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

[smalishah84]

Harsh call, but he did slip over the line so I can see how the umpire could have got it wrong.

of course you can see it since it is a SA batsman at the other end

[Neil Pickup]

Very harsh on Irfan, as it was a legitimate delivery, but the point stands that you really don't need to be that close to the front line.

[smalishah84]

Very harsh on Irfan, as it was a legitimate delivery, but the point stands that you really don't need to be that close to the front line.

[smalishah84]

awesome batting by Peterson....very nice shots

[Garson007]

I remember once seeing Klusener bowling his ball from behind the umpire.

[smalishah84]

Saqlain used to that a fair bit....bowling from a long way behind the back crease

pathetic fielding this.....

[Garson007]

Doesn't look like there was an edge.

[smalishah84]

funnily enough the hot spot not showing an edge on that philander shot off the no-ball

[smalishah84]

this is such a pathetic fielding effort in this inngins by pakistan

[Neil Pickup]

As a bowler, why do it? If I'm umpiring, and I see a bowler who's there and thereabouts on the front line all the time, then I know I have to watch the line closely, because I know there's a probability of a no-ball. I then also have to look up from the return crease to the striker's end, adjust my view, and then be expected to pick up the ball's line, length and trajectory to have confidence in making LBW or caught-behind decision. Consequently there must be less certainty involved and as a result you give more not-outs.

I'd like to see what that noise was if it wasn't a nick...

[smalishah84]

yeah.....that noise was funny, nothing was close except the bat there......

and so many valuable runs flowing for SA

[kykweer.proteas]

I think smith will be happy if we get to under 50 deficit, I'm confident in Vernon, he is probably the bowler in our lineup that will eventually get a test century.

[Briony]

yeah.....that noise was funny, nothing was close except the bat there......

and so many valuable runs flowing for SA

Pakistan is still in the driver's seat.

[Garson007]

We'll be able to do this if we have to chase 200 in the fourth innings, but not much more. We need to stay out there for as long as possible while the conditions are good for batting.

[smalishah84]

anything above 250 in the 4th innings is always tough but SA have the batting to handle 250.....300+ would be something that Pakistan will be looking to set SA

Pakistan need to get these last 3 wickets cheaply because the lead isn't that much anymore and I also don't expect Pakistan to do well in their 2nd innings.