DAY THREE ACTION
At stumps on Day 2 South Africa were in severe trouble at 7 for 198, still 196 behind Australia’s first-innings 394, which grew in value with each wicket.
Van Jaarsveld joins squad.
Steyn collected three breakthroughs before lunch to capture 5 for 87, but by the end of the day the 114 runs Michael Clarke marshalled from Australia’s lower order in that session was the most important early development. From there they controlled the South Africans in a style that was familiar to the country’s previous outfits. Once again it looks as if Graeme Smith’s side is better as a chaser instead of a leader.
Smith followed his 108 in Perth with a committed 62 that held the top order together until he departed to a clever plan from Siddle. The dismissal switched South Africa to survival mode and JP Duminy was the only specialist left to deal with the problems. He reached a calm 34 at the close and should not expect much help from the remaining batsmen.
Van Jaarsveld joins squad
Vaughn van Jaarsveld will join South Africa’s Test squad on Sunday to cover for ongoing injuries to Ashwell Prince and Graeme Smith. Prince suffered a cracked thumb prior to the Perth Test and JP Duminy was promoted to the starting line-up, leaving no backup batsman in the touring party.
SMART STATS
►Australia’s last four wickets added 117 runs. The average partnership per wicket for the last four wickets for Australia this year is 28.25, second only to Sri Lanka’s 29.44.
►Dale Steyn’s 5 for 87 is his fourth five-wicket haul of the year – he is the highest wicket-taker in 2008 – and his 29 overs in Australia’s innings are the most he’s bowled in any of his ten five-fors.
►AB de Villiers’ 7 off 51 marked a stark contrast to his match-winning century in Perth. He struggled the most against Nathan Hauritz, scoring just 1 off 29 balls.
Source: Cricinfo
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December 27th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Mickey Arthur on the OZmobs’
wagging tail:
“We need to probably treat them as batters and bowl batters’ lines rather than looking for too many glory balls as you do against tailenders.
“You perhaps look to bowl them out instead of building that pressure as you do if you’re bowling to Nos. 5 and 6.”
December 27th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
They should get 2 new batsmen to replace Prince and McKenzie!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:28 pm:
I don’t rate our oneday side much;
don’t expect much. It is in a
“rebuilding” phase and got walloped
by the Poms, remember?
December 27th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Yeah
Like Jacques Rudolph who is the only SA batsman since Graham pollock to get a double century against Australia and currently the highest run getter in three consecutive seasons of county cricket
Oh wait
Yes of course
He is mos a useless Afrikaans white boy…
December 27th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
JP Duminy is mos replacing
Prince, and after him the
cupboard is bare – especially
concerning openers like
McKenzie (who was himself re-treaded
into an opener).
Our franchise system is not very
healthy and struggles to unearth
real talent; and CSA is about to
weaken it further by adding two
more franchises.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Anyone watching the Ulster v Leinster game? Diack and BJ for Ulster. Should be good!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Hoezit Pappa!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Who else is in England who should be crunching Australia out of this match?
December 27th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 9:35 pm:
Kevin Pietersen?
December 27th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Oh and to UCB…
You piles of
December 27th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:34 pm:
must admit I have not seen any SA domestic cricket for about 10 years.
What strikes me is the diff in the bowling by both sides, SA never look like getting a wicket but it somehow happens while the Aussies look like getting wickets all the time.
Only Steyn has patches where he looks dangerous.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Oh hell
Insulting piles of
At least piles of
can serve as fertiliser…
December 27th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 9:35 pm:
for the ODI’s definately van der Watt!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:38 pm:
The experts think Morkel will
blossom in two years time.
