***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[Vandrg]

Pure grit and guts i bow down to you fellows

 

[Bees]

Early call halfway through Day 3, but methinks this game might be heading for a draw. Australia will not feel comfortable without a sizeable lead, and with quality all the way down you know that they'll get there.

Duminy unsure about Clarke.

 

[Athlai]

Australia, the new old South Africa. (chokers )

 

[inbox24]

Australia, the new old South Africa. (chokers )

Nah we're just chat to be honest, no two ways about it.

Someone needs to put a rocket up the selectors backside and the backside of Ricky because his defensive crap bowling plans are running the team into the ground.

 

[Jakester1288]

We really could have used Watto's bowling today, if only the selectors had given him a game instead of that hack Symonds. Now we are forced into bowling Clarke and stuff where we would rather a proper pace bowler (Lee or Watson).

Why do we continue to ignore Katich as a bowler? He is the sort of bowler who comes on and either goes to the boundary, or gets wickets. He is more than handy, and a much better option than Hussey.

C'mon boys, lets get Steyn and Ntini quick, keep a lead, post over 400 and bowl them out. I know we were thinking the same thing at Perth, but SA batted freakishly well. I doubt they can do it twice, and pretty much every Australian batsmen is capable of making a 100 or 50 (maybe not Hauritz, but I've never seen him bat).

 

[IndGunner]

Lol give em a break. Australia is doing fine, this stuff happens sometimes Australia to hit back in the second innings but i think SaF should maybe be able to get a win here. i dont think Australia can win this with such a depeleted bowling stock. Whrs katich? and now they are giving Easy singles to steyn its a mental thing and Australia shud be able to pick it up again.

 

[Demolition Man]

We really could have used Watto's bowling today, if only the selectors had given him a game instead of that hack Symonds. Now we are forced into bowling Clarke and stuff where we would rather a proper pace bowler (Lee or Watson).

Why do we continue to ignore Katich as a bowler? He is the sort of bowler who comes on and either goes to the boundary, or gets wickets. He is more than handy, and a much better option than Hussey.

C'mon boys, lets get Steyn and Ntini quick, keep a lead, post over 400 and bowl them out. I know we were thinking the same thing at Perth, but SA batted freakishly well. I doubt they can do it twice, and pretty much every Australian batsmen is capable of making a 100 or 50 (maybe not Hauritz, but I've never seen him bat).

Selectors ??? You mean ponting ???

 

[IndGunner]

We really could have used Watto's bowling today, if only the selectors had given him a game instead of that hack Symonds. Now we are forced into bowling Clarke and stuff where we would rather a proper pace bowler (Lee or Watson).

Why do we continue to ignore Katich as a bowler? He is the sort of bowler who comes on and either goes to the boundary, or gets wickets. He is more than handy, and a much better option than Hussey.

C'mon boys, lets get Steyn and Ntini quick, keep a lead, post over 400 and bowl them out. I know we were thinking the same thing at Perth, but SA batted freakishly well. I doubt they can do it twice, and pretty much every Australian batsmen is capable of making a 100 or 50 (maybe not Hauritz, but I've never seen him bat).

Watson has a injury as well a hamstring twinge or something. so they picked symo.

 

[Athlai]

Since returning from India Hussey has averaged 19. Can't remember him ever having such a bad run.
Hayden has averaged 9.33

Meanwhile Katich and Clarke have been Gods amongst men.

 

[Bees]

Who else is reading some sort of twisted homo-eroticism into that Solo "for $1000" ad?

Guy getting paid to dress as a fairy,

Guy treated like sh!t by big dude,

Submissive camera angle, three guys discarding on the fairy

Next shot, bottles of fluid exploding everywhere.

There's something really strange about that ad.

 

[Bees]

If Lee is off the field, can Watto bowl in the 4th?

 

[IndGunner]

If Lee is off the field, can Watto bowl in the 3rd?

no.

 

[grecian]

Bloody aussies, came in from the pub and thought I'd watch until saffies were out, It three thirty in the morning now, sheesh.

 

[Athlai]

If Lee is off the field, can Watto bowl in the 3rd?

No. Only the selected XI can bowl or bat or keep.

 

[Bees]

Oh, crap. I didn't realise how much you lose if a player goes off the field. They're effectively one down in the 3rd, then, if Lee doesn't return. Ouch.

 

[IndGunner]

Who was that backing up jonhson? i loved how he fell on the ground after not getting to the ball.

 

[Athlai]

Happens every other game to Kiwi's TBH. Remember once we lost Cumming and Bond in the same match against the Saffies.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Falling apart here. Expect SA to get a 50ish run lead and us to be 5 down at stumps.

 

[Bees]

Hey IndGunner, have you got a high resolution picture of your One Day v Test avatar? Awesome.

 

[Jono]

Another drop, this time Hauritz.