South Africa vs Australia 1st Test

[JK]

Siddle caught off a no ball ... Whew

[JK]

No way ... Next ball straight to same fielder

[wycbloods]

identical deliveries and the identical result, besides the overstep.

[wycbloods]

bloody hilf denying Johnson the chance for a hundred .

[wycbloods]

Regardless a great team effort to get to 466 all out.

The bowlers should enjoy the conditions and if we bowl well we should get into their middle order today. I am keen to see how the Hilf will go with the red ball.

[Thiele]

Good effort Considering we were 3/30 odd

[JK]

Im devastated

[purch]

Ummmm,,that's awful.

But Johnson is an all-rounder. Fantastic innings

Aussies shoudnt be able to lose it from here, batting 3rd.

[CoverKing]

great effort. poor bloke johnson! hopefully get too see a lot more of him doing this at test level!!!!! very exciting all rounder johnson!
the hilf has a lot to prove and make up for now. on debut tho bloke in the nineties the other end woulda been hard!
interestingly enough, the hilf left geeves stranded on 99* earlier this season, and then it happened to geeves again this year..hasnt got a good record the hilf with gettin ppl to the ton!
i would open johnson n get him to bowl some heat he would have to be fired up now surely

[wycbloods]

Im devastated

For Johnson????????? I hope

[JK]

Im devastated

For Johnson????????? I hope

LOL yeah mate .. I reckon I'll still be pissed off when i wake up in the morning

[panther]

466 Sensational but the honeymoon is over

Lets take a backseat

1st test v India Australia batted well had the currys in all sorts and they escaped with a draw
Ist Test v South africa we batted well set them a world record chase and lost

1st test this series , bat well again make 466
Can we nail them with our inexperienced 4 man attack ?

To epitimise our recent woes
North on debut makes a ton, a truly great effort on debut, coming in at 4/150 odd.
BUT
I truly hope he can take a couple of wickets if needed
Would hate to see Marcus take 0/75 of 22 overs and dent his batting confidence

What did this test prove so far ?
Proves MJ making a Dorrie Evans [ 96 ] is the guy who can bat 8 and we can play Mcgain in this team

In the long term Mcdonald /North cant be in the same team
We tried that with Watto and White in India and it didnt click

Morkel is officially on a hatrick next ball in the 2nd dig after his claytons hat trick today

[wycbloods]

Im devastated

For Johnson????????? I hope

LOL yeah mate .. I reckon I'll still be pissed off when i wake up in the morning

I knew that but it looked funny that you were devastated with us making 466 .

Morkel bowling for a hat-trick with his first ball in our second innings.

[rod_rooster]

Have to really feel for Johnson. He was not just bullying weak bowlers like Harris but even when Steyn came back on he hit him around as well. What a great knock

Congratulations to North. 100 on debut is very rare and he has done it against the best team in the world. What a fine innings

[wycbloods]

1/1 Johnson removes Smith for a duck. Great start.

[JK]

Mitchyboy!!!! Seeya Smithy

[smithy]

Have to really feel for Johnson. He was not just bullying weak bowlers like Harris but even when Steyn came back on he hit him around as well. What a great knock

Congratulations to North. 100 on debut is very rare and he has done it against the best team in the world. What a fine innings

17th Australian to do it Rod.

[CoverKing]

1/1 Johnson removes Smith for a duck. Great start.

great choice to open him as i said! he would be fired up and bowling with some real heat!!! maybe he might swing the ball this game tho ...
jeeze he has come on sh**loads in the last year - 18 months

[FD88]

XD!! Johnson owning with both bat and ball! I feel absolutely stuffed after little sleep and a frustrating day but I think I might have to stay up for this. Carn the Hilf.

[JK]

HILFY!!! 2-2