South Africa is taking on Australia in the first of 3 tests at the WACA in Perth.
Session2, Day 3: Australia 375 & 71/2 – SA 281. Aus leads by 165 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat.
Cricinfo summary after Day 1
It’s been a mixed day for both teams. At the start of the day Smith would have taken Australia being 341 for 9 at stumps after he lost the toss but he will feel that they got too many, and scored faster than they should have, after being 15 for 3.
Australia, on the other hand, will be pleased after recovering from a horrific start but several of their batsmen failed to cash in and make a substantial score after getting a solid start.
Day 1 Notes
* Australia 1st innings
* Drinks: Australia – 43/3 in 12.0 overs (SM Katich 24, MJ Clarke 6)
* Australia: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 1
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (SM Katich 28, MJ Clarke 19, Ex 3)
* Lunch: Australia – 74/3 in 26.0 overs (SM Katich 35, MJ Clarke 23)
* Australia: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (208 balls), Extras 4
* SM Katich: 50 off 96 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
* 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 190 balls (SM Katich 54, MJ Clarke 43, Ex 5)
* Drinks: Australia – 123/3 in 40.0 overs (SM Katich 59, MJ Clarke 46)
* MJ Clarke: 50 off 117 balls (6 x 4)
* Australia: 150 runs in 46.6 overs (287 balls), Extras 9
* Tea: Australia – 172/5 in 53.0 overs (A Symonds 1, BJ Haddin 4)
* Australia: 200 runs in 60.3 overs (369 balls), Extras 10
* 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (A Symonds 32, BJ Haddin 17, Ex 1)
* A Symonds: 50 off 63 balls (5 x 4)
* Australia: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (423 balls), Extras 12
* Drinks: Australia – 259/6 in 69.5 overs (BJ Haddin 33)
* New Ball Taken: Australia 298/6 after 80.3 overs (BJ Haddin 46, B Lee 25)
* Australia: 300 runs in 81.2 overs (495 balls), Extras 14
* End Of Day: Australia – 341/9 in 89.0 overs (JJ Krejza 19)
Cricinfo summary after Day 2
Ten overs ago, South Africa were cruising on 234 for 3 with de Villiers and Kallis batting with ease. They were picking off the singles, hitting the bad balls for four, and gradually reducing the distance to Australia’s total of 375. Then Ricky Ponting threw the ball to Johnson and everything changed.
So far in this match, every time a team has looked like taking the upper hand, the other would fight back. Batsmen played confidently to reach half-centuries but then gave it away. Johnson’s spell of 5-2-5-5 (7 for 42 overall) has given Australia a definite upper hand for the first time in the match. They lead by 132 runs and South Africa have only two wickets in hand.
Day 2 Notes
* Australia: 350 runs in 91.1 overs (555 balls), Extras 15
* South Africa 1st innings
* Lunch: South Africa – 27/1 in 15.0 overs (GC Smith 12, HM Amla 6)
* South Africa: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (131 balls), Extras 8
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (GC Smith 17, HM Amla 31, Ex 2)
* South Africa: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (176 balls), Extras 9
* Drinks: South Africa – 104/1 in 29.0 overs (GC Smith 48, HM Amla 45)
* South Africa: 150 runs in 43.6 overs (270 balls), Extras 10
* Tea: South Africa – 151/3 in 44.0 overs (JH Kallis 28, AB de Villiers 16)
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (JH Kallis 32, AB de Villiers 20, Ex 1)
* South Africa: 200 runs in 59.6 overs (367 balls), Extras 11
* Drinks: South Africa – 204/3 in 60.0 overs (JH Kallis 47, AB de Villiers 49)
* AB de Villiers: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
* JH Kallis: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 191 balls (JH Kallis 46, AB de Villiers 52, Ex 2)
* End Of Day: South Africa – 243/8 in 78.0 overs (MV Boucher 2, DW Steyn 1)
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December 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am
South Africa struck three early blows before Simon Katich steadied the Australian innings and guided the hosts to 74/3 in the first Test at the WACA in Perth on Wednesday.
