Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Brisbane, 9-13 November, 2012 (II)

Oh dear, the Saffies are gonna start sh*tting their pants here.

If JGK turns out right, Pup may well wish he'd stuck with Woody's script.

Only three blokes have made two triples in one career - he knocked back the chance for two in a calendar year, and two inside half a dozen Tests.

Then again, an early wicket and anything could happen....

Terrible shot by Petersen. He had no business playing at that.

Fred, you're a prophet.

No fear, Hashim's here.

Oz'll hardly make a hash of him.

skully wrote:Fark orf, yer out!!!! 1-5.

Obviously recovered from your Cassandra fears, Skulls.

South Africa certainly won't want to lose this one.

Being such a roady road, and all.


Especially not to be strangled down the leg side, and be left gasping short of stumps. That would be beyond a joke.

G.Wood wrote:

skully wrote:

Henry wrote:1000 posts for a test match thread!

Good times.

Well done us.

Imagine if anything interesting happened

Would it have reached 100?

PeterCS wrote:

skully wrote:Fark orf, yer out!!!! 1-5.

Obviously recovered from your Cassandra fears, Skulls.

What, where, when??

You were forecasting doom. Apprehensions in your bones.


The priestess Cassandra tried to tell the Trojans they were about to be sacked off. Didn't do her much good in the end.

No further wickets. If these two can see it through for another 30 mins, all should be oaky-doke.

All the rest of this match is going to do is play Smith into some form for the next test.

Just noticed the Dane's figures. Ouch.

1-129 off 30 - make even Sid's figures look like an epic. And even Lyon got the extra wicket, with better economy!

JGK wrote:All the rest of this match is going to do is play Smith into some form for the next test.

Nice try.

PeterCS wrote:You were forecasting doom. Apprehensions in your bones.


The priestess Cassandra tried to tell the Trojans they were about to be sacked off. Didn't do her much good in the end.

Cheers Pete. You learn sumpent new every day on the mighty Flaming Bails.

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark. Patto bowls Amla with a no ball. FMD!!!!

I'm speechless.

Although not speechless enough to point out that yet another Victorian has proved their quntishness.

Would it be churlish to lay some of this blame onto the Tozzie de Winter as well?

Mark Taylor saying he thinks batsmen will make even more big scores because Umpires are being so tight with no balls.

Just get your foot 10 cms further back FFS! A no ball is a no ball. There's no grey area when all you have to do is keep your foot behind a white line.

Henry wrote:Mark Taylor saying he thinks batsmen will make even more big scores because Umpires are being so tight with no balls.

Just get your foot 10 cms further back FFS! A no ball is a no ball. There's no grey area when all you have to do is keep your foot behind a white line.

Aye. It is the thing that the bowler has the MOST control over when it comes to bowling.

Agreed Trev. It ain't that hard to NOT bowl no balls. Mikey Holding went a whole test career without bowling one.

3 wickets in this match have been lost due to no balls. Farkin' earn your money, you bowling coaches, FFS.

God, how much of a difference would've 2-27 instead of 1-31 at Lunch looked? The yarps would be starting to shit themselves. Bugger, bugger, bugger.

skully wrote:God, how much of a difference would've 2-27 instead of 1-31 at Lunch looked? The yarps would be starting to shit themselves. Bugger, bugger, bugger.

+ 1.

Fark fark fark fark farkity fark.

Sorry Guys, just got to say this even though all of you in Oz have complained about this for years. Here in the West Indies, (where for my sins I currently reside) we are getting coverage from Nein; the first time I have had the "pleasure" of experiencing it. Now for the main part it isn't too bad; I know Nicklearse from C4; pretty intolerable, but to be fair gives decent insight amongst the Aussie fawning. But Healey; JEEZ, FFS! He is not just one-eyed; he has BOTH optic nerves wired to one eye. It f*cking ruins the experience. An Oz bowler bowls a good ball and the batsman plays it well; all we hear about is the bowler and how fantastic he is etc etc. If we are lucky, another (Oz) commentator will try and balance it. I've been impressed with McGrath I must say; wouldn't have expected such balanced commentary from him given his 5-0 past (the insight is no surprise). I'm not violent by nature, but can someone please get rid of Healey permanently? And he seems to have the mantle of principle commentator on his stints. FFS! Anywhos, fair doos to Oz for getting themselves into a potentially winning position against a team which really does look the dog's, even with a man short. Need to sort out the bowler's feet though. Why not give them clown's shoes, the extra long one's, extending back from the heal?

Henry wrote:Mark Taylor saying he thinks batsmen will make even more big scores because Umpires are being so tight with no balls.

Just get your foot 10 cms further back FFS! A no ball is a no ball. There's no grey area when all you have to do is keep your foot behind a white line.

Welll better than his crowds don't come to see no balls whinge when Beer got think it was KP.