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

[Heboric]

Well done Proteas, showed a lot of ticker again in this series.

To Ricky Ponting

The test match South Africa vs New Zealand at Newlands in Jan is going to be interesting for a Proteas supporter : Steyns : 300 wickets and Kallis 13 000 runs

 

[Spikey]

Magilla on Fox Sports News chatting about Punter.

"I pinned him up against the wall katich style after he refused my wine recommendation"

 

[biased indian]

chn 9 is a pvt channel rt not state hold ? they dont have a dedicated sports channel ..always here they say going off the air for news and other stuff

last test match of ricky and they don't show the presentation!!! ..was it for particular state or the entire country ?

 

[Prince EWS]

chn 9 is a pvt channel rt not state hold ? they dont have a dedicated sports channel ..always here they say going off the air for news and other stuff

last test match of ricky and they don't show the presentation!!! ..was it for particular state or the entire country ?

They're private but they're a free to air channel; they rely entirely on advertising rather than subscriptions to stay afloat as anyone with an aerial can pick them up. They're certainly not a dedicated sports outfit.

When they do go to news though you can flick over to GEM, their backup channel, to keep watching the cricket. That's free as well so it's no big deal as such.

 

[biased indian]

They're private but they're a free to air channel; they rely entirely on advertising rather than subscriptions to stay afloat as anyone with an aerial can pick them up. They're certainly not a dedicated sports outfit.

When they do go to news though you can flick over to GEM, their backup channel, to keep watching the cricket. That's free as well so it's no big deal as such.

ok saw the following in cricinfo....Unfortunately there is no television coverage of the presentation. At least not here that why asked

 

[Spikey]

I don't mind c9 switching off, I just wish CA or whatever would take up streaming the presentation

 

[Daemon]

****, just realised this means there'll be no test cricket tomorrow, breaking that wonderful streak.

 

[Son Of Coco]

He's got a pretty average bowling average this series.....

He mustn't turn it then if that's the case. Murali didn't turn it in Australia either.

On another note, congrats to SA, far too good in this match. Showed themselves to be quality blokes too with the way they treated Ponting when he came to the wicket. Would've loved to see him make a few more in his final game, but I guess it's a good indication he was right in choosing to walk away. Will miss watching him bat.

 

[Spikey]

Another streak broken

Ric Finlay ‏@RicFinlay

Hobart next week: Aus will field a team without a 100-Test veteran in it (barring injury-absence) for the first time since Jan 1998.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Reckon there's a bit of class warfare between Nicholas and the others? I mean the guy played a ton of FC cricket but no Tests whereas he's obviously a more educated and articulate bloke than Healy, etc. and QLD'ers do love a bit of class warfare....

I don't think that's the reason, I just reckon the others find it hard to talk to a guy who has still got whoever is responsible for hiring him at 9's semen on his lips. The bloke is awful to listen to.

 

[centurymaker]

has anyone actually seen the presentation?

 

[uvelocity]

dont ****ing leave it there you ****s

****

 

[Spark]

has anyone actually seen the presentation?

most of it was played on abc. amla motm, clarke mots.

 

[SeamUp]

has anyone actually seen the presentation?

Yeah, was shown straight away on SuperSport in South Africa.

 

[Johnners]

Just like to say I blame Skull and the ABC commentary team for today. Were talking up Ponting, Cowan, Clarke & then Hussey big time before each of there dismissals.

 

[SeamUp]

Chuffed for the Proteas. Great character and fight shown to set the last test match up but a lot of hard work was still required on a true pitch but one that gives the bowler a chance as well if you bowl well. The Proteas attack hunted as one in both innings without Kallis to aid them which was a positive.


Got to have a word for Ricky, great cricketer who never gave an inch to the opposition and I think Smith pretty much said everything in how much he and the South African team respected him as a cricketer when we played each other.

EDIT: Apt that another great cricketer in Kallis who has mirrored his career was last to shake his hand on leaving the field of battle.

 

[Quaggas]

dont ****ing leave it there you ****s

****

Ahem, fork it over, my Flemish friend.....

 

[smash84]

well done Saffies.....Pakistan going down to SA in Feb....it would be comical to see the Pak batsmen jumping around to the Saffer pacemen

 

[uvelocity]

Ahem, fork it over, my Flemish friend.....

 

[Quaggas]

Was set in stone, no?

Couldn't resist, seeing page one of cricinfo just now. Avatar bet, 1 month, SA to win series. Draw no result. Should you lose, your avatar will be

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