Katich (35, 76 balls, 4×4) and Michael Clarke (23, 62 balls, 2×4) will resume after lunch.
They consolidated well after a disastrous start and completed their fifty run partnership off 85 balls. They have added 59 runs for the fourth wicket.
The South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini bowled superbly on a WACA pitch with its customary bounce.
It was Ntini’s perfect length, and his ability to switch his line of attack with contemptuous ease from over the wicket to around the wicket, that accounted for two of Australia’s three early losses.
Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat.
A double-strike by Ntini in the third over of the day gave South Africa the early edge.
Matthew Hayden looked in terrific touch early on and struck three superb boundaries off Ntini. Two of them were on drives in Ntini’s first over.
The experienced pace bowler changed his line of attack to around the wicket in his second over and induced and edge with an away swinger as Hayden succumbed for 12 (caught by Graeme Smith at first slip).
With his very next delivery Ntini, from over the wicket, bowled a fuller delivery. Ponting was late into his cover drive, found an edge and AB de Villiers took a fine catch at third slip to send the Australian captain back to the showers for a first-ball duck. Australia slumped to 14/2.
Dale Steyn bowled a very fast delivery in the fourth over of the day on an almost perfect length. Michael Hussey did not know whether to go forward or backwards and was caught on the crease.
He pushed at the ball and edged it to third slip where De Villiers dived forward to take a superb catch and remove Mr Cricket for a duck. Australia slumped to 15/3.
Katich played confidently at the other side. He left the ball very well and used his quick hands and wrists very well whenever presented with a half volley.
The South African attack did not succumb to the temptation in the first hour to bowl too short on a bouncy pitch.
Their good lengths were the key to the three early wickets. Ntini, especially, bowled magnificently and beat Michael Clarke at least two times with deliveries that held their line.
But as the first session progressed and the ball lost its shine, Clarke and Katich grew in confidence.
Katich and Clarke were especially productive against Jacques Kallis.
Katich struck him for two fours through extra cover and another one past the bowler, as well as a boundary past mid wicket.
Clarke hit him past point for a square boundary and smashed a wide half volley to the extra cover boundary.
It was not as if Kallis bowled badly, but there was no swing on offer and the batsmen confidently played on the up through the line.
Morné Morkel bowled well without much luck and troubled Clarke with his steep bounce. At least one shot flew very close to Hashim Amla at short leg off a very good short lifter from Morkel.
Ntini, with 2/18 in six overs, was the pick of the bowlers. Steyn bowled with good control and pace to finish with 1/13 in six overs.
Morkel conceded 0/13 from six overs and extracted alarming bounce from the pitch.
The bowling attack was supported by some great catching.
Ashwell Prince, South Africa’s premier batsman in the series against Bangladesh and an equally impressive performer in the Test series against England, is out of the first Test with a finger injury.
He will be replaced by JP Duminy, who will make his Test debut for South Africa at age 24. The left-handed Duminy will bat at number six.
The Australians included the off-spinner Jason Krejza in the final eleven and named the bowling all-rounder Shane Watson as 12th man for the first Test at the WACA.
Krejza was overlooked for the first test against New Zealand on a seaming Gabba pitch in Brisbane last month, where Watson received the nod.
An ankle injury kept Krejza, a Tasmanian off-spinner, out of the second Test at Adelaide, where Nathan Hauritz played.
The Victorian pace bowler Peter Siddle was named as a late replacement for the injured Stuart Clark, who had elbow surgery in Sydney.
Krejza took twelve wickets in his first Test, in India, and will only be playing in his second Test, like Siddle.
South Africa will be looking for their first victory since the famous Fanie de Villiers-inspired win at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1994.
Australia have not lost a Test series at home since 1992/93.
Teams:
Australia:
Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza, Peter Siddle,
South Africa:
Graeme Smith (captain), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini.
