South Africa vs Australia 1st Test

[FD88]

Bah, as excellent a second day as that was for us I still feel like we've got a hell of a fight on our hands. This RSA mob never says die and at 3/80 odd they're in the same position as we were at about this time. Hopefully unlike in the last series we can take wickets through that period leading up to the new ball being taken.

[spell_check]

The crowd counter on the scoreboard is a handy thing. I would like to see that at Adelaide Oval.

[centrewing]

how useless are the local broadcasters...ponting asked for a referral but was refused because the third umpire could not view the replay.

[centrewing]

aussies right on top now

SA 6/138...2 wickets in one over for johnson

[CoverKing]

aussies right on top now

SA 6/138...2 wickets in one over for johnson

great stuff by johnson!!!
hopefully we can run through there tail real quick ... no blemishes so far bar pontings drop catch off duminy that didn cost us too much at all ....

[CoverKing]

SA at lunch 8/158 AB 63* and steyn 0*
johnson and siddle both have 3 the hilf one and north just got his first wicket in harris lbw..
great session by the Aussies that has put us in a position that we should and wont lose from!

[Adelaide Hawk]

Why do I get the feeling we're about to see a record 9th wicket partnership?

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Why do I get the feeling we're about to see a record 9th wicket partnership?

Because we nearly saw it in Melbourne.

[CoverKing]

Why do I get the feeling we're about to see a record 9th wicket partnership?

Because we nearly saw it in Melbourne.

and haddin dropped AB on 70 i think it was....
hold that catch they prob all out for 160 n enforcing the follow on one would think!
but different story now ... as there 8/206 n theyve put on 50 odd

[brod]

Whats the chances of two 90 something not outs (left stranded)

de Villiers now 93* at the loss of the 9th wicket

[CoverKing]

Whats the chances of two 90 something not outs (left stranded)

de Villiers now 93* at the loss of the 9th wicket

mcdonald the wicket taker with 2 balls before the new ball is taken ...
i hope AB gets the ton, but no more than 100. quality player!

[CoverKing]

ntini first ball gets a single and then AB gets a 3 to retain the strike n moves onto 96* .. im assuming the aussies will take the new ball now

[CoverKing]

AB with his 8th test ton. lets rap this up now cmon the hilf

[CoverKing]

SA all out 220 aus with a lead of 246

Johnson, MG 18.1 7 25 4
Hilfenhaus, BW 25.0 9 58 1
Siddle, PM 21.0 1 76 3
McDonald, AB 10.0 4 22 1
North, MJ 7.0 0 29 1

great start to the series by mitch

[Thiele]

Are we going to put them in again

[CoverKing]

Are we going to put them in again

i have not heard yet! be very interesting to see...
not sure how many overs left but would be around 25-30 ... chuck them in and have 3 down for 80 odd at stumps would be ideal.
what are others views? should we chuck em in>

[Thiele]

Are we going to put them in again

i have not heard yet! be very interesting to see...
not sure how many overs left but would be around 25-30 ... chuck them in and have 3 down for 80 odd at stumps would be ideal.
what are others views? should we chuck em in>

We are batting again according to the ABC

[CoverKing]

yeah just read that!
hopefully hughes can get his first run and settle some nerves

[FD88]

Well done Hughes! Got off the mark with a boundary which looks to have calmed him a bit. Tough conditions to play your first test in though, especially at 20 years of age!

Aus 0/18

Hughes 15*
Katich 1

And the commentators bagging him after a couple of excellent shaping deliveries from Steyn. Apparently it's cause for concern that an opening batsman looks uncomfortable when the ball is in that danger area . He's a young kid ffs, playing his first test against arguably the best bowler in the world. Perhaps they should watch another replay of their home side's capitulation in the first innings before they jump on a 20 year old debutant's back.

[FD88]

Katich gone for 10, an edge off a climbing ball from Morkel, through to Boucher and we're 1/38 (a lead of 284).

Maybe I'm extremely ignorant, but we don't boo opposition players when they come down the race in Australia do we (aside from Harby)? Punter has really copped it on his way out.