***Official*** South Africa in Australia

[marc71178]

Australians using sub fielders...i hope Ponting isnt going to whine!

Won't it be the 12th man (ie the bowler who missed out) though?

 

[andyc]

Ideally you'd want a quality seamer who's decent-ish with the bat, haven't seen enough Oz domestic stuff to know if there's anyone like that out there tho.

Bichel would be perfect, except he's too old now and the selectors don't really seem to like him.

 

[Right arm fast]

hopefully lee gets a a big score today

 

[aussie]

good pace their from Langeveldt that what beat Lee, Ponting in now a big score by the skipper again will be well appreciated..

 

[Slow Love™]

Oh boy, the South Africans are gonna be furious when they see the replay of Langeveldt's "no-ball" that Rudolph caught Ponting off.

Looks like Lee did really well today. Obviously this test isn't likely to go the distance, but it's been a really good contest up to this point. Still anybody's game.

 

[aussie]

yep they will thats was real thight, geez my heart jumped that was a superb take from rudolph, this is tense stuff...

 

[Robertinho]

What a catch by Rudolph. Very unlucky for South Africa.

 

[TazzX]

Miss 20min and they loose a wicket and something else with Ponting? Bloody woman asking me for a 3sm at this time of the day

 

[aussie]

well thats lunch evenly poised with aussies having a lead of 82 runs, big 2 session remain.

 

[Jono]

Langeveldt and Rudolph were robbed. They'll be shattered when they see that at lunch.

 

[Blaze]

Langeveldt and Rudolph were robbed. They'll be shattered when they see that at lunch.

What happened? Langeveldt called for a no ball that turned out to be a legal delivery?

 

[Jono]

Yes, he bowled a legal delivery, Ponting went for the pull and Rudolph took an absolute stunner of a catch. One handed in mid-air. Umpire called no-ball and the replay showed it was not one.

 

[Pratters]

Langeveldt and Rudolph were robbed. They'll be shattered when they see that at lunch.

 

[Slow Love™]

Langer bowled by Pollock - and Lawry was so excited he just called Richie "Ricky Benaud"....

 

[Jono]

I can never get enough of Lawry's "GOT HIM!"

Langer gone, chopping on. Pollock gets the wicket and here come the middle order.

LMAO @ the new Langer Johnnie Walker ad (the one with different music, no whistling) playing immediately after he is out.

 

[Slow Love™]

How much do we think Australia need? Obviously anything around 250 or so ought to be pretty tough, although the bats have certainly looked comfortable at times during this match. This might turn out to be a thriller.

 

[Slow Love™]

Langer gone, chopping on. Pollock gets the wicket and here come the middle order.

This will be a much better test of Hodge and Hussey's abilities than the largely toothless WI attack. I'll also be interested in how Symonds goes, because although I don't think he's a great long-term test prospect, he does seem to cope fairly well when a match is in a pressure situation.

 

[aussie]

How much do we think Australia need? Obviously anything around 250 or so ought to be pretty tough, although the bats have certainly looked comfortable at times during this match. This might turn out to be a thriller.

nah mate 250 for me is too tight 300 & i'm safe..

 

[Dasa]

With the weak South African middle order, I reckon a lead of 250 is more than enough. I could be proven wrong though.

 

[aussie]

I can never get enough of Lawry's "GOT HIM!"

haha, it becoming a sort of a traditonal for australian matches