South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 2-6 Jan, 2011

two edges and 13 runs for amla in that sreesanth over

seems to be his day

the dancing idiot finally gets amla. amla falling for the obvious trap

now need to get ab and kallis

SA in deep trouble here with Amla gone. Mind you they're usually one down before they start with sooky against Khan. You'd think he'd either find a way of combating him or stand down against India.

This could be the matchwinning toss for Dhoni unless the middle-order can build given how weak their tail is and the fact that their bowlers will be bowling with the sun out.

3/125 at tea. India is on top but much depends on this partnership between AB and Kallis.

Sree bowling really well, he got ABD and could have had Kallis there as well

India's attack looks fairly good to me, there may a lack of depth but the 4 bowlers on the show aren't bad at all.

Scoreline doesn't quite reflect how well the seamers bowled.

Credits due to Kallis too, he has been uncharacteristically gutsy.

Prince is quite a weak batsman, what happened to JP?

Has the rule changed? I thought you could only add on 30 minutes at the end of the day.

Aditya wrote:Scoreline doesn't quite reflect how well the seamers bowled.

Credits due to Kallis too, he has been uncharacteristically gutsy.

WTF?

PlanetPakistan wrote:Prince is quite a weak batsman, what happened to JP?

He was dropped for being even weaker.

Basil wrote:

Aditya wrote:Scoreline doesn't quite reflect how well the seamers bowled.

Credits due to Kallis too, he has been uncharacteristically gutsy.

WTF?

Bas, you might like to consult the glossary.

There are lots of rubbish or semi rubbish late middle order batsmen in world cricket these days and Prince(who is semi rubbish) is one of them

PlanetPakistan wrote:There are lots of rubbish or semi rubbish late middle order batsmen in world cricket these days and Prince(who is semi rubbish) is one of them

I agree. he only averages 47.50 against Pak. He's crap.

SA shades the first day's play,

gotta agree with that. india would be dissapointed after opting to bowl first. needed at least 2 more wickets

If SA gets 400+, could be difficult on the last couple of days.

PlanetPakistan wrote:Prince is quite a weak batsman, what happened to JP?

@ a Pak fan talking jive about weak batsmen.

Big ups to Jackie.

taipan wrote:

PlanetPakistan wrote:There are lots of rubbish or semi rubbish late middle order batsmen in world cricket these days and Prince(who is semi rubbish) is one of them

I agree. he only averages 47.50 against Pak. He's crap.

so what?
Taufeeq Umar averages over 60 against SA, that doesn't mean he is a top class player

That was a bit of a masterclass from Kallis on a pitch that was doing a bit all day.

SA would be slightly happier because they only lost four wickets and have built a platform after being sent in in difficult batting conditions. Still the new ball is around the corner and SA has a long tail so India is still in it. Excellent fighting innings from Kallis demonstrating his sound technique. I think Duminy will ultimately be an excellent test batsman; dropping him will make him hungrier. Prince at 33 won't return if he's dropped again.

At least SA may not have to bat last now given that the pitch is meant to turn a lot on days four-five but Harris shouldn't pose too many threats for the Indians.

Sree thanked Sooky for inspiring revving him up.

http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1475093&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports_WORLD

Prince is South Africa's Paul Collingwood. His grittiness under pressure is often underrated by everyone except his coaches and teammates. He's got a couple of years left in him yet.

Game slipping away from India.

HTF? Two beautiful wickets to Sreesanth!