no luck with the edges at all.

 

[Moxx19]

Was this pitch dumped straight out of the back of a garbage truck?

 

[crazy monkey]

wtf amla and smith

 

[Moxx19]

The pace of the pitch is only matched by the guy talking.

 

[Moxx19]

Gazza. Look forward to seeing De Kock out.

 

[Rayven_king]

Was this pitch dumped straight out of the back of a garbage truck?

Pe was never fast bowler friendly

 

[kmag]

That's a terrible way to get out on 83. Just lost patience which unless you're going at under 2.5 an over you should never do in early on in test matches. Sad as he'd fought really well for his 83. Opens up an end for Australia though.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Woo lyon!

I feel spin will play a big part in this test.

 

[captainnapalm]

Awful shot that. SA are going to kick themselves if they don't get 400 here.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Now australia just needs to get stuck into de Kock.

 

[captainnapalm]

Now australia just needs to get stuck into de Kock.

He's coming off four consecutive ODI centuries. Guy is very highly rated, probably the form batsman in the country, but the thinking was he's too young to blood against Australia.

Hope he does well.

 

[kmag]

I would have thought this would more a Siddle sort of wicket than any of the other seamers but he's not been that threatening for some reason.