December 17th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Finally Katich and Clark partnership is broken and best is they are both out in the space of 2 overs!!
Go boys!
December 17th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Aus are 5/167
December 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
50.5 Morkel to Katich, OUT, Katich has missed a full toss and he’s lbw! Morkel delivers a low full toss from round the wicket and angles it into the left-hander, Katich moves across his stumps to flick but misses, the ball thuds into the pad in front of middle, would it have missed leg? Close call, it might have clipped leg stump
SM Katich lbw b Morkel 83 (151b 7×4 1×6) SR: 54.96
December 17th, 2008 at 9:10 am
51.5 Harris to Clarke, OUT, the double breakthrough! Clarke gives it away just before tea! He charges Harris and tries to go down the ground, he hits it with the inside part of the bat and lofts it straight to Smith who takes an easy catch at mid-on, he’s thrilled, what a strike just before tea
MJ Clarke c Smith b Harris 62 (141b 7×4 0×6) SR: 43.97
December 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Australia 172/5 (52.5 ov)
South Africa
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
Day 1 – Session 2 Australia RR 3.25
Last 10 ovs 34/2 RR 3.40
Min overs remaining 38.1
December 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am
End of over 64 (10 runs)
- Australia 223/5
A Symonds 39* (49b 5×4)
BJ Haddin 17* (26b 3×4)
December 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Bloody Aussies at it again – Symonds on fire and scoring at a fast rate
December 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Australia 229/5 (64.5 ov)
December 17th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Symonds eventually out.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Reply to Morné @ 10:38 am:
he is such a pain! especially at the rate he scores, the closest equivalent we have I guess is De Villiers
December 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Die bliksems kry al weer
die hef in die hand.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:08 am
SA let the innings slip at crucial stages – they need to get a few quick wickets before end of play or else the Aussie tail will wag!! GO SA!!!
December 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
A team seldom loses a test
if it gets 350+ in the first
innings.
Proteas are infamous for not
being able to wrap up the tail.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
New ball taken – Hadden gone
December 17th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Ntini pins Lee.
Ouch
December 17th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Steyn gets Lee out.
303/8 now
December 17th, 2008 at 11:31 am
thing is are our batsman capable of making this sort of score against their attack? the ozzies are still scoring at 4 runs per over.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Reply to cab @ 11:31 am:
That’s what makes them so good.
Old days average was 2.5 per over
with guys like Slasher McKay,
Jackie McGlew (565 minutes for 100 -
I think it may still be the slowest
century ever).
Then the sights were set on 3/over
until the Aussies set new targets.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:39 am:
lol, remember my old man telling me about slasher mckay, had us rolling on the floor, meant to be horrendously slow batsmen, great name.
the slowest most painful batsmen to watch must have been platneus himself, kepler wessels, used to pull my hair out, ultra-conservative.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Something else:
Earl Rose got into a brawl
in a friendly touch rugby
tournament in the Cape.
Kept on punching a guy, 8 times,
until he was covered in blood.
Volgens ’n toeskouer het Rose se pa, mnr. Enver Rose, iemand bygedam, wat toe iets aan hom (Enver Rose) gesê het.
“Hiervan het Earl nie gehou nie,� het die toeskouer gesê.
“Earl het die ou sewe, agt keer geslaan. Sy gesig was bebloed,� het ’n ander toeskouer gesê.
Rose se suster het volgens die toeskouers ook betrokke geraak.
========
Born rubbish, will forever be rubbish.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Moerse
for Wessels
nonetheless.
Went to OZ, got citizenship,
played himself into the test
side, not a popular choice.
His answer was 163 in his debut
innings.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:53 am
324/8
Fkn tailenders hitting the
shit out of our wonderful
attack, new ball and all.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:56 am
gotta bring on Morkel and exploit bounce off WACA.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
it could be worse! It could be 336/3
December 17th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 12:00 pm:
Het jy nog biltong oor?
