South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test

[RoosterMarty]

Pumped for this one! I know it's stating the bleeding obvious but we need to make a good, solid start to this Test whether it's with bat or ball. There is a bit of belief in the team after their First Test heroics but they need to back it up. Make those Saffies panic.

The 4 Tests so far have been great games of cricket, I'm sure this one will be no different.

[locky801]

Punter has won the toss and elected to bat

[Dutchy]

Saffies will smash us IMO

sorry for the opinion

[wycbloods]

Good solid start by the Aussies despite the very humid conditions.

0/47 off 11.4

Hughes 33 and Katich 14

[spell_check]

A most productive over by Hughes (and Morkel)

0 0 4 4 4b 4nb 4

[wycbloods]

which means there has been 9 boundaries in the last 4 overs

[wycbloods]

Hughes has raced to 41 off 42. It is only early and i don't want to put the mockers on him but this kid is going to be something very special IMHO.

[rod_rooster]

Hughes has looked great so far. He has so much talent. What a wonderful career we could be seeing the beginnings of here.

[wycbloods]

Lets hope Hughes turns this 50 into a hundred

0/91 off 20.

Hughes 57
Katich 28

[am Bays]

Hughes has looked great so far. He has so much talent. What a wonderful career we could be seeing the beginnings of here.

Do you reckon if Hughes and Watto ever bat together in a test match and ton up, would it be rated XXX for NFC....

[rod_rooster]

Hughes has looked great so far. He has so much talent. What a wonderful career we could be seeing the beginnings of here.

Do you reckon if Hughes and Watto ever bat together in a test match and ton up, would it be rated XXX for NFC....

I shudder to think

[brod]

0/52 off last 10 overs

[wycbloods]

Well done to hughes and the kat on there first 100 run partnership. i hope there are many more to follow.

[am Bays]

The deck looks an absolute road. 400 minimum for this innings.

[rod_rooster]

Awesome start for the Aussies.

0/119 (28)

Hughes 75*
Katich 36*

[stan]

The deck looks an absolute road. 400 minimum for this innings.

Looking at it, it is very flat. Hmmm Road like

We probably need a good basis of 400 - 450 and bowl well. On this deck the Seth Efrican Batsmen will bat well.

[spell_check]

I don't recall an opening partnership like this since Hayden/Langer.

[rod_rooster]

Paul Harris has quickly become one of my most disliked cricketers. Firstly he is no good. He just bowls rubbish. Mitchell Johnson gave him exactly what he deserved in the first test. Secondly he thinks he is causing the batsmen trouble. He couldn't turn a ball if he was bowling on the driest most uneven deck ever seen yet he still throws his arms in the air in disbelief that the balls that he throws 3 feet outside off stump don't jag back and hit the stumps. I know bowlers like Warne and Murali use gamesmanship with such theatrics to build pressure on batsmen but those guys had the weapons to back it up. FFS even i would be embarrassed to get out to Harris. He is so very very ordinary that i wonder why Australia are concerned about our spin bowling options. It surely couldn't be as bad as Harris. How does he get a game. If he is the best spin bowling option in South Africa then they have a lot more problems than the Aussies.

[rod_rooster]

What a gem we have in Hughes. His temperament is so impressive. He is going to become an absolute superstar. It's one thing to have the talent but to couple that with the attitude Hughes has is something special. 12 to go for the first of many Test centuries. I can't wait.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Saffies will smash us IMO

Yes, at 0/148, they're really giving it to us.