We need him NOW!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Seems all the big talk of
confidence etc. after Perth
went up in smoke.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:41 pm:
ja, I heard the Aussie comentators mention what Donald said about him but then again others think he will not last – knees will give him problems. His action is not economical enough like Steyn’s
December 27th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:34 pm:
True enough
When the morons created this complex set of rules for the six professional franchises and the semi pros and the amateurs, they basically killed the domestic comp, because now all the franchises know they never have their proteas available, so hence what do they do. Instead of searching for new possible proteas, they search for good journeymen who will NOT make the national grade because at least then they have use of the players, hence then instead of becoming astrength vs strength system like in Australia where six sides work, it becomes a more and more poor competition because side provinces do not want to unearth national players.
Now add to this Mr Nyoka (a truly descriptive name, which means snake) and Dronkgat Sohn with their “transformation” targets and you have a sure fire recipe for disaster in the local comps.
I mean look at it
How many truly international quality players are we unearthing each season?
Maybe one every two seasons?
December 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:42 pm:
there is still another innings where the saffas can come back with a fight. But why oh why get into that situation! We should be putting the Aussies under pressure and not the other way around
December 27th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:43 pm:
Donald put his money on Steyn some
3 years ago.
Experts reckon Morkel will be better
than Donald – if his knees last.
Told you about Brett Schultz the other
day – man, his injuries was a disaster.
Tall, strong, lefty – could unleash
a shit storm on docile pitches.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:40 pm:
He’s a poor journeyman who can bat a bit and bowl a bit…
The only thing he has going is that fugly Sylvester Stallone looks
Maybe he can scare the Aussies out of their nanny state nappies…
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:41 pm:
Then he shouldn’t be playing now.
Look at Aussie quicks
They tend to slot straight into their national side, because the comp is so tough, instead of stepping up from what would be considered a poor provincial competition and a semi mediocre club competition in larger centres of Australia and straight onto the international stage.
The amazing thing is that players can actually lift themselves to perform on this poor stage.
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:42 pm:
Perth was a disturbance in The Force
The Dark Side had a moment of victory.
The light will reassert ittself at melbourne and return with a vengeance at Sydney.
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:43 pm:
He’s too big and by that I mean bulky
Bulky quicks simply do not last
Brett Schultz being the prime example
You need to be a lean machine.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:45 pm:
fourth innings at Melbourne and we chase well?
Yeah right
Melbourne is designed to be playable on the first two days and then become progressively spin friendly and go slow and low and break up on the fifth.
Recipe for disaster.
We needed a 100 – 150 run lead and instead we’re getting a deficit.
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:47 pm:
Yeah and a mean attitude to add to that…
December 27th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 9:49 pm:
About bulk:
Garth le Roux lasted.
Vince vd Bijl lasted.
Peter Heine lasted.
There are always exceptions.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 9:49 pm:
how good/bad is Zondeki? What I have seen of him is 4 years ago
December 27th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
That was one thing Donald
often lacked: a mean attitude.
Could have done with a mind
coach, I suppose.
But I will never forget how he
softened up the Waughs and that
Pommie captain whatwhashisname?
December 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Zondeki is good – when he’s not
injured; and that is very seldom.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:56 pm:
Atherton – what a prick!
Anyway, Fanie was my fav
December 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:57 pm:
is he quick? All three quickies from Aus can reach 150+ but our guys seldom get above 144
December 27th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:53 pm:
Jacques kallis, ian Botham, Brian Mac
There are always going to be exceptions
But you recall them because they were exceptions
Garth wasn’t all that bulky either Boertjie
For the most part the meanies that last are the skinny tall ones like Wasim Akram, Curtley Ambrose, Allan Donald. Sean Polloock, Craig McDermott, Lille and Thompson, Fred Trueman, Neil Adcock, Clive Rice etc etc etc
December 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 9:58 pm:
Not sure how quick – definetely
slower than Steyn and Morkel IMO.
Ahhhh! Atherton! And thereby lies
a tale:
His locker was marked by some team
mates with the letters FEC.
