***Official*** South Africa in Australia

[Pratters]

9 times out of ten, Australia with Pigeon & Warne would bowl teams out in 130 overs

With the policy of playing 5 bowlers without the calss of a Gillespie I dont think thats not a give in against stronger teams.

 

[Pratters]

McGrath only started to look out of sorts in the second innings, so again NO we cant blame ponting...

Waiting to get a lead of 490 and that too for a player to get a 200 in the given scenario is reason enough to blame the captain.

 

[Pratters]

So neither have the strength in batting then

Its a give in that the batting stength reduces.

 

[Josh]

I actually think it's live every day because 9 have finally realised whatever happens you're probably not going to sell out a 97,000 capacity stadium whether it's shown on TV or not.

I'm going every day that's all I know.

I apologise I believe my source was either incorrect and/or bisexual.

 

[marc71178]

Its a give in that the batting stength reduces.

But to unacceptable levels.

 

[Pratters]

But to unacceptable levels.

O really?

Australia's 6-11 would be on similar footingas England's 6-11 if Australia played 5 bowlers.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I can't believe Hodge is the only Australian bar Bradman to score a double-ton in the 2nd innings.

 

[aussie]

With the policy of playing 5 bowlers without the calss of a Gillespie I dont think thats not a give in against stronger teams.

tbh SA batting wasn't that strong in perth & Ponting was in his right to believe he could run throught that brittle looking middle order with his 2 champions leading the attack in 1 day.

 

[aussie]

big sign on TV, played delyaed because of damp ptich , interesting...

 

[grecian]

Would laugh at colonials, but feel stomach would burst through tonnage of turkey and brussels. Watering pitch, did the curator need a waz on xmas eve, it happens to the best of us.

Hope I can get up to watch us thrash those gits who set off fireworks in their own end, then blame us for the ensuing chaos. (only Neil will understand that comment)

 

[Tim]

Well Jacques didn't last long in his first test.

 

[grecian]

Phil Jaques out, surely Ponting heard about the pitch, one day one of these drop in pitches will give a team batting last a record winning score. They don't detiorate.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Bye bye. Then again, Hussey had a shocker of a debut and has come back well lately.

Don't know what the damp pitch thing is all about.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Obviously pretty tricky conditions out there, but with the sun out it should ease up relatively quickly.

Disappointing to see Jaques go though, as I really do rate him very highly.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Phil Jaques out, surely Ponting heard about the pitch, one day one of these drop in pitches will give a team batting last a record winning score. They don't detiorate.

Ponting's probably got a mental block about inserting teams now though.

(or so I'd like to think)

 

[social]

Groundsman watered the pitch as he was worried about excessive cracking.

Ponting better hope something happens as Aus have handed SA perfect bowling conditions for the second consecutive test.

 

[grecian]

Oh, they neeed four slips, ffs

Seaming pitch, to a great seam bowler, purleaze

 

[Tom Halsey]

Groundsman watered the pitch as he was worried about excessive cracking.

Ponting better hope something happens as Aus have handed SA perfect bowling conditions for the second consecutive test.

Not a clever thing to do with Pollock and Ntini coming at you. Pollock looking particularly dangerous early on.

EDIT: And an edge through the slips.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

So Ponting should have got out 2 times already

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Despite the drop, Ponting's looking in lethal form, as he has for the entire summer so far. SA will want to get him quickly after lunch.