A second loss

I had to wait awhile before writing this. Watching the game left me fuming - the result of tiredness, poor umpiring, crowing South Africans and a chance of victory gone begging.

Still, if I try to put all that out of my mind, there were some things to cheer us about the game. Lou Vincent was magnificent (until cramp struck in the 80s) and the New Zealanders put in an excellent effort in the field. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the media coverage which follows this game will look at how poor the pitch was - it was almost of the standard you would expect to see in New Zealand in the spring.

To distract me from my annoyance, Cricinfo has kindly published a piece on slow-bowlers - and on Dan Vettori in particular.