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

[benchmark00]

Warner 9 - scored a century and took a wicket. Not sure how this could've been better.
Cowan 4 - start in the 2nd innings.
Quiney 1 - took a couple of catches....
Ponting 1 -
Clarke 10 - hey, at least he got dismissed! Even after 480-odd runs!
Hussey 9 - should've bowled more, but batted great.
Wade 3 - not so good with the bat and poor glovework.
Siddle 7 - tried his heart out in the 4th innings.
Pattinson 1 - good dig but breaking down was the main reason why we didn't win.
Hilfenhaus 4 - loses points for ineffectiveness in the 2nd dig.
Lyon 7 - a major trier.

Smith 8 - his run of undefeated tons continue.
Petersen 7 - did fairly well in both innings.
Amla 2 - whoops.
Rudolph 3 - near the end?
de Villiers 7 - tried his heart out in the final innings.
du Plessis 10 - it's one thing to score a debut ton, another thing entirely to virtually single-handedly save the game. WAG.
Kallis 8 - imagine how much he'd have done if he was fit.
Steyn 5 - bowled decent at times...
Kleinveldt 6 - good spell in the third innings.
Morkel 8 - 8 wickets is always a plus, and gets bonus points for being there at the end.
Tahir 0 - hahahahahahaha.

Siddle and Quiney both too high.

 

[benchmark00]

Siddle and Quiney both too high.

Oh and ofcourse Wade, 3 points too high.

 

[Spikey]

not sure i'd say hilf was anymore ineffective in the 2nd dig than the 1st. hell, he got smith in the 2nd. but really, he was much the same in both.

of course, he needed to lift in the 2nd with pattinson dead. but still.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Serious question, didn't see enough of the last day to comment fairly but could/should Lyon have done better? Last day pitch at Adelaide which is usually made for spinners and he only gets the injured man out. Was it similar to Hauritz at Cardiff or did the Saffers just bat brilliantly?

 

[Spark]

I think he bowled a bit flat towards the end.

 

[benchmark00]

not sure i'd say hilf was anymore ineffective in the 2nd dig than the 1st. hell, he got smith in the 2nd. but really, he was much the same in both.

of course, he needed to lift in the 2nd with pattinson dead. but still.

Hilfenhaus bowled as well, if not better, than Siddle throughout the game.

Siddle's two full toss wickets towards the end will stick in people's minds, but he did nothing for the rest of the match, whereas Hilfenhaus took three first inning wickets plus Smith's wicket early yesterday.

You shouldn't get extra points for being buggered at the end of your spell.

 

[Briony]

Hard to believe they could bat through the day but even draws can be riveting. Well done SA and Faf but also to the Aussie batsmen who lit up the first innings and got the match moving and Siddle for bowling his heart out. Lyon-hearted effort too from the spinner.

 

[Heboric]

Well done Faf saved our backsides there.

breaking news: selfish kallis to play in perth in bid to win man of the series

which is why he will never be considered a great cricketer..because he places personal glory over that of the team.

Oh good grief

 

[NUFAN]

Serious question, didn't see enough of the last day to comment fairly but could/should Lyon have done better? Last day pitch at Adelaide which is usually made for spinners and he only gets the injured man out. Was it similar to Hauritz at Cardiff or did the Saffers just bat brilliantly?

Lyon probably showed his relative inexperience today. He bowled well, very tidy but didn't show enough variation. He certainly could have used the crease a little more and probably could have flighted the ball more too.

Also his game sense was a little off, we needed him to try and get wickets too, not just rush through the overs.

In saying that he was quite good, but nothing special.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Well done Faf saved our backsides there.





Oh good grief

Oh dear.

I realize that when you are not regular on the forum, you cannot expect people to realize when you are sarcastic.
Just to clarify, I am a huge Kallis fanboy and I think he is the greatest cricketer in the world after Sir Gary Sobers.

 

[benchmark00]

Lyon probably showed his relative inexperience today. He bowled well, very tidy but didn't show enough variation. He certainly could have used the crease a little more and probably could have flighted the ball more too.

Also his game sense was a little off, we needed him to try and get wickets too, not just rush through the overs.

In saying that he was quite good, but nothing special.

Agree with this summary.

 

[Spikey]

I think he bowled a bit flat towards the end.

#rushed

 

[Stapel]

Good test cricket with some good performances, mostly with the bat. Also some question marks!

About Tahir: I was thinking he was dropped before this test. Apparently not. I haven't watched too much, as play is from 1 to 8 am, so I have missed him, I guess.

About dropping Rudolph: Where is Ashwell Prince? Or did I miss something? at some point he was vice captain, IIRC.

About Quiney: I don't know the guy, so it might be harsh to judge him on 4 innings. But why are 30-year old players with a 35 first-class average selected anyway? Or did he really excel over the last seasons or two?

About Ponting: The great batsman is not only over the top of hill, but has now descended a fair distance. Nothing lasts forever

How was Ponting worse than Wade?

Ponting's bar is higher. Might be unfair, but still.

 

[Spikey]

ok guys here's what's gonna happen tomorrow. kallis (or steyn.) and tahir are gonna survive 120 minutes and save the match and boy is tahir gonna celebrate

well I mean i got saving the match bang on

 

[Black_Warrior]

In saying that he was quite good, but nothing special.

I think that would sum up Lyon as a bowler for me.

Its sad that Australia was lucky to produce the second best leg spinner in the world but unlucky that we was born around the same time as the best one.

 

[Black_Warrior]

About dropping Rudolph: Where is Ashwell Prince? Or did I miss something? at some point he was vice captain, IIRC.

Thank you. Never bought into Rudolph.. Where in the world is Ashwell Prince?

 

[Prince EWS]

Good test cricket with some good performances, mostly with the bat. Also some question marks!

About Tahir: I was thinking he was dropped before this test. Apparently not. I haven't watched too much, as play is from 1 to 8 am, so I have missed him, I guess.

About dropping Rudolph: Where is Ashwell Prince? Or did I miss something? at some point he was vice captain, IIRC.

About Quiney: I don't know the guy, so it might be harsh to judge him on 4 innings. But why are 30-year old players with a 35 first-class average selected anyway? Or did he really excel over the last seasons or two?

About Ponting: The great batsman is not only over the top of hill, but has now descended a fair distance. Nothing lasts forever



Ponting's bar is higher. Might be unfair, but still.

They both had a complete failure in one innings and a start in the other, and Wade also kept like a complete clown. I'm not nearly as anti-Wade as some people on this forum but for mine he had the worst performance in this match after the obvious.

 

[Spark]

He basically dropped the match, you'd say.

EDIT: Though if Cowan had had a proper go at catching the one off Warner...

 

[Stapel]

I realize that when you are not regular on the forum, you cannot expect people to realize when you are sarcastic.
Just to clarify, I am a huge Kallis fanboy and I think he is the greatest cricketer in the world after Sir Gary Sobers.

I thought it was pretty obvious you were being sarcastic.

I'm with you. Totally puzzled why people cannot see Kallis has only The Don & Sir Gary ahead of him as even greater cricket players.

 

[Spikey]

smitteh stumping hurt. we would have had SA beaten had they not had to defend his record

Ashwell Prince is stupid and ****