Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Cape Town, 9-13 November, 2011

by SG Fri 11 Nov 2011, 08:34

Hussey hardly drops anything and that was not a difficult one by any stretch of imagination.

by SG Fri 11 Nov 2011, 08:35

And why has he bowled just 8 overs in this game? Is he carrying any injury?

by mynah Fri 11 Nov 2011, 08:56

I'm banned from the TV room, as a wicket falls every time I go in. Just heard a huge commotion, but fortunately it was just the dog vomiting on the carpet.

by skully Fri 11 Nov 2011, 08:58

Yarps doing it easy. Only hope is we stall them till after lunch when the tide apparently comes in and take 9-20 to win by 20 runs.

by skully Fri 11 Nov 2011, 08:59

SG wrote:And why has he bowled just 8 overs in this game? Is he carrying any injury?

He's complete tosh and Clarke isn't game to bowl him. He wasted his one good performance for the year in the SAf "A" game before this Test.

by mynah Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:02

skully wrote:Yarps doing it easy. Only hope is we stall them till after lunch when the tide apparently comes in and take 9-20 to win by 20 runs.

It's Durban that has a reputation for tidal fluctuations, not Cape Town. Still, that doesn't explain yesterday...

by Henry Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:12

Wow, at 11.11am on 11/11/11, South Africa require 111 runs for victory.

by skully Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:18

Colour me shocked. Johnson going at 8 an over. Mad

by mynah Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:27

Henry wrote:Wow, at 11.11am on 11/11/11, South Africa require 111 runs for victory.

...And, as I posted elsewhere, at 11 am on 11/11/11 they had 111/1.

by Nath Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:36

Great captain Clarke is, not bowling Lyon

by JGK Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:41

If he bowls Hussey I may well end it all tonight.

by JGK Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:44

Man of the match should be Tahir. By not getting out and avoiding the follow on he effectively won the match for Saf.

by Paul Keating Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:46

Trev was a bit premature with his comments after South Africa were bowled out for 90 odd

by JGK Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:47

And he accused me of shameless woofing.

by Paul Keating Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:47

This is turning into a massacre

by JGK Fri 11 Nov 2011, 09:49

A left arm wrist spinner might be useful about now. Do we have any of those? Would be extra handy if they could occupy the crease a little when the going is a bit tough.

by Paul Keating Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:00

Hughes has averaged 25 since the Ashes. Better than I thought. Skewed a bit by his ton against Sri Lanka.

by Paul Keating Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:02

Surely South Africa should take the extra half hour instead of lunch. This is turn into a walk over.

by mynah Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:05

They're still more than an entire Australian innings away from victory...

by Brass Monkey Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:06

Paul Keating wrote:Trev was a bit premature with his comments after South Africa were bowled out for 90 odd

A reverse-Trev at a team level. Unprecedented.

by mynah Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:22

Damn! Just when I thought it was safe to go and watch...

Australia in with a chance now.

by skully Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:24

They get Amla 100 runs too late. He looks a very classy bat these days.

Well done to the Yarps on a fantastic comeback. What a bizarre Test, only 13 hours long.

So another juicy one, or a road at Jo'burg?

by JKLever Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:29

JKLever wrote:Result is tough to call. I've seen plenty of games where the side batting 4th has reached 200 reasonably comfortably after a couple of low scores in inning 2 and 3 (admittedly in the low 100's!)

*Pats self on head*

by The One Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:32

hilarious. smith needs 1 to make a hundred, team needs 2 to win and johnson bowls it waaaaay down the leg side

refuses the single on offer

by lardbucket Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:34

beaten like a ginger stepchild - ouch

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