Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Adelaide, 24-28 November, 2016

Fapp handles ball, crowd appeals...good theatre.

Dish-pig is an ordinary batsmen

5, 5, 5 ... what are the chances?

Cook was also on 5 when reprieved.

Actually, not true. He was on 4.

I should know better than to believe anything Channel 9 commentators say.

They're not getting Bavuma to play enough.

Sage.

Bird has bowled much better after a wasteful first spell.

horace wrote:Bird has bowled much better after a wasteful first spell.

He'll get better as the game goes on. Took his five fer in the second innings in his last test.

Big Dog wrote:

horace wrote:Bird has bowled much better after a wasteful first spell.

He'll get better as the game goes on. Took his five fer in the second innings in his last test.

You're assuming Saf will need a second innings.

Bird gets a well deserved wicket....just.

Big Dog wrote:

horace wrote:Bird has bowled much better after a wasteful first spell.

He'll get better as the game goes on. Took his five fer in the second innings in his last test.

And gets a reward.. Elmer also looks to be bowling a little better.

Tweety has looked a lot better in this current spell, and runs rings around Meh.

Oops, NTR of h's post.

skully wrote:Tweety has looked a lot better in this current spell, and runs rings around Meh.

The fact that Marsh had them as "equal" with Mennie winning on the batting tie break should have been grounds for his resignation alone.

Oz needs to be like warnie in a night club

Big wicket to Purple, as he removes the Kock.

JGK wrote:

skully wrote:Tweety has looked a lot better in this current spell, and runs rings around Meh.

The fact that Marsh had them as "equal" with Mennie winning on the batting tie break should have been grounds for his resignation alone.

Sage.

Great bowling by Haze.

On yer way son. 161/7

JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

horace wrote:Bird has bowled much better after a wasteful first spell.

He'll get better as the game goes on. Took his five fer in the second innings in his last test.

You're assuming Saf will need a second innings.

They need another 35 to make it less than 100% certain that they will

Very poor by SA with the bat. Oz will be looking to finish them quickly and aim to only bat once. Will be interesting to see how the debutants go.

Red wrote:Very poor by SA with the bat. Oz will be looking to finish them quickly and aim to only bat once. Will be interesting to see how the debutants go.

Aye, that is the question. Its all very well for the bowlers to do well but our bats have to perform. Thats been the main problem.

Red wrote:Very poor by SA with the bat. Oz will be looking to finish them quickly and aim to only bat once. Will be interesting to see how the debutants go.

Aiming and achieving may be vastly different in this instance.

Aye winning powerball on a regular basis is an aim but achievement is unlikely. I will be happy if the batsmen are positive and responsible and productive.
Hopefully the debs do well. The 3 senior bats must lift their game and not throw away their wickets as each has done this series.

Red wrote:Very poor by SA with the bat. Oz will be looking to finish them quickly and aim to only bat once. Will be interesting to see how the debutants go.

I would suggest you refrain from making comments about how one team performs until both teams have used the same pitch.

You have made this error before.