Recent content by Paelleon

I stopped posting on this forum because I was tired of reading posts that belittle other teams. I've always felt that cricket is the one sport where the hatred that flows so freely elsewhere has no place. I would never think of slating a team as I've read almost every person here do. I'm not...

We (South Africa) desparately need a wicket - acutually, two. No wicket - game, set, match India; with those two wickets - still probably game, set, match India (but a fighting chance). Personally I loved Tendulkar's performance. Excellent effort to dismiss him - he looked to finally have...

A few tips I've found for playing spin. 1. Back foot drives work well, if you time it and don't use the power shot. 2. Dependant on the field, and your confidence - if the ball is pitched almost on a length, and slightly to your off side; advance and use a power shot on drive...

Sorry - maybe I should have enclosed my comment with . But I was using it to illustrate a point. It appears as if there is a ton of aggression in cricket now - particularly India (although I don't want to single any one group out - SA fans are also blameworthy). I love the fact that cricket...

5-0 is asking a bit much. But I'm also not into this 'India lost because of bad umpiring, and poor bowling' line of argument. And, sorry - which war did SA and India start? I thought this was a friendly international cricket series. I find it a great shame that so much aggression has...

I'm sorry - I have to step in here. From that report - it sounded to me more like he was a victim of crime. Every country in the world has spots to avoid, or be more careful of. SA, with more than half of it's population living below the breadline, does have a very high crime rate. That is a...

I was at the ground; and I would like to point out a few things ... 1. SA came back very well; after that great start by NZ, and contained the run rate before taking a few quick wickets. All credit must go to Hall; and Boucher for that brilliant run out. 2. It took a very very long time...

tassie: your sparkling wit has more than one positive outcome. It has made me want to read this entire series again and again ... AND has prevented me from attempting to write anything even half as good. I laugh, I cry, I jump and I drink to this piece of prose. Keep it up.

See ... bloody program is stuffed. Actually - didn't matter. I batted and made a further 250 odd, and declared - giving me 2 days to bowl them out chasing 400+ ... 115 from Gayle made me sweat a bit, but they fell far short of the total ... Incidentially, the next match had the greatest...

I wish, now more than ever, that my skills lay more along the IT route than marketing and pure mathematics. I just noticed this thread now, and it seems brilliant. I, quite literally, cannot wait. ps. I type this with my back in spasm after a 2 hour bowling session that took place after a...

Agreed. From the posts in this thread - it appears that most people have underestimated the Proteas. They are not a bad side, and could well go on to challenge the Aussies for top spot. All they need is consistency. Poor performance from the upper middle order in this series, and a struggle...

Aaah. I was under the impression it was as a percentage of total. Good to know - thanks.

I'm so depressed. South Africa has done it again - a spectacular collapse. At 69/1 they must have felt pretty strong. And then ... Smith, Polly, and Gibbs in quick succession. I'm going to get myself a stiff drink. Or two. Maybe we can pull this one out of the hat again. Probably not.

I seriously think this game is losing it's integrity. Little quirks have started. I'm playing a test match against the Windies, and so am saving each session of play. Everytime I load up the game to continue from my last spot, and play the first ball (hit or missed or left) and it doesn't go...

I love those net comments! My best was when I decided to attempt a square cut, and chopped the ball onto the stumps, only to hear an emphatic - Good Shot! ... Damn that's funny. Back on topic. I find the best way, without any patches mind you, is to play very and I mean very cautiously. Play...