I think Franklin gets the edge on being left armed & can hold a bat...as he proved.....but if Bond fails then their seam hopes look threadbare. He made you decent profit though mate, fair play
Easy in the end, & NZ looked flattered with a bit of tail end wagging.
Are SL the real deal though ??
Well, we said all along the batting was the problem but the 2 players giving most concern were Tharanga & Jayawardene & now both have runs in the last couple of matches. Fernando went a bit haywire though & Maharoof could well return.
Definetly no Ntini for SA
The one thing at the back of my mind is that Australia just cant keep playing like gods & Mickey Arthur was talking a lot about 'inner calm' for SA, & I'd love to see them win this. SA will have the same old one paced problems but still bat a long way down...it should be a good watch.
Both camps are playing with the groundsman it seems. Punter said this morning it would have been a 'bowl first' due to moisture but hes been 'assured' the covers will be off at 5am tomorrow, whereas Arthur said the shaving of the pitch was 'regrettable'
So far, I like Hall 35+ & Bracken 40+, both 5/6