Australian Tour of South Africa

[Corona Man]

Warner has his wife and kids names written on his hand plasters... the spelling was correct, so clearly someone wrote it for him

[Spargo]

Current partnership is at 84
It may well be the match winning one

[The Dark Knight]

Partnership broken! Very important wicket. Bancroft with with a very sharp catch at short leg after an easier drop chance moments before.

[locky801]

We will need our top order to stand up, not just one or two if we are to be any chance here, a couple of big hundreds needed

[The Dark Knight]

AB is putting on a masterclass

[The Dark Knight]

I haven't liked Lyon bowling around the wicket. Bowls too straight.

[locky801]

AB is putting on a masterclass

against some very ordinary bowling but he is all class

[locky801]

about 140 behind, going to be a hard slog, wouldnt surprise me if its all over today

[Grenville]

AB is putting on a masterclass

against some very ordinary bowling but he is all class

Nathan Lyon you silly bastard, wound him up and look what happened. Fantastic innings by a great player.

[northerner]

De Villiers is a gun... a level above all the BS.

Need 350 to 400 in this innings. Will be easier than the first innings. Who is going to step up? Is Khwaja going to save his Test career? Can Warner shut out all the distractions? Can Smith turn his good starts into something of substance?

Tests are all about mental toughness... I am looking 4wd to see who can show it...

[whufc]

Bet Lyon feels like a dick now!! This proves my point further from last week

Was absolutely pointless by him that was going to gain absolutely zero advantage in any form. It's all it's done is wake him up

I hope Lyon has learnt his lesson and go back to being the bloke Australia admired

[DOC]

G Smith was talking that Australia needed to go after the bowling while the ball was new.

I think that we need to leave it alone and be patient. They looked very revved up and are getting enough movement. AB showed the pitch is still playing well.

[valleys07]

Rabada has started this 2nd innings nicely. Bowling with some serious zip, the pitch doing a bit.

[valleys07]

Rabada gets Warner through the gate.

[DOC]

The brass band is going well.

[locky801]

2/66 Both openers back in the sheds

[The Dark Knight]

Smith nicks up to Maharaja. FFS, 3/77. Ngidi is all over Khawaja at the other end

[DOC]

Sean Pollock at the break:

Rabada needs to just keep bowling as he will not play in the next two tests.

[northerner]

Sean Pollock at the break:

Rabada needs to just keep bowling as he will not play in the next two tests.

What an impressive start to his career... anger management apart. The greatest SR of any bowler ever and just 22. SA have a history of producing decent pacemen and it will be interesting to watch his progress.

Having said that I am sure the delivery he just dismissed marsh with wouldnt be one of his best...

[locky801]

good old snicko Marsh is back