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Post by skully Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:24

So, a sporting wicket, or a flat track to allow Smiffy to find some form?

And how's ABdV's hand?
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Post by Henry Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:29

Cape Town is usually a good batting pitch, apart from a brief period between 2006 and 2008 when the Curator f*cked up both the pitch and the outfield.

A lot of the Saffie top six haven't played any first class or test cricket since January, so I reckon they'll play it safe with a flattie.
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Post by Nath Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:38

read somewhere there was a suggestion to make it a spinners pitch
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Post by Henry Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:41

Yeah there's a good chance they'll play both Harris and Tahir, with Kallis as third seamer. Provided they aren't ordered by higher powers to play Tsotsobe.
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Post by skully Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:48

FFS, a spinners deck in Yarpville?? Now I've heard everything!! I'm sure Stain will be chuffed as all fark.
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Post by Henry Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:49

Steyn is an excellent exponent of reverse swing so he should be ok. Giraffe Morkel might not be thrilled, though.
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Post by Red Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:18

I notice that AB made 12 having a hit tonight but was out obstructing the field. One of his teammates in the tail was also out obstructing the field. The Lions will be chasing 380 against the Cobras so they have a bit of fun in their 50 over version of hit and giggle.

Also heard this morning they were preparing a slower, spinning track and are perhaps banking on Tahir who hasn't been seen much by the Aussies to do the trick. If they don't play both spinners they might opt for Philander ahead of Tsotsobe to help shore up their woeful tail.
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Post by skully Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:20

Special tits, Red.

So what, 2 Obstructed the Field"s in the one innings??? That must be some sort of record. Shocked
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Post by lardbucket Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:20

What are the odds on two Saffies being given out obstructing the field, but neither of them being Jacques Kallis? You couldn't make it up.

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Post by G.Wood Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:24

Jacques could have been the one obstructed
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Post by Henry Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:25

Probably a direct result of the new law change, where a batsman who is judged to have deviated from his running line in order to prevent the ball from hitting the stumps (a common practice up until now) is deemed out obstructing the field.
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Post by Red Sun 06 Nov 2011, 11:38

You'd imagine one reason they might opt for a slower track is that during the last series the only one which was flatter and where Australia played a spinner, the Saffies one in a canter. When they tried to produced greentops it backfired. They lost all tosses in that series but it was clear that the oz bowlers adapted better to the prevailing conditions than the local ones when it was a seamer's track.

Also noticed that young Richard Levi made 110 off 57 balls. He was selected to play against us in T20 yet they didn't give him a gig.
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Post by JGK Sun 06 Nov 2011, 12:43

Can't wait for him to move to England and open the batting with the current captain.

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Post by JGK Sun 06 Nov 2011, 12:44

Aust looks pretty straight forward barring injuries:

Watto
Phews
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Post by Henry Sun 06 Nov 2011, 12:49

Not that his opinion means much, but Malcolm Conn basically said in the Sunday Telegraph today that Ponting is batting for his career in this series. And he's probably right there.
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Post by embee Sun 06 Nov 2011, 13:29

Red wrote:You'd imagine one reason they might opt for a slower track is that during the last series the only one which was flatter and where Australia played a spinner, the Saffies one in a canter. When they tried to produced greentops it backfired. They lost all tosses in that series but it was clear that the oz bowlers adapted better to the prevailing conditions than the local ones when it was a seamer's track.

Also noticed that young Richard Levi made 110 off 57 balls. He was selected to play against us in T20 yet they didn't give him a gig.
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Post by PeterCS Sun 06 Nov 2011, 16:00

Henry wrote:Not that his opinion means much, but Malcolm Conn basically said in the Sunday Telegraph today that Ponting is batting for his career in this series. And he's probably right there.

Sherlock Conn?

That is true of every series for Ponting since he lost the captaincy.
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Post by Brass Monkey Sun 06 Nov 2011, 19:43

Laughing Gotta love Harris - 'ooh yeah yeah... play two spinners, yeah, two spinners. That way I'm not dropped.'
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Post by Red Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:32

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/proteas-knock-australian-hopes-20111106-1n1y1.html

Vincent Barnes is talking up the Proteas and talking down Punter.
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Post by Henry Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:34

'Former player talks up his own team' shock!
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Post by taipan Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:36

Red wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/proteas-knock-australian-hopes-20111106-1n1y1.html

Vincent Barnes is talking up the Proteas and talking down Punter.

Vincent Barnes is, and has always been a total twat.

In fact he is so twattish that I cannot think of any one other than Red who would read his utterences.
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Post by Red Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:41

As I said on the Potch match thread, he sounds like an idiot. Maybe he's annoyed that Donald has taken over his gig. Siddle was on this morning though saying how the Aussie bowlers are using his comments as extra motivation to show the Saffie batsmen a thing or two.
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Post by taipan Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:44

Red wrote:As I said on the Potch match thread, he sounds like an idiot.

Then stop reading his crap. Or at least, stop posting it here.
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Post by skully Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:47

Grouse. Test cricket from South Africa in prime time from this Wed night. Hopefully the boys make it worth watching.
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Post by JGK Mon 07 Nov 2011, 07:48

My prediction - Punter will be Morne's bunny in this series.

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