Australia vs South Africa, 3rd Capetown Test, Day 3

Yesterday was heartbreaking for legspinners everywhere. Jrod is in mourning. I listened to the ABC Radio cricket last night with mounting anger. Why didn't Bryce bowl at all throughout the first 3 hours of the day. Then anticipation when the ageing leggie finally came into the attack. Nervous worry as Prince hit several boundaries in his first over, racing through the 90's to notch a century. Anxiety as Jaques Kallis broke the shackles, sending him to the boundary and into the crowd regularly. Then dismay as the boundaries continued to flow.

I could relate as I'd been there before. There's nowhere to hide when you're a wrist spinner taking on a batsman in-form. Early in your spell, the batsmen take risks against the good balls which is frustrating but encouraging - you feel you've a chance of a wicket. But the buggar keeps hitting it in the middle. He charges, your heart leaps for a stumping chance but the ball flies back over your head. You start to think there's just not enough fielders to plug all the gaps. Why'd they make those boundaries so damn small anyway?

You find there's no margin for error. Slightly short, it sails over deep mid-wicket or through the covers. Slightly full and the batsman lunges forward and turns it into a full toss. If you do land it perfectly, you're rewarded with a dot ball - scant comfort when the next delivery is dispatched into orbit.

Suddenly, it does your head in and you don't know where to bowl. You lose your length, the spell develops into a pie-fest of longhops and loopy full tosses. It's only a matter of time before the captain offers to give you a rest. Damn considerate of him, really.

So I felt the legspinner's pain as Bryce McGain's Test cricket dream turned into a nightmare yesterday. Can he turn it around today? After all, his Test career is only 11 overs long. Will Ricky even give him a bowl? A dark day for the fine art of wrist spin.

Oh and by the way, Australia are screwed in this Test, it'll be a miracle if they save the game.

Posted by JC on Sat 21 Mar

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Well McGain did sweet FA today yet again, and the saffers continued to flog us. I stuck with us batting til Hughes got out to what I consider a 'kanga cricketer playing a spinner for the first time' shot.
And now Ponting is out so i'm off to bed.

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