Source : ABC NEWS
Some rainy hours to fill
Here’s hoping Dean. Cricketers have various ways of amusing themselves when it’s raining. Do you and Simon have any special time fillers ?
– Phillip
Depends where we are, Phillip. If we’re at the grounds, it pretty much just becomes a food-scrounging exercise. In the office, you’re looking at either classic catches on the wheely chairs or, if it’s the middle of the night and the joint is empty, perhaps a sneaky game of hallway cricket. Don’t tell the boss.
Simon loves a rain delay though, because it gives him a chance to talk nonsense with our dear readers. Nothing gives him more pleasure than a good tangent.
Scott Boland’s brilliance and a touching family moment in the rain
If you prefer your summaries to be even shorter than the full debrief, then check out the things you might have missed in our quick hits from day one.
Yes, there were only four, but frankly I think Henry Hanson went gangbusters to even find that many.
What happened on day one
Not a whole lot, if we’re honest.
In fact, just 12.2 overs were possible on a soggy day one in Gqeberha.
That was enough time for South Africa to score 20 runs.
But Scott Boland needed just two balls to dismiss Aiden Markram (11) and David Bedingham (0) in successive deliveries.
I mean, that pretty much sums it up, but if you did want some more detail, here’s the full run down.
