CRICKET First Test- Australia v South Africa

[Fernando]

Should be a good, tough series. Looking forward to seeing Cummins opening the bowling.

 

[BroncsFan]

Aussies win the toss and having a bowl.

Good toss to win I think

Even if the bowlers don't blitz through them on the green top, it will still give the pitch some time to settle down.

 

[Sproj]

Surely Boland opens with the new ball? He will be a handful on this pitch.

 

[BroncsFan]

Surely Boland opens with the new ball? He will be a handful on this pitch.

Cummins and Boland opening and possibly seaming off the deck could be a handful.

I feel they will still go with Starc just to see if there's some swing and then get Bolland in as first change

 

[BroncsFan]

Bit of seam on the first ball... get it full and at the stumps!!

 

[BroncsFan]

Bit of seam on the first ball... get it full and at the stumps!!

Think I've seen maybe one ball that would be hitting the stumps across the first two overs... poor start from Starc and Cummins.

 

[1910]

South Africa need to leave until after lunch then it will be great to bat on. Green means nothing at at the 'Gabba. If they can't leave then Carey will have six catches by stumps.

 

[BroncsFan]

Elgar out... strangled down leg.

Shit ball gets the wicket

 

[1910]

Well that took five minutes-Why honestly why would you play at that.

 

[BroncsFan]

These opening overs have been horrendous... they've barely been near the stumps.

Luckily they've been gifted a wicket

 

[1910]

These opening overs have been horrendous... they've barely been near the stumps.

Somehow they've been gifted a wicket

It's like the old Perth with bounce, everyone arrives and thinks just sling it down and I will suddenly be Wasim at the 'Gabba.

 

[Fernando]

Seems like a typical Gabba wicket we have sent them in to bat on. Better get a few this session.

Looks like a good crowd!

 

[Fernando]

Boland will make them play, get him on!

 

[BroncsFan]

Seems like a typical Gabba wicket we have sent them in to bat on. Better get a few this session.

Looks like a good crowd!

We've bowled so poorly to start that it's hard to get a gauge on whether the pitch is actually doing anything

 

[Sproj]

Scotty’s on

 

[BroncsFan]

Scotty’s on

Far far better start from Boland compared to Cummins and Starc.

Actually making the batsmen play at it

 

[BroncsFan]

Cummins far more comfortable bowling over the wicket to right handers

 

[BroncsFan]

Why are Australia so poor bowling right arm around the wicket to lefties??

It's been a tactic from England for near on a decade now and is basically the stock ball to lefties across the world nowadays, but Aus bowlers just can't do it very well