Some supposed it stood for Future
English Captain; others that it
stood for Fookin Educated C*nt.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Oh and then of course the pinnacle
McGRath
Who was mean, fast and line and length
Donald v Lara
Cape Town
Think it was 1999
The first session after lunch and Lara is set on a 50 something having whacked all and sundry about
Out comes Donald
Round the wicket at the lefty and four throat balls later Lara cracks as one rears up at his face he uses his bat to cover his face plate, closes his eyes and ducks away
The ball spoons up to an easy catch in the gulley
Best fast bowling ever by Donald
December 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:05 pm:
I could not stand him as a player, especially after that ball tampering incident and that loooong innings against us
but he is ok as a commentator on Sky. The Aussies are dreadful! 
December 27th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:03 pm:
I spoke to Garth; believe me he was
not skinny.
You left out Mike Procter (bit on the
short side) and Peter Pollock.
Jassas, that was a mean combo!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:57 pm:
Zondeki is waful
He bends his front knee in the delivery stride on release
Apparently this takes away about 15km/h from his speed
Result is although he could be a 145+ rocket his handing out these wildly slung 130 – 135 balls
December 27th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:08 pm:
Who was the other one there?
Proctor, Polock and Barlow
Then there was the Rhodesian spinner Traicos in that combo
Who was the third one?
I know Clive Rice all of a fresh faced 18 was in the 4th test against Australia in 1970, but who was the actual other one of the Pollock, Proctor, Bunter combo?
December 27th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:06 pm:
I was at Newlands when Donald undid
Lara in a onedayer. Roughed him, then
got him to tread on his wicket.
Somehow McGrath was to me the quicky
of his era, not Donald. McGrath was
terribly consistent.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:10 pm:
Let me think on that one. BRB.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:11 pm:
Mathews was IMO the same type of bowler as McGrath but just not quick/mean enough. I remember Ranatunga and DaSilva take him and SA apart in an ODI in the 90′s – great batting by those 2!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:10 pm:
when did Richards play?
December 27th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:10 pm:
Trevor Goddard, medium-paced lefty,
opening bat. Got my very first
autograph from him ca. 1957.
Pat Trimborn also played.
Chevalier also spinned.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:16 pm:
Richards only played 4 tests, 7 innings -
1970 v OZ, then apartheid.
2×100, 2×50, HS 140. Ave 72,57
December 27th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 10:13 pm:
Craig Matthews, nice guy.
Though Vinnige Fanie once
complained to me he was a bit
lazy, resulting in himself having
to bowl very long spells.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
December 27th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
on another not, HT score:
Ulster 7
Leinster 3
Watched Quins v Leicester earlier today – ended up 26 all! Leicester were leading by 14 points but could not nail it. The Law was his usual kak
Marco Wentzel was VERY good and this young centre is one to keep an eye on, Turner-Hall. 
December 27th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:22 pm:
Fanie’s brother (Neil?) was my history and woodwork teacher and cricket coach of course in joeys!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Nou het die blerrie
ERT weer gedros.
Ou triek.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Gooi water,
gooi sand –
ek ruik iets brand!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
ek gaan ook maar
cricket: sal die “high”lights more kyk
December 27th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 10:10 pm:
I know Clive Rice all of a fresh faced 18 was in the 4th test against Australia in 1970,
==========
Wrong. CEB Rice made his intl
debut v English Rebels 1981/82.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
:em58:
December 27th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hallo manne
ons kak maar lekker in Aus
Boertjie – ek stem – nou is SA weer homselvers in die krieket – maskien was laas week net ‘n Aussie hick-up ???
December 27th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Boertjie – ek gaan ook inkruip.
Het net gou-gou ingeloer – wie sê wat waar
December 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Vandag het De Wet Barry briljante seker drie ge-safe met amazing cover tackle
net om later moerse way-ward pass omtrent 3 meter weg van die receiver te gooi.
dit was in gelykop game Leincester (Heyneke) en Harlekyne
December 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
OK, dan gee ons die Proteas
môre verder :em72: op hierdie
draad.
