Punter got it wrong

Wow... Day 1 of the Aussie match up against the "Presidents XI" warm up match and the tourists have chased leather all day. Currently the home side is 393/5.

What will be worrying for Punter is that he won the toss and elected to put the South Africans in to bat. I understand he wanted to give his bowlers a bit of run but the Potch track is notorious for being flat and once batters get in, it's tricky to get them out.

I think Punter would have done better to get his batters in early, clock up a massive score and give the team a nice confident start to the tour with lots of runs on the board. The Aussies can take some heart from the fact that the Wanderers is likely to be quicker track where bowlers can extract a bit more from.

Our mate Ian over at The Baggy Green has just posted a great article comparing the 2006 and 2009 Australian and South African sides. Go check it out - it's a goodie!