South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Cape Town, 9-13 November, 2011

Bring it on!!!!

The man in the wireless reckoned Copeland was firming to be picked ahead of cot

Interesting, if a smidge perplexing.

skully wrote:Bring it on!!!!

Will you still be that exultant if the Stale Dane runs through your top five like butter, Skulls?

PeterCS wrote:

skully wrote:Bring it on!!!!

Will you still be that exultant if the Stale Dane runs through your top five like butter, Skulls?

that's not how you spell 'when'

PeterCS wrote:

skully wrote:Bring it on!!!!

Will you still be that exultant if the Stale Dane runs through your top five like butter, Skulls?

Of course not, JKL, but hope springs eternal.

If our boys fail, I'll be bagging 'em unmercifully.

What time does this thing start...AEST?

7.30pm.

skully wrote:7.30pm.

Good to see they are putting the real Cricket on at a reasonable hour.

Aye, Test cricket from England and Saffietown is grouse.

From crikey.com today...

Our back-stabbing Aussie cricketers. Don't for a moment think that cricketers can't gossip with the best of them. Writes one spy: "I have it from senior cricketing sources that during Ricky Ponting's captaincy Michael Clarke, while publicly supporting Ricky, was far less supportive behind the scenes. It also seems that Brad Haddin, who was trying to shore up his position against the rising keeper Tim Paine, assisted young Pup behind the scenes."

JGK wrote:From crikey.com today...

Our back-stabbing Aussie cricketers. Don't for a moment think that cricketers can't gossip with the best of them. Writes one spy: "I have it from senior cricketing sources that during Ricky Ponting's captaincy Michael Clarke, while publicly supporting Ricky, was far less supportive behind the scenes. It also seems that Brad Haddin, who was trying to shore up his position against the rising keeper Tim Paine, assisted young Pup behind the scenes."

What can you say......Dubbers

60% chance of rain today BTW.

Taips.....any update on the weather?

Cape Town weather

cant work cut and paste today

lucky im not Red

Big Dog wrote:Taips.....any update on the weather?

hear there's a good chance of rain, but it is about 1000 miles from me.

embee wrote:cant work cut and paste today

lucky im not Red

you haven't the tits for it.

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Taips.....any update on the weather?

hear there's a good chance of rain, but it is about 1000 miles from me.

Oh.. i thought you were local.

Big Dog wrote:

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Taips.....any update on the weather?

hear there's a good chance of rain, but it is about 1000 miles from me.

Oh.. i thought you were local.

Local to Wanderers in Johannesburg.

JGK wrote:From crikey.com today...

Our back-stabbing Aussie cricketers. Don't for a moment think that cricketers can't gossip with the best of them. Writes one spy: "I have it from senior cricketing sources that during Ricky Ponting's captaincy Michael Clarke, while publicly supporting Ricky, was far less supportive behind the scenes. It also seems that Brad Haddin, who was trying to shore up his position against the rising keeper Tim Paine, assisted young Pup behind the scenes."

Always suspected that, will never forget the press conference after the Duminy/Steyn partnership when Clarke was asked why Katich wasn't bowled. "You'll have to ask Ricky that" was the terse reply. The real reason was connected to shoulder soreness.

Copeland might be firming because the pitch has been prepared earlier due to fickle spring rain. By Sunday it will be seven days old according to reports and before the covers went down on Tuesday it was looking a tad dry.

SA hasn't won a home series since defeating the Bangers a couple of years ago. They will under pressure to win but as both captains have acknowledged, and as been reported ad nauseam, their preparation has been less than ideal so Australia has the definite edge.

The toss could be a poser because if the sea mist rolls in over Table Mountain, the seamers will be favoured but the pitch might take a lot of spin if the match goes the distance.

The toss could be a poser because if the sea mist rolls in over Table Mountain, the seamers will be favoured but the pitch might take a lot of spin if the match goes the distance.

Given Clarkes record with the toss, we are farqued.

Red wrote: and as been reported ad nauseam, their preparation has been less than ideal .

Yep, mostly by you.

Big Dog wrote:

The toss could be a poser because if the sea mist rolls in over Table Mountain, the seamers will be favoured but the pitch might take a lot of spin if the match goes the distance.

Given Clarkes record with the toss, we are farqued.

It's reported that he always calls tails.

Red wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

The toss could be a poser because if the sea mist rolls in over Table Mountain, the seamers will be favoured but the pitch might take a lot of spin if the match goes the distance.

Given Clarkes record with the toss, we are farqued.

It's reported that he always calls tails.

Does she accept his calls?

he'd be too much of a wimpy tossbag for her