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  • jeemak
    Bulldog Legend
    • Oct 2010
    • 22142

    #121
    Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

    Duminy looked like an absolute patsy with that effort. Good ball, good pressure, but really bad batting.
    TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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    • lemmon
      Bulldog Team of the Century
      • Nov 2008
      • 6593

      #122
      Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

      Originally posted by jeemak
      Duminy looked like an absolute patsy with that effort. Good ball, good pressure, but really bad batting.
      Yep, one of those cute little whips into the offside. Lazy

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      • jeemak
        Bulldog Legend
        • Oct 2010
        • 22142

        #123
        Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

        It was like his best outcome was going to be a bunt back towards the bowler or mid-off he'd gotten himself in such a mess. His feet were tailender quality.
        TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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        • jeemak
          Bulldog Legend
          • Oct 2010
          • 22142

          #124
          Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

          Test cricket is so much fun to watch when the bowling is having an impact.

          Fantastic catch to knock off du Plessis, and excellent welcome from Starc to Bavuma.
          TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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          • Topdog
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • Jan 2007
            • 7483

            #125
            Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

            This match is really well posed. If SA get a lead of 180 it will be a great 2nd innings.

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            • 1eyedog
              Hall of Fame
              • Mar 2008
              • 13387

              #126
              Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

              Watched most of Cook's innings. Unorthodox technique but effective for him and mentally strong. Hope he goes on with it.
              But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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              • lemmon
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Nov 2008
                • 6593

                #127
                Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                Originally posted by 1eyedog
                Watched most of Cook's innings. Unorthodox technique but effective for him and mentally strong. Hope he goes on with it.
                His story isn't disimiliar to Rogers'. Older player, came through the ranks with Graeme Smith but has been overlooked till his mid 30s.

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                • lemmon
                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 6593

                  #128
                  Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                  I'm really interested in how we're going to see night cricket tactics evolve.

                  Bradman once flipped his batting order on a very wet wicket to not sacrifice his top order and give the pitch time to dry out. Is it possible we'll start seeing the tail come in for the last session to protect the batsman until the next day? Both sides have almost decided scoring isn't worth it, Khawaja and Renshaw put away the thought of scoring, as Duminy and Cook tried to last night

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                  • 1eyedog
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 13387

                    #129
                    Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                    Originally posted by lemmon
                    His story isn't disimiliar to Rogers'. Older player, came through the ranks with Graeme Smith but has been overlooked till his mid 30s.
                    Saw that his old man made 20,000 first class runs in S.A and that Cook himself has close to 14,000 which is a fair effort in anyone's language. He has serious limitations but his mental strength, determination and the premium he places on his wicket can go a long way to nullify the lack of class.
                    But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                    • 1eyedog
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 13387

                      #130
                      Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                      Originally posted by lemmon
                      I'm really interested in how we're going to see night cricket tactics evolve.

                      Bradman once flipped his batting order on a very wet wicket to not sacrifice his top order and give the pitch time to dry out. Is it possible we'll start seeing the tail come in for the last session to protect the batsman until the next day? Both sides have almost decided scoring isn't worth it, Khawaja and Renshaw put away the thought of scoring, as Duminy and Cook tried to last night
                      To be fair Hazelwood put them on a 20c piece all day and Starc was generally accurate and very sharp. Bird also was tidy so it wasn't easy out there. When Lyon came on after the sun went down he looked very dangerous. Threw it up and got a lot of grip.

                      There doesn't seem to be an issue batting at night in the 50 over competition so I wonder what the difficulty has been. Pink ball, Adelaide conditions, good bowling? Combination of the three?
                      But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                      • Twodogs
                        Moderator
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 27681

                        #131
                        Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                        Originally posted by 1eyedog
                        Saw that his old man made 20,000 first class runs in S.A and that Cook himself has close to 14,000 which is a fair effort in anyone's language. He has serious limitations but his mental strength, determination and the premium he places on his wicket can go a long way to nullify the lack of class.

                        Is he Jimmy Cook's son? I've been meaning to ask for a while. I liked Jimmy Cook. He was very good at being the annoying little bugger that every good team seems to have. The problem was the team was pretty poor.


                        Jimmy just had enough time to eke out a couple of series when RSA were readmitted to international cricket. I think he opened with Kepler Wessels for the first few series.
                        They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                        • Twodogs
                          Moderator
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 27681

                          #132
                          Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                          Originally posted by lemmon
                          I'm really interested in how we're going to see night cricket tactics evolve.

                          Bradman once flipped his batting order on a very wet wicket to not sacrifice his top order and give the pitch time to dry out. Is it possible we'll start seeing the tail come in for the last session to protect the batsman until the next day? Both sides have almost decided scoring isn't worth it, Khawaja and Renshaw put away the thought of scoring, as Duminy and Cook tried to last night

                          It's going to be interesting as night tests increase. Maybe we will see more all rounders like Slasher Mackay who put more emphasis on preservation of their wicket? Defensive batting may become a skill in its own right as much as smacking the cover of the ball.

                          BTW Batting through a difficult time until the conditions improved then making hay used to be the batting plan for the Australian test team. Not sure when we bought the "give up if it all gets too hard" and the "quick game is a good game" philosophy in, but can I just point out my opposition to it from the start?
                          They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                          • 1eyedog
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 13387

                            #133
                            Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                            Originally posted by Twodogs
                            Is he Jimmy Cook's son? I've been meaning to ask for a while. I liked Jimmy Cook. He was very good at being the annoying little bugger that every good team seems to have. The problem was the team was pretty poor.


                            Jimmy just had enough time to eke out a couple of series when RSA were readmitted to international cricket. I think he opened with Kepler Wessels for the first few series.
                            Yeah he is. Between Father and Son they've contributed 35,000 first class runs. That's unbelievable really.
                            But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                            • Bulldog4life
                              WOOF Member
                              • Oct 2007
                              • 9607

                              #134
                              Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                              Originally posted by Twodogs
                              It's going to be interesting as night tests increase. Maybe we will see more all rounders like Slasher Mackay who put more emphasis on preservation of their wicket? Defensive batting may become a skill in its own right as much as smacking the cover of the ball.

                              BTW Batting through a difficult time until the conditions improved then making hay used to be the batting plan for the Australian test team. Not sure when we bought the "give up if it all gets too hard" and the "quick game is a good game" philosophy in, but can I just point out my opposition to it from the start?
                              He was nicknamed Slasher because of his slow batting.

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                              • Twodogs
                                Moderator
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 27681

                                #135
                                Re: Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

                                Originally posted by 1eyedog
                                Yeah he is. Between Father and Son they've contributed 35,000 first class runs. That's unbelievable really.
                                I wonder if that's the most? The current Yorkshire keeper who makes a lot if runs is a son of a former England player so they would have made a few runs between them. Bristow I think?

                                Originally posted by Bulldog4life
                                He was nicknamed Slasher because of his slow batting.
                                Yeah that Austealian ironic nickname thing. Like Tiny for a big bloke or Bluey for a redhead or curly for a bald bloke.

                                I couldn't remember his name is the reason I used Slasher, it was Ken wasn't it? I wasn't going to Google it because before it became possible to Google everything I could remember every Australian test cricketer's middle name and now I'm googling their first name?

                                It's Ken Mackay. K. D. Mackay in the scorebook in my head. Douglas?
                                They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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