Can the Proteas repeat their stunning victory in Perthoriafontein and beat the OZmob once again?
This thread especially for the sufferers of insomnia, the diehards and especially for JT in Austria.
►Test starts at 02:30 SA Time and is on SuperSport2 for those with deep pockets, Radio 2000 and cricinfo.com for the rest of us. Enjoy!
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December 25th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
SA stuck to JP Duminy in the
place of the injured Prince.
Pitch and conditions
The MCG pitch is generally one of those surfaces that has something for everyone. It’ll offer some early seam movement, a bit of swing and some turn later in the match. After Hayden made a century there last year he called it the toughest surface he had batted on for two years. No batsman has made a century in the two Sheffield Shield games at Melbourne this season and spin has accounted for only two wickets in those matches.
That statistic is slightly disingenuous though; Victoria’s primary slow bowler Bryce McGain is injured and only one spinner has been given a decent spell at the MCG this season.
December 26th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Ponting won the toss, bats.
Steyn to Haden . . . . . .
Ntini to Katich 2 . . . 1 .
3/0
December 26th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Steyn 1 . 4 . . .
Ntini . . . . . .
8/0
December 26th, 2008 at 1:59 am
Steyn 1 . . 1 . 3
Got one up to 144 kph
12/0
Ntini 1 3 4 . 1 .
21/0
December 26th, 2008 at 2:09 am
7.2 Ntini to Hayden, OUT, caught!. Loose drive from Hayden and he’s fallen at his fortress! He moves forward to drive a good length ball which moves away from him a touch, he slices it in the air straight to Duminy at point who takes a pretty simple catch, a hush falls over the tens of thousands of fans at the MCG.
Haden 8 fails again
OZmob 22/1
December 26th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Ricky Horror Show at the crease.
Steyn . . 1 . . .
23/1
BRYCE NOT UP YET?
Babelaas? Any bets on?
Ntini 1 . . . . 4
28/1 after 10 overs
December 26th, 2008 at 2:29 am
OZ 28/1 AFTER 12 OVERS.
Kallis and Ntini carrying the
attack. Steyn off, Morkel yet to bowl.
December 26th, 2008 at 2:32 am
SA bowlers off the mark,
batsmen don’t have to play at many.
Then Kallis let’s go a stright one
and has Captain Pout in slight trouble.
DRINKS 28/1 Katich 17* Ponting 3*
December 26th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Commentators in full agreement
that Aussie Rules is :em72:
December 26th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Morkel joins attack
4 . . 4 1nb 3 .
40/4
Kallis 1 . 3 . . .
44/1 after 15 ovrs
December 26th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Morkel to Ponting SIX!
Not a poor delivery they say.
. . . . .
Morkel bowling at 145 +
50/1 after 16 overs
Kallis to Katich . 1 1 . . .
52/1 after 17 overs
Morkel to Ponting FOUR! 1 . 2 3 nb .
63/1
Things not looking good.
Lone Ranger signing off
:em27:
December 26th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 3:01 am:
Ponting got his 100 after McKenzie dropped him when Aus was 68/1
Morkel was bowling all over the place :rant: but Steyn & Ntini looked good! Harris is also looking dangerous.
All in All SA brought it back to evens at the end of days play with Aus on 280/6 – npw if we can just bowl them out for around 320 I wuld be very happy
December 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:37 am:
Yet to see what the fuss
about Morkel is all about.
McKenzie owes us a 100.
Boring listening to Radio 2000.
This is not a bunch of informed
cricket commentators.
December 27th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Reply to Boertjie @ 2:23 pm:
I am watching on sky and only have bloody Aussie commentators – annoying beyond belief!!
December 27th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Aussies have are on 302/6 and Lee/Clark scoring freely but risky.
Need to get the tail sorted out quickly, can’t afford another 100 from these palookas :rant:
December 27th, 2008 at 1:56 am
FINALLY we get a wicket! 322/7
December 27th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Amazing average by Lee and Johnson! Both higher than 20
December 27th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Ag nee man, Sten gets a wicket and then he bowls so wide that it goes for 4 byes!!
But as I write that he bowls Johnson
326/8
December 27th, 2008 at 2:03 am
There is nothing more annoying than Aussie commentators and the Aussie tail scoring runs!!
December 27th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Outfield looks much faster today which is good news for SA when they go out to bat.
December 27th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Aussies now 351/8
Today batting at around 6 to the over
December 27th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Surreal situation: Smith not sure if it carried and the umpires go to the “TMO” and is given out – I bet if it was an Aussie it would have been claimed and the question would have been more than asked! Well done Smith! Showing good character!
December 27th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Aussies now 352/9
December 27th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Morkel expensive again and Aussies are on 371/9 – SA should be batting already!
December 27th, 2008 at 3:21 am
I am signing off now – hope to wake up and SA have a 200 1st wicket partnership!
December 27th, 2008 at 8:47 am
He he he – and then you wake up too the reality . . . .
Aussies near 400 and SA about 200 runs behind with only their tail left . . .
left where – is the real question . . .
Last week was awesome – amazing – one to remember
This week . . . . so far . . . well
December 27th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Bleh!
December 27th, 2008 at 8:58 am
And the cloud cover has cleared too…
December 27th, 2008 at 10:33 am
McKenzie is not doing the side any justice. McK has not reached double figures in 3 innings
and then goes and drops a sitter. :rant:
December 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Proteas back to form I see.
December 27th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
What can we hope for? SA hold out to Lunch? maybe get another 50 to 60 runs? Aussies bat till Tea on day 4 and give SA a target of 500 while SA try and hold out till end of day 5 helped by a shower of rain or 10?
December 27th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 5:24 pm:
Ja, sumpting like that.
Like the Boks they just cannot
put two decent games in a row together.
And the OZmob is gonna send them to the
cleaners in the onedayers.
:rant:
December 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 6:15 pm:
I will settle for a series win above the ODI’s but winning both would be great…