Cricket......

[Mr Winter]

elgar to open....dunno if alviro was actually sick or not. gastro wasn't enough for dale steyn to miss out on the last game, infact we didn't even bat first knowing he would sukkel on day 1.

 

Good luck to QdK, thrown in the deep-end, a bit early i think but the kid has one helluva an eye, so hopefully his natural game is good enough.

 

Day 1 - Session 1Current time 10:17 local, 08:17 GMT | Match begins in: 0:13 South Africa Team HM Amla, Q de Kock, AB de Villiers†, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, D Elgar, M Morkel, WD Parnell, VD Philander, GC Smith*, DW Steyn

 

I'm really not an Elgar fan, I hope he can prove me wrong this match

 

I don't think Alviro is actually sick, think its a PR thing

Edited February 20, 2014 by Mr Winter

[GLuvsMtb]

 

My bet is on him not being able to finish his second over this morning...

You think we'll bowl before 12pm today?

[Cellar]

You think we'll bowl before 12pm today?

 

Oh, ya, right. I mean when he does bowl...

[Cellar]

I'm really not an Elgar fan, I hope he can prove me wrong this match

 

 

His only other test match against Aus, he bagged a pair, so he has a lot to prove.

[Shebeen]

hope elgar can improve on his last return against the baggy greens (got a pair)

[Mr Winter]

Here goes nothing

[Shebeen]

His only other test match against Aus, he bagged a pair, so he has a lot to prove.

and this was batting #6, kid looked solid in that first over

http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/col_ms.gif D Elgar c †Wade b Johnson 0 19 12 0 0 0.00 30.5 142.5 kph, Mitchell Johnson has deserved this wicket, if not a couple more today, he's had Elgar expecting the short ball, sent in a few pitched up deliveries, and now he digs it into the body, it doesn't rise too much, Elgar pulls awkwardly, Wade settles under the tame top-edge 75/6

http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/col_ms.gif D Elgar lbw b Johnson 0 4 4 0 0 0.00 88.5 138.8 kph, well bowled Johnson. Pair for Elgar. A pear-shaped debut. Johnson has peppered him with bouncers and has now slipped in the length ball. Elgar is caught on the crease, and deeper still, playing across the line, hit on the knee roll, in front of middle. That ball pitched middle, swung away, and would have hit off. Elgar even reviewed it, in hope, but to no avail436/5

[Mr Winter]

So first time this series that Johnson hasn't picked up a wicket in his first over! Already a big positive

 

Now we just need to get some runs

[Shebeen]

might as well nail flag to the mast, Aussies get all cocky(pretty sure they're hammered right now) and forget who they're playing Proteas to take the series 2-1.

betting money actually has us level pegged with aus.

SA win - 2/1

Aus win 21/10

draw 11/8

 

http://www.bet365.com/home/FlashGen4/WebConsoleApp.asp?deeplink=true&cid=3&pid=1020&bet=1&affiliate=cri10&cb=10881415139

[GLuvsMtb]

Smith gone lbw

[Mr Winter]

Smith gone lbw

 

As plumb as can be

 

Elgar still not off the mark

Edited February 20, 2014 by Mr Winter

[Vetseun]

As plumb as can be

 

Elgar still not off the mark

Shite!

[Cellar]

You think we'll bowl before 12pm today?

Oh, ya, right. I mean when he does bowl...

 

On second thoughts...

[Shebeen]

whooops.

[Tumbleweed]

Amla out

[Vetseun]

Ag no man! Hash