Ultimate_Game Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 SA haven't been able to win at home against decent opponents for quite a while now. Against Aus and Ind they took the lead but were not able to finish things off. Do you reckon SA deserves to be the top team in test cricket when they can't even win at home? Surely winning at home should be a walk in the park based on the amount of flak India gets for winning at home.
saneindian Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Forget a home series win. Since the start of 2009, they haven't beaten a top side anywhere. Beaten WI and drew all the other series.
Manny_Pacquiao Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 i think their last series win against a good team was against england away from home, but that was a long time ago
Sid Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Dont worry series win coming up,Lankans are arriving soon :phehehe:
Cricket_2_Death Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 They choke out everytime they get close. I don't see them ever getting to the top if they keep playing like this.
VRV Singh Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Don't they basically do this all the time, deliver a trouncing in the first Test, declare themselves the true no.1 and proceed to feck it up the next week?
Ultimate_Game Posted November 21, 2011 Author Posted November 21, 2011 The thread is more to highlight the fact that winning at home takes lot of effort as well and is not a "gimme". India's superb record at home deserves more respect seeing SA's struggles at home where they haven't managed to win against a decent opposition in quite a while. And SA suck as well - they can't finish off things after taking the lead and when the opposition is dow for the count.
Manny_Pacquiao Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Dont worry series win coming up' date='Lankans are arriving soon :phehehe:[/quote'] they will smash sri lanka 3-0, but that wont prove their credentials as a top side. england are the only side that can claim to be number 1 right now, they beat both india and australia convincingly. india could keep their challenge on track with a series win in australia.
Cricket Tragic Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 SL is next. They should be able to beat them easily.
Manny_Pacquiao Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 do you guys think south africa are better than india? i still think india are the closest challengers.
asterix Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 ^ One could argue that the tracks are moar "sporting" in SA hence gives "equal opportunities" to visiting teams too..
surajmal Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 ^ One could argue that the tracks are moar "sporting" in SA hence gives "equal opportunities" to visiting teams too.. what does it mean? (in context of cricket)
VRV Singh Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 The thread is more to highlight the fact that winning at home takes lot of effort as well and is not a "gimme". India's superb record at home deserves more respect seeing SA's struggles at home where they haven't managed to win against a decent opposition in quite a while. And SA suck as well - they can't finish off things after taking the lead and when the opposition is dow for the count. Yes, this is a lasting problem for their results. Weren't they down to bowling at Graham Onions twice in drawn Tests vs. England? After they could not hold out for the draw in India. That would have been potential wins against two top rivals which would've put them far and away on top.
Tiger80 Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Chor ICF betting department was offering only 1.15 on series win on SA :hitler:
Ultimate_Game Posted November 21, 2011 Author Posted November 21, 2011 ^ One could argue that the tracks are moar "sporting" in SA hence gives "equal opportunities" to visiting teams too.. "Sporting" is just another excuse to hide their incompetence, just like Indian wkts are branded "non-sporting" by visitors to India after getting their *****es handed out to them. I bet all this talk of "non-sporting" Indian wkts will disappear if they do manage to win in India.
Stuge Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 yeh too gharr ke bhi sher nahin hain :cantstop:
coffee_rules Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Disappointed that Aus won. Was rooting for SA (even though it meant India wouldn't be No. 2). I tend to support Aus, only if they play against Pak/SL.
Ultimate_Game Posted November 21, 2011 Author Posted November 21, 2011 Disappointed that Aus won. Was rooting for SA (even though it meant India wouldn't be No. 2). I tend to support Aus, only if they play against Pak/SL. It's good Aus drew the series. Now if India manages to beat Aus in Aus we wouldn't have to listen to what a "weak" Aus team we beat.
kabira Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 After getting Ponting, Clarke and Hussey they should have won this game...
daryl1985 Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Yes' date=' this is a lasting problem for their results. Weren't they down to bowling at Graham Onions twice in drawn Tests vs. England? After they could not hold out for the draw in India. That would have been potential wins against two top rivals which would've put them far and away on top.[/quote'] Haha, that was the most one sided 1-1 series there has ever been.
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