Old Dog's all-singing cricket and crumpets thread.

[Old Dog]

A simply amazing day's cricket at Newlands today!

Yesterday (first day) Australia reached 214/8 from 55 overs. Nothing particularly startling there. Then today they continued to 284 all out, including a superb 151 from captain Michael Clarke.

SA then started their reply and had got to 49/1 by lunch.

After lunch the mayhem began, as SA were bowled out for 96 in 25 overs.

Then the Aussies went in to bat again - and were shot out for 47 in 18 overs!!! (after being 21/9 at one point!)

So the Saffies need 236 to win - and by the close, they were 81/1.

In all, 23 wickets fell in one day - and 20 of these fell in two sessions - which is pretty unusual!

'twas great watching though.

[lactose intolerant]

cricket.......boring???

NEEEVVVVEEEEERRRRRRR

[Arthur Guinness]

Your avi says it all,OD.

[bazzyg]

Amazing alright, I was watching Steyn yesterday morning, he could have had a hatful, the best since Curtley for pace and accuracy consistantly.

There is something unlikeable about Clarke (even more than your average aussie), but he was definitely playing a different game to everyone else yesterday.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-af...ch/514029.html

And a sample of the classy SA cricket crowd from a few years back - http://youtu.be/Xi1_gCViBvs

[Old Dog]

.......... and this morning, South Africa cruised to a comprehensive 8 wicket trouncing of Team Convict. There were centuries for Amla (badly dropped off the last ball of yesterday's play) and Graeme Smith. Amazing game!

[the plastic paddy]

SA versus England is going to be some series (next summer I think) although don't think any of the games will make it into a fourth day let alone a fifth; should think there could be some fairly flat tracks prepared!! Anyone see anything of Finn in India? Starting to fulfil his potential and going to be a serious handful.

[Old Dog]

Kiwis V Oz starting on one of the Sky Sports channels in 10 minutes. NZ won toss and will bat.

[MrsMcGahan]

Cricket?
More akin to organised sunbathing than a sport

[Old Dog]

Cricket?
More akin to organised sunbathing than a sport

Have you run out of stale crotches to sniff, Cecil?

[treatycity1]

if they had lost I bet the saffies would blame Bryce Lawrence for their loss,

[ustix]

I read recently with alarm of the astounding number of cricketers, both pros and mere lovers of the pursuit (amateur players) that have taken their own lives. The dalymeal reported on it in the past week, or was it the stymes?

[Old Dog]

I read recently with alarm of the astounding number of cricketers, both pros and mere lovers of the pursuit (amateur players) that have taken their own lives. The dalymeal reported on it in the past week, or was it the stymes?

It was the olddog daily waffle and can be found on the Gary Speed found dead thread.

[No Bother]

Page two, it's an asperiation

[ustix]

It was the olddog daily waffle and can be found on the Gary Speed found dead thread.

Lovely hurling.

[plastic]

Good ending to the last test in the India v West Indies series. Shame that the WIndies couldn't pull off an improbale win. Home advantage is so key in modern Test Cricket - India being a case in point, vulnerable way yet capable of trouncing all at home.

[MrsMcGahan]

Sehway hits 219 off 149 balls in one dayer v Windies. Twenty five 4s and seven 6s. Roach went for 88 off 10 overs, Russell for 63 off 9 and Pollard 65 also off 7. Be the hokey.

Dayo, Daaaayo, daylight comes and me wanna go home

[Old Dog]

Sehway hits 219 off 149 balls in one dayer v Windies. Twenty five 4s and seven 6s. Roach went for 88 off 10 overs, Russell for 63 off 9 and Pollard 65 also off 7. Be the hokey.

Dayo, Daaaayo, daylight comes and me wanna go home.

Great watching - Sehwag (note sp!) passed Tendulkar's previous world record ODI score of 200 with ease before holing out on the boundary with about 5 overs left - mainly because he was too exhausted to clear the boundary at the end of his innings.

India finished up on a record score of 418/5 WIndies are 118/5 and likely to be trounced.

[MrsMcGahan]

If you don't get Sehwag out early you're doomed. What a player.

[Old Dog]

yes Yes YES! What a thriller!

New Zealand have just beaten OZ by 7 runs in the second test.

That's their first test win V Australia since March 1993 and their first win in Oz since March 1986.

Well done to the Black Caps! (Especially so, seeing as Dan Vettori cried off at the last minute).

[the plastic paddy]

yes Yes YES! What a thriller!

New Zealand have just beaten OZ by 7 runs in the second test.

That's their first test win V Australia since March 1993 and their first win in Oz since March 1986.

Well done to the Black Caps! (Especially so, seeing as Dan Vettori cried off at the last minute).

Test cricket is fantastic at the moment, close games and a lot less one sided than ODIs IMO.

[Morrisonsfweb]

Really cricket is such a boring game.

[Old Dog]

Really cricket is such a boring game.

Congrats on being added to my 'ignore' list after your first post. That's a record. Cheerio now.

[nuke]

There's an ignore function ? Is this just a mental ignore or something on the site OD ?

[Old Dog]

There's an ignore function ? Is this just a mental ignore or something on the site OD ?

No, it's real - just go to "Settings" and you'll see "Edit my Ignore list" on the LH column.

To test it out, chose "Munsterforever" and your life will immediately be much better!

[nuke]

Now i'm just wondering if I can find out if I'm on other member's ignore list haha

[Old Dog]

Reminder that the Melbourne Boxing Day Test Australia V India starts at 23.30 tonight - in 3 hours' time.

[Garryowen_Red]

If the Boxing Day test is halfway like the last few tests the Aussies have played it'll be some test, still can't believe people can claim ODI's or T20's are better than the long form where anything can happen. It'll be interesting to see how Ed Cowan gets on, Australia going back to the old style see-off the new ball opener.

[Old Dog]

At 89/7 in the second innings, the Poms are in deep doo-dah against the roaming Pakistanis in Dubai. A three day trouncing is on the cards. Looks as though it's up to the Saints to save English sport's battered reputation!

Edit - the score was 88/8 but 'twas a no ball - so England have "recovered" to 89/7!

[the plastic paddy]

A hiding. Ajmal's action is ridiculous but the ICC changed the rules so spinners are allowed to chuck it so best thing to do is teach your own spinners how to do it. It is impossible to bowl the Doosra without bending and, more importantly, straightening the arm but the rules have been changed so that is that. The combination of DRS and allowing spinners to chuck it is making the game very hard for the batsmen and could lead to some very short test matches IMHO.

[Old Dog]

A hiding. Ajmal's action is ridiculous but the ICC changed the rules so spinners are allowed to chuck it so best thing to do is teach your own spinners how to do it. It is impossible to bowl the Doosra without bending and, more importantly, straightening the arm but the rules have been changed so that is that. The combination of DRS and allowing spinners to chuck it is making the game very hard for the batsmen and could lead to some very short test matches IMHO.

Agreed. But Gul has been the man this morning - lovely bowling.

As for DRS - Ajmal declined to use it today for a possible LBW that would have been given "out" - to widespread bemusement!

(Aside: The Indians' refusal to allow DRS in Australia has cost them a lot in the 3 tests to date!)

England have reached 126/7 now.

Update - Broad gone 135/8 still 11 behind.

Update 2 - Tremlett goes first ball! 136/9

England 160 all out. Pakistan need to knock off 15 runs to complete a crushing victory.