The Proteas have their backs to the wall after a dismal showing when Mitchell Johnson ploughed through the batting order, taking 5/5 in 21 balls. It seems a draw is the best the South Africans can hope for.
AUSTRALIA 375
S AFRICA 243/8 with Boucher and Dale Steyn at the wicket and only Ntini to come.
256/9 – Steyn gone for 8. Johnsons 8th wkt.
Arthur Mailey is the only Australian to have taken nine wickets in an innings. He took 9-121 against England at the MCG in 1921. Johnson could be the second if he takes both today.
Touch-wood Boucher playing them with ease… but only Ntini on the other end… fortunately he’s not swinging wildly…
Betfair paying $9 for RSA to draw… worth the punt?
Reply to bryce_in_oz @ 5:07 am:
Don’t put too much one. Worth a few quid.
What’s the odd for OZ winning?
280/9
Boucher 26*
Ntini 5*
Gonna hit the sack again
Got up to see SA got 281 – how the hell did that happen? I did not think they would get to 250
Anyway, Just saw Harris get Ponting, obvious nick and Ponting stands there as if nothing happened – come on guys!! Walk if you know you are out, the TV replay will show it anyway!!
Aus 88/3 (lead by 182)
Hussey out!! Ntini bowls him!
Aus 88/4
Again 2 wickets in quick susession
– this test is full off those! If one guy gets out the other should not even bother and just start walking 
Maybe Aus should start their innings with Lee and Johnson for example
I am impressed with Harris! He has improved hugely since the last time I saw him bowl.
About this time yesterday Johnson tore into our batting line-up and took 5 wickets in 40min. Come on Proteas, Morkel/Steyn/Ntini we need a performance like that from you guys. Especially now with 19 over of the day left. :rant:
Thanks you!! Symonds is gone
Aus157/6
Well, if the tailenders don’t
score another 100 like usual
we may have a test on our hands!
176/7
Blommetjies (sies, en hulle wil nou kastig hê ons moet van die Bokke ook so praat) kom nie te slag aan nie, seems almost like there’s light of a fighting chance.
Reply to Namboer @ 11:15 am:
Nee man, Bokke sal Bokke bly. Sal
help as iemand Cheeky en Frolick en
Komphela se harspanne inslaan, maar
die handelsmerk gaan voorlopig bly.
Hy moet net na regs skuif, wat sommer
ook stront is.
Nêrens in die wêreld het ‘n regering
bepaal watter embleem sportspanne
moet dra nie.
Ek sal beslis nooit van ‘Bokke’ afsien nie, nes ek ook nie van Pretoria afgesien het nie. Noem my dan maar agter die klip, beide val net sagter op die tong…
Cheeky blyk al meer van ‘n probleem te wees, hoop van harte OP se rugby reik na nuwe laagtepunte. Nogal hartseer dat mens die hele provinsie verwens agv ‘n induvidu.
Lyk my die krieket is eers klaar – wat is die score?
Sukkel al weer om die stert
af te kap.
BJ Haddin 39*
JJ Krejza 28*
228/7
+ 94
So ons kort al 323 om te wen.