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

[street cricketer]

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

His idol is Tendulkar and his nickname was apparently Sachin or sth like that among his teammates due to his similar physique.

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Shocking to see empty stands. 1st Test of home season but no enthusiasm?

Ground is 25% full..you'd expect it to be 65-70%

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Damn, wake up and we're in trouble

I hope this series isn't a massacre.

 

[leatherface58]

Shocking to see empty stands. 1st Test of home season but no enthusiasm?

Ground is 25% full..you'd expect it to be 65-70%

Watch threads pop up about "DA BEAUTY OF TEST CRICKUT" after Australia collapse (if they do).

 

[Convict]

Shocking to see empty stands. 1st Test of home season but no enthusiasm?

Ground is 25% full..you'd expect it to be 65-70%

People in the members stands would be hanging out in the bars at this time of day

 

[Convict]

12,000 is good for the WACA anyway

 

[Gilly]

Shocking to see empty stands. 1st Test of home season but no enthusiasm?

Ground is 25% full..you'd expect it to be 65-70%

Don't know where you get your information from but the ground is over 50% full.

 

[Convict]

The WACA doesn't actually hold 20,000 anyway.

It's less than that

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Bavuma

 

[marlonbrowndo]

At 40-4 I wouldve taken anything over 200 so this isnt a bad comeback by South Africa. They can get 200 here

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

12,000 is good for the WACA anyway

Wow, 12000 ? Watching thise almost empty stands gives you a feel of 3-4000 and not more.

If the official figure is 12000, I was wrong. Good enough for a test

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

De Kock, what a talent this guy has turned out to be! Has to move up the order in place of Duminy.

Bavuma seems like the best non white/ brown batsman for SA I have watched so far

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Wow, 12000 ? Watching thise almost empty stands gives you a feel of 3-4000 and not more.

If the official figure is 12000, I was wrong. Good enough for a test

I watched the starting of match and it was some 70% full. May be post lunch spectators are hanging out in bar/ restaurants hence the empty spaces.

I expect good crowds for Saturday, forecast is for 34 deg

 

[Convict]

Wow, 12000 ? Watching thise almost empty stands gives you a feel of 3-4000 and not more.

If the official figure is 12000, I was wrong. Good enough for a test

A lot of people would be hanging around the bars and stuff inside the stands.

 

[Ab Fan]

Very ordinary performance from SA to be fair..

Aussies favourites anyways.

 

[Ab Fan]

And who is this Keshav Maharaj?

 

[Aman]

Forgot this match was on.

 

[Aman]

Clarke doesn't have the voice for commentary.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Well done QdK 50 up

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Hearing Clarke complimenting SA players is strange.

 

[leatherface58]

de Kock is a mighty impressive player. He has developed very well.

 

[Aman]

SA's fortunate not to be facing a 100% fit Starc.. this innings could have already been over by now if they were..

Class bowler who always looks threatening.

 

[Varun]

South Africa look a shadow of their former self.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Might reach 250 with some luck.

I see Maharaj's FC batting avg is 22.91. If I was a betting man...

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

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

Which 2?

Maharaj and ?

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Philly gone. 175/7 now, 220 AO!

 

[Ozymandiasza]

South Africa look a shadow of their former self.

Pretty much. It'll probably take a year or two to recover tbh. At least it's looking up, not like our rugby.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Which 2?

Maharaj and ?

Duminy

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

......

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

South Africa look a shadow of their former self.

De Kock
Amla
ABD (post surgery)
Faf
Cook
Duminy
Bavuma

Looks like a solid top 7 on non spin tracks. Give some credit to Aussie bowlers, they have done well here.

 

[street cricketer]

Might reach 250 with some luck.

I see Maharaj's FC batting avg is 22.91. If I was a betting man...

Brother Maharaj made a quickfire 60 off 40 odd balls in a tour warm up match against the Aussies last year.

 

[Jabo]

QDK has been solid
No AB will hurt SA hard
200 would be okay considering the situation they were in today
And if Aus bat today and they manage to pick up a couple

 

[anuk]

de cock is such a skilled player. wish we had somebody like him.

 

[Jabo]

Lol

Starc not happy

 

[Protea Fan]

How effortlessly quinny has been playing.....epitome of supreme talent

completely dominating starc

 

[samplepiece]

Saffers staring at a 200 run deficit in the first dig barring a Steyn special.

 

[Varun]

Where are [MENTION=5589]Jo_Don[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132828]vandokkum[/MENTION]?

 

[samplepiece]

When did Steyn become a number 11? He is better than that.

 

[Protea Fan]

When did Steyn become a number 11? He is better than that.

What could do if all others can bat better than hm

 

[samplepiece]

What could do if all others can bat better than hm

True but had no idea that Rabada was better than Steyn with the bat.

 

[Red Devil]

Not much lateral movement for Steyn or Philander. Proper swing bowling is so rare these days.

 

[samplepiece]

Steyn in good rhythm and cranking up some good pace but Philander is too slow for this pitch.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Get the feeling Warner is up for a big daddy 100.

 

[Jabo]

lol

lost a review and no ball

 

[Suleiman]

Steyn in good rhythm and cranking up some good pace but Philander is too slow for this pitch.

It's not Philander's pace, his strength is line and length and like Hazlewood he could be successful minus the bounce...

