Licking their lips
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
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What happened to the Australians in Mohali wasn't quite a temporary blip. That once impregnable sense of invincibility had waned which has brought South Africa's tour of Australia later in the year into sharp focus. Alex Parker in the South-African daily, the Times, believes Graeme Smith and his men, if they can find the form and the fitness, will fancy their chances. And with a tougher Ashes assignment to follow, it may well be that the halo is slipping for the Australians.
But Australia, for the first time in as long as I can remember, actually looked weak. They looked like they didn’t know how to bowl on a nice flat batsman’s wicket. Suddenly you look at the Aussie bowling line-up and think that perhaps the aura has gone.
Rob Houwing in his column in Sport24.co.za echoes a similar sentiment and wonders whether South Africa should chortle?
With the South Africans gearing up for the challenges this summer, Siyabonga Ntshingila lines up 'The 2008 International Season Drinking Game' on his blog for Mail & Guardian Online.
Beer Sip
1. Andre Nel fails to subdue his alter-ego “Gunther” and hisses at a No11 batsman after being pasted to all corners of the field by the top order.
2. A commentator bemoans our lack of quality spinners.
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Double Beer Sip
1. Graeme Smith fishes outside off-stump. Yes, this happens often enough to warrant demotion to the sip category above but surely the sight of the national captain displaying such poor juvenile flaws in his technique is enough to warrant more alcoholic relief?
2. Mode Zondeki makes an appearance in the team room NOT on crutches.