Re: Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai, 23-27 October, 2013

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Oct 2013, 14:50

Fat Jack is finished. Finished I tells ya.

by taipan Wed 23 Oct 2013, 15:28

Jury is still out but you might just be right.

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Oct 2013, 15:42

He's had an awful year, anyway.

But then, so had Graeme Smith.

by taipan Wed 23 Oct 2013, 15:54

He's been out a few months. Should know by March either way.

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Oct 2013, 16:28

Well, he's got some popgun to dig into when India hit SA.

by Merlin Wed 23 Oct 2013, 16:39

horace wrote:
taipan wrote:Haven't had a spinner since Paul Adams
rofl...i still get a laugh

Was he the fella who looked like he was about to give himself a blow job just at the point of delivery?

by Allan D Wed 23 Oct 2013, 19:31

interesting stat: Five wickets in a Test innings against country of birth

by taipan Wed 23 Oct 2013, 19:31

Merlin wrote:
horace wrote:
taipan wrote:Haven't had a spinner since Paul Adams
rofl...i still get a laugh
Was he the fella who looked like he was about to give himself a blow job just at the point of delivery?

Yep that would be the one. The one who got 134 test wickets @ under 33. Of course one of his comtemporaries would be the great Ashey Giles who got 143 @ over 40.

by skully Thu 24 Oct 2013, 06:33

Joyzus, how bad is Fat Jack going? Shocked

by taipan Thu 24 Oct 2013, 06:53

skully wrote:Joyzus, how bad is Fat Jack going?

NTR

by JGK Thu 24 Oct 2013, 07:49

55.5
Mohammad Irfan to de Villiers, no run, edged but I think the keeper has put it down! What a let off for AB first ball! Irfan pitched on a testing length and got the ball to jag across AB, who prodded outside the off stump and got a thick edge. Akmal dived to his right and got a glove to it but dropped it

by taipan Thu 24 Oct 2013, 09:35

Shiva, out stats man, has sent me this: "No other batsman has more centuries (than Smith's 17) in wins, without scoring one in a loss. Other batsmen in this list are Bell (14), Greenidge (14), Slater (11), Boycott (10), Hammond (10)...."

by taipan Thu 24 Oct 2013, 10:37

Biff and AB looking to destroy Pakistan.

by Red Thu 24 Oct 2013, 11:29

SA really turning the screws now.

by Red Thu 24 Oct 2013, 11:34

taipan wrote:Shiva, out stats man, has sent me this: "No other batsman has more centuries (than Smith's 17) in wins, without scoring one in a loss. Other batsmen in this list are Bell (14), Greenidge (14), Slater (11), Boycott (10), Hammond (10)...."

Surprised you didn't mention that he has just passed Hayden in terms of runs as opener leaving him behind only SG. Lol at JGK highlighting AKMAL's drop. They never learn.
'

Big transformation from first test but still maintain that SA was undercooked. Smile

by taipan Thu 24 Oct 2013, 11:42

Red wrote:
taipan wrote:Shiva, out stats man, has sent me this: "No other batsman has more centuries (than Smith's 17) in wins, without scoring one in a loss. Other batsmen in this list are Bell (14), Greenidge (14), Slater (11), Boycott (10), Hammond (10)...."
Surprised you didn't mention that he has just passed Hayden in terms of runs as opener leaving him behind only SG. Lol at JGK highlighting AKMAL's drop. They never learn.
'

Big transformation from first test but still maintain that SA was undercooked.

NTR.

I did.

by Brass Monkey Thu 24 Oct 2013, 12:35

Red wrote:Surprised you didn't mention that he has just passed Hayden in terms of runs as opener leaving him behind only SG.

Heh.

Unforch the definition of NTR

by Red Thu 24 Oct 2013, 13:27

Brass Monkey wrote:
Red wrote:Surprised you didn't mention that he has just passed Hayden in terms of runs as opener leaving him behind only SG.
Heh.

Unforch the definition of NTR

Well to be fair it belongs more in this thread than a Hey Red one!! Smile

BTW Smith has just brought up a double ton and 9000 runs in test cricket in one fell swoop. The countdown is now on for JGK.

by JGK Thu 24 Oct 2013, 14:26

Indeed.

I reckon he'll kick on to 10k though.

by skully Thu 24 Oct 2013, 21:15

Woah!! A triple hundred stand between Sniffy and ABdV. Nice work them, and for the double and ton & a half.

Only Stain's wicket to show for a day of hard yakka for the Wackies. So they go from stunning win to horrendous loss in 2 Tests. That is just so Wackie.

by horace Fri 25 Oct 2013, 00:37

and a dubious saffie history of relationships with bookies...

by Henry Fri 25 Oct 2013, 02:51

Is Graeme Smith the most underrated opening batsman of all time?

by JGK Fri 25 Oct 2013, 07:51

Henry wrote:Is Graeme Smith the most underrated opening batsman of all time?

Out for 234 - a famous score for Australian's at least.

by JGK Fri 25 Oct 2013, 08:06

It's all going pear shaped for Pak:

148.3
Mohammad Irfan to du Plessis, no run, oh, Irfan's been sent off for wandering into the danger zone. He steps too close on his follow through and the umpires had cut short his spell. It was otherwise a straight forward bit of cricket as Faf moved back to punch the back of a length ball into the covers.

by taipan Fri 25 Oct 2013, 08:09

JGK wrote:It's all going pear shaped for Pak:

148.3
Mohammad Irfan to du Plessis, no run, oh, Irfan's been sent off for wandering into the danger zone. He steps too close on his follow through and the umpires had cut short his spell. It was otherwise a straight forward bit of cricket as Faf moved back to punch the back of a length ball into the covers.

As far as I am concerned he can step into the danger zone as much as he likes.

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