CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa

@nzzp said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:

@Siam said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:

Got a stinky suspicion that Amla is due but

Neil Manthorpe (SA commentator) was saying on Radio Sport this AM that he's absolutely pants. Has been in steep decline for 18 months ... which, as you say, means he'll smash 100 off 40 against us

Yeah, it does kind of feel like a tournament too far for a few of the key South African players, but I'm still feeling really nervous about this game.

Kane wins toss and has a bowl, team unchanged from last game after 11 days not playing, no spinners brought in.

Good toss that!

Have we won yet?

Henry with a pie first over

Shit shot, fuck off!

No demons in the pitch for Boult either

Edit
Bouto goes straight though the Kok yeahhhh fuck orfff!

Not much to work with is there?

@mariner4life Line and length? Fuck.

Fucking Amla's day so far, lucky prick is batting like a drunk but surviving

An opener's stump cartwheeling is the most orgasmic sight in cricket

Stop bowling half volley pies at the stumps Boult
They are sitting on the front foot waiting for you
Get back in the offstump channel

This surface looks pretty fucking good and we may have made a tactical error

Wait, fuck off!! Old fashioned one two punch!!

Westley looks totally innocuous before putting a yorker through the Plussis

We get Amla SA’s underdone middle order will be under a lot of pressure

This pitch may just hold up for Santner

If ever there was a game for Kane's tweakers, today would be the day.

I hope Southee gets a look in again. Milne again returns good figures, but without the early wicket from Boult and Amla's struggles I'm not sure how well he would fare. There is something about him that looks like he will go at 10 an over against the big boys if Boult can be seen off.

@rotated do you mean Henry ?

@Chris said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:

@rotated do you mean Henry ?

Henry yep my mistake.

The path to beating Aus/Ind/Eng is early wickets IMO, I don't see Henry going at less than 3 an over against Warner or Sharma etc.

@rotated let’s hope we get a little bit in the pitch for those games bring Boult and maybe Southee into play