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by mspr1nt on February 7, 2010 · 3 comments

in Australia, General Sweeps, India, South Africa, West Indies

Yesterday I spoke about the dreaded DH. Today I shake my head in dismay. If Jacques Kallis can’t even score 200 on a flat pitch in India he really should just give it up.

I think administrators should just introduce a rule that he has to get out on 150 so that he can save himself the disappointment of getting oh so close every time. Give up.

Graeme Smith, for once, was being an absolute tit when it comes to declaration. He obviously didn’t want to give his record up so he declared before Hashim Amla could get there. How the Saffers are going to take 20 wickets on this pitch is beyond me. They have plenty of runs on the board but they forget who India have batting for them. I don’t need to mention names. You just say the words Indian batting line up to leave people quivering in their boots. It’s going to take something really, really special if they are to pull of a win here.

I have a feeling that this Test is going to end in a disappointing draw. There are no English players involved and only England are capable of epic draws. Could this be the most over-hyped Test of the year? No wonder India didn’t want Tests played here, this is so damn boring.

Meanwhile, on the otherside of the world, the West Indies were humiliated. I wrote a series preview for the West Indies Cricket News site and it seems my watch out for prediction has been spot on thus far. I didn’t manage to catch any of the game but judging by the reports, the Tweets and the scorecard the boys of the Caribbean were well shit.

Are they trying to lul Australia into a false sense of security? Get their guard down and pounce them in the next match? I don’t know. I hope so. I think I was Australian in an English life because I think I criticize the South African team more than most Australians.

Until tomorrow. xoxo

Ms. Pr1nt

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Is it too early to say the DH word?

by mspr1nt on February 7, 2010 · 0 comments

in General Sweeps, India, South Africa

Well, I am going to say it anyway. Double Hundred. The Oros Man is very much within reach of it. And he is not ginger so he won’t pull an Ian Bell and be dismissed on 199.

This is the danger with sub-continental pitches being as flat as Kate Moss’ arse. There is so much expected of you. If Jacques Kallis fails to score 200 here he might as well retire from Test cricket. South Africa are on top at the moment so they’re setting up their choking stage. Tie the noose, baby.

Ashwell Prince’s questionable form continues. What’s the solution? And how are the Saffer bowlers going to handle this pitch after the home side toiled all day? Don’t you just wish Hashim Amla was born in India? That would have this so much more interesting.

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here come the saffers

by paddle on February 1, 2010 · 1 comment

in India, South Africa

The South African cricket team, caretaker coach and all, have finally landed in Nagpur, where they would be playing the tour game as well as the first teat, albeit at different stadia.

They looked all upbeat, based on the press photos, with the skipper looking his healthy best. Going by the headcount done specially on our request by the flight attendant, here is the squad:

Greame Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

And of course, the new coach Corrie van Zyl

Manager: Dr. Mohammed Moosajee

Here is their itinerary for the test series:

Feb 2-3 : Tour Game, vs Board President’s XI

Feb 6-10: First Test, Jamtha, Nagpur

Feb 14-18: Second Test, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Next Up: How this team figures statistically on Indian pitches.

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