Farewell Cape Town, Hello Pike Town

Not sure if you caught it, but there was a Test match here in Cape Town, it finished up yesterday. Doesn’t matter, you wouldn’t be interested. Anyway, the last few years were fun. We now lick our wounds and ready ourselves for the next 15 years of pain. When does the footy start, again? Send us y…

Australia lose game, series, hearts and minds | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Cape Town

So. Was this a good use of our collective Saturday nights? Sitting at home watching whatever this was? It's a take-your-licks kind of result. A commanding win for the Saffas. A seismic, humiliating defeat for the Aussies. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get …

Rickelton and Mulder tons spell day 5 pain | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Cape Town

How good is Test cricket? It's great if you're an Aussie who loves to feel pain on a Saturday night. Maybe the Aussies could convince the Saffas to head to Maverick's tonight for the second best steak in town? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get access to th…

Australia make runs. Grippers? | Day 2 | SA v AUS | Cape Town

How many times does this Aussie team need to hurt TGC? Don't they understand they're costing us downloads every time they win a session? No Marnus, no Smudge, the future is here and it's at Mavericks. Although it is sad what's happened to South African cricket. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE …

End of a dynasty, Australia slightly ahead | Day 1 | SA v AUS | Cape Town

Just when you thought it was all over for this team. Just when you switch the TV off on a Tuesday night thinking "I think I'm finally done with this sport". We get whatever this was.  Turns out this Australian team just needs obscene levels of kink to get itself going. Is Cape Town 'Choke City'? …

Live from Cape Town, with Simon Harmer

We sniff an ambush, but who's ambushing whom? Can't say, but there's something about South Africa that brings Australian cricket to a screeching halt. And as we close in on the deciding third Test we ask: Wouldn't everything be easier if Australia just made Smudge our Olympic Games bearer? Someone …

Faf du Plessis on towels, mints and returning to Cape Town

Faf du Plessis joined TGC live and in the flesh ahead of the Cape Town Test with the stunning Table Mountain as the backdrop as the boys discuss towels, mints, the series thus far and a deep dive into what actually happened here in 2018. We also got a first hand look at his Proteas baggy cap.  And…

Australia suffers historic innings defeat | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test

Was this the worst loss under this Australian leadership? No, that was 3 tests ago in Darwin. Scott Boland is the greatest all rounder in test cricket history? It takes a lot to get this team out of bed. WE ARE IN AFRICA.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get …

Dreadful capitulation in Australia’s day of disaster | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test

Nihilism: Nihilism is a philosophical stance asserting that life lacks inherent meaning, purpose, or objective value. Derived from the Latin word nihil (meaning "nothing"), it denies the existence of absolute moral truths, universal ethics, or intrinsic foundations for human knowledge.  TGC’s beac…

Bavuma masterpiece turns Test on its head | Day 3 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test

South Africa balls deep in this match. Is it Australia’s time to park the bus? There is no win in this match for Australia. Temba Bavuma enters the crease facing a hat trick ball on day 1 and leaves the crease with his highest ever test score on day 3.  🌎 Find out if you could be paying less for …