Australia s-c-r-a-p-e home. Lucky!

[Jim Brown]

First Oz/SA cricket test starts today. It's a bit hazy right now, but it's only 8am so that'll go soon and I reckon it'll be a hot clear day. TV said about 26 max I think, maybe thundershowers late afternoon.

Play starts at 1030Lima, 0830Zulu.

Pollock's out hurt; Boucher is the Skipper, in his 50th test, and the first time in 70yrs a Wickie's been an SA test captain. Andre Nel's in for Pollock.

Get Ball-by-ball on www.scoreline.co.za

[Jim Brown]

Oz are 161/2 (ie 2 runs for 161 wickets) 36 overs.

Weather still fine, could storm later.

[Bonker Gudd]

Blimey, the Aussies are in a hurry. You must miss Pollock

What's Donald bowling like these days? I guess he's not as quick as he was, he's getting on for a quicky.

England play NZ tommorrow on a Portable pitch

[Jethro]

Originally posted by Bonker Gudd
Blimey, the Aussies are in a hurry. You must miss Pollock

What's Donald bowling like these days? I guess he's not as quick as he was, he's getting on for a quicky.

England play NZ tommorrow on a Portaloo

[Jim Brown]

Originally posted by Bonker Gudd
Blimey, the Aussies are in a hurry. You must miss Pollock

What's Donald bowling like these days? I guess he's not as quick as he was, he's getting on for a quicky.

England play NZ tommorrow on a Portable pitch

I just realised why the Aussies are in their yellow strip: they think it's an ODI!

What's a portable pitch: you mean just the wicket or the whole oval?

[Bonker Gudd]

Jethro you dag

I guess it's just the wicket that is portable, will find out more.

Are they playing test cricket in pyjamas now? Bloody disgrace!

[Jim Brown]

232/3, 53 overs

Hayden's got a ton- Kallis dropped him on 0.......

[Jim Brown]

Well Oz win the first day. I hope you slept well Mr Kallis?

Saturday 730L weather much like yesterday- clear sky.

[Jethro]

Good morning Jimbo....

[Jim Brown]

Originally posted by Jethro
Good morning Jimbo....

G'Day Blue

[Jethro]

Poms 4/186 in 40th over against the kiwis.

[Jim Brown]

Gilchrist & Martyn huge 6th wicket still going. Run rate so far well over 4.

Someone tell these guys it's a test, not an ODI.....

Kallis dropped someone again today btw....

[Jim Brown]

A blizzard is expected tomorrow Sunday, and the 3ft of snow on the ground will collapse the underlying goldmines on Monday. The resulting earthquake will render play impossible on Tuesday.

But Wow, what a performance from Australia. That will teach us to spit on people, which pisses them off so much that they just move up a gear- not that they were stuck in low to start.

The Oz wickie must be a tad tired- 200+ no, then has to man the stumps 10min later.

Well played guys.

[Jim Brown]

10 mins in to Sunday's play, Oz take a wicket.

Last night's blizzard was much milder than hoped for. Almost non-existant, in fact.

[Jim Brown]

In fact as blizzards go, a pretty piss-poor effort

[Jethro]

Originally posted by Jim Brown
10 mins in to Sunday's play, Oz take a wicket.

Last night's blizzard was much milder than hoped for. Almost non-existant, in fact.

LOL

England win the 4th ODI and draw level at 2 each with one game remaining

Gudday Jimbo....

[Jim Brown]

3 wickets in 1/2 hour, SA 114/7. At this rate we'll be lucky to loose by only 1 innings?

I think we should declare, then declare the 2nd innings too, and all go spend a few days in the Kruger Park drinking beer.

[Jethro]

Sounds like a plan, don't invite the Fatman...a game park would be pretty piss weak after Warne ate all the animals

[Jim Brown]

Originally posted by Jethro
Sounds like a plan, don't invite the Fatman...a game park would be pretty piss weak after Warne ate all the animals

Hippo-pie-tamus?

[beachbum]

is it true that Australia declared at 7 for 3042 ? Maybe they are bringing back those "play until a result" rules we spoke of before Jim.

[Jim Brown]

159/9

[Jim Brown]

159 all ot

At this rate we should be made to follow-on twice for the game's first recorded 2-innings defeat.

[beachbum]

LOL ... sharp sharp sharp Jim.... I think u are suffering from our desire to kill Kiwis for bonus point cheating.. thats right u read it here... cheating ... unfortunately u will have to do for now... well until we meet real competition like the English

[Jim Brown]

I wonder how much of the SA performance is down to Boucher's lack of captaincy experience? All through the Aus innings, all the commentators were querying field placements: what's that guy doing here (marks x on screen), should be over here (x) for the left hander yadda yadda.

