***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2013/14

[BeeGee]

Good shot by de Kock.

 

[BeeGee]

Woeful stuff from SA. Good bowling, but terrible batting.

de Kock is the only bloke with lead in his pencil.

 

[Burgey]

Fox just showing that game when Hussey smashed 50 something off 23 balls vs Pakistan. Fmd that was crazy.

 

[Burgey]

Was this match a CW record for the least posts while a game was in progress between two top eight international teams?

 

[Prince EWS]

Was this match a CW record for the least posts while a game was in progress between two top eight international teams?

Sri Lanka and Pakistan played an ODI a couple of months ago that had 0 posts during the match.

 

[dermo]

didnt even know this was on

 

[uvelocity]

didnt even care

t20 having a bronze summer

 

[Adders]

That Mulghanoto (spelling??) bloke needs to look in this thread.

Compare activity in here for the T20's to the test series and CW has made a pretty clear statement as to where true cricket lovers interests lie.

 

[Hooksey]

That Mulghanoto (spelling??) bloke needs to look in this thread.

Compare activity in here for the T20's to the test series and CW has made a pretty clear statement as to where true cricket lovers interests lie.

Didn't see that many posts in there from you

 

[Jono]

This may be the worst T20 series of all time. Wash out, 7 over match and then a fizzer that everyone forgot was on. All after an amazing test series and before a T20 World Cup.

 

[wiff]

Did I miss something?

 

[Hooksey]

This may be the worst T20 series of all time. Wash out, 7 over match and then a fizzer that everyone forgot was on. All after an amazing test series and before a T20 World Cup.

Agreed. But the 20/20 results take Australia to 4-1 in South Africa.

Add the 12-1 in Australia and I come up with 16-2 and a clover filled summer.

 

[Second Spitter]

The disparity between T20 and Test crowds in SA make me very pessimistic about the future of the latter in that country.

 

[Tangles]

T7 was the highlight. Win for no one.

 

[Furball]

The disparity between T20 and Test crowds in SA make me very pessimistic about the future of the latter in that country.

It's the fundamental problem with Test cricket. Not enough people have the time to care about it properly.

 

[Adders]

It's the fundamental problem with Test cricket. Not enough people have the time to care about it properly.

I'm not sure that is true. If it is just a question of "available time" then why can we muster better crowds for test cricket than T20 in Australia and England ?? Do the people of South Africa have less free time than we do??

Could it be more to do with the balance between hardcore genuine cricket lovers to more casual watchers? The former can and will still make time to support and follow the longer form..........perhaps it is just that the ratios between these two viewer groups is different in differing cricket playing countries?

 

[Second Spitter]

I'm not sure that is true. If it is just a question of "available time" then why can we muster better crowds for test cricket than T20 in Australia and England ?? Do the people of South Africa have less free time than we do??

Could it be more to do with the balance between hardcore genuine cricket lovers to more casual watchers? The former can and will still make time to support and follow the longer form..........perhaps it is just that the ratios between these two viewer groups is different in differing cricket playing countries?

The disturbing thing is that SA currently have an ATG fast bowler and up until recently an allrounder of the same caliber in their line-up, as well as being the No.1 ranked team in the world.

When did SA Test crowds get so bad?

 

[Adders]

When did SA Test crowds get so bad?

From what I saw I didn't think they were actually that bad in the second and third tests?? Admittedly the first test at Centurion was pretty woeful for numbers. But you're right, given the quality of players they have had of late and how well they have been doing the last few years you would think interest in test cricket would be at a high over there right now.

 

[Spikey]

This may be the worst T20 series of all time. Wash out, 7 over match and then a fizzer that everyone forgot was on. All after an amazing test series and before a T20 World Cup.

what do you expect when you schedule the games for 3am Sydney time

 

[Furball]

I'm not sure that is true. If it is just a question of "available time" then why can we muster better crowds for test cricket than T20 in Australia and England ?? Do the people of South Africa have less free time than we do??

Could it be more to do with the balance between hardcore genuine cricket lovers to more casual watchers? The former can and will still make time to support and follow the longer form..........perhaps it is just that the ratios between these two viewer groups is different in differing cricket playing countries?

England and Australia have the Ashes. We build towards that series, everyone else builds towards World Cups.