***Official Australia in South Africa***

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

They wont get close i would put my life on it, Australia have all the momentum they will win by 150 runs minnimum..

RIP Colin.


(Delightful-er-er-er)

 

[Jono]

Really, if I didn't have uni tomorrow (or rather later today) I'd stay up all night going through every post bragging about an Australian win (most of them by Demolition Man )and just quote them for fun.

EDIT: Seems like Liam is doing it for me

 

[Ikki]

Sorry, I can't really put too much blame on anyone but Lewis. Clark can be blamed too. The ground was a road...you would have predicted a high score my S.A. but that man pretty much gifted the game to S.A. On the batting side, Gibbs was great, but he was also VERY lucky. So were a lot of their batters, pretty much every nick went for a four...

Unbelievable...I'm still ****ed off

 

[Demolition Man]

It wasn't the best ODI of all time (the bowling wasn't good enough, for one), but it was certainly the most surprising match I've ever seen.

Exactly, two of the most agressive batting displays but you must take the bowling and wicket into account.

 

[benchmark00]

Those who say its still an open game - Benchy, Marc - why don't you bet your avatar if you are so ******* confident it's game of either one of the two teams still.

Australia wins we change the avatar of the two of you.
RSA wins, you change the avatar of all of us who think Australia will win.

Own up, who thought Australia were going to win?

 

[Jono]

Worst match ever. Agh.

Worst or one of the best?

 

[Jono]

Man this is joke, Australia is going to score 450 odd and no one is going to break Murali's record

True, but then you forgot about South Africa's innings and Mick Lewis' bowling

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

what a win Proteas!!!!!

unluck aussies but you were only just outclassed by SA!!

great batting everyone in the match and yes it was a batting wicket but so was the pitch which had the record before so it is an outstanding batting performance!!

 

[Demolition Man]

Really, if I didn't have uni tomorrow (or rather later today) I'd stay up all night going through every post bragging about an Australian win (most of them by Demolition Man )and just quote them for fun.

EDIT: Seems like Liam is doing it for me

This should be good
* demolition man puts his life on hold *

 

[Jono]

Own up, who thought Australia were going to win?

Not me, I was willing to put $5 on SA, but Andy no showed

 

[luckyeddie]

I do believe Darren Lehman was the last captian of Australia, get your facts straight.

Who said anything about the LAST captain of Australia?

I was referring to the entire Ashes 2005 series when Ponting demonstrated his total incompetence in just about every way imaginable. The only time 'correct' decisions were made from an Australian perspective were when he asked Warne for help. Shane Warne is Australia's test captain in everything but name.

Don't get me wrong - I think that Ponting is a magnificent batsman, but so many times in the last 12 months he has proved to be a complete and utter liability on the diplomacy and captaincy front, both on the field and off it.

 

[Jono]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Hussey goes. Only Symonds, Martyn, Clarke, Lee, Bracken left.

We`re gonna lose.

Nostradamus

 

[benchmark00]

Haha Jono's enjoying this too much.

 

[howardj]

Honestly - Ricky Ponting's captaincy cost Australia that game. To bowl out Mick Lewis was the worst piece of judgement I've seen in a long time. Not in hindsight either - after seven overs, he'd conceded 73 runs; after 8 overs, he'd conceded 85. Meanwhile, Clarke and Symonds - by taking the pace off the ball - had conceded at least 4 runs an over less.

 

[Demolition Man]

If you say no you are BSing or delussional. If they played the match again right now another ten times I would back the aussies every time. They lost the unloseable. Thanks Mick.

 

[Jono]

Haha Jono's enjoying this too much.

Sucks to be a saffie

 

[Neil Pickup]

Unbelievable. How's that for a way to clinch the series?

Posted at 11.59am (innings break) by Sean. Quoted at 16.35 - you've never been more right.

 

[Loony BoB]

With everyone blaming Lewis, I'd have to say that Ponting made more wrong decisions than Lewis did. Including the decision to bowl Lewis.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I daresay that even with Lewis in the team, this total is safe.

Andrew, however, was further from the mark.

 

[Demolition Man]

Who said anything about the LAST captain of Australia?

I was referring to the entire Ashes 2005 series when Ponting demonstrated his total incompetence in just about every way imaginable. The only time 'correct' decisions were made from an Australian perspective were when he asked Warne for help. Shane Warne is Australia's test captain in everything but name.

Don't get me wrong - I think that Ponting is a magnificent batsman, but so many times in the last 12 months he has proved to be a complete and utter liability on the diplomacy and captaincy front, both on the field and off it.

You are preaching to the choir, pontings captiancy in the ashes was one of the reasons we lost. he is a pathetic captian. I thought he was improving but today he relapsed.