1998 England vs South Africa -TEST SERIES REVIEW

[@garethnoall2843]

That Sunday evening when Donald was bowing to Atherton at Trent Bridge was pure theatre. Test cricket at its best. Memorable series that was brilliant to watch.

[@davide3182]

Used to watch this on VHS endlessly with my brother. Great stuff.

[@ajs41]

I assume DM Mordecai will be uploading the full highlights of this series in a few months' time. He's currently reached the 1994 England vs South Africa series and he's going forward in chronological order.

[@jakubwidlarz]

The most underrated Test series perhaps of all-time.

[@aadityaaggarwal24]

I just love this series.I was 10 when i actually started following the game(fromthe Ind-Aus Sachin's series) and this was the first 5 match series that i followed. went on for almost 2 and half months(unheard of today). Most of my friends and family were supporting SA and felt absolutely dejected after final game. As a 10 year old i just could not believe how a side which dominated 3 and half tests could go on to lose the series. But thats the beauty of a 5 match test series. You just have to hang in there and score when the opportunity comes.Eng almost repeated this during the ashes 98-99 when although they should have lost 5-0 somehow with the help of weather and some exceptional 4th inngs bowling were 2-1 going into the 5th test.Had slater not made that freaking awesome 128 out of 180 in the 2nd inngs eng might have drawn the series 2-2. The 2005 ashes is definitely the best 5 match series in the last 25 yrs but these were'nt bad either.

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

Agree, this was one of the great Test series.

[@marvinreece7869]

Aaditya Aggarwal f

[@pimpmyhogauge7873]

some very good observations there. I was also 10 at the time and supporting England, I remember even then, I couldn't quite believe it. Darren Gough was my hero.

[@hasnainraza2966]

@@pimpmyhogauge7873 nice observation, there was another long test series which was in fact 6-tests in the same year 1998 WI vs Eng. Probably not talked much about coz it was not played at England, Australia or India, but indeed it was memorable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpLHooiDj9Cnp68

[@firstal3799]

The big 3 is a modern phenomenon. Back then matches played in WI made a lot of headlines.

[@wildernessuk]

That was a great series.. remember Nasser's 94 on that roasting Saturday PM.. and Atherton v Donald in 4th was epic...great memories...

[@thinkaboutit6832]

Yes it was a hot day, great day for watching cricket.

[@Ghazi-TV]

Cricket was at its peak back then,....oh I love South African Cricket as always...!!

[@schrutebuck88]

Brilliant series, everything that makes Test cricket the ultimate, and a brilliant piece of uploading by the brilliant Rob 👏🏏

[@MrCains820]

This was the last test series shown on the BBC.

[@mrkipling2201]

Jimmy Cricket I didn’t realise it stopped that early on the BBC.

[@dmkumar5248]

I watched Soccer Worldcup 98 at the same time. Brazil was my fav. Hardcore Proteus fan by then. Both lost at last step. Then came to reality and then realised I had to prepare for my exams too. But what a phase of life. 22 yrs passed just like that! Cricket was at its best those times. Quality of fast bowling, now it's so commercialized only batsmen dominates and all mixer fruit juice due to regional premiere leagues. Just power hitting! Shit of Cricket.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Well test cricket has bowling era now

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Hansie Cronje: such a tragedy to me. I met him in 1991 when my university played a touring side which included him and his fast bowling brother, Frans. He was such a modest, decent, approachable guy who was clearly destined for greatness. He was an incredibly talented batsman who smashed us (especially me) around for a quick 50 before he threw his wicket away to keep the game alive. I met his parents too later that year while on tour. Totally kind, good people. He did not deserve his fate.

[@supportme123]

Unfortunately he fell for the lure of the lucre...

[@mrkipling2201]

Walter Cairns he won’t be the first or the last unfortunately. Maybe if he’d been playing today he wouldn’t have done it because of the increase in money the players get now, especially with sponsorships and other things. Who knows?? Some people are going to do that no matter how much money they have already.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

He had not been a crook he would've still been playing cricket at the time and not on that doomed plane.

