***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[oldmancraigy]

Not a huge fan, couple of personal reasons, and I just always thought he was a bit overrated. I've come around a bit in the last season or so but he's still not a favourite of mine. He deserves a shot though.

He's got eight 8 five wicket hauls in the last 25 months...

That's more than Hilfenhaus, Siddle and Hauritz combined over that period of time.

OR

It's as many as Siddle, Hauritz and McDonald have in their careers.

No doubt Bollinger had a slow start to his first class career - but the last 2.5 years he has been the best bowler on the domestic scene at picking up wickets. If anything the guy has been under-rated over the last 24 months!

5 five wicket hauls at the SCG in the last 13 months - bring on another couple against the Saffies please Doug!!!

 

[howardj]

That they're batting MacDonald at number seven kind of says it all.

Bits and pieces.

That said, I hope he does well.

 

[howardj]

200 from Ponting in the 1st innings by the way.

 

[howardj]

Australia has won the toss, and has elected to bat.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Looking forward to an hour or so of this tonight, especially the new Aussie lads.

 

[Nate]

They stole this pink idea form Brackenhurst tbh.

 

[Craig]

Who handed Bollinger and McDonald their Baggy Green's?

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Just thinking... can anyone remember a more exciting and eagerly-anticipated dead-rubber from recent memory?

 

[GIMH]

Imagine the Aussies were rather looking forwards to the Sydney test in Jan 07. Chance of a 5-0 sweep and the grand farewell to Warne, McGrath & Langer

 

[sirdj]

Who handed Bollinger and McDonald their Baggy Green's?

Ponting.

 

[sirdj]

Why is Hussy wearing a black tape on his sleeve?

 

[aussie]

Definately the most exciting in my cricketening lifetime. The IND-AUS 04 one was close though.

 

[Craig]

Ponting.

Cheers.

 

[Mr Casson]

Anyone know exactly what time the toss was had?

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Haha, brilliant. "Please do not move behind the bowler's arm"

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Anyone know exactly what time the toss was had?

I thought ICC regulations meant it had to be half an hour before the start of play?

 

[Craig]

FFS this pathetic. If people are not going to do their job then they should **** off.

 

[sirdj]

Haha...........people mucking around near the sidescreen not exclusive to the subcontinent anymore.

 

[GIMH]

oh dear, that was close!

edit - not that close, actually

 

[Zinzan]

Man, is that the 3rd toss Ponting's won in a row? If so, it will be even more amazing if SA do get up 3-0