***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Ruckus]

When will the day come where I can watch our bowlers get consistent movement with the ball? England and SA have it figured out and SA debutant has done more with the ball than any of our bowlers.

The day when we have bowlers who actually know what they are doing with the ball and know how to do it. Siddle and Johnson (the latter by self-admission) simply don't.

 

[Flem274*]

a couple of quick wickets would be just right to get unusual amounts of phlegm to suddenly materialise in certain throats.

I'm doing what now?

 

[TumTum]

When will the day come where I can watch our bowlers get consistent movement with the ball? England and SA have it figured out and SA debutant has done more with the ball than any of our bowlers.

With Siddle in the team, never.

 

[Cevno]

I'm doing what now?

 

[ganeshran]

Back to back fours. Amla in a hurry to get this over with

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Amla fast approaching his 4000th test run. Jesus, he's destroying them.

 

[aussie tragic]

While probably not fair due to this bizarre match, time to drop Ponting please.....

Below shows Ponting, while not at his all-time best, quite consistant....

Nov 07 to Nov 08: 12T, 22 Inn, 1 no, 941 runs @ 44.80, HS 158, 3 100's, 4 50's

Nov 08 to Nov 09: 12T, 23 Inn, 0 no, 980 runs @ 42.60, HS 150, 2 100's, 7 50's

Nov 09 to Nov 10: 12T, 22 Inn, 1 no, 905 runs @ 43.09, HS 209, 1 100's, 7 50's

....and then...

Nov 10 to Nov 11: 7T, 14 Inn, 1 no, 245 runs @ 18.84, HS 51*, 0 100's, 1 50

Time to bring Khawaja [and Warner] into the side....

 

[weldone]

Felt the same in July-August as I was watching from a similar time zone.

Fair enough.

 

[Spark]

Honestly, this is just a road now.

All we had to do was survive 'til 15 ****ing overs after tea BUT THAT WAS TOO ****ING HARD WASN'T IT

 

[ganeshran]

You do realise, don't you, that I am not disagreeing with you?

Of course, I was just elaborating on it

 

[Spikey]

keep in mind that 209 featured a pull shot on 0 that was dropped at fine leg. He has to go first. Before Haddin, hell before MJ/Siddle. Legend blah blah blah you're done

 

[Burgey]

And there's a place for that, sometimes. But you've got to consider the rest of the attack too. When the attack features MJ......it just greatly limits the attack.

The attack in SL was fine, ffs. Because it had control.

It had control precisely because it didn't just bang it in.

Anyway, tbf to the bowlers, we ought to be still batting.

 

[Spikey]

I do love Amla though

 

[ganeshran]

2 more runs for Amla's 4000

 

[adub]

Good ton Hash. Can't give him two lives.

 

[blahblahblah]

so a hattrick of 4s

no doubt the drops have been too costly , but such things are always wat make the teams lose a match and the winners to move ahead

 

[Cevno]

Even if the pitch has been a bit flatter today, 205/1 here in isolation is a very good effort by SA and poor from Australia.

And a century up for Amla. Has had his luck, but well played!!

 

[Sylvester]

FMD now the Johnson/Siddle leakage virus has got to Harris.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Ripper of a knock. Totally taken Aus out of the game in the last hour or so.

 

[ganeshran]

Congrats Amla on his 4K and match winning century