11-03-2016, 09:10 PM
Well...day one of the Test summer......certainly went pear shaped for the Saffers. Starc didn't bowl that I thought & still got 4....looks like he's inherited Johnsons happy knack !
Pretty poor batting from SAF, on a pitch that really should have been a belter to bad on again. A little bounce, but no sideways movement to speak of. As an ex fast bowlers I love watching great quick ply their trade no matter where they're from (even sometimes if it's against us !).....and on that score I was pretty disappointed in Steyns performance. A bloke with that much experience & talent falling into the trap of bowling too short at the WACA is unforgivable....and he payed the price. One thing about Steyn though, he quite often looks ordinary & disinterested in one spell......and can then rip the heart out a lineup a session later. This mornings first hour will be huge. The game is almost already gone for SAF...unless they can pull off a miracle, or bat for a couple of days to force a draw...which is very possible in Perth.
cheers
Mal.
Pretty poor batting from SAF, on a pitch that really should have been a belter to bad on again. A little bounce, but no sideways movement to speak of. As an ex fast bowlers I love watching great quick ply their trade no matter where they're from (even sometimes if it's against us !).....and on that score I was pretty disappointed in Steyns performance. A bloke with that much experience & talent falling into the trap of bowling too short at the WACA is unforgivable....and he payed the price. One thing about Steyn though, he quite often looks ordinary & disinterested in one spell......and can then rip the heart out a lineup a session later. This mornings first hour will be huge. The game is almost already gone for SAF...unless they can pull off a miracle, or bat for a couple of days to force a draw...which is very possible in Perth.
cheers
Mal.
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