Sri Lanka in South Africa

[Media Park]

Just a little bit more of just F#$% All MP?

Please don't avoid the swear filter...

[overloaded]

please dont avoid this

[Media Park]

Vernon Philander is fit again, has a chance to work on his ridiculously good bowling average.

Four quicks if they drop Tahir, or does that other gun debutant Marchant de Lange go to the bench?

[Jim05]

Vernon Philander is fit again, has a chance to work on his ridiculously good bowling average.

Four quicks if they drop Tahir, or does that other gun debutant Marchant de Lange go to the bench?

Hearing that Morkel will be dropped.
Also looking at Peterson to come in to open and Rudolph to bat 6, Prince out.
Somehow the saffers love Rudolph and want to try him at another position

[brod]

Ashwell Prince has been dropped from the South African squad to play Sri Lanka in the third Test starting in Cape Town on Tuesday. Prince's absence makes it a certainty that recalled batsman Alviro Petersen will have a spot in the starting XI but it has yet to be decided whether Petersen will open or slot into Prince's role at No. 6.
Meanwhile, Vernon Philander has been declared fit for the third Test. Philander suffered a mild strain to his left knee while training in Durban and sat out during the Boxing Day encounter. His replacement, Marchant de Lange, took seven wickets in the first innings, making him the eighth debutant to take a five-for in 2011. Despite his sensational start to Test cricket, de Lange is expected to make way for Philander, after Morne Morkel showed signs of returning to form in the second Test.

[brod]

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman, is expected to be fit for the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Chandimal was struck on the right elbow during training on Sunday, was taken to the hospital for an x-ray and it was established that only had sustained bruising.

[brod]

Sri Lanka: 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 2 Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Dhammika Prasad, 11 Chanaka Welegedara

South Africa: 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Jacques Rudolph, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Imran Tahir

SL won the toss and bowled

SA 0/25 (3.5 overs)
Smith 16* (3 fours)
Petersen 8* (10 fours)

[Jim05]

Dont see the love affair they have with Rudolph, he is a hack. They can bat hin anywhere they like and he still wont make runs.
Smith just out
1/25

[Dirko]

2/200...

[mal]

SA 2/230
The Worlds 2nd best Batting allrounder just made another ton, his 41st at Test Level
Jaques Kallis is a legend

150 MATCHES
12137 RUNS
56.71 AVE
55 HALF CENTURIES
41 CENTURIES

The big 3 get all the accolades
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar

In my opinion Jacques is as good as the 3 other champs with the bat
When you consider how much bowling he has done he is amazing

[Squids]

A pair last test, like a true champ he is making them pay here.


What a day for test match batting - Kallis Ponting Tendulkar Dravid Jayawardene all playing.

[rod_rooster]

Dont see the love affair they have with Rudolph, he is a hack. They can bat hin anywhere they like and he still wont make runs.

South Africa's Shaun Marsh. India have a Phil Hughes clone opening their batting as well. Are there any other clones out there?

[rod_rooster]

SA 2/230
The Worlds 2nd best Batting allrounder just made another ton, his 41st at Test Level
Jaques Kallis is a legend

150 MATCHES
12137 RUNS
56.71 AVE
55 HALF CENTURIES
41 CENTURIES

The big 3 get all the accolades
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar

In my opinion Jacques is as good as the 3 other champs with the bat
When you consider how much bowling he has done he is amazing

Jaques Kallis is a wonderful player. His record speaks for itself. It's quite staggering what he's achieved. More than deserves to be spoken of alongside Ponting, Tendulkar and Lara as a bat despite not being quite as devastating. More of an accumulator although his current innings would suggest otherwise. Add in his bowling though and wow! People speak of Botham, Hadlee, Khan etc, but Kallis is on a level only comparable to a bloke by the name of Sobers when it comes to all round ability.

FWIW Lara was on another level to all three of the others IMHO.

[Squids]

Kallis finishes on 159 not out, what a champion.

[Jim05]

2 double centuries in a day?
Kallis looks certain to bring up his before lunch

[Squids]

Kallis brings up his double ton

[Dogmatic]

Well done Jacques

Thissara Perera to Kallis, 2 runs, 2nd double hundred for King Kallis. A joyous moment for one of the best all-rounder I have ever seen. Removes his helmet, soaks in the atmosphere as the crowd stand on their feet applauding their local hero. His family is delighted and so are his mates in the dressing room. A big punch of delight from Kallis, gets his double ton with a solid punch past cover

[Media Park]

3/422
Kallis 201*
DeVilliers 77*

[Squids]

Also a big to the broadcaster who shot to the scoreboard when Kallis celebrated.

[Jim05]

Kallis out for 224 last over before lunch