**Official** New Zealand in South Africa - Page 138

Spiced · 03-01-2013, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briony

Pessimist.

Mind you don't think anybody had the whole team down before lunch yesterday!

From a SA point of view I am sure they will be happy to get another 3 before end of play, if not then surely NZ "won" today's battle.

Bahnz · 03-01-2013, 08:22 AM

Flynn still looks pretty ordinary when the bowler shapes it back into him from around the wicket.

Bahnz · 03-01-2013, 09:03 AM

Decent effort today to pull themselves back up after the abject humiliation of day 1. Will still have to play well tomorrow to avoid an innings defeat.

Meridio · 03-01-2013, 09:07 AM

Realistically speaking, that's actually about as good a day as we could have hoped for. Took 122/5 in SA's innings before their declaration, and 169/4 at the end of the day isn't too bad considering our first innings.

Still no chance in hell of us saving this test though.

BeeGee · 03-01-2013, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meridio

Realistically speaking, that's actually about as good a day as we could have hoped for. Took 122/5 in SA's innings before their declaration, and 169/4 at the end of the day isn't too bad considering our first innings.

Still no chance in hell of us saving this test though.

AWTA.

SA have actually played rather poorly today. Ordinary batting, poor bowling and a bunch of dropped catches.

Would be fun if Brownlie and Watling could put together a big partnership and set SA a tricky little chase in the fourth innings.

Francis · 03-01-2013, 10:13 AM

I don't know if I've ever seen a first day that made me as happy at that...

South Africa are just great. They're like the 1949 Springboks... ready to decimate!

GingerFurball · 03-01-2013, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike5181

Yeah, Brownlie's got 45 as well but McCullum and to a lesser extent Williamson did all the hard work. Hopefully he goes on and gets a big one.

Since when is batting for 45 deliveries "doing the hard work"?

M0rphin3 · 03-01-2013, 10:54 AM

So disappointing Kaneh. FFS. Much better performance tho.
Inniings defeat still looking likely.

Flem274* · 03-01-2013, 01:37 PM

well that was better than expected

Flem274* · 03-01-2013, 01:41 PM

Not surprising to see Francis crawl out from the woodwork in a match like this either.

wellAlbidarned · 03-01-2013, 01:44 PM

We're not dead?

centurymaker · 03-01-2013, 02:06 PM

when a team takes a huge lead after the 1st innings, the other team almost always puts up a much better fight in the 2nd innings before usually conspiring to fall just short of avoiding an innings defeat.

Prince EWS · 03-01-2013, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0rphin3

So disappointing Kaneh. FFS.

Yeah, he was looking ****ing good before he got out too. It's probably the most impressed I've been with him technically, he was looking so solid. Played a back foot cover drive off the right ball for 4 (or 3 maybe? can't remember) and then just got carried away with it and ended up playing the lamest shot you will ever see. Even if he got out for 320 like that I would've been disappointed, it was a vile shot.

KungFu_Kallis · 03-01-2013, 02:12 PM

Dug up an interesting tidbit from cricinfo's "ask stephen" section:

What is the biggest first-innings deficit which has been overturned to win a Test? asked John Matthews from Surrey

Strictly speaking the answer is 331, which is the first-innings lead England conceded against Pakistan at The Oval in 2006 before, later in the game, Pakistan forfeited the match after being accused of ball-tampering. The biggest lead overturned in the normal course of events in a Test is 291, by Australia against Sri Lanka in Colombo in August 1992. After Australia made 256, Sri Lanka replied with 547 for 8, with three centuries, including a rapid one from the debutant Romesh Kaluwitharana. Australia then made 471, setting a modest victory target of 181 - and although Sri Lanka seemed to be cruising at 127 for 2 they lost their last eight wickets for 37, to lose by 16 runs. The last three went to Shane Warne, his first significant contribution in Test cricket.

Ergo NZ with a deficit of 302 would have to create history on this front.

Interestingly, the lowest first innings Test total that resulted in a win for that side was 45 by England vs Australia in Sydney in 1887.

straw man · 03-01-2013, 02:15 PM

Better effort - well done McCullum and Brownlie.

Guptill though

- that successful West Indies tour seems a loooong time ago now. Since then has 118 runs in 10 innings at 11.8 with one fifty.

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centurymaker International Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,253	when a team takes a huge lead after the 1st innings, the other team almost always puts up a much better fight in the 2nd innings before usually conspiring to fall just short of avoiding an innings defeat. __________________ Proud Supporter of All Blacks

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Bahnz International Captain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On top of a pile of money, surrounded by many beautiful women Posts: 5,226	Decent effort today to pull themselves back up after the abject humiliation of day 1. Will still have to play well tomorrow to avoid an innings defeat.

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Meridio State Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London, West New Zealand Posts: 1,038	Realistically speaking, that's actually about as good a day as we could have hoped for. Took 122/5 in SA's innings before their declaration, and 169/4 at the end of the day isn't too bad considering our first innings. Still no chance in hell of us saving this test though.

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Francis State Vice-Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WELLYWOOD Posts: 1,032	I don't know if I've ever seen a first day that made me as happy at that... South Africa are just great. They're like the 1949 Springboks... ready to decimate!

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KungFu_Kallis U19 Cricketer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kiwiland Posts: 401	Dug up an interesting tidbit from cricinfo's "ask stephen" section: What is the biggest first-innings deficit which has been overturned to win a Test? asked John Matthews from Surrey Strictly speaking the answer is 331, which is the first-innings lead England conceded against Pakistan at The Oval in 2006 before, later in the game, Pakistan forfeited the match after being accused of ball-tampering. The biggest lead overturned in the normal course of events in a Test is 291, by Australia against Sri Lanka in Colombo in August 1992. After Australia made 256, Sri Lanka replied with 547 for 8, with three centuries, including a rapid one from the debutant Romesh Kaluwitharana. Australia then made 471, setting a modest victory target of 181 - and although Sri Lanka seemed to be cruising at 127 for 2 they lost their last eight wickets for 37, to lose by 16 runs. The last three went to Shane Warne, his first significant contribution in Test cricket. Ergo NZ with a deficit of 302 would have to create history on this front. Interestingly, the lowest first innings Test total that resulted in a win for that side was 45 by England vs Australia in Sydney in 1887.

03-01-2013, 02:15 PM	#2070 (permalink)
straw man International Vice-Captain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: l Posts: 4,914	Better effort - well done McCullum and Brownlie. Guptill though - that successful West Indies tour seems a loooong time ago now. Since then has 118 runs in 10 innings at 11.8 with one fifty.

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