Semi Finals

[Matt79]

Hoggy on

 

[Matt79]

Ponting saving the 3rd PP, prob. on the theory that he won't need to take it. Or will take it when Gibbs is out.

 

[Dissector]

Haha. Just checked the score for the first time a few minutes ago and I thought it was some kind of mistake. Dire stuff from SA. So what's the story: great bowling, terrible batting, lively pitch? Is there any hope of SA defending, say, 150?

SA deserve to lose just for dropping Ntini IMO. In a big game you need top-class wicket taking bowlers even if they have run into a bad patch.

 

[simmy]

Ponting saving the 3rd PP, prob. on the theory that he won't need to take it. Or will take it when Gibbs is out.

Or that he just forgot about it, because it matters so little in this ridiculous pummeling we are witnessing.

 

[pup11]

George has bowled a ripper there!! Go George!!

 

[simmy]

Haha. Just checked the score for the first time a few minutes ago and I thought it was some kind of mistake. Dire stuff from SA. So what's the story: great bowling, terrible batting, lively pitch? Is there any hope of SA defending, say, 150?

SA deserve to lose just for dropping Ntini IMO. In a big game you need top-class wicket taking bowlers even if they have run into a bad patch.

Good bowling, bad batting and a moving ball. No way they should be 60-5.

 

[Matt79]

Watto bowling a bit straight here to Gibbs...

 

[simmy]

More pies from Watson. He is becoming quite the baker.

 

[dinu23]

did all of them get out to good balls or did they play lose shots?

 

[pup11]

Aussies need to take Gibbs's wicket as quickly as possible.

 

[nightprowler10]

did all of them get out to good balls or did they play lose shots?

Mostly lose shots to good deliveries.

 

[Fusion]

Can I state the obvious? The Aus team is so incredibly awesome! SL players must be watching this game with a bit of concern I would think.

 

[Trigger_Tiger]

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Haha. Just checked the score for the first time a few minutes ago and I thought it was some kind of mistake. Dire stuff from SA. So what's the story: great bowling, terrible batting, lively pitch? Is there any hope of SA defending, say, 150?

SA deserve to lose just for dropping Ntini IMO. In a big game you need top-class wicket taking bowlers even if they have run into a bad patch.

I consider it absolute arrogance over anything to leave out Ntini in such an important match.....or is he injured?

If he's not injure,d it makes no sense. Did the Saafis think to use him in the final?
Well they needed him to get to the final IMO !!!!!

 

[simmy]

Mostly lose shots to good deliveries.

And a wide.

 

[Matt79]

Boucher's was a beautiful ball - Prince's was a wide.

AB was a tentative shot to a ball in the corridor, and Smith and Kallis had brain explosions against some good bowling.

 

[PY]

did all of them get out to good balls or did they play lose shots?

Smith - loose shot, good ball
Kallis - loose shot, good ball
de Villiers - poor footwork, good ball
Prince - terrible shot, terrible ball
Boucher - good ball

 

[nightprowler10]

This is boring tbh. Thinking about uninstalling all the gameplay patches from my EA cricket game and then play it. Probably more exciting than this.

 

[GGG]

did all of them get out to good balls or did they play lose shots?

Rubbish shots from Smith, Kallis and Prince.

 

[andyc]

Gibbs looking pretty good here. Kemp less so, but he only needs to stay around for a while and get in. It's not over yet.

 

[Matt79]

LOL at Hogg trying to get silly mid-off (Ponting?) killed there!