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[leeroy_acko]

they are not the best. Maybe he is confused about this line of work- you would have to be careful using that bat if you were walking home in the dark on a shady street corner! you could get arrested!

[Buzz]

Tea out in Nagpur and the Saffa's need 4 more wickets to win. The Little Master made yet another 100 his 46th in test matches and 91st in international cricket... amazing. I would love to see him make 100 international 100's...

Dhoni record as captain is also pretty special, it looks as this is going to be his first defeat as a test match captain...

[Buzz]

Steyn finishes with 10 wickets as the Saffas win by and innings and 6 runs...

[petehosk]

I really though they would make the saffas bat again!
The tail wagging, and Tendulkars century were perhaps the only positives for India.

[mazy]

watching harris bowl is actually like watching paint dry , how can he be playing internation level?? may seem im being a little too critical but he just stayed over the wicket and bowled at the batsmans pads!

[golden_duck]

it was also a real thrashing for the windies today aus won with 141 balls left and with a 8 wicket win . bowled winding out in 40 overs

[Buzz]

I thought the Saffa's would have to bat again too, I also thought the Saffa's bowling unit would have tired a bit - I am pretty surprised, but it shows for all the talent the Indian batting can still be brittle. Mind you, other than an inform KP, I am not sure how many of our batters would get in the Indian team...

Harris does a job and he is the best they have, so while he is no genius you need a spinner in India and one who can work within his limitations is valuable.

Poor old Gayle was out first ball of the match, things never improved from there for the WIndies...

[mazy]

yeah that's true , what about that spinner adams they had? he was pretty unorthodox but would of thought he was a better option than harris!

[Buzz]

I think he quit in 2008
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43919.html

[Buzz]

I also don't think you can bowl like that without chucking it (which is a bit more contraversial) I have faced a few bowlers who have tried to bowl the "frog in a blender style" and I am not sure how you can do it with a straight arm...

[Buzz]

this pretty much backs up my view http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/149673.html?object=43919;page=1

[mazy]

great second image! and i dident realise he quit , and in my opinion , i think duminy is more of a threat than harris , ( others may disagree )..i just think in a test match you need a spinner who could win you a test match - e.g swann , harbajan , vettori , mendis , murali...i can only ever see harris getting wickets if the batsman makes a mistake..

[Buzz]

I agree with you on both counts... the phrase the "experts" use is the ability to beat the bat on both edges - which all the above can do.
The Aussie step and fetch it bowler is doing really well at the moment as well, I have no idea how - he is in the same bracket as Harris.

My off-spin bowling is fantastic at beating both edges, finding the middle and being smashed miles...!!!

[golden_duck]

great second image! and i dident realise he quit , and in my opinion , i think duminy is more of a threat than harris , ( others may disagree )..i just think in a test match you need a spinner who could win you a test match - e.g swann , harbajan , vettori , mendis , murali...i can only ever see harris getting wickets if the batsman makes a mistake..

i disagree

harris is a really intelligent bowler he will force the batsman into a mistake and this which makes a good bowler its called pressure. i no stats aint the thing to  look at but if you do he is up there with most of them except murali swann and harbajan . he is a very intelligent bowler and you need that in your teams .

[Buzz]

I think we agree, he works within his limitations, which is invaluable.

Out of interest, do you think he is a better bowler than Ashley Giles was or Nathan Hauritz is?