First Test Match at the WACA: Australia v South Africa

[Media Park]

Krejza is turning into a very handy cricketer, if his batting can continue improving as well as Haddins you may well be able to have a line-up like this.

1. Michael Hussey
2. Simon Katich
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Michael Clarke
5. Andrew Symonds
6. Brad Haddin
7. Shane Watson
8. Jason Krejza
9. Brett Lee
10. Mitchell Johnson
11. Peter Siddle

If you are going to do that you'd lose Symonds and replace him with a better batsman.

It's not out of the question

Keep the Huss in the middle order, dump Roy, and have Hughes open up?

Whatever happened to Bracken???

Bracken > Siddle.

[locky801]

Very wet in Perth at the minute may not be much cricket today

[FD88]

Geez it would be disappointing if today's weather killed the chance of a result after the three days we've had.

[whufc]

Geez it would be disappointing if today's weather killed the chance of a result after the three days we've had.

Would be a disaster for test cricket world wide IMHO if the weather prevented a result. This test has the ability to set up the whole series in what could turn out to be a sport defining series similar to the last Ashes in England or Australia vs India series here last year.

[hearts on fire]

Play is getting underway now, hopefully Krejza and Haddin can get the lead to 400.

[FD88]

Valuable runs.

[hearts on fire]

AUS 7/235.

Australia lead by 329.

Haddin 41*
Krejza 29*

[hearts on fire]

De Villiers took a ripper catch to get rid of Krejza gone for 32.

Australia 8/241.

[locky801]

Aussies now 8/275

Haddin 57*

Johnno 20*

Lead is 369

[locky801]

Now 9/279


Johnno caught by Kallis at 2nd slip for 21

Haddin 60*

Siddle 0*


One would think the end is pretty near now

[the joker]

Now 9/279


Johnno caught by Kallis at 2nd slip for 21

Haddin 60*

Siddle 0*


One would think the end is pretty near now

they have put on 19 already

[locky801]

Now 9/279


Johnno caught by Kallis at 2nd slip for 21

Haddin 60*

Siddle 0*


One would think the end is pretty near now

they have put on 19 already

didnt realise Siddle got 23 in the 1st dig either

[hearts on fire]

AUS 9/303.

Australia lead by 397 runs.

[hearts on fire]

If we get to the 400, i would be very happy with that. I reckon they would be aiming to get 420 though.

[hearts on fire]

400 lead is up, Haddin has hit two sixes in a row!! and now a four!

Go for the ton!

Australia 9/319

Australia lead by 413 runs.

Haddin 94*
Siddle 4*

[Thiele]

Haddin to hit six to get his 100

[locky801]

Way to go

[hearts on fire]

HADDIN OUT!


Stumped on 94!

[hearts on fire]

Australia all out 319.

South Africa need 414 runs to win.

[locky801]

HADDIN OUT!


Stumped on 94!

trying to hit that six, what a great knock