Re: Pak v South Africa, 1st Test, Karachi, 1st-5th Oct

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:36

Back to this match, SA 132 for 2.

by Brass Monkey Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:39

Back off the match: What an absolute sham and disgrace that there're so few people in for the first day of the first match of a Test series featuring two decent teams.

by Henry Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:42

Kallis- 11 off 32 balls.

Emphatically showing the selectors why he should have been in the twenty20 team.

by doremi Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:46

Batfink Begins wrote:Back off the match: What an absolute sham and disgrace that there're so few people in for the first day of the first match of a Test series featuring two decent teams.

Strangely Indian ODI crowds took a dip last year. The T20 win seems to have brought them back. Also it was nice to see the India A-SAf A match being decently attended, compared to normal crowds for non-intl. matches.

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:51

Batfink Begins wrote:Back off the match: What an absolute sham and disgrace that there're so few people in for the first day of the first match of a Test series featuring two decent teams.

BB, I can't explain why Pakster crowds find Test cricket boring. I've been to Tests there and am disgusted myself that most prefer to attend the short version. It's a huge problem and I can't see how PCB will solve it.

by Brass Monkey Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:54

Tell them Allah loves Test cricket the most?

by Henry Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:55

More people in India and Pakistan with access to tv's these days? Could that be a reason?

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:56

Batfink Begins wrote:Tell them Allah loves Test cricket the most?

Behave yourself.

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 09:58

Henry wrote:More people in India and Pakistan with access to tv's these days? Could that be a reason?

Don't really know. I can't speak for India and I can only reason that for Pakistan, the majority of whom are very poor, taking five days off to watch a sport is just not feasible when you have little money for food and shelter. I may be wrong.

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:00

Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:02

tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Tac, did you know Prince was born June 7th, Turing died June 7th and he went to Kings? Sorry, back to the match, SA 157 for 2.

by bliksem Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:04

filosofee wrote:
Batfink Begins wrote:Back off the match: What an absolute sham and disgrace that there're so few people in for the first day of the first match of a Test series featuring two decent teams.

BB, I can't explain why Pakster crowds find Test cricket boring. I've been to Tests there...

And there's your answer.

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:06

bliksem wrote:
filosofee wrote:
Batfink Begins wrote:Back off the match: What an absolute sham and disgrace that there're so few people in for the first day of the first match of a Test series featuring two decent teams.

BB, I can't explain why Pakster crowds find Test cricket boring. I've been to Tests there...

And there's your answer.

Cheeky!

by filosofee Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:21

180 for 2 and now I'm off.

by Chandan Mon 01 Oct 2007, 10:46

tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:05

Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

Nonsense

by Chandan Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:09

tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

Nonsense

Utter nonsense!!

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:12

Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

Nonsense

Utter nonsense!!

Exactly! Glad you agree.

by Chandan Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:13

tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

Nonsense

Utter nonsense!!

Exactly! Glad you agree.

What nonsense!! Rolling Eyes

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:16

Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:Looking at the pitch, this should be a high-scoring draw . . . unless the 'stanis crumble like a deck of cards . . .

Nope. There is very uneven bounce bounce on the pitch and it might become unplayable on 4th and 5th day.

Nonsense

Utter nonsense!!

Exactly! Glad you agree.

What nonsense!!

The pitch is a featherbed and will get lower and slower as the match wears on . . . Saffies will score 600 and the 'stanis will will bat out or collapse.

by Brass Monkey Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:44

250/2. Featherbed. No wonder no-one goes to these matches. Have they any clue.

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:45

Batfink Begins wrote:250/2. Featherbed. No wonder no-one goes to these matches. Have they any clue.

FTB Kallis closing in on a ton . . . someone woof him FFS!

by doremi Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:51

tac wrote:
Batfink Begins wrote:250/2. Featherbed. No wonder no-one goes to these matches. Have they any clue.

FTB Kallis closing in on a ton . . . someone woof him FFS!

Apparently they dropped him twice.

by Brass Monkey Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:51

Phurt, you woof him, never works for me with MTFTB.

by tac Mon 01 Oct 2007, 11:53

Too late . . . shrug

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