2nd Test: South Africa v West Indies

now Rain !    >

Covers coming on !

The break might be a good thing for South Africa. 

All the momentum was with the batsmen.

The Saffie bowling looking impotent

It would be an accomplishment if the Windies  make 250 from here

[quote author=Calypso link=topic=94674.msg607718#msg607718 date=1419773425]
Good that this is on late for me ... [size=10pt]won't see much of the beat down !![/size]
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[quote author=Mail link=topic=94700.msg607729#msg607729 date=1419774964]
[size=10pt]Ah well it could be 5 down by the end of the day![/size]
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[quote author=Kwami link=topic=94674.msg607814#msg607814 date=1419783880]
It would be an accomplishment if the Windies [size=10pt]make 250 from here[/size]
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Eternal Pessimists....

West Indies showed some real fight today with both bat and ball. ESPN had a nice stat, Brathwaite now has 5 fifty-plus scores in 2014, the first WI opener to achieve this feat in a calendar year since 2009.

[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=94674.msg607826#msg607826 date=1419786327]
West Indies showed some real fight today with both bat and ball.
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I agree : they just need to hold catches and hit stumps for run outs !  :-[

[color=rgb(35, 35, 35)][size=14px]West Indies wicketkeeper and captain Denesh Ramdin was optimistic his batsmen would get close to the South African first innings total.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(35, 35, 35)][/size][size=14px]"We as batters know where we score runs, if we spend the required time out there we will score the runs," said Ramdin.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(35, 35, 35)][/size][size=14px]"We will back ourselves and be as positive as we can and get as close to their total as possible."[/size][/color]

11.00am Doh...covers have return  : Raining quite a bit now !!

Could be one of those days  >

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=94674.msg607815#msg607815 date=1419783990]
Eternal Pessimists....
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After a decade and a half of being an eternal optimist and 'hope springs eternal' etc. ........ now an absolute realist !!!  ... wake up and smell de willow !!! ;D