WICKET - du Plessis



South Africa 190/6 (61.3 ov)

1000 Test Runs and 100 Test Wickets - Philander

As mentioned during the last test..

Vernon Philander was just a few RUNS (2) short of making the milestone for "All-rounders"..

1000 runs batting, and 100 wickets taken as a bowler.

Philander just reached the milestone.

Prior to this test , his stats: 161 Wickets, and 998 runs.

Philander 7 (15) ====> Test Career 1005*

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WICKET - Philander



South Africa 219/7 (68.5 ov)

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Lunch - Day 2

South Africa 243/7 (77.0 ov)

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Weather Update

From our correspondent LIVE in Auckland NZ

"The skies just opened and it's pissing down!!"
If Hamilton weather is anything like Auckland... these pussy cricketers will need Gum-boots after lunch!!

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Covers still on as 2nd session due to start....Umpires "Inspecting the pitch"... I assume they READ my weather update?

Looks like there will be a delay starting after lunch

ETA
15 minute delay in start. Due 1:55 PM

ETA2
I UNDERSTAND that play is lost when it's raining and in the aftermath with wet outfield etc but.....

These SILLY delays of 15 mins, half an hour are just CRAP!!

NOTHING changes in the 15 minutes... they are just wasting (valuable) time.

It would be NICE to only play on sunny days with the ground completely dry, but THAT is often not the reality in places like NZ (and UK I might add). These pussy cricketers need to get on with the game. If they slip over and their balls gets wet... TOUGH!!

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WICKET - Maharaj



South Africa 249/8 (78.2 ov)

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I HOPE my boy de Kock 71 (92) can make a century here, but he is running out of partners.

As I have said... I am NOT unhappy to see wickets falling... whichever side wins NEEDS 20 opposition wickets to fall.. and they WILL NOT have 5 full days of play to achieve that in.

SA Total is "respectable". Anything over 250 would have done

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New Ball Taken






ACHTUNG
NZ get back 2 reviews
They will be stuffing reviews up again and commentators talking CRAP!!

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It's Raining again...

South Africa 258/8 (81.2 ov)




Looks heavy... just like what we had in Auckland an hour ago

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OMG that's funny.

Texas has been in the 80s for two weeks, just sayin'

So if this is it for the day, they got in another 41 overs today.

There might be more play today?

ETA
2.41pm The covers are coming off. And there will be an inspection at 3.15pm.

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Tea Taken - Day 2



Still no play

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Update...

Play to resume at 4:00 PM

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Well, this is good. Was afraid it would be another short day like yesterday.

I'm hoping de Kock gets a century also.
Then they can get him out.

thanks for update.

WICKET - de Kock

Q de Kock lbw b Wagner 90 (118b 11x4 2x6) SR: 76.27





South Africa 295/9 (87.3 ov)

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South Africa All Out

WICKET - Rabada



South Africa 314 (89.2 ov)


INNINGS BREAK

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You were right about this. Looking at their run totals across the board on espncric and they've got more than two batsmen in double digits ...

They need to move de Kock and "hitting machine Rabada" UP in the lineup, imo.

It is NOT wise to mess about with batting orders.

de Kock and Philander are in their best spots. All the SA batsmen are in correct spots.

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Oh, okay. I did not know the first part. I thought they moved them around all the time.

This is why I need you as a mentor.

I know there are so many aspects to every single detail of the game that I know nothing about, and you do.

Thanks.