Re: New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin, 7-11 March, 2012

by PeterCS Sun 11 Mar 2012, 01:38

It's a professional hazard of the game.

But South Africa now have the wood on the Sheep, you'd think.

by Red Sun 11 Mar 2012, 01:47

PeterCS wrote:It's a professional hazard of the game.

But South Africa now have the wood on the Sheep, you'd think.

Well it's back to square one going into the second test but SA started to get on top.

Dunedin was a poor choice of venue though, too much weather intervention and the pitch was lifeless.

by Zat Sun 11 Mar 2012, 01:49

PeterCS wrote:It's a professional hazard of the game.

But South Africa now have the wood on the Sheep, you'd think.

Something about role reversal come to mind...

by tricycle Sun 11 Mar 2012, 05:35

PeterCS wrote:It's a professional hazard of the game.

But South Africa now have the wood on the Sheep, you'd think.

Bestiality practising South Africans?

Good 4 day match, shame the fifth was such.

by skully Sun 11 Mar 2012, 08:01

Moral victory to the Snoozies?

by Basil Sun 11 Mar 2012, 08:07

skully wrote:Moral victory to the Snoozies?

Moral victory for NZ weather more like.

by skully Sun 11 Mar 2012, 08:08

Mukka will be telling anyone that wants to listen how he had a double hundred and a famous victory nipped in the bud.

by tricycle Sun 11 Mar 2012, 11:30

You're saying it as if it was an unlikely scenario. Mukka was robbed.

by Brass Monkey Mon 12 Mar 2012, 08:40

Shame though... I got in and thought SA had won already, little did I know NZ had typically NZ-like weather.

by taipan Mon 12 Mar 2012, 08:46

Brass Monkey wrote:Shame though... I got in and thought SA had won already, little did I know NZ had typically NZ-like weather.

I got up at 4 and thought the same.

by Merlin Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:10

Quote from the Telegrapgh Sports page ...

The final day's play in the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin has been washed out and the match declared a draw.

The result means the Proteas cannot unseat England as the world's No 1 Test side during this series. A 3-0 whitewash to match their one-day international efforts would have done so.

England will now receive $175,000 (£110,000) in prize money from the ICC for retaining their No. 1 ranking

Whew! snoopy-dance

by taipan Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:13

Merlin wrote:Quote from the Telegrapgh Sports page ...

The final day's play in the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin has been washed out and the match declared a draw.

The result means the Proteas cannot unseat England as the world's No 1 Test side during this series. A 3-0 whitewash to match their one-day international efforts would have done so.

England will now receive $175,000 (£110,000) in prize money from the ICC for retaining their No. 1 ranking

Whew!

NZ rain saves England.

by Merlin Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:22

No guranteed SAffers would've stuffed the Snoozers 3 - 0.
T'was a fact ... !!

God is an Englishman after all !

by taipan Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:24

Nah, the only certainty was that at least one test would be farked up by rain.

by Henry Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:28

Merlin wrote:Quote from the Telegrapgh Sports page ...

The final day's play in the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin has been washed out and the match declared a draw.

The result means the Proteas cannot unseat England as the world's No 1 Test side during this series. A 3-0 whitewash to match their one-day international efforts would have done so.

England will now receive $175,000 (£110,000) in prize money from the ICC for retaining their No. 1 ranking

Whew!

110,000 pounds is all the ICC is willing to cough up for the leading test team in the World? Pathetic. One golfer can make that much money for finishing 3rd in a PGA tour event FFS.

by taipan Mon 12 Mar 2012, 09:33

Henry wrote:
Merlin wrote:Quote from the Telegrapgh Sports page ...

The final day's play in the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin has been washed out and the match declared a draw.

The result means the Proteas cannot unseat England as the world's No 1 Test side during this series. A 3-0 whitewash to match their one-day international efforts would have done so.

England will now receive $175,000 (£110,000) in prize money from the ICC for retaining their No. 1 ranking

Whew!

110,000 pounds is all the ICC is willing to cough up for the leading test team in the World? Pathetic. One golfer can make that much money for finishing 3rd in a PGA tour event FFS.

And this is after a massive increase.

by Brass Monkey Mon 12 Mar 2012, 10:57

taipan wrote:Nah, the only certainty was that at least one test would be farked up by rain.

This was my only reasoning that it would be tough for SA in NZ...

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