2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide 22-26 Nov

[Hutty1986]

FFS, we can't buy a wicket!

 

[Didgi]

If the Saffas score any slower this innings will start to resemble Bunniesman's love life.

 

[IanG]

f**k Da Pussy should go buy a lotto ticket.

 

[Twizzle]

riveting stuff this from the Saffas

 

[Coaster]

F###ing kill me please

 

[Hutty1986]

Still a long way to go, but geez a draw would be a crushing result for us imo. For us to be 0-0 and still a chance to lose this series would be a massive disappointment

 

[Xfactor1979]

Effective though. We need to make the play at this point.

Would not trust any of our players to do a similar job.

Australia plays a style of cricket that aims to not be in the situation to stonewall.

Under the Waugh and Ponting years, Australia lost 1 or 2 test matches they should have saved or could have been saved because they went for the runs :x. There was only 1 test match the Australians did 'save', the one against England in Manchester when Mcgrath had to survive a couple of overs. HOWEVER! England is the ultimate cricket team that knows how to stonewall

If Americans were watching this match they would have no idea what is going on: Ie 'Why arent they attacking? Why arent they going for the runs?' The game is scheduled to be over today, dont they have to get 430 before the end of the day?

^ Ah, but that's cricket

EDIT - New ball time

 

[TheParraboy]

game heading for a thrilling finish sometime well after tea IMO

 

[Twizzle]

think I just saw some grass grow

 

[Hutty1986]

Let's see how the boys go with the new rock.. carn fellas, need a wicket here!

 

[Coaster]

I'm not American and this sucks.

It's a 6 hour commercial for every other sport on Earth.

 

[TheParraboy]

ID give Warner the new ball at one end, that little extra bounce might be the key for a spinner

 

[Xfactor1979]

game heading for a thrilling finish sometime well after tea IMO

^ This

Whats more difficult to do?

1. Batting first smashing 550 in 110 overs, ie the CRICKET REVOLUTION! "YOU CANT SEE ME! BLING CRICKET"

or

2. batting 4 and a half sessions 4 of them with 6 wickets in hand and not be bowled out to lose a match on a wearing pitch

^ It looks like number 2 is far more difficult

 

[TheParraboy]

think I just saw some grass grow

in your backyard? weed?

 

[Xfactor1979]

in your backyard? weed?

^
:lol:

 

[Hutty1986]

Can our "lion-hearted spearhead" grab a much-needed wicket here?

 

[TheParraboy]

Can our "lion-hearted spearhead" grab a much-needed wicket here?

 

[Leagueaddict]

Isn't this all about who can bowl the most sh**house and entice the batsmen? As long as you're bowling balls they can't hit along the ground shouldn't we be bowling up cherries? Ah that's right, that's what Lyon and Clarkie have been offering them? I was thinking more about our fast bowlers mixing up their pace and dropping down a dozen gears with the odd sloth ball just to throw some unpredictability out there?...Yawwwwwn :?

 

[Didgi]

Good decision to give a spinner a go with the new ball, immediately a different proposition to deal with.

 

[Xfactor1979]

35 overs bowled in the session, I dont see why it is so difficult sometimes to bowl more than 80 in a day?