Best & Worst Declarations - Page 15

Jono · 19-12-2012, 10:30 PM

First thing Benchy has nailed since the chubby freckled chick in year 11.

Monk · 19-12-2012, 10:33 PM

What's wrong with freckles?

benchmark00 · 19-12-2012, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jono

First thing Benchy has nailed since the chubby freckled chick in year 11.

Harsh on your sister.

Jono · 19-12-2012, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by benchmark00

Harsh on your sister.

Lack of me having a sister makes this ineffective.

benchmark00 · 19-12-2012, 11:01 PM

She disowned you iirc.

BeeGee · 21-12-2012, 01:57 PM

This thread is a thoroughly good read. Kudos all round.

And I agree with Benchy.

And, fyi, I also nailed Jono's sister.

BoyBrumby · 03-01-2013, 01:49 PM

Smith's closure today then...?

I mean, SA probably have enough and all but I thought it mildly disrespectful to NZ, who aren't quite Bangladesh or Zimbabwe yet.

Not like time was a real factor; nothing to have been lost by Steyn and Vern having a jolly slog for a bit.

GingerFurball · 03-01-2013, 01:52 PM

Presumably has a tee-off time booked for an hour after lunch tomorrow and intends to use it.

wellAlbidarned · 03-01-2013, 01:55 PM

It's kept the game ever so slightly alive but that's not the captains job. He should've let the tail have a swing to frustrate us. Trailing by only 300 means we've still got a realistic goal to shoot for - making SA bat again. Another 100 runs and I don't think we'd have seen the same resistance.

Howe_zat · 03-01-2013, 02:13 PM

No side in Test history has ever overturned a 300+ lead. How many more do you need to make a significant difference to that? 100 maybe? 50 would be minimum. And they were 8 down, including all the batsmen, so it's not like putting on more than another 50 was really on the cards. Their fast bowlers getting injured or at least knackered seems a lot more likely than getting them enough runs to make a difference.

Weighing up what they could've lost with what they could have gained, it was a sound declaration. Not entirely necessary, but completely justifiable.

Burgey · 03-01-2013, 02:22 PM

You're going to see more of this as captains look to manage their bowlers in tightly scheduled series. Worst case scenario was NZ set SA about 100 or so with two days to get them. That affords the SA bowlers rest ahead of the next match.

BoyBrumby · 03-01-2013, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

No side in Test history has ever overturned a 300+ lead. How many more do you need to make a significant difference to that? 100 maybe? 50 would be minimum. And they were 8 down, including all the batsmen, so it's not like putting on more than another 50 was really on the cards. Their fast bowlers getting injured or at least knackered seems a lot more likely than getting them enough runs to make a difference.

Weighing up what they could've lost with what they could have gained, it was a sound declaration. Not entirely necessary, but completely justifiable.

Not quite true.

GIMH · 03-01-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Howe_zat

No side in Test history has ever overturned a 300+ lead.

Ahem

Brumby WAC

wellAlbidarned · 03-01-2013, 02:39 PM

Yeah well Brownlie's going to slam a double hundred to bring us to a 150 lead and then Boult will grab all 10 wickets. You just gotta have faith, y'know?

nightprowler10 · 03-01-2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Not quite true.

Didn't actually over turn it though. Gul was bound to get 6/5 or something if Hair had let us keep that ball.

21-12-2012, 01:57 PM	#216 (permalink)
BeeGee International Debutant Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,736	This thread is a thoroughly good read. Kudos all round. And I agree with Benchy. And, fyi, I also nailed Jono's sister. Last edited by BeeGee; 21-12-2012 at 01:58 PM.

03-01-2013, 01:49 PM	#217 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,629	Smith's closure today then...? I mean, SA probably have enough and all but I thought it mildly disrespectful to NZ, who aren't quite Bangladesh or Zimbabwe yet. Not like time was a real factor; nothing to have been lost by Steyn and Vern having a jolly slog for a bit. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

03-01-2013, 01:55 PM	#219 (permalink)
wellAlbidarned International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: spaghetti Posts: 4,995	It's kept the game ever so slightly alive but that's not the captains job. He should've let the tail have a swing to frustrate us. Trailing by only 300 means we've still got a realistic goal to shoot for - making SA bat again. Another 100 runs and I don't think we'd have seen the same resistance. __________________ "MTV isn't really my cup of tea... mostly because I hate huge pieces of **** in my tea." - Aziz Ansari

03-01-2013, 02:13 PM	#220 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,845	No side in Test history has ever overturned a 300+ lead. How many more do you need to make a significant difference to that? 100 maybe? 50 would be minimum. And they were 8 down, including all the batsmen, so it's not like putting on more than another 50 was really on the cards. Their fast bowlers getting injured or at least knackered seems a lot more likely than getting them enough runs to make a difference. Weighing up what they could've lost with what they could have gained, it was a sound declaration. Not entirely necessary, but completely justifiable. __________________ Ain't nothing in the woodshed, except maybe some wood Last edited by Howe_zat; 03-01-2013 at 02:15 PM.

03-01-2013, 02:22 PM	#221 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,138	You're going to see more of this as captains look to manage their bowlers in tightly scheduled series. Worst case scenario was NZ set SA about 100 or so with two days to get them. That affords the SA bowlers rest ahead of the next match. __________________ WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie "People make me happy.. not places.. people" "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson "Oh my God, there's a castle! A castle!"

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wellAlbidarned International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: spaghetti Posts: 4,995	Yeah well Brownlie's going to slam a double hundred to bring us to a 150 lead and then Boult will grab all 10 wickets. You just gotta have faith, y'know?

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