[beachbum]

Never mind 3rd umpire technology, the screen scribble pen is surely the most important innovation in cricket in the last 100 years. maybe more.

Oh and the comparison bar charts of each 10 overs. Used to think they were as pointless as all the other stupid charts until the other day when it completely tripped up Ian Chappell and made him look like more of a dick than usual...

[Jim Brown]

Aus wins by an innings and 360 or something. Only SA who impressed me was newbie Prince. He looked scared ****less but looks like he might perform in future.

Well done OZ!!!!

[Jim Brown]

Rain at last....


We can avoid the follow-on-follow-on.....

You know, they say cricket's a funny old game. Can someone explain that bit to me please?

[rjlohan]

Not a bad performance. I think we should sack our captain and brink in some...erm... newbies... that would boost performance in the remaining game. (We won't need 3 of course... )




Gillie, Gillie, he's our man!
If he can't do it,
No-one...will...

[Beacon]

Well blow me down quicker then Jethro's mother-in-law!
I dont mean to rub it in Jimbo but 10/159 and 10/130 somthin! is well remarkable achievment by Australia. The 2nd biggest win in test hitsory.

S.Warne moved to take 436 tests wickets 2nd only now to the great west indian Coutney Walsh's 519. Really doesnt seem that far away now does it? Can he do it.
Gilchrist makes 200 in 212 the fastest 200 since the started coutning balls faced!
Marto and Gilly make 330 somethin the 2nd highest 6th wicket partnership to Bradman and ???Roberts i think????
Warne takes 80 wickets against South Africa the most by any Australian.

Gilchrist has the 3rd highest average by an Australian in test cricket after playing more than 10 matches. This is from a guy he didnt start playing test cricket till his 28th birthday because they though Healy was a better assest! Wonder if the selectors like them lemons! Bunch a ****wits! Oh yeah and Ponting is a much better 1 day captain the gilly would be. DICKHEADS!

Oh Haydens 122 was as good as gilly's 200 set the whole innings up.

Now get this as i understand it if SA Square the series they take the World Champion Trophy!

[Bonker Gudd]

Unbelievable result

[honeybee]

Originally posted by Beacon
Now get this as i understand it if SA Square the series they take the World Champion Trophy!

I don't remember the result of that series, but SA doesn't seem to be taking away the world cup this time

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[axion_sa]

Originally posted by honeybee
I don't remember the result of that series, but SA doesn't seem to be taking away the world cup this time

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Team		Played	Won	Lost	No Result  Tied	 Points	 Run Rate
Sri Lanka	                4	3	1	0	0	 12	 1.73
Kenya		4	3	1	0	   0	 12	 -0.4
West Indies	4	2	1	1	   0	 10	 1.03
South Africa	4	2	2	0	   0	 8	 2.15
New Zealand	4	2	2	0	   0	 8	 -0.09
Canada		4	1	3	0	   0	 4	 -1.46
Bangladesh	4	0	3	1	   0	 2	 -2.64

There's still a chance for SA - 2 more matches left (Canada & Sri Lanka) (more here)

[honeybee]

Yeah, their chance of entering the super six is not too dim. Sri Lanka will try to beat them because they must be upset over the loss to Kenya.




However it's the host nation jinx that makes me feel SA won't be taking the world cup this time. Zimbabwe and Kenya are no contenders at all. And I don't remember if the hosting nation has lifted the cup in the past. Maybe once, but it's rare. Therefore I think SA may not win. Not that they don't have a chance.

Australia and Sri Lanka are favourites based on the performance. I would personally prefer Oz more than SL. However India and West Indies are the "lucky" teams, if at all they make it to the super six. Luck might see one of these two teams through.

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[axion_sa]

There's always hope If only Lance wasn't caught in that last over against West Indies

[honeybee]

Originally posted by axion_sa
There's always hope If only Lance wasn't caught in that last over against West Indies

Yeah, Jonty, Shane Warne.... the list goes on .....

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[Beacon]

Originally posted by honeybee
I don't remember the result of that series, but SA doesn't seem to be taking away the world cup this time

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PencilHead this was posted before the WorldCup started you thread digger.
It's in realation to Crickets World Champion Cup thingy for Test Matches not the World Cup.

[honeybee]

Originally posted by Beacon
PencilHead this was posted before the WorldCup started you thread digger.
It's in realation to Crickets World Champion Cup thingy for Test Matches not the World Cup.

It was Bonker, not me

And who cares anyways? It's World Cup now

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