Aus vs SAF Series

[locky801]

yep, confirmed by Sth Africa's management

WOW!

1st of all that is really unlucky and im sorry to hear from SA point of view - i really enjoy watching him play.
2nd good news to AUS, that's one less wicket we need to take..

Who will replace him?

How did he manage to do this sitting on his ass?

|Did it in the warmdown i just heard in an interview, as stated why would u need a warm down when you have sat in your butt all day

[stampy]

this is australia and its arse not ass ffs yankeeisms!

[valleys07]

Why the hell is nine televising the pageant? If you want to see it, get down there FFS! Where is the cricket?

[The Ash Man]

Why the hell is nine televising the pageant? If you want to see it, get down there FFS! Where is the cricket?

It's raining, Richie has the cards out and Slats is playing with his stupid screen at "the desk"

[whufc]

Would be nice if channel nine kept us updated about weather conditions

[Coach Bombay]

Would be nice if channel nine kept us updated about weather conditions

This seems to be an ongoing issue with channel 9. Pathetic and unprofessional. Any reason why the cricket show isn't on? Didn't realise that could be affected by rain too...another reason why stadiums should have the roof option, international sport should not be stopped due to weather

[whufc]

Yep I'm not fussy just would have been nice for them to cross back to broadcast show the weather conditions and give us an update like play won't be commencing in the next 45 minutes etc etc.

[RustyCage]

Jacques Rudolph ‏@Jacques_Rudolph
Sadly on our way back to the hotel! Rubbish weather.

[RustyCage]

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14.2mm of rain in Brisbane since 9am

[stampy]

the weather radar doesnt look too good atm, glad its them 2/255 or we'd be fumin'

[whufc]

If today is lost it will be very interesting to see the Saffies mentality heading into day 3.

Would they have the guts to declare straight away and try to rip through the Aussies on a green pitch

Bat for an hour or so put 350-400 on the board and declare

Or concede the draw grind the Aussies bowlers into the ground try and put 500 plus on the board and keep there bowlers fresh heading into adelaide

[Coach Bombay]

If today is lost it will be very interesting to see the Saffies mentality heading into day 3.

Would they have the guts to declare straight away and try to rip through the Aussies on a green pitch

Bat for an hour or so put 350-400 on the board and declare

Or concede the draw grind the Aussies bowlers into the ground try and put 500 plus on the board and keep there bowlers fresh heading into adelaide

There's a long time before tests, they should be allowed to reschedule a day and make tomorrow day 2 so the consumer still gets the same size product

[stampy]

If today is lost it will be very interesting to see the Saffies mentality heading into day 3.

Would they have the guts to declare straight away and try to rip through the Aussies on a green pitch

Bat for an hour or so put 350-400 on the board and declare

Or concede the draw grind the Aussies bowlers into the ground try and put 500 plus on the board and keep there bowlers fresh heading into adelaide

There's a long time before tests, they should be allowed to reschedule a day and make tomorrow day 2 so the consumer still gets the same size product

cant do that when tickets are pre-sold

[locky801]

Seems to be a regular thing in most Brisbane Test Matches, didnt have much affect when the Aussies were dominating and winning in 3 days but we always seem to lose a hell of a lot of play time up there

[whufc]

Seems to be a regular thing in most Brisbane Test Matches, didnt have much affect when the Aussies were dominating and winning in 3 days but we always seem to lose a hell of a lot of play time up there

Could it be time to reconsider where the first test is played.

Adelaide and Perth would be the only other realistic options

[therisingblues]

If today is lost it will be very interesting to see the Saffies mentality heading into day 3.

Would they have the guts to declare straight away and try to rip through the Aussies on a green pitch

Bat for an hour or so put 350-400 on the board and declare

Or concede the draw grind the Aussies bowlers into the ground try and put 500 plus on the board and keep there bowlers fresh heading into adelaide

There's a long time before tests, they should be allowed to reschedule a day and make tomorrow day 2 so the consumer still gets the same size product

cant do that when tickets are pre-sold

I remember them using the rest day in years gone by as a make up day for bad weather/ light. But I don't think we've had s rest day in tests for a few years.

[therisingblues]

Would be nice if channel nine kept us updated about weather conditions

This seems to be an ongoing issue with channel 9. Pathetic and unprofessional. Any reason why the cricket show isn't on? Didn't realise that could be affected by rain too...another reason why stadiums should have the roof option, international sport should not be stopped due to weather

That sounds fantastic. I'd love to see a completely enclosed cricket stadium. Could you imagine the architecture involved? What's the largest fully enclosed sporting arena in the world now? Whatever it is I'm sure it'd be outsized by just about any Aussie international cricket arena with a dome on it. Then there'd be cricket no matter the weather.
When do we start?

EDIT

Did a google: this is currently the largest FESS in the world. Home to the Dallas Cowboys and seats close to 100,000. I think most international cricket grounds would be larger, mainly because of the playing surface. Reading the specs for this stadium was pretty amazing.
Sorry to get off topic, but it is raining.

[The Dark Knight]

Would be nice if channel nine kept us updated about weather conditions

This seems to be an ongoing issue with channel 9. Pathetic and unprofessional. Any reason why the cricket show isn't on? Didn't realise that could be affected by rain too...another reason why stadiums should have the roof option, international sport should not be stopped due to weather

Apparently it is LOL, I've always hated how when it rains for a whole day during a test match channel nine can't at least put the cricket show on at 12.30 or maybe even a little later on, why can't they?

[GWW]

The best thing they could do when there is a rain/bad light delay, is show footage of old games from the 70's or 80's. I've noticed those old games on Foxtel - perhaps as part of the deal of selling the footage to Foxtel, they cant show it anymore themself..?

[gutterboy]

The best thing they could do when there is a rain/bad light delay, is show footage of old games from the 70's or 80's. I've noticed those old games on Foxtel - perhaps as part of the deal of selling the footage to Foxtel, they cant show it anymore themself..?

i agree...best cricketers were back in those days entertaining cricket like the master blaster....rather watch highlights of the good old days than like now...so boring !!!!