Monday, January 18, 2010

Eng vs SA cricket

So we are at the end of the series and the result was 1-1.

England won the first test quite convincingly and since then South Africa had to catch up.

The second test in Durban was drawn, with England 9 wickets down and still a long way off. So was the third test.

The third test had a bit of a ball tampering controversy where the English bowlers were caught on camera fiddling with the ball in untoward ways. South Africa decided not to lodge an official complaint, which quite frankly boggles my mind.

In the fourth test, which South Africa won, there were further controversy because of Graeme Smith's review that went against England. They handled that in such a baby like manner that they should be ashamed. It sounded like a primary school break time brawl over someone who did not want to be out where there is no umpire. If there is an umpire, you take what he says.

I think that Graeme Smith should have received the man of the series award, and ultimately wasn't because of this controversy.