[@kanwalgill3853]

@@thadtuiol1717 He was honest enough to admit . And one should always see the matches in text as how much some players cheating affected the result , in cases of Pakistan and Indian players or Aussies as well . The person who realises one’s mistake is most likely accepted by God in his court of justice ,life .

[@riteshjena3602]

Please upload extended highlights of this series if you have 👌🙏.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

I was at days three, four and five of the Old Trafford Test and that game was the turning point of the series. South Africa should've won that game and with it the series after making us follow-on.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

@@RW-nr6bh I didn't have such confidence! I remember us being something like 180/9 at stumps on that third day and the crowd loudly booed the England players off. But South Africa did bat on too long, the likes of Cullinan and Kallis batted really slowly on the second day when they needed to press on and that cost them in the end.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

@@RW-nr6bh There was no chance we were going to escape the follow-on after they scored well over 500 in their first innings and we started that 4th day around 180/9. If that game would've been played now through SA would batted again instead of enforcing it with the follow-on having gone out of the game nowadays.

[@firstal3799]

Stewart was a beautiful batsman to watch and also gutsy. Massive underachiever imo

[@schrutebuck88]

Only because unfortunately having to be burdened with the gloves. His average when not having to keep wicket is far better than his numbers when keeping and overall, and much more fitting a man of his class

[@firstal3799]

Indeed

[@oceanwaves657]

Why South Africa wore black arm band in Lords test?

[@meSamurai]

Umpire javed akhtar will always be remembered for his poor umpiring in the final test.

[@azharfarooq1141]

Great respect for Micheal Atherton real gentle man ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RohitGupta14]

Rob do you have the 2008 series between Aus n SA? Can't seem to find any decent highlights on KZbin.

[@mrkipling2201]

24 years ago now. Time just moves too fast!!

[@arunsrivatsa7155]

There's hardly drawn test matches in the last 10 years just shows how it's been one sided the test matches are !

[@robelinda]

@Crkt4Eva Actually, it was the other way around. The England's Glory vhs came out months after the Cover Point video.

[@VenusDoom891]

I really didn't remember Flintoff playing for England as early on as this!!

[@firstal3799]

We tend to remember players from when they made an impact. Then we look back at pre impact days and are surprised.

[@dazpearce2096]

@@firstal3799 yeah that was his debut when he was 19 or something like that

[@roypeters8484]

do you have the 2003 series?

[@oceanwaves657]

Ashes 2005 or South Africa 1998?

[@waseemchaudhry2933]

Another Brilliant Upload Keep It up

[@andysmith4976]

Battle for the gods- Allan "White Lightning" Donald vs Micheal "Iron" Atherton

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

8:13 - when are individual records ever more important than the team.... Ey Geoffrey? Hope everyone's doing good.

[@Imrankniazi]

@robelinda David Johnson was a truly frightening fast bowler. Anyone who has fielded short-leg for him would gladly testify!

[@nathanwilliams2152]

Agreed - though not as bad as some of the decisions he made in the '99 World Cup...

[@flash-uj6ly]

Where is Andrew caddick?

[@vindaisatossermini2]

Junior Murray.

[@boxingjerapah]

Great series.

[@dutchvanderlinde2488]

sa should be ashamed of themselves losing to that england team

[@Aman-nk5uq]

😂😂😂😂

[@cloveil]

I still remember Croft was plumb in front to that last ball from Donald. But no replays were shown and everything was quickly forgotten. Typical English heroism..

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

+Sandesh Anvekar ^ Typical KZbin idiot.

[@supportme123]

There was something terribly wrong with the final Test - ironically, one of its victims was Hansie Cronje!

[@Deepupdxb]

Classic Test

[@maliklardkhan6832]

Rob 2009/10 England tour of south africa Plsss

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Amazing test series really. Some real thrillers there

[@aieeeful]

you are cricket crazy

[@robelinda]

@dumbfcks David Johnson!

[@TomAraya23]

@Crkt4Eva VHS DUDE!!!!!

[@TomAraya23]

@Crkt4Eva sorry i was on the booze when i commented!!! random comment man sorry!!!!

[@supportme123]

No way South Africa should have lost the last Test (and I speak as a diehard England fan) - the umpiring was dreadful and corrupt