NZ v SA Test Series

[Cyclops]

@Chris-B.

Yeah the under bowling of Santner confuses me. I love Hesson because of his perseverance and willingness to give guys time to settle at international level, but I think the flip side of that is that we can be a little slow in changing up our tactics in match situations when something isn't working or when there might be an opportunity to do something off script

[Chris B.]

@Cyclops Smithy on about it now.

Fucked if I know what's going on. Kane seems to have gone to sleep at the wheel. Long spells for everyone - especially Wagner and Patel.

Wouldn't we have been better off with shorter spells and something like rotating the seamers at one end and the spinners at the other.

Neesham probably should have bowled a bit more as well, since his right arm gives a bit more variation than a relentless diet of Bouldt and Wagner.

[Chris B.]

Hesson's finally logged on....!!!

Santner into the attack.

[Chris B.]

Half chance first ball!!!

[mimic]

Why is Neesham at first slip? Is he usually a first slip catcher?

Santner making things happen

[Chris B.]

@mimic Half chance, but similar to the one Amla caught!

[No Quarter]

@mimic said in NZ v SA Test Series:

Why is Neesham at first slip? Is he usually a first slip catcher?

Santner making things happen

Ross is usually 1st slip. I'd pefer Kane there, Neesh is tall and standing too upright.

[Chris B.]

Last ball before tea - Elgar gets given out but reviews and he's hit his pad and missed the ball.

Looked great in real time!

So SA 124/3 with 4 sessions left. It's going to take the weather holding off and a nasty collapse by someone and/or a very bold declaration by SA to get a result.

Would they be brave enough to set us just 250 on this pitch?

[MN5]

Faf Du Plessis playing an innings that makes Trevor Franklin look like David Warner.

He sure won't die of a stroke.

Jeets fighting hard for a well deserved Michelle, just five wickets to go.

Who says test cricket can be boring?

[canefan]

Is it time for another fire alarm?

[Chris B.]

Take the fucking new ball, Kane. Even with the spinners on.

How many hours since we got a wicket?

[Virgil]

Now Boult is off injured, best days cricket ever

[nzzp]

@Chris-B. said in NZ v SA Test Series:

How many hours since we got a wicket?

Got a wicket, or created a chance?

[Virgil]

Finally...

[booboo]

@Chris-B. said in NZ v SA Test Series:

And while I'm typing BJ drops another edge from Watling. He ended up having to go a long way because 1st slip is standing very wide - but he looked very slow and awkward in going for it.

But he must have done really well to get down the other end after he bowled it.

[canefan]

@booboo said in NZ v SA Test Series:

@Chris-B. said in NZ v SA Test Series:

And while I'm typing BJ drops another edge from Watling. He ended up having to go a long way because 1st slip is standing very wide - but he looked very slow and awkward in going for it.

But he must have done really well to get down the other end after he bowled it.

The man's a one man wrecking crew

[canefan]

Go mitch!

[Chris B.]

Santner gets Bavuma with one that trickles off the bat and onto the stumps.

Bavuma tries desperately to kick it away, but his leg is too short and he has to wander off.

Right - Jeets straight into the attack at his bunny!

[Cyclops]

What's South Africa's plan here? Are they happy to take the draw after being down on the first innings? Because at the moment their only path to victory seems a spectacular black caps day 5 collapse which I'd never rule out but equally isn't that sound a strategy

[Chris B.]

de Kock can't believe it, but Jeets pitches leg, spins it past the bat and knocks over his off stump.