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***Official*** Australia in South Africa
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Briony
International Debutant
Because he's a superdud. Why did he ever get picked by SA? They must have someone better than him.
Briony
International Debutant
Good odds, they have seemed to lack intensity for a lot of this series. I think winning means a lot more to us.
They've rested on their laurels which is strange because they rarely beat us, you would have thought it might have whetted their collective appetites.
Top_Cat
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If so, a stunning turnaround (as if, say, 2-1 weren't enough). How many teams have lost at home then annihilated the oppo in the return series?
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah it goes one of two ways when someone seemingly reaches the summit. I hope they haven't underestimated the Aussie team but it really looks like they have been a bit complacent here. Wonder if they have anyone in their side who'll give them the rocket they need to get going again.
If someone steps up and they somehow save this match then it could be the thing they need to fire up and win the last one.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
"In Australia SA were clearly the better team and Australia looked all at sea"...these guys are knobs! haha
oldmancraigy
U19 12th Man
Yeah - to be fair to Australia, they probably played more good days of cricket than South Africa in the test series in Oz.
At the MCG it was one dark day which took Australia out - and pretty well the same at the WACA.
Carrying an injured Brett Lee didn't help in those 2 tests - and Krejza is next to useless at test level (first class too?).
Siddle has gained from the experience, and the 'slip ups' we saw in Australia seem to be getting sorted out.
Brings a little tear to the eye seeing South Africa get humbled at home (again!).
[now watch the Saffies orchestrate a massive second dig here and make me look the fool...]
Evilhoopler
U19 12th Man
Hughes is making areal diffeence. Hayden was just making no runs and that really hurt the Australians in Aus. They seem to have a revitalised pace attack that can take 20 wickets as well.
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Fairly sure he's a poster on another site I go to. On there he's even more anti-SA...
duffer
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Who's the alternative? If there's no-one as good or better than him then what's the point?
Briony
International Debutant
Have they got anyone better? He seems to have done a solid job. You can't have change for the sake of it. What about de Villiers?
Rebecca
School Boy/Girl Captain
I believe AB has said he doesn't want the gloves because he wants to become the world's best batsman!
TT Boy
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Because his a troll. The England series last summer he came in for the first 3 days of the Lord's test, gave it the big I am but was never seen again. He made a comeback for the start of the Australian home series but again went MIA, was seen briefly during the David Warner games but unsurprisingly went missing during the ODI series.
Anyhow back to this game, Hughes is so good. His awful on the eye but two games in and he already looks like his been playing test cricket for years. Neil Mac just waiting for the declaration whilst Ntini and Morne are waiting to be dropped.