***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[Ikki]

White out.

 

[Jono]

Haha White gone before the power play.

So silly.

New powerplay rule has added so much to the game. Love it. Captains have to weigh so many things up.

 

[pasag]

Great stuff from White.

 

[duffer]

That's a nasty dismissal.

 

[social]

Jeez Steyn gets a lot of wickets with crap deliveries

 

[Zinzan]

I'm tipping high 250's with the batting power play still to negotiate.

But it won't be enough

250 could be enough, but with the 7th wicket now down, it could well be below 220 now

 

[Ernest]

Saying this stuff once or twice is ok, but doing it this often it's pretty clear you're only trying to get a rise out of Australian supporters. If you continue doing that you'll be banned pretty quickly.

Banned for stating that Australia is losing & I am ecstatic about it?

Apart from the horrible names I've been called by some bangers I can actually discuss cricket with people that really know it.

I am not trying to get a rise out of anyone. I am merely stating my happiness at watching the prideful fall.

 

[Flem274*]

Jeez Steyn gets a lot of wickets with crap deliveries

Gets them with great ones too.

 

[Top_Cat]

I'm tipping high 250's with the batting power play still to negotiate.

But it won't be enough

Yup, need somewhere near 300 on a day like this in Adelaide.

Anyway, it's not even just the score, it's the 'feel' of the Aussie innings. The momentum is with SA mentally too. It's why even if Aus scored 300, SA would be in with a chance. Aus, right now, are chasing the game, SA well ahead. A shock early spell from Tait might change things but so far, Aus don't deserve to even be in the match.

 

[Zinzan]

Jeez Steyn gets a lot of wickets with crap deliveries

Indeed, very Botham-like

 

[Craig]

Haha White gone before the power play.

So silly.

New powerplay rule has added so much to the game. Love it. Captains have to weigh so many things up.

Does Cameron White actually offer anything to the team? A bits and pieces player if there ever was one in the Australian team.

 

[Ernest]

250 could be enough, but with the 7th wicket now down, it could well be below 220 now

Not a good spectacle.. a shame on Australia day for the crowd.

Let's hope that a few early wickets are taken to let people keep their illusions.

 

[social]

Gets them with great ones too.

He does but he bowls a lot of garbage as well - he's like a batsman in form, good and bad shots come off

 

[Top_Cat]

Haha White gone before the power play.

So silly.

New powerplay rule has added so much to the game. Love it. Captains have to weigh so many things up.

AWTA. Was always said that the power play rule would take a while for it to be applied right, reckon the rule-makers have got it absolutely perfect.

 

[Demolition Man]

No but they had probably the best leg spinner of all time, the best opening pace bowler of all time and one of the greatest opening batting partnerships of all time.

The rest kind of fell into place.

Trouble is that everyone believed that we had the replacements just because we were Australian. Feels a bit like the Don getting out for a duck in his last innings. No-one, and no team, is bigger than the game.

True, but the selectors blinkered themselves with the desire to find an all-rounder when they would have been better served selecting the best cricketers not the best all-rounders.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Horrible time to get out.

 

[Flem274*]

Does Cameron White actually offer anything to the team? A bits and pieces player if there ever was one in the Australian team.

There's two actualy-White and Hopes.

 

[Ernest]

True, but the selectors blinkered themselves with the desire to find an all-rounder when they would have been better served selecting the best cricketers not the best all-rounders.

Blinded by the brilliance of Freddy Flintoff perhaps..

Trying the find the next Keith Miller is as impossible as finding the next Don Bradman.

 

[Ikki]

No but they had probably the best leg spinner of all time, the best opening pace bowler of all time and one of the greatest opening batting partnerships of all time.

The rest kind of fell into place.

Trouble is that everyone believed that we had the replacements just because we were Australian. Feels a bit like the Don getting out for a duck in his last innings. No-one, and no team, is bigger than the game.

That's because we have and did have the replacements. The reason we've been dominant for so long is because we didn't really have an exodus. And I dont doubt that the new batch is ready but will need time.

Unfortunately, some people of your ilk just love opportunitism and getting on the back of the team.

 

[Zinzan]

Don't tell me Australia won the toss again today? If so, is this a clean sweep in the series so far? (tests & 20/20s included)