Lyk my dit het niks gehelp nie.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
341/9
Morkel to Johnson, OUT, Morkel strikes with the last ball of the day! Finally he bowls a yorker which smashes into Johnson’s pad right in front of the stumps, that’s plumb, South Africa end on a high after a frustrating few overs.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 12:04 pm:
het nog niks davan geeet nie… Het vannoggend nie vroeg genoeg opgestaan om te kyk nie
December 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
JH Kallis 15 2 65 0 4.33
His useless self. Won’t get
runs either.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Day 1 IMO would be dissapointing for SA because they would have liked to be in a situation Aus are in now. Runs on the board, enough to make a game out of it and put some pressure on SA. However SA are not out of it yet, lets see what our batting does, if we can match them we will be the more confident team going into the rest of the series.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
And not a word from our
favourite expat BRYCE.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Maybe I should be on AUS! If I do they will probably lose
December 17th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 12:08 pm:
Kallis –
For how long do we keep a guy in the team if his CURRENT form does not warrant it?
December 18th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Very disappointing nothings really changed with this mob… inability to close out the game… nothing real threatening about their attack (need some more nutter Nel types)… and their batting other than a few individual performances hasn’t really inspired…
Aus bat down to the last bowler and quicks all bowl faster than 140/km/h…
December 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Again SA let the Aussies get away with 150 more runs than they should have. Lets hope our batters do a better job.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Something rugby related – I think?!?
Stellenbosch. – Die Leeus-rugbyspeler Earl Rose, sy pa en broer was glo betrokke in ’n bakleiery by ’n raakrugby-toernooi by die Strand.
Mnr. Enver Rose, Earl se pa, het gister bevestig daar was Dinsdag ’n bakleiery tydens die wedstryd tussen die Jamaicans en die Dwergies, en dat sy seuns Earl en Jody Rose verklarings by die polisie afgelê het.
Die Burger, susterkoerant van Beeld, het gister berig moles het uitgebreek teen die einde van die wedstryd tussen die twee spanne nadat daar ook vroeër die dag voorvalle was.
Volgens ooggetuies het Rose sr. iemand geslaan, wat toe iets te sê gehad het, waarop Earl dié persoon toegetakel het.
Volgens Enver Rose was daar ’n “groter bakleiery� tydens ’n wedstryd tussen die Helderberg Old Boys en die Nomads, maar is die geveg moontlik verswyg omdat “blankes daarby betrokke was�.
WTF –
December 18th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Reply to Minora @ 6:41 am:
What farkin scum… and the Lions support this… wife-beating, then drugs… now this…
Seems both SARU and the Lions are sending a very poor message to those players and supporters in that area…
December 18th, 2008 at 8:21 am
The players have just taken a drinks break. The first hour after lunch has belonged to South Africa. They’ve scored 77 runs off 14 overs and both batsmen have picked up momentum. Smith had a bit of trouble with his elbow but it doesn’t look like it’s affecting his batting.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Reply to Minora @ 6:41 am:
Article is up on the site too.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Amla out.
HM Amla b Krejza 47 (67b 5×4 0×6) SR: 70.14
December 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Krejza to Amla, OUT, bowled him! Lovely ball! Krejza loops the ball up outside off stump, drawing Amla forward with the flight, he beats the batsman in the air, pitches the ball outside off stump and spins it through the bat pad gap as Amla tries to whip it on the leg side, that turned a long way to hit the stumps
December 18th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I hope Kallis delivers – O shit there goes Smith.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Smith out.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
GC Smith b Johnson 48 (94b 6×4 0×6) SR: 51.06
December 18th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Johnson to Smith, OUT, massive wicket! The double blow! Johnson bowls a full ball outside off stump, Smith tries to drive away from his body without moving his feet and gets a thick inside edge back on to his stumps, Johnson sprints away in celebration, Australia are right back in this
December 18th, 2008 at 8:33 am
AB de Villiers is in ahead of JP Duminy who is on debut.
