Re: India v SA, 1st Test, Nagpur, Feb 6-10

by taipan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 06:13

SG wrote:This is 1st loss for Dhoni as captain of India in 12 test matches and first for India in nearly 2 years. Last loss too came against SA.

Only because they never go anywhere

by Shoeshine on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 06:35

taipan wrote:
Red wrote:So will that van Zyl character the caretaker coach get to have the job on a more permanent basis?

The word on the street is that Wessels will get the gig.

Will he import lots of English players?

by taipan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 06:45

Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:
Red wrote:So will that van Zyl character the caretaker coach get to have the job on a more permanent basis?

The word on the street is that Wessels will get the gig.

Will he import lots of English players?

I hear Ricki was mentioned

by skully on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:22

Congrats to the Saffies. Well done to Steyn on his 10-fer, Hash on his 250, Jackie on his 170 and SRT on his umpteenth Test ton.

by taipan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:31

SG wrote:This is 1st loss for Dhoni as captain of India in 12 test matches and first for India in nearly 2 years. .

Yeah in that 2 year period India has toured twice.Once to NZ where they managed to draw twice and the other time against the might of Bangladesh.

Their last major away tour was to SL in 2008 when they got trashed.

by PlanetPakistan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:43

they gave the MOM award to Amla Rolling Eyes

Total BS

by taipan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:44

Correct decision

by PlanetPakistan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:49

Give me a break Taipan
Such a BRILLIANT spell is very very rare these days...surely Steyn HAD to be rewarded for his efforts

by taipan on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 07:52

Hey, 250+ unbeaten is rarer than 10fors.

Not that I am denigrating Steyn's performance,

by skully on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 08:30

Hmm, choosing a MoM between a player who takes a 10-fer and a player who makes an unbeaten 250.

I wish my team faced that dilemma every 2nd Test match. Cool

by furriner on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 10:14

Mine did, these last few days.

by Josh Carney on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 14:03

Happy for Amla, he comes across as a very honest, hardworking player. Well deserved.

by tac on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 15:30

Quick question . . . when was the last time a test in India was won by the team batting second? Did India win one against the Lankans batting second?

by Zat on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 15:38

tac wrote:Quick question . . . when was the last time a test in India was won by the team batting second? Did India win one against the Lankans batting second?

Yep, December. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/430883.html

by tac on Tue 09 Feb 2010, 15:41

Yep, thought that was the case (too lazy to check) . . . haven't been too many of late IIRC. Just thinking the toss in the 2nd test will probably decide the series . . .