Ek vrees hier kom ‘n vernedering . . .
December 27th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
BRAND – vinnige vraag:
Weet jy van iemand wat
Lothar Neethling goed
geken het?
December 27th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:47 pm:
amen Broer amen !!!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:48 pm:
nee glad nie
December 27th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
ek is weg – loer weer more in – lekker slaap.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Reply to The Brand @ 10:49 pm:
OK, slaap lekker!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:33 pm:
Goddard, Trimbourne, Tiger Lance
There were several seamers
And poor John Traicos as the only spinner, who virtually never got a chance to bowl cos of the maulings Goddard, Lance, Pollock, Proctor and Bunter would hand out
December 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
In the famous 1969 Durban test where Richards and Pollock put on their famous show South Africa played with six seamers and no spinners and won by an innings and 123 runs…
December 27th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
BA Richards
TL Goddard
EJ Barlow
A Bacher
RG Pollock
BL Irvine
DT Lindsay
HR Lance
MJ Procter
PM Pollock
AJ Traicos
Now children pay attention and weep
You are reading the names of the best South African test side that ever was and unfortunately ever will be
December 27th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Waar’s jy nou battery hoender?
December 27th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 11:06 pm:
Traicos was maar kakkerig:
3 toetse, 4 paaltjies@51.75.
Chevalier het om een of ander rede
net die 1ste toets in 1970 gespeel;
5 paaltjies @ 20.00.
As ons Hugh Tayfield in daai span
gehad het, het ons die Aussies
8-0 geklop.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Ja dis waar
Maar Tayfield was die groot angel in die 53 reeks waar ons hulle die eesrte en enigste keer in Aus geklop het in ‘n toets reeks
Dit was juis ‘n herbou tyd vir hulle gewees na Neil Harvey en Don Bradman afgetree het
December 27th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Boxing day test 1952 SA v Aus
Aus fourth innings target 373
Enter Hugh Tayfield
Australia 2nd innings (target: 373 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
CC McDonald c Mansell b Murray 23 53 3 0
AR Morris c Watkins b Melle 1 12 0 0
AL Hassett lbw b Tayfield 21 95 2 0
RN Harvey c Watkins b Tayfield 60 94 6 0
KR Miller b Tayfield 31 61 2 0
GRA Langley b Tayfield 4 13 0 0
GB Hole b Tayfield 25 49 4 0
R Benaud c Melle b Tayfield 45 176 4 0
RR Lindwall b Melle 19 61 3 0
DT Ring c Melle b Tayfield 53 81 6 0
WA Johnston not out 0 8 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 6, nb 1) 8
Total (all out; 95.1 overs) 290 (2.28 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets1-3 (Morris), 2-34 (McDonald), 3-76 (Hassett), 4-131 (Harvey), 5-139 (Langley), 6-148 (Miller), 7-181 (Hole), 8-216 (Lindwall), 9-277 (Benaud), 10-290 (Ring)
Bowling O M R W Econ
MG Melle 11 2 39 2 2.65
JC Watkins 10 2 34 0 2.55
ARA Murray 23 7 59 1 1.92
HJ Tayfield 37.1 13 81 7 1.63
PNF Mansell 14 2 69 0 3.69
December 27th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 11:36 pm:
Nee man, Jack Cheetham se
span het 2-2 gelykop gespeel
in die reeks van 5.
Hy was ‘n groot profeet vir
veldwerk en superfiksheid.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 11:46 pm:
Moet erken dit was voor my tyd -
nog nooit van Melle en Watkins
gehoor nie.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Tayfield:
Beste 9/113 170 paaltjies
2×10 14×5 Ook 2×50 en ‘n HT van 75.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
DAWIE
Wou jou vra: Het jy al
Good-bye Dolly Gray
oor die ABO gelees?
December 28th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Cheers, Drosgat.