AB and Kallis now at the crease.
110/3
Still 265 runs behind.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:33 am
This wicket likes getting batsmen out in groups. Aussies had the same thing, they lose 1 wicket then a few balls and they lose another. Lets hope de villiers and Kallis can get things going again.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Reply to Morné @ 8:27 am:
Amla was doing so well!! That ball that got him was a ripper IMO.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 8:34 am:
I am not watching this unfortunately – but streaming audio.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:36 am
AB 50 not out
December 18th, 2008 at 10:37 am
AB de Villiers (rhb) 50(runs) 86(balls) 7 (fours) 1 (six) 58.13 (SR)
December 18th, 2008 at 10:40 am
205/3
At this rate they may get to
250 at stumps – 100 runs less
that what the OZmob got.
Already playing for a draw?
December 18th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:40 am:
And who knows, Kallis may
even get his 50 before
night fall. On 47 now.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:41 am:
ja Boertjie, he is useless hey
December 18th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:46 am:
Hy kolf darem nog vinniger
as AB de Villiers.
Fkn hoog tyd dat hy lopies kry.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:40 am:
Aus overall run rate was 3.79.
SA is currenlty on 3.28, so luckily not too far off.
Kallis SR is 50.52, AB is not much better at 51.51.
Ponting is setting very defensive fields apparently.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Kallis gets his 50
December 18th, 2008 at 10:50 am
JH Kallis 50* (96b 5×4 1×6)
December 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Anybody seeing the action?
Saffas in the crowd?
Big crowd?
Hot day?
Lots of spitting and open
mouth gum chewing going on?
December 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:54 am:
Nope, only streaming some audio.
But apparently good crowd, getting bigger because schools are closing there today.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:58 am
At least almost everyone in the top order got/are getting runs – now for one or two to get BIG runs!
December 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:54 am:
following on cricinfo.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:59 am:
Me too.
Just as well. The pace of the
inaction will kill us.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:06 am:
to be fair I have seen slower. Wessels and Kirsten
Pieter made a 50 in about 300 balls IIRC
December 18th, 2008 at 11:17 am
k.k timing
70.4 Johnson to de Villiers, OUT
AB de Villiers c Haddin b Johnson 63 (130b 7×4 1×6) SR: 48.46
December 18th, 2008 at 11:25 am
235/4 – six overs remaining.
May just get to 240.
Pity we don’t have Prince.
Go, JP!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Kallis gone
December 18th, 2008 at 11:28 am
This is where Kallis gets a lot of criticism and rightly so. Duminy is on his debut and just came in with Kallis settled, what does Kallis do? Takes 1 run at the beginning of every over and hands the Aussies the best opportunity to get another wicket! Kallis should be taking the strike and give the new guy a bit of backing… Looks like Kallis is not a team player.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:28 am
and there goes Kalis!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
JEREMY CLARKSON
(whoever he is):
On the Lotus Elise: ‘This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.’
‘Tonight, the new Viper, which is the American equivalent of a sportscar… in the same way, I guess, that George Bush is the equivalent of a President.’
December 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 8:33 am:
proves the point again!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Cricket is a game of stats.
I wonder if there are stats
available on how often – after
a long partnership – both
batsmen are dismissed within
a few overs.
Uncanny, happens everywhere,
with anyone, always.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 11:28 am:
Could have been seen as racist
by someone, I suppose.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Duminy out.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Fôôôôôôk!
There goes the test.
In sy moer in.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:38 am
reckon SA will be lucky to make 300.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Replay shows Duminy got a toughy, hit on the arm not the glove.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Reply to cab @ 11:38 am:
Wanna bet?
Anything more than 260 is a bonus.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
New ball due in 5 overs.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Reply to Morné @ 11:39 am:
OK, so ons luck het ook gaan kak.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
But that will only come into play tomorrow, only 2 overs remaining for the day after this one.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:33 am:
Boertjie
That is one example where effective mental application and training/coaching is short-coming.
