****Official****Pakistan in South Africa

[smash84]

I think Pak should just declare and give the bowlers another go.

 

[smash84]

South African Invitation XI require another 222 runs with 6 wickets in 56 overs.

 

[smash84]

SA board XI trying to play for a win here it seems. Good run rate and good positive intent from them

 

[SeamUp]

Ended in a draw. Could have bee interesting if the remaining 32 overs were bowled. They needed another 120 to win with 5 wickets remaining.

Smith's 100th test as captain only a few days away now at the bullring.

 

[Heboric]

A slight positive (maybe) for SA is Ajmal not getting to many wickets against the dirt trackers

 

[SeamUp]

A slight positive (maybe) for SA is Ajmal not getting to many wickets against the dirt trackers

Certainly an interesting aspect considering most of these batsmen who do have ability but haven't faced his sort of spinner to often before got through it better than I would have thought.

Ajmal's first tour to South Africa ?

 

[smash84]

yeah it is his first tour to South Africa.

Hasn't been so flash in the tour game. Hopefully he starts getting into the rhythm for test matches again soon. Has been playing only ODIs and T20s for the last 6 months or so.

 

[SeamUp]

yeah it is his first tour to South Africa.

Hasn't been so flash in the tour game. Hopefully he starts getting into the rhythm for test matches again soon. Has been playing only ODIs and T20s for the last 6 months or so.

Thought it was. I remember he came into the Pakistan set-up late but you don't realise he is 36 this year already.

The real stuff starts Friday. Can't wait !

 

[MrPrez]

Ajmal 36?! Wow barely realised he was over 30 tbh. Didn't realise he was a late bloomer.

 

[smash84]

would never probably have made it to the Pakistan had Misbah not become captain

 

[r3alist]

A slight positive (maybe) for SA is Ajmal not getting to many wickets against the dirt trackers

Doubt he bring's his A game on a tour match, Pak really need him here.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Can't wait for this to start. Bought Sky Sports Go, paid for my TV licence and now just waiting for it to start.

 

[Black_Warrior]

My concern is Irfan's fitness..he didn't really bowl that many overs in the warm up. The other concern of course is Tahir..he gets a game and does another Marcus North and grabs 6 wickets and Pakistan get bowled out for 83 lol..after all Pakistan have a knack of making heroes out of crap spinners.

 

[smash84]

"Vernon Philander might have to be on stilts to help us practice"

Jacques Kallis on how South Africa will prepare for the seven-foot-plus Mohammed Irfan

 

[the big bambino]

Or Morkel in high heels.

 

[smash84]

come on.....start the series damn it.....

 

[Black_Warrior]

Firdose Moonda needs to go easy on the boasting...every article she writes its about how the South African bowling attack is so great..when in reality its not really all that..Steyn is great, Philander and Morkel are good..nothing extraordinary about them..the South African attack is a good, potent attack, but there have been good, potent attacks like this always in world cricket...no need to talk about them like they are the greatest thing to happen to fast bowling..especially after the hiding they got in Australia in the first two test matches..
If Pakistani batsmen got a few more warm up games and had prepared a bit better for this series, they would have been able to handle it..

 

[the big bambino]

Well Philander sure is bowling like a great. Agree abt Moonda though. I wish she'd just stfu

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Don't worry Smali, he will do well.

I hope Irfan breaks so many helmets, that the ground staff will run out of the number of helmets and the SA batsmen will have to bat the rest of the innings bare headed!

I hope he bowles a few bouncers to Steyn before SA declare.

#gameover

 

[Black_Warrior]

LOL I hope he doesn't waste his bouncers on tailenders like Steyn and bounces the crap out of the top order..which is quite vulnerable.