C/WMark Please! Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 If anyone hasn't seen the Australia/South Africa scorecard, please have a little look. Fucking hell, are they playing on my old school pitch? 22-9 at the moment, what's the lowest test score ever posted? Â New Zealand vs. England - 26 All Out. Â Australia have avoided it. 30/9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Absolutely mental, I'd fancy my chances of picking up a few there too. Incidently, Michael Clarke's knock of 150 odd yesterday is one of the very best I've seen in test cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C/WMark Please! Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Australia 47 All Out!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Burchill's Buddy Posted November 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Their lowest test score in 109 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 10, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Absolutely mental, I'd fancy my chances of picking up a few there too. Incidently, Michael Clarke's knock of 150 odd yesterday is one of the very best I've seen in test cricket. Â Yes, it was brilliant. The best knock I've seen from him by far, really turned his form around with that. Â The pitch isn't even really doing all that much. It's moved a little bit off the seam and there's been the odd bit of variable bounce, but nothing amazing. Very odd match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted November 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Is this the first time the final wicket partnership scored more than the rest of the innings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gadge Posted November 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 So South Africa need 155 more tomorrow, Australia need 9 wickets, couldn't be more even... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 10, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Mitchell Johnson is fucking dreadful. Australia have got a load of good young seamers and pace bowlers yet they keep giving that berk a match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah69uk Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 R.I.P. Peter Roebuck  http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15710637.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Turns out Peter Roebuck jumped out of his hotel room window after being questioned over a sexual assault. Grim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 13, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yeah, not good at all. He was a polarising figure in terms of his journalism in some circles but he was always a fascinating writer and had some really interesting insights on the game. Calling Andrew Flintoff a chucker wasn't one of his finest moments but his stuff on the downfall of Australia in the Ashes made for amazing reading. I think the sport has lost one of its most important thinkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Former England all-rounder Basil D'Oliveira has died at the age of 80. Born in South Africa, D'Oliveira moved to England in 1960 due to the lack of opportunities for non-White players.  In 1968 he was named in England's squad to tour South Africa which was then cancelled as the ruling National Party refused to accept his presence.  D'Oliveira played county cricket for Worcestershire between 1964-80 and represented England in 44 Tests, scoring 2,484 runs at an average of 40.  The headlines made by D'Oliveira in 1968 marked the start of South Africa's sporting isolation.  After being added to the England squad as a replacement for the injured Tom Cartwright the South African government made it clear a 'Cape coloured' would not be welcome.  The tour was called off and the incident culminated in a ban on sporting ties with South Africa which would last until the early 1990s.  No official team from any country subsequently toured South Africa until apartheid was abolished following Nelson Mandela's release from prison in 1990.  Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola paid tribute to the man fondly called 'Dolly' whose health had been deteriorating for some time leading up to his death in England.    "He was a man of true dignity and a wonderful role model as somebody who overcame the most extreme prejudices and circumstances to take his rightful place on the world stage.  "The circumstances surrounding his being prevented from touring the country of his birth with England in 1968 led directly to the intensification of opposition to apartheid around the world and contributed materially to the sports boycott that turned out to be an Achilles heel of the apartheid government.  "Throughout this shameful period in South Africa's sporting history, Basil displayed a human dignity that earned him worldwide respect and admiration.  "His memory and inspiration will live on among all of us. On behalf of the CSA family I would like to convey our sympathies to his family and salute them on a life well lived."  Worcestershire honoured him in 2003 by naming a new stand after him at their New Road ground.  Already an OBE, in 2005 he was awarded the CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Another honour was afforded him when the D'Oliveira Trophy was inauguarated as the prize for when England meet South Africa in a Test series.  D'Oliveira's son Damian played county cricket for Worcestershire, between 1982 and 1995.  In August his grandson Brett, a leg spinner, also signed for Worcestershire on a one-year contract. Test caps: 44 Test debut: v West Indies 1966 Last test: v Australia 1972 Runs: 2484 100s: 5 Ave: 40.06 Wickets: 47 Best (match): 5-62 Econ rate: 1.95 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15803140.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 19, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 What an amazing place in sporting history he has, his story really is quite unlike any other you will ever hear. Â Interestingly, I don't think anyone has mentioned his passing on the South Africa v Australia test so far today on commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 23, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 The appeals by Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have been denied. I don't know why they bothered, they really never had any chance of a reduction of sentence or the ruling being overturned and rightly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Did anyone else know Yuvraj Singh had a tumour in his lung? Good news is it's been removed and he's recovering well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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