Australia v South Africa | 1st Test | Perth | Nov 3-7, 2016 | Day 1

[Abdul]

South Africa have won the toss & elected to bat first.

Australia Squad

SPD Smith*, JR Hazlewood, UT Khawaja, NM Lyon, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, JM Mennie, PM Nevill†, PM Siddle, MA Starc, AC Voges, DA Warner

South Africa Squad

F du Plessis*, KJ Abbott, HM Amla, T Bavuma, SC Cook, Q de Kock†, JP Duminy, D Elgar, KA Maharaj, M Morkel, VD Philander, K Rabada, RR Rossouw, T Shamsi, DW Steyn, DJ Vilas

 

[Bilal7]

Let's get this on the road!!

 

[Suleiman]

Hyped about this game. Epic match up and pitch. Raw pace from both sides...

Can drown the pain from the Pak v WI slugfest and potential defeat with this.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hoping for an exciting game

 

[Junaids]

Morne Morkel dropped for being white!

 

[jattafridi]

Why no starc?

 

[Belawal2014]

Why no starc?

He's playing, I think.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Clarke and KP doing the pre match thing.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Morne Morkel dropped for being white!

Shocking. They're playing some weird spinner as their number 11

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Why no starc?

He's there

 

[Junaids]

Shocking. They're playing some weird spinner as their number 11

Two non-white spinners at the world's fastest, bounciest ground but the bounciest bowler is dropped for being white.

And with only three quicks, longer spells will sap away the pace from Rabada and Steyn.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Starc first ball 147.3 , second one 145

 

[marlonbrowndo]

lol wheres the commentary?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beauty

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Superb bounce n pace

Wicket off the 4th ball. I like the bounce of this pitch

 

[Convict]

Now we know why Mitch Marsh is in the team.

Specialist fielder

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wow... This is beautiful after watching so much cricket on UAE tracks. Excellent bounce and carry. Good catch

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Now we know why Mitch Marsh is in the team.

Specialist fielder

Can you hear the commentary?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

4 balls in and I bet the South Africans are regretting not playing Morkel on this surface

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Nice carry.

 

[Convict]

Can you hear the commentary?

listening to ABC

Heading down to the match tomorrow and saturday

 

[marlonbrowndo]

listening to ABC

Heading down to the match tomorrow and saturday

This is weird Im not hearing any commentary...

 

[Someguy]

Should be good fun

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

4 balls in and I bet the South Africans are regretting not playing Morkel on this surface

They can't play him because of his skin color

 

[Convict]

This is weird Im not hearing any commentary...

what you listening to?

I'm using a radio but nobody is 'complaining' about not hearing channel nein

 

[Convict]

They can't play him because of his skin color

Duminy is in ahead of Rossouw so they could if they wanted

 

[marlonbrowndo]

what you listening to?

I'm using a radio but nobody is 'complaining' about not hearing channel nein

Now I can hear it. Strange. Im watching on willow hd

 

[jattafridi]

I hope starc take 5fer

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Nice leave

 

[aloo paratha]

Now I can hear it. Strange. Im watching on willow hd

Same happened to me.

 

[aloo paratha]

I thought this was the day night test but it looks like a red ball, when is the day nighter??

 

[marlonbrowndo]

That wouldve been a 1 in the UAE. Dat outfield

 

[Buffet]

Worst possible start here...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Amla gone!

 

[Convict]

Hazlewood is one of the most underrated bowlers in the world

 

[Convict]

I thought this was the day night test but it looks like a red ball, when is the day nighter??

Adelaide

Perth will never be a day/nighter because the final session is already prime time in Sydney and Melbourne

 

[Sachin136]

I thought this was the day night test but it looks like a red ball, when is the day nighter??

It is the third test at Adelaide.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Faf should be batting at 4

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hazlewood is one of the most underrated bowlers in the world

Anyone who knows anything about cricket rates him.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hazlewoodlooks like Shia Labeouf

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Pitch looks flat even though it has some bounce. Need a leg gully for Starc.

16/2

 

[aloo paratha]

Adelaide

Perth will never be a day/nighter because the final session is already prime time in Sydney and Melbourne

Interesting, there is probably a time difference, I'm not too good with my Australian geography

Because I remember the ODIs used to start at 10:30 our time.

 

[Convict]

Interesting, there is probably a time difference, I'm not too good with my Australian geography

Because I remember the ODIs used to start at 10:30 our time.

During summer Perth is three hours behind Melbourne and Sydney

 

[Mobashir]

Sky sports isn't showing the matches anymore?
Can any one pls tell me witch channel is broadcasting the series?

