***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012

[Burgey]

This is ridiculous. It's like he's throwing the ball against a wall in the back yard and making up his own run scoring feats. Just insane run scoring.

 

[Spikey]

only the four sixes from clarkeh this year. dtstl.

 

[Spark]

Nervous 100s for Hussey

EDIT: Oh that's stumps. Well. Never seen anything remotely like that.

 

[Spikey]

great, clarkeh's chance of a 500 is gone

 

[Daemon]

Noooooo wanted to see 500 being brought up.

 

[Stapel]

Highest first day test score?

Oh, a wicket! And stumps.

 

[Spark]

200 runs in the session too, fmd.

 

[centurymaker]

clarke taken aussie batting to the whole new level!! when you also take into account the pace he's been scoring at

 

[Burgey]

Hussey. WAC.

Now Wade will come in tomorrow and make 18(84) and stuff the momentum of the innings.

 

[Spikey]

clarkeh better not be a bitch and go ahead putting the team first again #400

 

[morgieb]

482 the highest score ever in a day?

Wanted 500

 

[Spikey]

you know guys, rob quiney was clearly just doing a keith miller today

 

[centurymaker]

clarkeh better not be a bitch and go ahead putting the team first again #400

yea!
i just had a look at the scg scorecard and found that it finished in just 4 days, so clarke should've gone for 400 there....

i hope he makes amends for it tomorrow if he hangs on...

 

[Briony]

Embarrassing day for the bowlers; too short again. Well done Aussie batsmen!!

 

[Spark]

224 is the most runs ever scored by an Australian in a day in Australia. Beats 223 in a day by... Don Bradman.

And he was 20-odd at lunch!

Bat to tea Clarkeh.

 

[centurymaker]

224 is the most runs ever scored by an Australian in a day in Australia

And he was 20-odd at lunch!

Bat to tea Clarkeh.

think he'll declare half way through the day if they don't get bowled out
possibly ending up on 350*

 

[Daemon]

The curse of the #1 ranking.

India, England and now SA

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Went to bed after 40 minutes of play knowing it was a good batting track and thought Aussies would be 350ish at the close, bit of a shock to turn on and see another Clarke double and such a ridiculous score on the board. Question is how long does Clarke go on tomorrow? 400 for himself and 750+ for the team are possible with so much time left.

Have to say pitches like this should be dug up, do nothing for cricket.

 

[Spikey]

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Gary Kirsten says Jacques Kallis (hamstring strain) might not play any further part in the second Test, and will go for scans tomorrow.

Spark, PEWS and I say "Yeeeeeeees there's a chance for us to make 20000 kallisball jokes"

 

[chicane]

Five hundred in a day? I can see it's Adelaide and Micheal Clarke factored in, but FIVE HUNDRED?