South Africa v India tests - Jan 2018

[Arthur Crabtree]

Rahul out for a round zero to Big Vern.

[mikesiva]

Philander again!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Big Vern averaging 13.3 in the series.

[Arthur Crabtree]

There's a legendary top 100 all time tons out there for one of the Indian bats today if anyone can make it. Sounds unplayable.

[mikesiva]

Rabada strikes! Vijay out for eight.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not going to be VJ though.

Pujara has lasted 40m on 0, good effort.

[meninblue]

Virat bows to media and fans pressure. Selection blunders reversed. Ajinkya back in squad. Bhuvi back as well. Another bad start. 19/2 with openers flopping pathetically again. Need to play much better than this to avoid whitewash. But there's not much selectors can do. Pick any batsman apart form Virat and Chet, nobody is capable of batting in conditions we have seen on this tour.

[mikesiva]

Ngidi gets kohli for 54.

[backfootpunch]

Ngidi gets kohli for 54.

They get away with dropping him twice previously

India need to get 200+ minimum then get a couple of early wickets

[backfootpunch]

Criminal from philander

Gets Rahane out but it's a no ball

[mikesiva]

No great loss in the long run.

Morkel in on the act.

Rahane out for nine.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Virat bows to media and fans pressure. Selection blunders reversed. Ajinkya back in squad. Bhuvi back as well. Another bad start. 19/2 with openers flopping pathetically again. Need to play much better than this to avoid whitewash. But there's not much selectors can do. Pick any batsman apart form Virat and Chet, nobody is capable of batting in conditions we have seen on this tour.

Might have been worth bowling first with no spinner and five pace bowlers.

Not terrible from India. I thought they could be all out by lunch given the early exchanges.

[Arthur Crabtree]

114 runs by tea! This is seventies nostalgia cricket.

[yuppie]

Is Ashwin injured?

[mikesiva]

Pujara paints his way to 50 and out. Phehlukwayo keeps taking wickets!

Morkel gets his second. Parthiv out for two.