Suddenly England seems to be untouchables :angry2:
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Suddenly England seems to be untouchables :angry2:
Yeah, at 125, they are out of reach - untouchable - by the other teams :thumbsup:
^they had the new ball and Philander was on 5 wickets..Tahir had been warned twice and was cutting the crease to avoid another call..forget all that who would the tailender like to face when the target is shot away? spinner or a pacer?
I missed this match :mad: Well Played Aus :clap: SA, you the chokers :lol2: oru match kelichathe periya vishayam thein..
Wizzy, no doubt tailenders would like to face a spinner if it is not warne/murali/kumble. In yesterdays case Cummins would be very happy when Smith thrown the ball to Tahir. My point is Tahir's googly was deadly in the first innings and australian tailenders had no clue about it. Smith would have considered that and tried him thats all ... what if Steyn's or Philander's 140 + swinging ball edged and gone to boundary. I dont find anything wrong in Smith's decision.
Tailenders wouldn't like to face fast bowlers, yes, but the probabilities of an edge running away to the boundary is higher too... Smith might have wanted to deceive Cummins et all with Tahir's guile. (nanum oru kaalathula leggy ah irunthen, naane support pannalana eppadi :noteeth:)
which is to bowl a googly every 2nd ball :mrgreen: a bizarre decision as cricinfo calls it .. more so since a leftie was taking strike..there is also an probability of edge finding a fielder with the pacer :lol: whichever way you look at it the pros outweigh the cons.
^don't you find Tahir's victory lap after each of wicket a bit disconcerting??