3rd Test v South Africa

[Punk Rooster]

Hussey & Marto have both reached half centuries- this is Marto's chance to stand up & deliver some runs when Australia needs them. Hussey'll be good for a ton, should Marto get one, well he's delivered. One swallow doesn't make a summer, but at least we'll have a test that we can remember him doing it in.

[Kevin]

Hussey out for 89.

Symonds & Gilchrist - two very responsible innings in the circumstances. No surprises there. Good protection for the tail and Langer.

All up to Marto & Warnie. 58 to win now.

[Jimmy]

South Africa 303 & 258
Australia 270 & 234/5 (72.2 ov)
Australia require another 58 runs with 5 wickets remaining

Australia RR 3.23

Minimum overs
remaining today 15.4

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
SK Warne (rhb) 1 3 0 0 33.33 striker
DR Martyn (rhb) 90 169 12 0 53.25 non-striker


Bowlers O M R W Econ
JH Kallis (///rfm) 14.2 4 37 2 2.58 (0nb, 0w)
M Ntini (///rf) 18.0 3 55 2 3.05 (0nb, 0w)


going down to the wire

carn aussies, make it 3 nil and stick it up the pricks

[Kevin]

Warnie out.

Hope we can survive until stumps. Maybe Langer will have to bat.

[Punk Rooster]

Langer got hit again, surely that would be the end of him?

[am Bays]

Ah the irony an opportunity for Martyn to to slay the ghoasts of Sydney 1994.

what odds another de Villiers being a hero again for SA?

[stan]

Ah the irony an opportunity for Martyn to to slay the ghoasts of Sydney 1994.

what odds another de Villiers being a hero again for SA?

I would say none, as AB cant bowl and his fielding is on par with smiths batting.

[Kevin]

erm

this is close

[Kevin]

Whitewash!

3-0, including a test played with only 10 batsmen.

[JK]

Bunch of chokers .. A real team would have won 4-nil!

[stan]

Yes we won with one batsmen down, Im mean Damn we choked again, and by choked i mean win.......and yes that makes sense.

[Coorong]

The bride went out for the night and I could not leave the TV to get my dinner. Ah well Rye on Rye did the trick. Bullshit Tony Africaaan. Bet Langer was padded up and ready. Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

[spell_check]

5-0 out of six tests. Lets leave the whingers and beat Bangladesh 2-0.

[Punk Rooster]

where's the full scorecard for the final test? Very slack fellas!

[Ian]

where's the full scorecard for the final test? Very slack fellas!

http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/AUS_IN_RSA/SCORECARDS/AUS_RSA_T3_31MAR-04APR2006.html

[Adelaide Hawk]

Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

I think this is a good point. As an Australian who played the game at a reasonably good level, I often wonder what in hell people are whingeing about when it comes to the Australians and their on field behaviour. As we progress through local ranks we are used to the banter that goes on out in the middle, and by the time an Australian reaches Test level he thinks nothing of throwing around what he considers to be harmless sledging, simply designed to distract the batsman.

Some other nations simply cannot handle it, and therefore label the Australians as ugly, amongst other things. I would like to remind those other nations that they do some things that Australians consider unacceptable as well, so it's a two-way street. Aussies want to win more than any other nation in the world, and they will show this in the upcoming Ashes series.

[Dogmatic]

Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

I think this is a good point. As an Australian who played the game at a reasonably good level, I often wonder what in hell people are whingeing about when it comes to the Australians and their on field behaviour. As we progress through local ranks we are used to the banter that goes on out in the middle, and by the time an Australian reaches Test level he thinks nothing of throwing around what he considers to be harmless sledging, simply designed to distract the batsman.

Some other nations simply cannot handle it, and therefore label the Australians as ugly, amongst other things. I would like to remind those other nations that they do some things that Australians consider unacceptable as well, so it's a two-way street. Aussies want to win more than any other nation in the world, and they will show this in the upcoming Ashes series.

If Australia was losing do you think sledging by them would be an issue?
All teams do it.

[Jimmy]

Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

I think this is a good point. As an Australian who played the game at a reasonably good level, I often wonder what in hell people are whingeing about when it comes to the Australians and their on field behaviour. As we progress through local ranks we are used to the banter that goes on out in the middle, and by the time an Australian reaches Test level he thinks nothing of throwing around what he considers to be harmless sledging, simply designed to distract the batsman.

Some other nations simply cannot handle it, and therefore label the Australians as ugly, amongst other things. I would like to remind those other nations that they do some things that Australians consider unacceptable as well, so it's a two-way street. Aussies want to win more than any other nation in the world, and they will show this in the upcoming Ashes series.

true, when i played in England, they couldnt beleive the lip i gave (all quality too )...they were agasp...they all shook hands BEFORE the game, CLAPPED the batsman on and off the field (instead of telling him to get fkd )...it was crazy...

[Adelaide Hawk]

Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

I think this is a good point. As an Australian who played the game at a reasonably good level, I often wonder what in hell people are whingeing about when it comes to the Australians and their on field behaviour. As we progress through local ranks we are used to the banter that goes on out in the middle, and by the time an Australian reaches Test level he thinks nothing of throwing around what he considers to be harmless sledging, simply designed to distract the batsman.

Some other nations simply cannot handle it, and therefore label the Australians as ugly, amongst other things. I would like to remind those other nations that they do some things that Australians consider unacceptable as well, so it's a two-way street. Aussies want to win more than any other nation in the world, and they will show this in the upcoming Ashes series.

If Australia was losing do you think sledging by them would be an issue?
All teams do it.

That is also a good point. It's funny how we are the Ugly Australians when we are winning. Everyone loved us when we were being belted in the mid 1980s.

[JK]

Not many other nations understand the Aussie Spirit.

I think this is a good point. As an Australian who played the game at a reasonably good level, I often wonder what in hell people are whingeing about when it comes to the Australians and their on field behaviour. As we progress through local ranks we are used to the banter that goes on out in the middle, and by the time an Australian reaches Test level he thinks nothing of throwing around what he considers to be harmless sledging, simply designed to distract the batsman.

Some other nations simply cannot handle it, and therefore label the Australians as ugly, amongst other things. I would like to remind those other nations that they do some things that Australians consider unacceptable as well, so it's a two-way street. Aussies want to win more than any other nation in the world, and they will show this in the upcoming Ashes series.

If Australia was losing do you think sledging by them would be an issue?
All teams do it.

I love the hard-edged competitiveness to our cricket and have never been of the opinion that we are "Ugly Australians" when winning ... However, on the rare occasions things aren't going our way I think some members of the group have a tendency to portray an "Ugly Australian" appearance .. That would be my only concern
That is also a good point. It's funny how we are the Ugly Australians when we are winning. Everyone loved us when we were being belted in the mid 1980s.