
They say that there’s a first time for everything, today is certainly the first time that I’ve sat down and watched a complete innings of test cricket over breakfast and 2 cups of coffee!
Reminiscent of that famous demolition of Australia back in 2011 (also at Newlands, 47 all out, 18 overs, 95 minutes, Philander also bagged 5!) scorecard here. The Kiwis lasted 8 balls and 5 minutes longer!
I used the term cannon fodder on my Boxing Day post after watching the woeful Kiwi performance in the T20i it seems appropriate for the dismal performance that I watched today.
I heard and tend to agree “to avoid the follow on” 😉
I’ll be at St George’s next Friday (Jan 11th) for the start of ‘our’ test (as mentioned elsewhere, I wont be buying a 5 day ticket)
I fully expect the Aussies to similarly demolish the Sri Lankans in Sydney tomorrow
You didn’t make any resolutions about being nice to Kiwis then?
We did, we did! But just the ladies beach volly ball team, we’re always nice to lady beach vollyballers!
(vollyballers? vollyballists? I give up ;))
volleyballoonists?
PS. Does that make you a ‘Philander(er)’?
Hi Soutie, thought I’d pop in before I go to watch the feast of cricket on offer today(Tests, ODI and big bashes). Don’t know the Aus/SL score so will watch the highlights later. Need to run, the J-man will reveal the score.
P.S Collective New Year’s are OK as long as they are in the seven day cut-off period.
Howzit TR
If the West Indies were playing a home game yesterday we could have had non-stop live cricket for over 30 hours, perhaps even too much for an aficionado such as yourself!
Proteas in cruise mode yesterday, judging by Smith’s relatively early declaration I have to assume he has a family weekend planned before his short trip here for Friday’s test.
I see that the Aussies are making heavy weather of whitewashing the tea merchants, I suspect that the sponsors have had a word and ‘suggested’ that there is more mileage for them over 5 days than 3!
Thanks for the heads up on the New Year etiquette I’d hate to unknowingly offend someone 😉
Reproduced from the SA Times http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2013/01/03/kallis–a-cricketing-colossus-ignored-by-sa-for-far-too-long
Sipu, he could always move to England, captain the side and be recognised! 🙂
Morning Soutie,
Yesterday was one long, lazy day for me, I’ll last five minutes at the five-a-sides tonight. Surprised you didn’t roll over the Kiwis and make my two day Test prediction be right. I’m off to the Evil Empire to see if NZ can last the out the day. With Chris martin still to bat, they still have a chance. 😉
Happy New Year, Sipu.
Difficult to argue with Kallis’ statisitics. You don’t think the hair has something to do with his non-recognition, do you? The hairpiece seems at odds with his unassuming personality.