December 28th, 2008 at 2:38 am
NEW BALL AVAILABLE
Duminy 56*
Steyn 7*
260/80
Duminy got his second 50 of the series.
Harris posted a valiant 39
December 28th, 2008 at 2:53 am
Proteas have scored 70 run at
run a ball. Deficit now 127.
Duminy 59*
Steyn 11″
267/8
Steyn getting attention to left hand.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:05 am
Steyn slugs a FOUR!
Bad shot!
Duminy 63* – top SA score
Steyn 18*
278/8
Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds
not fit to bowl – can help the
cause.
Duminy gets a lucky FOUR throug gully.
Duminy 69*
Steyn 19*
285/8
December 28th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Duminy 72*
Steyn 20*
293/8
Yorker to Steyn, he misses, FOUR byes.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:21 am
Lee may not bowl – sore foot.
Symonds came into game with
sore knee.
Duminy FOUR – deficit now under 100
297/8
December 28th, 2008 at 3:24 am
“This Test match is evenly poised with SA putting a real late effort with the bat..If they keep wickets till lunch and then come back and play for another half hour or so, they might score around 350…which would make the match very interesting…Aus look lacklustre…reactive than being proactive,” says Anurag.
Duminy 77*
Steyn 21*
299/8
December 28th, 2008 at 3:32 am
Johnson taking last over before lunch.
LUNCH
Steyn drives FOUR!
SA 304/8
Duminy 78* – can he get to 100?
Steyn 25*
Deficit 90
9th wicket partnership 53
Proteas making a bit of a game of it.
Signing off.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:18 am
You won’t believe this!
399/8 – SA has a lead of 5.
Duminy 120*
Steyn 70*
December 28th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Wat se julle nou – Brand en Boertjie?
December 28th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Amazing effort by the Protea tail. Excellent batting by Duminy and lots of resolve and guts from Steyn!!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 8:10 am
WTF??? I just got up, turned on the telly and see 455/9, first reaction, highlights from another game – then slowly realised what is happening!! Duimny and Steyn! WOW
December 28th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Gladly I eat my words
“The Brand commented on 27 December 2008 at 8:47 am: Reply to this comment
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
:bangheadt:”
December 28th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Reply to Minora @ 6:37 am:
He he he –
DIT kon ek nie glo nie –
Steyn 79 –
nooit gedink ek sal dit ooit sien nie !!!
(NS: Ek het alles vertroue en belangstelling in Internationale krieket verloor na Hansie-saga
Ali Bacher is vir my die grootste twee-gat jakkals wat leef)
December 28th, 2008 at 8:51 am
In Perth I thought that SA have lost it when chasing 414 to win, here we were 7 down and still 196 behind and I thought, no chance again!!
What a test series!! Now if Steyn/Ntini/Morkel etc can just be consistant and attack we may even win this one! Will he Aussies go into day 4 and 5 playing for a draw or will they go all out guns blazing for a win?
December 28th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 8:51 am:
I my opinion SA must go – all out attack !!!
Aus for toooo long have been playing “attacking” test cricket aiming to score at 4 + an over – to now play defensively.
So either way SA will stand a good chance if the attack all-out !!!
December 28th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
This is what makes cricket
a game the Yanks will never
understand.
Plus we can still LOSE it -
perish the thought!
December 28th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Reply to Minora @ 6:37 am:
Ja, die manne wat lê en slaap
en voor die tyd niks sê nie is
nooit verkeerd nie.
December 28th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Imagine how pissed off the Aussies must be with that 180 run partnership! I remember how ticked off I was with the Aussie Perth innings where the tail made a load of runs but this is rediculous and could not happen to a niser bunch
December 28th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 2:09 pm:
thats the sort of innings that wins test series in oz.
only duminy and sehway have got 150s on this ground in the last 20 years.
Its the second best score from a south african on this ground, not even pollock could get a ton at the MCG.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 12:42 pm:
Eina!!!