SA 0/46 needing 279.
Zampa another 4 to give him 10-fer
Below is a quote from an article by Peter Lalor in the Australian today. Good to see the curator is not going be the sacrificial lamb and take the blame for the loss.
“Indian cricket has snookered itself by doctoring the first pitch at Pune before the Australians beat the home side at their own game and took a one-nil lead in the four-match series.
When asked why the wicket had played as it did, the Pune curator told local reporters they should ask the head of the BCCI’s ground and pitch committee, which is understood to have insisted on a wicket that suited the local spinners. The move backfired spectacularly, just as it did when MS Dhoni asked for “turning pitches” ahead of the 2012 series against England. India lost 2-1 thanks to the efforts of Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann.”
SA 0/46 needing 279.Zampa another 4 to give him 10-fer
SA now 4/104, lost 4/45.
Lehmann and Cooper trying to get something going again.
NSW 1/97, still 140 behind, looks like a draw coming up there.
Behrendorff’s 14-89 match figures yesterday were the 2nd best, in Shield play, since WW2 (Terry Alderman 14-87 in 1981 against NSW the best).
And 9th best ever.
Popped in and watch the last 40 minutes on the way home. We ended up 4/158, need 120 tomorrow. Young Boof and Cooper batted pretty sensibly and saw us through to stumps. Still think they will need to put on 80-90 to see us over the line as I have little faith in our tail. Sayers 3 wickets in the second dig put him on 50 wickets for the season and with hopefully 3 games left in the season he is a good chance to break the SA record or even the all time record if he gets a decent bag
Why do the Vics perform poorly after the January break? Happens regularly.
The sooner they put paid to doctored pitches the better. Only way to do it is to do away with the toss and give the visiting team the option.And idiots who say Australia doctors pitches…before drop-ins, Brisbane swung and had good bounce for the spinners, Adelaide was a road for 4 days then started to crumble, Perth was fast and bouncy, Sydney spun from day 3 and Melbourne was juicy early and settled down into a good batting track until day 5. That was just the way the tracks were. Drop-ins have taken a lot of that character away, and I heard Stuart Law comment how he thought that took away Australian batsmen’s to play variable conditions.
Find myself agreeing on all points. The character of a test summer in Australia has been diminished a lot by flat decks. I have to wonder how much can be blamed on drop in pitches and pressure to get 5 days of play though. Take the Adelaide oval wicket for example. Only very recently been a drop in but for a while has been an air strip where it used to have a bit of juice on day one and then start turning around day three. I think they can do more with the decks here but they don’t because money talks. Drop ins were dead wickets when they were first used but they’re better at them now. The pressure on curating comes from making them flat now.
Mark Vermeulen (former Zimbabwean international) loses it, again…
It’s ■■■■■■ unbelievable that there is discussion about Smith being one of the all time greats. When he debuted he was picked as a spinner and batted at 8 (I think). When he was picked as a specialist bat for the Ashes I thought BS at the time. I didn’t think he would ever make it as a Test bat, let alone thrive. The selectors cop a fair bit, and often justifiably so, but they deserve some kudos for foresight when it comes to Smith.
The sooner they put paid to doctored pitches the better. Only way to do it is to do away with the toss and give the visiting team the option.
And idiots who say Australia doctors pitches…before drop-ins, Brisbane swung and had good bounce for the spinners, Adelaide was a road for 4 days then started to crumble, Perth was fast and bouncy, Sydney spun from day 3 and Melbourne was juicy early and settled down into a good batting track until day 5. That was just the way the tracks were. Drop-ins have taken a lot of that character away, and I heard Stuart Law comment how he thought that took away Australian batsmen’s to play variable conditions.
Punter was better. Until he isn't. You have to do it across your whole career.Such a joy to watch
If Punter had retired when he was at the start of his decline, instead of having to be dragged off the field, he’d have had a 57 average. When your reflexes have dropped a touch, does horrible things to your average.
Punter was better. Until he isn’t. You have to do it across your whole career.
Such a joy to watch
This stuff about comparing Smith to Bradman (which is beyond tiring by now) and saying he’s better than Ponting. I’d perhaps agree with the Ponting part but you wait till a lot later in a career before passing that kind of judgement. He’s averaged around 75 since taking the captaincy and maintained it for 3 years which is highly impressive. If he’s still doing this in another 3 years you’d have to call him one of the greats by then because he’d be sitting on 7 or 8 thousand runs and averaging in the high 60s which no one has managed over a career of any decent length (aside from you know who). The other thing he’s missing from his checklist of being one of the best in history is a few massive innings.
Stats aren’t everything.
I think we lost some posts here. Oh well.
2 days to the next test and I’m assuming no changes to a winning team. Which means more groaning about MMarsh
I still expect us to get beaten well even after the last match, different pitch expected of course
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