Test 1 Day 1 discussion thread - Centurion

[vaibhav_delhi]

Dhoni galat time pe out ho gaya yar. Warna test match save karne ka achcha chance tha...

[hari504504]

Like someone brought up in Cricinfo.. payback for 96 when Cullinan's century and rain prevented us from winning the third test.. Indians over there need to visit their local witch doctor and buy some rain spells or something... try anything.,..

[Texy]

rain won't save us.... our best hope would be if Sachin can wipe out the deficit by guarding Sreesanth so at least we don't lose by an innings

[satishg]

Well in all probability SA will win this one tomorrow because the weather forecast says sunshine. But it doesnt matter, as always our team has fought back and it has given me confidence. Pujara instead of Raina and Zak in place of Unadkat, we will take the next test match. You heard it here first people, series will be 1-1 at the dawn of 2011!

[Sid]

Like someone brought up in Cricinfo.. payback for 96 when Cullinan's century and rain prevented us from winning the third test.. Indians over there need to visit their local witch doctor and buy some rain spells or something... try anything.,..

that was heartbreaking,it feckin rained whole day in joburg,unfortunately we are not that lucky :((

[Clarke]

Forecast : Sunny Forecast as per Indians : Gloomy

[Roshanrocks]

wait wait wait... was the storm in today's forecast? :hmmm:

[rkt.india]

Well in all probability SA will win this one tomorrow because the weather forecast says sunshine. But it doesnt matter, as always our team has fought back and it has given me confidence. Pujara instead of Raina and Zak in place of Unadkat, we will take the next test match. You heard it here first people, series will be 1-1 at the dawn of 2011!

i want pace of umesh yadav in place of sreesanth

[kabira]

that was heartbreaking' date='it feckin rained whole day in joburg,unfortunately we are not that lucky :(([/quote'] you guys don't knwo what ahppened acutally..Play could have been possible, but groudstaff deliberately wasted time...and denied us our first ever victory in SA under Sachin tendulkar..

[Sachin=GOD]

I want rain for the next 30 hours :whine:

[gult]

http://www.foreca.com/South_Africa/Centurion?details=20101220 Light rain from 11am to 5pm.. I don't think rain will save us though

[DeXteR]

Tendulkar has played amazingly throughout his carrier......may be i am asking for too much but i wish HE could get us a draw here...

[ViruRulez]

http://www.foreca.com/South_Africa/Centurion?details=20101220 Light rain from 11am to 5pm.. I don't think rain will save us though

hope that forecast is correct and the time starts from 9 am instead and heavy rain replaces light rain :P

[ViruRulez]

i want pace of umesh yadav in place of sreesanth

I am also surprised by the lack of swing for Sreesanth .. he could not do anything and Steyn produced swing in the same conditions .. Sree is again losing his touch it seems

[Laaloo]

I am also surprised by the lack of swing for Sreesanth .. he could not do anything and Steyn produced swing in the same conditions .. Sree is again losing his touch it seems

He was also very down on pace. he usually starts off with 82 and then bowls around 85-87 later in the day but we didn't see any of that.

[Jersey #10]

It's sunny + it will be a damp track like the one on the first day but worse. Damp track of the first day kicked our butt so a damp track of the fifth day doesn't give me any hope of drawing this test. It's done and dusted.

[Jersey #10]

He was also very down on pace. he usually starts off with 82 and then bowls around 85-87 later in the day but we didn't see any of that.

I think it would have been more sensible to play Praveen Kumar at 130kph speed with a lot of swing than Sreesanth at 132kph without swing.

[Laaloo]

By the way, can anyone give me Ishant and Sreesanth's stats when ZAK plays? I'm pretty sure it makes a huge difference

[Fontaine]

I think it would have been more sensible to play Praveen Kumar at 130kph speed with a lot of swing than Sreesanth at 132kph without swing.

Sreesanth should have never been included in the squad. The selectors were hoping that somehow this brainless and now talentless cricketer could somehow repeat his breakthrough performance in SA a few years ago. Too bad for them and the rest of the Indian team this donkey can't swing the ball, can't bowl at his usual pace since his stress fracture, and can't bowl three of the same tight deliveries in a row. He's the Mohammed Sammi of India except not as fast.

[Laaloo]

According to this, http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/SFXX0061?begHour=9&begDay=354#hhView There is no rain tomorrow when the test match is being played. But according to this, http://www.foreca.com/South_Africa/Centurion?details=20101220 There's a precipitation chance of 25% at 8 am. And it's supposed to "light" rain until 5 pm. Lets hope all the rain that's predicted during the night moves up. Let's do a rain dance, shall we?