 

[Jabo]

It's on bt
That means pak v aus will be on there too

 

[street cricketer]

Damn, a bowling attack of Starc/Hazelwood/Cummins on this track would have been :

 

[Convict]

Carn the Haze

 

[Convict]

18 - Number of batsmen Mitchell Starc has dismissed for a duck in his career. 8 of those were openers
19 - Number of wickets Starc has taken in the first over of a innings since Jan 2015 across all formats. Dawlat Zadran is next with 7 wickets.

 

[Protea Fan]

Its a good toss to lose for AUS

Its seems like SA will be bowled out before stumps then it'll flatten out for day 2 and 3

 

[Suleiman]

18 - Number of batsmen Mitchell Starc has dismissed for a duck in his career. 8 of those were openers
19 - Number of wickets Starc has taken in the first over of a innings since Jan 2015 across all formats. Dawlat Zadran is next with 7 wickets.

Legend in making. Did this guy even get injured lol?

But on the real though, I think SAF have a very weak top order, I'd consider bringing in another keeper and letting QdK be a specialist bat at the top of the order. Being kept for too late.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Not enough evidence to overturn the decision

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

32/4

Get Faf now and it would be over before tea. Duminy is one of the most useless top order batter who has played for such a long time in a prominent test team

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

with the mike now.

Someone should bring in home work gate topic now

 

[Jabo]

Warne on commentary? Hasn't he got contract with sky?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

And people actually thought SAF had a chance here? OZ are too damn good at home and i think even their bowling attack is superior.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful on drive. Faf looking good. Don't know why he didnt come to bat at 4

 

[Convict]

Warne on commentary? Hasn't he got contract with sky?

Channel 9 don't compete with Sky

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Its a good toss to lose for AUS

Its seems like SA will be bowled out before stumps then it'll flatten out for day 2 and 3

Nope, a true WACA wicket only gets faster on day 2 and this is one.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

These 2 playing well. Aussie attack isnt that great apart from Starc and Hazlewood.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I wouldve never played Philander over Morkel over here.

 

[Suleiman]

I wouldve never played Philander over Morkel over here.

I guess it's because Morkel got spanked in the warm up.

Good line/length will give you more on any pitch over wayward erratic bowling, doesn't matter how bouncy it is. If Morkel was in form it'd be a different story.

Also at this stage looks like SAF could've used the extra batsman, so good move on choosing Philly.

 

[Convict]

Nope, a true WACA wicket only gets faster on day 2 and this is one.

Mate they haven't made a true WACA wicket in decades

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Brother Keshav is gonna get the phainty of his life here. Should've played Morne But then again SA have their quotas to fill

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Two finger spinners in the South African lineup in a WACA Test match

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Mate they haven't made a true WACA wicket in decades

I'm not talking about the 80s WACA. Personally I believe the bounce of the previous WACA wicket is exaggerated. There wouldn't be a great difference in comparison to this.

 

[Convict]

I'm not talking about the 80s WACA. Personally I believe the bounce of the previous WACA wicket is exaggerated. There wouldn't be a great difference in comparison to this.

You'd be wrong.

This is just what they normally serve up for shield games.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

You'd be wrong.

This is just what they normally serve up for shield games.

Shield wickets are better than your test wickets, no?

I've seen videos of the 70s/80s WACA, the bounce is comparable.

 

[Convict]

Shield wickets are better than your test wickets, no?

I've seen videos of the 70s/80s WACA, the bounce is comparable.

Disagree.

You are right that the wicket has a good chance of being better tomorrow because of the heat.

 

[Suleiman]

Brother Keshav is gonna get the phainty of his life here. Should've played Morne But then again SA have their quotas to fill

Brother Amla already done goofed.

Think this is Aussie way of sending India a message.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Brother Amla already done goofed.

Think this is Aussie way of sending India a message.

Different conditions in India They 'll stil get thumped over here because they can't play spin . But Down Under they are unbeatable.

 

[street cricketer]

Brother Keshav is gonna get the phainty of his life here. Should've played Morne But then again SA have their quotas to fill

Lmao Brother Keshav is going to get so hard a phainty that he'll wish he had never made his debut at Perth here

 

[Convict]

Poor shot from Faf

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Really poor from Faf. For me thats the game...

 

[Chief Destroyer]

If Rabada gets it right, Australia could collapse in a similar fashion.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Well fielded

 

[Convict]

If Rabada gets it right, Australia could collapse in a similar fashion.

I'm pretty confident in our guys against bounce.

 

[Slog]

These 2 playing well. Aussie attack isnt that great apart from Starc and Hazlewood.

thats 50% of the attack

 

[jattafridi]

If de kock gone game over for SA

 

[Crafty_Indian]

Watching Bavuma there are quite a few batting quirks similar to Tendulkar.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Not sure why Siddle keeps getting picked.