***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Burgey]

A soft end.

Amla, amazingly, is still on 19. Kallis has been the only thing pushing SA ahead, with him gone Aus just about are right back to even.

Without Kallis' cameo we'd be in front on this surface I'd say.

 

[Burgey]

He's as fast at the start of the day as he is at the end, Siddle. Just runs in all day.

So honest. A real trier.

 

[Uppercut]

Without Kallis' cameo we'd be in front on this surface I'd say.

How's the pitch been playing?

 

[Spark]

what kind of camera direction was that? had no idea wtf was going on

 

[Flem274*]

Someone to photoshop a map of New Zealand onto Siddle's face.

 

[Spikey]

He's as fast at the start of the day as he is at the end, Siddle. Just runs in all day.

He's not a huge thinker of the game. You know he doesn't grab the video tape at the end of the day and analyse every ball. He's more likely to grab a can of beer haha. But you know he knows what he's good at and that's just running in hard and giving it his all, and that's why we like him and that's why we pick him. You know what you're getting when you pick Peter Siddle. He doesn't leave anything in his tank.

 

[Spark]

How's the pitch been playing?

There's bounce, one or two have swung, one or two have seamed, but if you're a batsman worthy of your name you'd want to be out there right now.

 

[Burgey]

I know we didn't want them to bowl too short, but this must be the most half volleys bowled in a day since England's ingrained joke attack between 1988-2005.

 

[Howe_zat]

How's the pitch been playing?

Good pace and carry, but looks great to bat on.

 

[Top_Cat]

How's the pitch been playing?

Comes nicely onto the bat, nothing sideways off the deck. Useful bounce and swing for the bowlers, nothing outrageous though. Good day to bat.

 

[Flem274*]

He's not a huge thinker of the game. You know he doesn't grab the video tape at the end of the day and analyse every ball. He's more likely to grab a can of beer haha. But you know he knows what he's good at and that's just running in hard and giving it his all, and that's why we like him and that's why we pick him. You know what you're getting when you pick Peter Siddle. He doesn't leave anything in his tank.

Boundaries?

 

[Uppercut]

He's not a huge thinker of the game. You know he doesn't grab the video tape at the end of the day and analyse every ball. He's more likely to grab a can of beer haha. But you know he knows what he's good at and that's just running in hard and giving it his all, and that's why we like him and that's why we pick him. You know what you're getting when you pick Peter Siddle. He doesn't leave anything in his tank.

Siddle? Isn't he that bloke that runs in all day? I didn't know he played a bit of cricket too.

 

[Burgey]

How's the pitch been playing?

Decent carry but very little sideways mate. Even paced. Looks a belter. Accentuated by the insane outfield though.

 

[Spark]

I know we didn't want them to bowl too short, but this must be the most half volleys bowled in a day since England's ingrained joke attack between 1988-2005.

I mean, in a sense you can't get too annoyed with that, there's been no cuts or pulls that I can remember which is good, and anything you can drive you can also nick, but a half-volley is still a half-volley.

EDIT: It hasn't helped that anything that has gone through the infield at even moderate pace has gone for four.

 

[benchmark00]

Cummins!!!! Taste ittttttt.

 

[robelinda]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! Go boy!!!!!!!

 

[Spark]

**** YESz

 

[Burgey]

Cummins!!!!!!

Say we're on top here right now. Good snare there. That was humming.

 

[Spikey]

I know we didn't want them to bowl too short, but this must be the most half volleys bowled in a day since England's ingrained joke attack between 1988-2005.

Yeah I don't mind. I mean we've already got 3 wickets. If we were bowling short **** it'd be 1 wicket but maybe less runs

 

[Dan]

Cummins!