The second batsmen was “in”, yet could not distance himself effectively from the loss of his batting-partner – could not begin anew with new partner.
It has zero to do with batting skills or abilities.
It is ALL MENTAL !!!
It is pathetic really – yet oh soooo simple to correct.
That is – with effective mind-coaching.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Prince in doubt for Melbourne
Can they call a replacement?
December 18th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Reply to The Brand @ 11:43 am:
As you would have gathered – it pisses me off something terrible
December 18th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Morkel gone
December 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Johnson has now taken 4 wickets in 3 overs he bowled.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Morkel ook in sy moer in uit!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:36 am:
Got that 100% right Boertjie
December 18th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Reply to Morné @ 11:47 am:
for 5 runs !!!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Let’s see:
OZ to win by six wkts
on day four?
December 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Harris is also gone, caught at leg gully
December 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
double wicket maiden.
1 Over remain in the day.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Johnson’s current spell = 5-1-5-5
5 overs – 1 maiden – 5 runs – 5 wickets
December 18th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Johnson is pumped, what an unbelieveable turnaround! He’s taken five in the second spell, 5-2-5-5, the crowd give him a resounding cheer as he goes to field on the boundary.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Reply to The Brand @ 11:51 am:
Make that 5 – 2 – 5 – 5
December 18th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:49 am:
OZ to win by six wkts
on day four?
===========
Just realised it can’t happen.
Make it 312 runs then.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Reply to The Brand @ 11:43 am:
this is one occassion where i think your mind skills would make a moerse difference, our okes adopt a different defensive attitude when playing the ozzies, particularly in oz.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
“Ten overs ago, South Africa were cruising on 234 for 3 with de Villiers and Kallis batting with ease. They were picking off the singles, hitting the bad balls for four, and gradually reducing the distance to Australia’s total of 375. Then Ricky Ponting threw the ball to Johnson and everything changed.” – cricinfo
now we sit at 243/8, absolutely hopeless.
am afraid big choking mentality.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Volg nou nie aktief die krieket nie maar het darem ook gedink 234/3 lyk belowend. Groot was myhverbasing natuurlik toe ek weer by die tiewie verbywandel en die 3 lyk ewe skielik meer soos ‘n 8.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Reply to cab @ 12:16 pm:
If I am Ponting
I will very very elegantly praise the SA batsmen’s batting ability,
stressing the fact how well the got themselves in,
then I would say it is just a pity that they still seems so far behind mentally,
then I will go for the kill
and ask if they do use mental coaches (see the plural),
and if so one has to wonder how effective the mental coaches are.
Double bang.
Why???
Because even though you have praise the batters – 1 – you have brought serious doubts about their mental abilities
but
- 2 – you have given the batsmen an out by appropriating the “blame” to the competency of the mind coach.
That has the following effect,
the will be a lingering doubt in the SA players mind’s as the evidence of the day indicate Ponting to speak the “Truth”
and
you would have dealt a telling blow to any – mental recovery work – by the SA mind coach.
What ever response this coach now makes – will be experienced by the players – as scrambling after the fact.
Now given the fact that the SA mind coach has only been added to the squad during the English tour
then he was absent
and then only added for the duration of the Aus tour
the mind coach will be fooked.
Therefore ZERO mental recovery work – which are sorely needed by SA team – can be done.
Game Over !!!
December 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
i dont think you need to tell Ponting anything.
born winners, everything is positive, even when lose wickets.
its our lot that needs some of your mind-meld stuff.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Reply to Namboer @ 12:58 pm:
WTF – Cricket going along very nicely – I go to meet a client, get back an hour later and we lost 5 wickets!!!!!!
What Voodoo do the Aussies have on us – or are we just mental wimps?!?
December 18th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
anybody that still gets worked up over a game of skittle sticks like this gender bender double de luxe prancing poncing prehistoric preoccupation must surely be totally dismally gesmorse in the head.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Reply to koevoet @ 8:09 pm:
Talking about “gesmorse in the head” -
how are you coping?