But when he errs in giving some width he'll be spanked..

and ofc, the goddamn no balls.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Philander

 

[Ozymandiasza]

150kph for Steyn. Nice.

 

[Varun]

Get the feeling Warner is up for a big daddy 100.

He's in home conditions, will most likely score a 240 (195).

 

[Jabo]

Steyn needs a series against hafeez
Get some wickets under his belts

 

[Slog]

Where are [MENTION=5589]Jo_Don[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132828]vandokkum[/MENTION]?

havent seen [MENTION=132828]vandokkum[/MENTION] for ages.

was one of my favorite posters!

 

[Slog]

what a rescue job by De kock

 

[Aman]

Steyn cranking it up.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

havent seen [MENTION=132828]vandokkum[/MENTION] for ages.

was one of my favorite posters!

RandomAussie is also missing.

 

[Suleiman]

Must be pretty easy to bat when you're holding a freaking tree trunk and just slashing every ball to the boundary.

Wonder how good he'd be with a proper bat made for humans.

 

[Ab Fan]

SA mainstays in next 5 years period :

Elgar
De Kock
Bavuma

These three have solid potential and will be their best bats after Amla and AB retirement.

 

[leatherface58]

[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] didn't you rate Philander? What happened? He is getting flogged like a government mule, RIGHT HERE IN PERTH!

 

[Ab Fan]

70% of Warner total runs come in the month between Nov - Jan..

And that too at a SR very hard to match even in odis let alone in the longer format of the game.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Good god, we're going to be smashed

 

[Jabo]

GeeZ

SA getting smashed here
Thought 200 was good to get with the position they were in and might get a wicket or 2 if Aus bat but right now they are getting crushed

 

[Ab Fan]

The question is if there is any chance for SA to save this test?

 

[Big Mac]

Look on the bright side, we can't be much worse than Safrica

 

[Protea Fan]

In SL Warner was looking kinda crap against spinners but he is a real beast in these conditions.....

only thing u can do is just watch n enjoy once he gets going

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Look on the bright side, we can't be much worse than Safrica

Swap in Tanvir with Amir and Hafeez with Aslam, entertainment !!

 

[Slog]

70% of Warner total runs come in the month between Nov - Jan..

And that too at a SR very hard to match even in odis let alone in the longer format of the game.

lol is this for real?

 

[shah_1]

Warner is another Ghar ka sher

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Warner is a true home track bully. He was looking clueless in SL.

 

[anuk]

Wow, 12000 ? Watching thise almost empty stands gives you a feel of 3-4000 and not more.

If the official figure is 12000, I was wrong. Good enough for a test

this is the first test in australia in almost 8 months and they can barely sell out half the ground. cricket in australia is in a bad shape.

 

[street cricketer]

This reminds me of the Aus-Ind series 2 years ago.

There was this one time when I woke up at 7 AM during the first day of the SCG test (match starts around 5 AM IST here) and as soon as I got out of the bed, I switched on the tv to eagerly know the match situation, hoping we got the Aussies 2 or 3 down for some 70 or 80 odd score.

What a surprise I had coming. The scoreboard read 130/0 at 25 overs and Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav were getting the phaintaa of their lifetime from Warner & co.

 

[Gilly]

this is the first test in australia in almost 8 months and they can barely sell out half the ground. cricket in australia is in a bad shape.

Yeah cricket is dead in Australia.

 

[Gilly]

Warner is a true home track bully. He was looking clueless in SL.

Yeah they should drop Warner.

 

[anuk]

Yeah cricket is dead in Australia.

Yeah they should drop Warner.

if u get offended so easily maybe u should stay away from places of discussion.

 

[Convict]

this is the first test in australia in almost 8 months and they can barely sell out half the ground. cricket in australia is in a bad shape.

12000 is about 70% capacity

 

[Ab Fan]

lol is this for real?

I wish if we could have got stats for most runs scored in each of the 12 months.

Warner would be among top in those three months mentioned.

Doesn't he avg below 40 away from home?

And when you leave out SA where conditions are a bit similar to Aus with some swing initially in the game, that avg would be even worse.

 

[Gilly]

if u get offended so easily maybe u should stay away from places of discussion.

Why would I be offended? oh wait were you serious, ok then let me laugh even louder.

 

[anuk]

12000 is about 70% capacity

12000/20000 = 60%

anyway, how many tests do they play in perth every year? it is worrying that australia can't even get a decent crowd on the first day of the test. i was just watching highlights of brendon julian's knock in a SS final in the mid 90s and the stadium was packed. this is only about test cricket, people seem to be in love with bbl tho.

 

[anuk]

Why would I be offended? oh wait were you serious, ok then let me laugh even louder.

u still sound a bit offended.

 

[Convict]

12000/20000 = 60%

anyway, how many tests do they play in perth every year? it is worrying that australia can't even get a decent crowd on the first day of the test. i was just watching highlights of brendon julian's knock in a SS final in the mid 90s and the stadium was packed. this is only about test cricket, people seem to be in love with bbl tho.

The capacity is only 20,000 when they put up the temporary stands for the Ashes.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Better R/R than our LOI team

 

[leatherface58]

Utter domination from Virender Warner.

 

[AFM]

This was against Steyn, Philander and Rabada.

Imagine us