A gradual but inevitable descent into cricket-based loathing and bile.
Vernon Philander Tag Archive
2011: Year of the bowlers?
Ideally, Test cricket should have bat and ball in equilibrium, so that the best batsmen can be rewarded, but bowlers always have a chance of taking wickets. If that balance can’t be achieved- whether for reasons of weather, playing surface, ability or lack thereof – then the next best is a match that favours the bowlers.
No Comments | January 5, 2012 | Matt H | Opinion, Scorer's Notes, Tests | Tags: James Pattinson, sachin tendulkar, Tim Bresnan, Vernon Philander
South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, Third Test: Preview
What a difference a week makes. Seven days (or so) ago South Africa were amazing and Sri Lanka were rubbish. What about now?
1 Comment | January 2, 2012 | Nichael Bluth | Tests | Tags: Ashwell Prince, Dinesh Chandimal, Imran Tahir, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Trying to list both teams in their entireties in the tags, Vernon Philander
South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, Second Test: Preview
Sod Christmas, it’s all about Boxing Day. We’ve taken time out of our hectic schedule of getting drunk and laughing at Australians to take a look at the second part of the Test double-header.
No Comments | December 24, 2011 | James Knight | Tests | Tags: Graeme Smith is enormous, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Vernon Philander
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