proteas take on india

Tipster Wrote:

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> ballie Wrote:
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> > all the experts saying why sa never went for
> the
> > win but why didn't indian not go for win.no
> > matter what sa does it's always wrong
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> Ballie the one day game has spawned plenty of
> "experts" who are clueless about proper cricket.
> 16 in 3 overs a tough ask when u can put fielders
> anywhere and can bowl down leg, especially with
> two of the worst batsman in world cricket
> following you! You obviously understand that but
> it was quite clear that the people in the crowd
> throwing their hands in the air in dismay were
> products of the pyjama game where 16 in 3 is a
> cake walk and I am predicting the anti-Smith
> cluless brigade are going to be hard to fob off in
> the next few days, altho he is likely to shut them
> up as quickly as he usually does by winning the
> Durban test.


well said tipster

Tipster Wrote:

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> ballie Wrote:
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> > all the experts saying why sa never went for
> the
> > win but why didn't indian not go for win.no
> > matter what sa does it's always wrong
>
> Ballie the one day game has spawned plenty of
> "experts" who are clueless about proper cricket.
> 16 in 3 overs a tough ask when u can put fielders
> anywhere and can bowl down leg, especially with
> two of the worst batsman in world cricket
> following you! You obviously understand that but
> it was quite clear that the people in the crowd
> throwing their hands in the air in dismay were
> products of the pyjama game where 16 in 3 is a
> cake walk and I am predicting the anti-Smith
> cluless brigade are going to be hard to fob off in
> the next few days, altho he is likely to shut them
> up as quickly as he usually does by winning the
> Durban test.


I agree - would have been a different story if Faf had still been there at the end - but a combination of a stupid run and good fielding put an end to that

If people still think that cricket is fair, then this is a perfect example of how corruptt this game really is. I felt sorry for the guys sitting and watching the test for like 4 days straight. Time wasted.

Well done Steyn and Philander for doing right thing at Wanderers. We have now won series instead of possible draw and the pyjama game experts will at least be shut up temporarily.

One or 2 decisions in this test might make the Indian officials wish they were using DRS!

will the proteas go for the win? they only have 39 overs to get 32 runs

fingers Wrote:

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> will the proteas go for the win? they only have
> 39 overs to get 32 runs

Smith has learnt his lesson and has just asked the pyjama army what the Aussies would do.

Why India never took the new ball is the big question. I would have put my house on a draw after day 3. Cricket is very dodgy to bet on. My fingers are still healing from being burnt.

so i wonder hown darryl chip on my shoulder cullinan feels now after his attack on kallises batting yesterday...<

More like a well balanced person. A log on both shoulders!(td)

onyerway Wrote:

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> Why India never took the new ball is the big
> question. I would have put my house on a draw
> after day 3. Cricket is very dodgy to bet on. My
> fingers are still healing from being burnt.


Not taking the new ball was a negative tactic - they were trying to limit our runs rather than taking wickets (new ball being harder would have resulted in more runs, but perhaps also might have resulted in Kallis's wicket - and that might have changed the game) - I don't see anybody on here lambasting Dhony for being negative - if it were Smith employing those tactics pages and pages would have been written

Congrats to the Proteas on winning the 'series' and staying at number 1 -D

onyerway Wrote:

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> Why India never took the new ball is the big
> question. I would have put my house on a draw
> after day 3. Cricket is very dodgy to bet on. My
> fingers are still healing from being burnt.


I would never bet on cricket...unpredictable without having anything dodgy occurring...the whole reason the syndicates get involved IMO...