SA vs Aus cricket - OMFG!

[Carfolio]

Aus resumed 2nd day on 217/8.

Then limped to 284 all out. Then the madness started: SA all out for 96. Aus are currently on 22/9. If you can watch it, do!

[Victor McDade]

Ahh you beat me to it.

omfg indeed!!

[Zod]

Bizarre match!

[mantis84]

Been following on cricinfo whilst at work - crazy!

Question for anyone watching - is the wicket helping the bowlers more than it should or is it just poor strokeplay?

Disappointed the crims haven't broken the all-time lowest test innings record. Strange thing is, they could declare now and stand a pretty good chance of winning!

[Carfolio]

mantis84 said:

Been following on cricinfo whilst at work - crazy!

Question for anyone watching - is the wicket helping the bowlers more than it should or is it just poor strokeplay?

Disappointed the crims haven't broken the all-time lowest test innings record. Strange thing is, they could declare now and stand a pretty good chance of winning!

There must be something in the pitch. has to be. But the Proteas have not applied themselves properly - neither in getting the last 2 crim wickets nor in their batting. I suspect that if a couple of proper batsmen knuckle down and see off the shine, a big score can be made.

I am also bitterly disappointed that they have been allowed to slip past all sorts of lowest-ever records. I'd be ecstatic with a win for the Proteas though, even though it should have been a simple annihilation and it's turned into a spectacle.

[Victor McDade]

mantis84 said:

Been following on cricinfo whilst at work - crazy!

Question for anyone watching - is the wicket helping the bowlers more than it should or is it just poor strokeplay?

Disappointed the crims haven't broken the all-time lowest test innings record. Strange thing is, they could declare now and stand a pretty good chance of winning!

Poor stroke play - players still in T20/ODI mode.

I'd back SA to chase anything up to 250 here. Might even have a small bet on them.

[Victor McDade]

47 all out.

SA need 235 to win. I think they'll do with the loss of 5 or 6 wickets.

[mantis84]

Cheers - my mate in SA just txt me, he reckons it's a bit of both.

Just had a look on Will Hill for odds, they've suspended betting - anywhere else a flutter can be had?

[Victor McDade]

mantis84 said:

Cheers - my mate in SA just txt me, he reckons it's a bit of both.

Just had a look on Will Hill for odds, they've suspended betting - anywhere else a flutter can be had?

Paddy power have SA at 1.83 and Aus at 1.9.

Betfair have SA 1.88 and Aus 2.12.

I'm going to stick 50 quid on the SA - should pay for some weekend drinks

[Leithen]

When was the last time in a Test match innings the Number 11 top scored?

[chimster]

Strewth. Come on you Saffers, can't have the Aussies winning this. Would have been great to have bowled them out for 20 odd ;-)

[anonymous-user]

Carfolio said:

Aus are currently on 22/9.

It's still on, thanks for the heads up!.

[obob]

Where's the NOTW when you need them.

[Victor McDade]

obob said:

Where's the NOTW when you need them.

South Africa making batting look easy here

[anonymous-user]

AUSTRALIA'S LOWEST TOTALS

36 v England (Edgbaston, 1902)
42 v England (Sydney, 1888)
44 v England (The Oval, 1896)
47 v South Africa (Cape Town, 2011)

About time someone else had a go.

[FourWheelDrift]

If SA bat out to win it'll be over half way through tomorrow.

A 2 and half day test result, when was the last time that happened (or shorter) and Bangladesh weren't involved?

[scenario8]

Bonkers.

[Black can man]

Victor McDade said:

mantis84 said:

Cheers - my mate in SA just txt me, he reckons it's a bit of both.

Just had a look on Will Hill for odds, they've suspended betting - anywhere else a flutter can be had?

Paddy power have SA at 1.83 and Aus at 1.9.

Betfair have SA 1.88 and Aus 2.12.

I'm going to stick 50 quid on the SA - should pay for some weekend drinks

I took Australia at 2.22 when they were 30 odd for 9 , seems i may have a alcohol free weekend

Looks like i've truly done my conkers on this one , oh well lets hope for some explosions off of the wicket tomorrow morning ,

I feel so ashamed wishing for an Australia victory

[suthol]

The track was certainly doing a ( big ) bit even with a ball around 60 overs old.

Watson bowled very well in the saffers dig and then they came out on an absolute mission.

I've said it more than once and it's worth repeating, P. Hughes does not belong at 1st grade let alone 1st class level.

Still very much game on if we get a couple early.

Just to balance the equation a bit, you guys have had some moments as well.
1. 45 v Australia, Sydney (1887)
2. 46 v West Indies, Port of Spain (1994)
3. 51 v West Indies, Kingston (2009)

And was there not a minor moment of shame against the cloggies or someone just recently in a limited overs match.

[Gokartmozart]

suthol said:

The track was certainly doing a ( big ) bit even with a ball around 60 overs old.

Watson bowled very well in the saffers dig and then they came out on an absolute mission.

I've said it more than once and it's worth repeating, P. Hughes does not belong at 1st grade let alone 1st class level.

Still very much game on if we get a couple early.

Just to balance the equation a bit, you guys have had some moments as well.
1. 45 v Australia, Sydney (1887)
2. 46 v West Indies, Port of Spain (1994)
3. 51 v West Indies, Kingston (2009)

And was there not a minor moment of shame against the cloggies or someone just recently in a limited overs match.

Yes

But we only follow those who have gone before.


1964 brought the Netherlands first victory against a Test-playing nation, with a 3 wicket win over the Australian team.[2] They were rewarded with associate membership of the ICC two years later.[9]