South Africa vs India

Bill Manspeaker · December 23, 2013, 02:50:43 AM

a draw :(

should have been looking to score towards the end there. if you lose a wicket you still have 2 in the bank. a little disappointed at that finish :(

Cicjose · December 23, 2013, 02:51:48 AM

well that fizzled quickly

me · December 23, 2013, 12:02:35 PM

wow what a test, actually watched the last 2 sessions!!! south africa could've done it!!! history was there to be made ... incredible

but i can understand them drawing it when steyn got out there... morne hobbling around and tahir is a terrible batsman... didn't want to waste ab/fafs amazing effort - just getting the draw another superhuman performance from south africa

looked like it was going to be stopped to bad light, ab got out trying to really raise the tempo... and then the sun came out at the end :/

india's fielding was so good! how many direct hits! they just did not miss at all...

if (when) they win in durban, chalk it down to faf/ab here!

Bill Manspeaker · December 26, 2013, 09:12:09 AM

Jacques Kallis will play one more test then call it quits on a magnificent career

http://m.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/703909.html?source=home;objects=703909,703797,703641,703821;type=news;teamSettingId=0;refsource=index

one of the absolute best players to ever play the game

Nige · December 26, 2013, 10:18:28 AM

Kallis. :(

Ringo · December 26, 2013, 11:48:56 AM

Kalls great player and going out on a high as well.

me · December 26, 2013, 12:47:29 PM

hopefully they win this test for him ... he's had a lean run in his last few tests, probably the right time to go out without diminishing his legacy by playing a few more years in a diminished capacity

all time great.

PowerBug · December 26, 2013, 01:40:50 PM

12 wickets and 200 runs from Kallis this match please.

me · December 27, 2013, 03:38:55 PM

u'd think the curators for joburg and particulary here were on the indian payroll... they've served up flat dry slow pitches - no home advantage at all... where are the typical green hard fast south african pitches??? ridiculous

pretty sure the head of csa is an indian now, maybe there's something to it!! lol

going to be another drawn series (especially considering their inflexible scheduling means that bad light will take an hour at least out of each days play)

pujara for another ton!

GoLions · December 28, 2013, 12:49:53 AM

I can't wait for us to play SA. Granted we'll most likely get smashed, but I just really wanna see Steyn, Morkel, and Philander bowling.

GoLions · December 28, 2013, 02:05:49 AM

Holy flowering Steyn

me · December 28, 2013, 09:49:36 AM

woah where did that come from - steyn showing why he's the true number 1 bowler last 5+ years! 6fer on that deck supreme effort

going to be interesting to see how day 3 unfolds... to get a result south africa will need to not just bat big but also quick as well (which at 0/82 off 20 looks like is happening)

Nige · December 28, 2013, 09:54:59 AM

Quote from: GoLions16 on December 28, 2013, 12:49:53 AM
I can't wait for us to play SA. Granted we'll most likely get smashed, but I just really wanna see Steyn, Morkel, and Philander bowling.

Kellogscrunchynut · December 28, 2013, 12:56:48 PM

When do India do their next tour over here keen to see Pujara in action.

My Chumps · December 28, 2013, 01:57:00 PM

It's pretty appalling how little coverage Jacques Kallis' retirement is getting. I suppose he's still playing T20 and ODI's but that's not the same. He's one of the greatest cricketers of all time. When you consider the amount of coverage he's getting compared to Tendulkar's retirement, it's pretty shameful.