[Cricket] SA v India - Astonishing Day 1

[Berty23]

Same as the County game. Red Ball cricket is near enough dead and buried at that level, so Test level cricket is disintegrating fast. Crying shame.

Quite a bit of that is linked to scheduling I expect. I used to love going to watch county cricket in the school holidays. Now there is no top level cricket played at half of the county grounds during the holidays because of the sodding hundred.

Somerset still have loads of members and the crowds were never that high for first class cricket. We are a bit of an oddity as a country because we sell out test cricket (granted smaller grounds) and the revenue generated from tests is huge for England. I wonder if test cricket failing will not only kill the counties but England will struggle. No counties would mean only the hundred so where on earth will the English players come from?

 

[PHCgull]

seven ducks today, and six of them were Indian. India are still comfortably ahead!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Ravi Shastri on commentary: "If someone went around the corner for a dump and has come back, India have been bowled out for 153"

 

[jcdenton08]

First time a side has lost 6 wickets for no runs in Test Match history.

Above room temperature, it all congeals into one big dark chocolate cricket ball.

I seriously have a Partridge quote for every situation. Back of the net.

 

[jcdenton08]

Ravi Shastri on commentary: "If someone went around the corner for a dump and has come back, India have been bowled out for 153"

Always love listening to Ravi Shastri. Comes out with some brilliant stuff

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Great to see interesting test cards, but that looks like the card of sides who can't even be bothered to play. Players who want a good run rate to get an IPL deal.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

To be fair, South Africa would have taken being three down when the won the toss this morning.

Oh …

 

[Simster]

SA now 103/6. This game will be over before lunch on the second day!

Edit: 111/7

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I started watching 25 minutes ago. I’ve seen nothing but Markram smashing it to all corners.

Must be a batting wicket.

 

[Simster]

I started watching 25 minutes ago. I’ve seen nothing but Markram smashing it to all corners.

Must be a batting wicket.

Ten minutes ago he slashed straight into the wicket keeper's gloves. A routine catch off Bumrah. Which then popped out. Since then, he's played like Ben Stokes at Headingly.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Ten minutes ago he slashed straight into the wicket keeper's gloves. A routine catch off Bumrah. Which then popped out. Since then, he's played like Ben Stokes at Headingly.

I was in the kitchen pouring a cup of coffee. I heard a commotion, didn’t see the chance.

I so hope he gets a century.

 

[Simster]

I was in the kitchen pouring a cup of coffee. I heard a commotion, didn’t see the chance.

I so hope he gets a century.

It was really was a routine catch. You'd have caught it.

I almost wished my commentary team was Indian for that brief moment.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

There it is. What an innings.

 

[Simster]

There it is. What an innings.

If he turns this into a daddy hundred and finds himself supported by one of the 3 other batsmen, this could get very interesting.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

If he turns this into a daddy hundred and finds himself supported by one of the 3 other batsmen, this could get very interesting.

Fingers crossed.

Just seen a replay of the dropped catch.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Markram gone.

Only 2 wickets left. 63 run lead.

Don't think you'll be getting your thriller.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Well, with Markram now out and Rabada immediately following, that’s that.

 

[Berty23]

Amazing innings given the conditions. I assume India will just have a slog because digging in will lead to trouble as ball will have your name on it.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Amazing innings given the conditions. I assume India will just have a slog because digging in will lead to trouble as ball will have your name on it.

That and I don't think there's a test batsmen who's vaguely thinking about anything other than his next IPL deal and trying to get his run rate up

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Amazing innings given the conditions. I assume India will just have a slog because digging in will lead to trouble as ball will have your name on it.

A score of 106, in a Test where the next highest score (across BOTH of his side's innings) is 15, is quite something, statistically.