Lightning McQueen wrote:LaughingKookaburra wrote:In all seriousness we complain about choking in Australian sport from time to time..... How bigger disgrace is the culture and mental toughness of South African Cricket. Never in the history of World Sport has a team been given so many chances and not delivered..... They have always been in the top 3 in all forms of the game and never won anything of significance or been known as the clear best side in World cricket.. Even when they beat Australia here they then undone all their hard work @ home.
South Africans as much as they appear big, strong and arrogant they are weak as p*** when put under the pump in Cricket and often in other sporting fields.
These blokes rolled over today to let a side put on almost 6 runs an over for a whole day. We sent sides to the sub continent with Blocker Wilson as the front line bowler due to injuries in 96 and we didn't disgrace ourselves anywhere near like these blokes did today. Game won't last 4 days.
Losing Philanderer before the start would've hurt big time, Kallis was bowling well until he broke down & Steyn just added to their woes. Didn't help bowling on an absolute road either, BTW, I think this no runner rule is a joke, Chappelli's take on it was spot on.
You raise some good points but coughing up runs like that is a disgrace for 6 hours especially if you are regarded as the best side in world cricket on paper.
This looks like a typical Adelaide Oval beauty and after day 3 it will start playing some tricks to the bats. Only chance these blokes have is to knock us over for under 540 and then bat for 5 sessions but I can't see that happening...