December 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Stoepskyters
December 18th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 8:39 pm:
I watched the highlights and must say that Johnson guy was on FIRE!! Give credit where it is due. Best spell of bowling I have seen since that big caribean/pom took 9 wickets against SA!
AWESOME
December 18th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:36 pm:
Jip, being left-handed must have
helped him.
We had a great in Brett Schultz,
destined to be a legend before
injury set in.
Bowled the shit out of the Pakis
(Rietkappers?) on those docile
subcontinent pitches.
Brett was also a lefty.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
BRETT SCHULTZ
Matches 9
Runs scored 9 –
(and six off them was with one shot)
Top score 6 –
BallsOvers bowled 1733
Wickets 37
Bowling average 20.24 – GREAT AVERAGE
5 wickets in innings 2 –
Best bowling 5/48
December 18th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:52 pm:
yeah schultz was a class act, but never really lived up to talent. suppose last great lefty before him was stephen jefferies, pretty rare thing, fast lefthand bowler.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Reply to cab @ 11:27 pm:
Schultz was a big fellow, got knee
troubles, never recovered.
There are fears that Morne Morkel
will go the same way.
Jefferies / Garth le Roux spearheaded
WP attack for some years.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Jeffries once took 10 wickets in an innings for WP – actually took 11 – bowled a guy with a no ball. Saw the highlights of that game – bloody excelent.
Cheers
December 18th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Reply to Methos @ 11:57 pm:
Toevallig was ek die TV-regisseur
vir daai game.
Ons het agterna al 10 paaltjies vir
hom op ‘n VHS gesit en persent gegee.
Hehehe.
Hy was net baie lief om sy hol te krap.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Jou biltong is seker al winddroog?
December 19th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Boertjie
Het chilli stick ook gemaak – Hulle is al eetbaar. Gaan more nog so 4 kilo’s vleis koop en als chilli sticks maak – fok biltong is lekker.
Cheers
December 19th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Het gisteraand ook vir die eerste keer koeksisters gemaak – bietjie van ‘n boggerop – olie was te warm maar dit was heel skaflik eetbaar – gaan more nog so klompie aanmekaar slaan.
Moet sommer my eie SA shop hier in die Uk begin. Nou moet ek nog net melktert en cremora tert ook maak.
Cheers
December 19th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Reply to Methos @ 12:07 am:
Ja, maar chilli sticks pas nie
my definisie van biltong nie.
Ek het ‘n gly in als wat sterk is,
vermy peper ook.
Elk geval, geniet dit!
December 19th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Reply to Methos @ 12:10 am:
Olie moet warm wees, stroop yskoud.
So iets.
My dogter bel vandag baie trots: Sy
het die eerste keer groenvyekonfyt
gemaak; bring vir my in Januarie ‘n
flessie.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Og nee man
Kyk ek weet chilli sticks is nie biltong nie maar dis darem BAIE BAIE beter as beef jerky is.
Chilli is moer lekker – dit sal weer so bietjie huppel in die knuppel sit
Het jy geweet chilli is verban uit tronke en kloosters ? Dit maak die mense amoureus….
Cheers
December 19th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Reply to Methos @ 12:14 am:
Ek wonder of dit nie maar ‘n strontstorie
is nie – soos blouvitrioel in die army?
December 19th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Ek het die stroop in ‘n pot in die wasbak met ys en water rondom. My koeksisters het regtig waar “sista’s” uitgekom – hulle het taamlik donker uitgekom
Cheers
December 19th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Soos oesters en perlemoen en renoster horing ?
Perlemoen werk glo my vry.
Cheers
December 19th, 2008 at 12:23 am
So leer ‘n mens seker!
Gaan nou aandkoerant bekyk
en kiep. Dis mos al verby
middernag hier.
:em27:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Lekker slaap
Cheers