International Cricket Thread

[Kevin S]

Shami tries to go big, but goes home.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Morkel around the wicket to fellow quick, Ishant.

Ishant just wore one very bravely.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Apparently Ishant has been practising for this very scenario. Holding is seriously impressed with that dedication.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I'm not sure I'd want my quick bowler channelling Brian Close like that.

But at least Ishant will be able to look Pujara in the eye.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Morkel over the wicket to Ishant now.

[E10 Rifle]

I don't like India much but I was kind of hoping they'd win one or more of these Tests, just to break the dreary monotony of the home team winning every fucking Test and series everywhere.

[Kevin S]

And there's the ninth.

Here's South Africa's home Test match results, from the home series vs England to the one in progress.

LDLWDWWWWWWWWW?

[E10 Rifle]

India really are flaky as fuck sometimes. I can see England managing a papering-over-cracks unconvincing convincing win over them this summer.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Indeed.

Rabada just bowled the fastest off break I've ever seen, and on day one. Measured as 50cm deviation, chunk comes out of the pitch. Pujara nods sagely.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Bumrah is so flaky as a batsman, I think Kumar just ran a bye to the wicketkeeper so he kept the strike.

I think he did anyway. TV cut off to an advert.

[Tubby Isaacs]

It paid off. Nice slog over the top for four.

[Kevin S]

All done, 187.

[E10 Rifle]

Kumar - who I think is excellent to watch as a bowler – has just got Markram. This isn't going to get to a fourth day is it?

[Kevin S]

Dean Elgar gone! Rabada in as night watchman.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Elgar survived to the end of the day.

He got himself to the non-strikers end for the last few balls. The commentators reckoned they've never seen a batsman less interested in running a single.

[tee rex]

U-19 World Cup. Afghanistan beat New Zealand, in Christchurch ... by 202 runs.

[Kevin S]

Elgar survived to the end of the day.

He got himself to the non-strikers end for the last few balls. The commentators reckoned they've never seen a batsman less interested in running a single.

My bad. But he's gone now.

[Kevin S]

U-19 World Cup. Afghanistan beat New Zealand, in Christchurch ... by 202 runs.

Blimey.

[Kevin S]

Rabada's doing a fine job here, getting some runs and receiving the new ball.

[Kevin S]

He's gone, but that was a very useful knock.

Rabada c Rahane b Sharma 30 (84 balls, 6 fours)

[Kevin S]

94/4, still quite well balanced if Amla/Faf can be removed soon.

Edit - meant Faf, ABD has gone already.

[Kevin S]

Amla given lbw, going to review.

[Kevin S]

He's safe, on two counts.

[Kevin S]

But Faf isn't!

[Satchmo Distel]

129/6, 58 adrift