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[sanredrose]

A good read @edge

I think the reason India struggle abroad now is with the IPL you don't get any Indian players playing First Class cricket abroad, so now getting a chance to know those conditions.

India wants to do well over here? Get Kohli to follow this mans steps, he turned out to be a not-bad cricketer.

Pujara skipped IPL 2015 and played in english county cricket last to improve his test match skills. Rest of them are going to keep playing IPL and safe guard their financial future. Either ways i don't see India seeing the test match arena as a big proposition. In next 5 to 10 years they are probably going to focus more on ODI & T20 only ...

[ProCricketer1982]

Pitch is shocking for a test match but tbh I have to question the credentials of These ''test' match batsmen... They aren't interested in batting properly, just all playing one day style/mentality which is possible on flat tracks like the Aussies vs NZ ones (which are worse ImO than this one, at least this tests them out).

Simply put the quality in the modern game is all hype and bluster.

[brokenbat]

this article sums it up brilliantly. certainly convinced me that this pitch IS different from the typical "home advantage" pitches

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-south-africa-2015-16/content/story/944415.html

[Batbuddy99]

Watching highlights of today's play and apparently the wicket of Elgar was bowled at 95 MPH by Ashwin according to the commentator

I think his perception of pace is a little off


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[Disco]

Must be very tempting for Ian Gould to turn down a dead lbw after all this ridiculous appealing.

[sfa82]

Watching highlights of today's play and apparently the wicket of Elgar was bowled at 95 MPH by Ashwin according to the commentator

I think his perception of pace is a little off

I think its probably 95 KM per hour.

[Aussie In England]

After 9 years of incredible success on their travels, the Road Warriors South Africa, have finally lost a series away from home.

South Africa batted a little better in the second innings but that first innings meltdown ended this Test as any sort of contest.

R Ashwin finished with 5/32 and 7/66.

It's hard to see any side in the coming years achieving what South Africa have in the last 9 years with the home bias very evident.

[sanredrose]

After 9 years of incredible success on their travels, the Road Warriors South Africa, have finally lost a series away from home.

South Africa batted a little better in the second innings but that first innings meltdown ended this Test as any sort of contest.

R Ashwin finished with 5/32 and 7/66.

It's hard to see any side in the coming years achieving what South Africa have in the last 9 years with the home bias very evident.

Amla and Du Plessis played really well in the first session. However after lunch they went into a complete shell and defense was their preferred shot to all spinners. Well done India ... Fantastic of SA to hold on to this for so many years ... Only WI have managed to better SA in this regard but that belonged to a different era of cricket.

[WalkingWicket37]

After 9 years of incredible success on their travels, the Road Warriors South Africa, have finally lost a series away from home.

South Africa batted a little better in the second innings but that first innings meltdown ended this Test as any sort of contest.

R Ashwin finished with 5/32 and 7/66.

It's hard to see any side in the coming years achieving what South Africa have in the last 9 years with the home bias very evident.

You know, if you take out a couple of  bits I'm sure there was almost a hint of "well done South Africa, for 9 excellent years of cricket" in that last post.

[Aussie In England]

You know, if you take out a couple of  bits I'm sure there was almost a hint of "well done South Africa, for 9 excellent years of cricket" in that last post.

Admiration my friend. Those past 9 years they achieved incredible results. 2 series wins in Australia and 2 in England. Not to be sniffed at.

[csnew]

SA struggling again 65/5. Can't complain about the pitch again... poor batting yet again.
All down to AB again.

[sanredrose]

SA struggling again 65/5. Can't complain about the pitch again... poor batting yet again.
All down to AB again.

Completely lost the plot ... 121 all out ! Problem is not the pitch and certainly not the players or their technique. It's a mental block now. SA batsman have concluded that they can't play spin. Playing ridiculous shots and inventing ways to get out. Du Plessis in particular ... a scoop shot of the first ball when 3 wickets were down ? He was only interesting in dominating the spinners right away.

For India's part i am not sure why Rohit Sharma is in the squad. KL Rahul is a good batsman as well as a make shift wicket keeper. May be they should give more chances to him and get rid of Saha & Rohit from test squad.

[ProCricketer1982]

Completely lost the plot ... 121 all out ! Problem is not the pitch and certainly not the players or their technique. It's a mental block now. SA batsman have concluded that they can't play spin. Playing ridiculous shots and inventing ways to get out. Du Plessis in particular ... a scoop shot of the first ball when 3 wickets were down ? He was only interesting in dominating the spinners right away.

For India's part i am not sure why Rohit Sharma is in the squad. KL Rahul is a good batsman as well as a make shift wicket keeper. May be they should give more chances to him and get rid of Saha & Rohit from test squad.

How can you say it's not the players techniques or the players?? It most certainly is the players inability to not just attack recklessly like odi's and unable to rely on technique to see them through and just milk runs.

Poor poor cricket from SA, they are a pale poor shadow of the team with steyn in his pomp, Kallis, smith, ab and amla

[ppccopener]

Dare to say it but watching the match SA's bowling looks pretty toothless.
Don't rate their two spinners at all.

[smilley792]

Is @ProCricketer1982 watching this?


Amla is on 6, from 113 balls. A strike rate of 5.3......