South Africa vs Australia 1st Test

[UNDERthePACK]

I have a bad feeling that it is going to be ugly scenes in South Africa. Fingers crossed that the guys can hang on for a draw at worst (although would still be a mental victory for the Sth Africans). Need 2 wickets in the 1st hour IMO to win the game, if not draw or South African win.

[ubeauty]

i have a feeling the Sud Efricans can pull this off......fingers and toes crossed we grab early wickets and put them on the back foot!!!..

[RoosterMarty]

I am also really concerned about this unless we get early wickets. Surely we won't let the Saffies chase down another huge total....

[panther]

Geez you guys are worried, what about Ricky Ponting who has been given a 3 man bowling attack

[Rik E Boy]

Geez you guys are worried, what about Ricky Ponting who has been given a 3 man bowling attack

Er..that's why we're worried.

regards,

REB

[BL&G_Ump]

Geez you guys are worried, what about Ricky Ponting who has been given a 3 man bowling attack

Er..that's why we're worried.

regards,

REB

What panther means is that Ponting must be worrying 100 x more than us!!!!!!

[Rik E Boy]

Thanks for that umpy.

regards,

REB

[Dogwatcher]

100 times? Try 1000!

[Pup]

Australia are still in the box seat.

While South Africa have a sniff they still need to make 280 on a last day wicket that is still offering a bit, If the Aussies can grab 2 wickets in the first session then they should run through them IMO.

If SA can chase this total down then it will be one of the greatest performances in Test Cricket History regardless of the bowling attack. Cant wait for tonight.

[ubeauty]

im bl**dy nervous!!!!!...........

could just imagine how Ponting is feeling

[Drop Bear]

It's in the bag

[silicone skyline]

How good has the Saffies catching been?

[MAY-Z]

How good has the Saffies catching been?

apart from probably the most important one on day one when smith dropped ponting

[silicone skyline]

I would think the two half chances they took well and truly made up for that.

[Gozu]

How's the pitch?

The usual. Looked like a minefield when we were batting/looks like a road when they are batting.

[FD88]

Are we in for dewy conditions/cloud cover on the final day?

[jackpot jim]

Only thing stopping the Aussies from winning is if they continue to bowl the same crap as last night.
FFS pitch the ball up at the stumps like the 1st innings and reap the rewards instead of the short and wide rubbish that Johnson and Siddle bowl at times.

[Pup]

How good has the Saffies catching been?

It would have to be the best slips cordon in world cricket at the moment by a fair way.

Boucher pretty solid keeper, Smith is a brilliant slipper, very rarely drops a catch apart from his little blunder on day 1. I cant remember the last time Kallis dropped a catch.

McKenzie has very good hands and AB Devilliers would nearly have the best hands in world cricket, some of his catches in the last 6 months have been breathtaking and the catch to dismiss Hughes last night was no exception.

[Pup]

Are we in for dewy conditions/cloud cover on the final day?

Looks that way, light may be an issue after tea like Roger mentioned earlier.

[JK]

Regardless of how it all pans out, how great it is to go into a final days play with all 3 results a legitimate possibility.

The series here and also what I've seen over in SA thus far has really renewed my interest in cricket, and reminded me of why it can be such a great game.