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

Meanwhile, Pak fans writing into Crocinfo are unhealthily delusional:

Waqar: "I still reckon Pak can win this game. If the batters apply themselves, they will get runs...Even a lead of 125 runs will make a match out of this on day-5"

Oi skully - what's the highest score in the second innings of a match when the other side has been dismissed for less than 100 in the first innings?

Pakistan going for a record defeat.

Oi Skully, what's the biggest innings defeat this millennium? (Tests)

I say, those Pakistani openers got worked out pretty quickly.

Kallis goes past Ponting on catching list

JGK wrote:Oi skully - what's the highest score in the second innings of a match when the other side has been dismissed for less than 100 in the first innings?

For the same side, I'm pretty sure it's 475 in this match.

England crumbled for just 75 in the 1st innings but amassed 475 in the 2nd to set Aus 428, which they fell short of.

For the other side:

Batting first, I reckon it's 643 by Pak v NZ (73) in this match. It was Inzi's 329 and Chucktar's 6-11 game.

Batting 2nd, I reckon it's 5d-555 by SL v BD (90) in this match.

skully wrote:

JGK wrote:Oi skully - what's the highest score in the second innings of a match when the other side has been dismissed for less than 100 in the first innings?

For the same side, I'm pretty sure it's 475 in this match.

England crumbled for just 75 in the 1st innings but amassed 475 in the 2nd to set Aus 428, which they fell short of.

For the other side I reckon it's 643 by Pak v NZ (73) in this match. It was Inzi's 329 and Chucktar's 6-11 game.

Answer the question asked, ya SGDT

Innings 1 ...99

Innings 2 ...517

Another long week with your head in a box of receipts?

" it looks like the ball has been changed and a five-run penalty has been awarded to Pakistan"

Interesting ...

embee wrote:" it looks like the ball has been changed and a five-run penalty has been awarded to Pakistan"

Interesting ...

Was thinking the same.

"Faf is in charge of shining the ball"

I hope they have some tv evidence ...

If it was Pakistan accused and not South Africa, I doubt they'd still be on the field right now.

embee wrote:"Faf is in charge of shining the ball"

I hope they have some tv evidence ...

Rumour of him rubbing against zip.

Henry wrote:If it was Pakistan accused and not South Africa, I doubt they'd still be on the field right now.

We know what happened last time.

So Faf with some zip/ball friction in front of the cameras. A bit silly.

Some cringeworthy moments on TV as Saffer commentators seem to try and get Waqar to admit that he/ they/ Pakistan also tampered with the ball in 1992....

Which commentators?

No idea. Kepler?

The Aussie you mean?

Faf was the designated 'shiner' acting under instructions from his skipper. A typically saffy team effort run for a long time apparently.

Terrible shit. Ban him.

Ouch, the TV pictures don't look good on this.

But it begs the question why anyone would feel the need to tamper with the ball when their team is so far ahead in the game??

taipan wrote:The Aussie you mean?

Snigger.

Meanwhile Pakistani fans taking umbrage over allegations of ball tampering.......May I say I would have paid top dollar to watch that $hit.

No reverse swing for the saffy pacemen once the ball was changed. In the first innings, they had the ball reversing just 20 overs in the game. There's perhaps the clue how they got "so far ahead in the game" in the first place.

Red wrote:So Faf with some zip/ball friction in front of the cameras. A bit silly.

Who the hell wears whites with a zip anymore anyway?