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South Africa v Australia | 1st Test | Cape Town | 9-13 Nov 2011

236 to win - can SA do it?

  • Yes - they will complete the run chase.

    Votes: 50 65.8%

  • No - Australia will bowl them out and win the Test.

    Votes: 16 21.1%

  • Unsure - have no idea what's gonna happen next!

    Votes: 10 13.2%
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    76
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asifp said:
Now it looks so stupid to be having a two match test series!

On bad session and the SA has no chance of winning the series.

ICC should pass a rule of 3 tests minimum
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yea 2 match series makes no sense

winning the match looks very difficult for SA, if SA wins the next one and level the series, sharing the trophy without the absence of a series decider would look so meaningless. Stupid ICC
 
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In India they produced a Turning wicket and then they scraped through against a weak Windis side.

South Africa produce a seaming wicket and they are so far at the receiving End , mis calculation, now Clark's Innings takes a different meaning.
 
just Waiting for Billy doctoroves Howlers he has some classic over the years.
 
TNA said:
yea 2 match series makes no sense

winning the series looks very difficult for SA, if SA wins the next one and level the series, sharing the trophy without the absence of a series decider would look so meaningless. Stupid ICC
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S.A were instant on ODIs and T20s so thats why we got 2 tests instead.
 
ICC should be investigate this low standard of pitches produced for last 2 tests. In India where fast bowlers do not get any assistance and in South africa the spinners do not get in the game.
 
ICC will use future training videos from the road show of Bould and Doctorove howlers show.
 
in regards to the criticism of the pitch cricinfo is claiming the pitch is perfect for test, its just that the batsmen are technically retarded.. :p
 
Price less fielding / slip catching from Smith, When he talks he talks quite big but comes the crunch time the men is a jelly.
 
:four

shotttttttt, cracked off the front foot by Hughes.
 
it is not out not conclusive, bowden is a howler if it is given. where is the doubts is for batsman.
 
this DRS thingy has surely made the test match hell of a lot more dramatic.
 
If this Test ends within 3 days will the SA board be sanctioned by ICC for producing such a bowler-friendly surface? I'd like to see some consistency in ICC decision making.
 
Regardless of the outcome this is awesome test match cricket. Need to work for that win or draw, and it's not some lame 600/3 declared in each 1st innings.
 
Not sure why people are talking about the surface. It looks like the conditions out there are fine. There is no uneven bounce. Good bowling, poor batting, and UDRS.

I mean AB's wicket while out would have been almost impossible to give without UDRS and hotspot in particular.

Now the Kotla wicket was awful, not because of turn (which it didn't have much of), but the variable bounce and the fact that a lot of balls were keeping very low even on Day 1.
 
Sanchez said:
If this Test ends within 3 days will the SA board be sanctioned by ICC for producing such a bowler-friendly surface? I'd like to see some consistency in ICC decision making.
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No. The reality is batsman around the world have been spoilt by flat pancakes pitches. You produce more pitches like these and batsman will need to adapt. If you look at how South African batsman got out, very few were due to the pitch it was some good bowling and poor batting

I take this pitch over a flat one any day. About time bowlers are given something to work with.
 
Ponting has looked cooked during WI tour of Aus in 09/10 (where he was worked over by Roach), he's had his odd moments since but he's just not the same.
 
Take out Michael Clarke and Aussie havs lost 12 wickets for 130 runs!

South Africa 96 all out does not look that bad compared to that
 
Sanchez said:
If this Test ends within 3 days will the SA board be sanctioned by ICC for producing such a bowler-friendly surface? I'd like to see some consistency in ICC decision making.
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ICC are Shoes of Big Board and they are bit Slave of BCCI, Haroon Logart by Looks and Accent He is SA but inside he is a Indian ,CHaM CHA.
 
Aus 13/3

Hughes gone as well. Could we have all 4 inns on the same day off a test match?
 
Aus lead of 201 should already be more than enough to win this test!

Will Pup play a blinder in the 2nd inns as well?
 
LOL HUSSEY GONE FIRST BALL.

Australia going to get rolled for under 50.
 
Hussey gone 1st ball! Thats was just a **** poor shot!

13/4

fascinating test match1
 
I think the lead that S.A gave away on 1st inns is way to much and will cost them the game here!
 
I don't know why S.africans are preparing pitches onwhich they too has to struggle for getting runs.
 
That looks out! Just goes to show that all series need DRS!
 
Philander 5/2 and Morkel 2/2

what bowling figures :)))
 
How much money they put to fix the series ICC ACB and SACB. need to be investigated, these batsman are missing straight balls.
 
Lead of 200runs is more than enough on this track for australia to win this match
 
This wicket is not easy to bat on for sure

75% ball bowled on playable line and length and you can bowl team out within 150

ball is seaming of the wicket ... its swinging in the air .. pitch has some pace and bounce
 
adnan yasin said:
This wicket is not easy to bat on for sure

75% ball bowled on playable line and length and you can bowl team out within 150

ball is seaming of the wicket ... its swinging in the air .. pitch has some pace and bounce
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Good there is a reason its called "test cricket". So much more fun that flat pancakes
 
Haddin is such a hack. What a useless shot under pressure. Crap cricketer.
 
Out of form HADDIN ... lost concentration

poor temperament ... this shows how ordinary player he is
 
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