3rd ODI: Australia v South Africa at Hobat Nov 11 2018

[Hutty1986]

SA clearly the best pace attack in the world, ours just wasn't good enough today. Another series loss and more unwanted history for a national side in absolute disarray

 

[Bazal]

This is a game a we could've won. Happy with the effort though at least we've put up a fight.

Like I said, the difference will be Stoinis and Marsh not going on with it. Faf and Miller got 130 odd, Stoinis got himself out on 63 and Marsh the same on 101. One of those guys goes on with it like the Jaarpie pair did and it's a different game.

It's a decent performance, but we've let it slip with poor moments with both bat and ball.

Still, whilst Maxwell is there there's some hope. Slim, but some. Only takes a few huge hits to swing momentum at this late stage

 

[Eelectrica]

Maxwell ain't taking 25 an over from these bowlers.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Replace your divots!

 

[Eelectrica]

Foxtel pulled the plug on Cricket.com coverage. 'Technical difficulties' all of a sudden. Ah well.

 

[jargan83]

That’s the biggest 2 I’ve ever seen

 

[Bazal]

Just can't hit the boundary.

Over now. SA won the important moments, our bowlers forgot how to bowl yorkers and their batsmen went on with big scores.

 

[jargan83]

Still alive mathematicaly

 

[Hutty1986]

Quality death bowling. Was always going to be a monstrous ask to score 321 against this brilliant attack

 

[Eelectrica]

Video umpires not knowing how to work a stop watch hasn't helped. But yeah, needed much better from our bowlers at the end who are supposed to be the strength of this team.

 

[jargan83]

Annnnnd it’s gone

 

[Eelectrica]

Can we at least bat out 50 overs. Just for something different.

 

[Hutty1986]

Video umpires not knowing how to work a stop watch hasn't helped. But yeah, needed much better from our bowlers at the end who are supposed to be the strength of this team.

Yep. Not sure our quicks are quite as good as the media makes out. Still an excellent bowling unit, but SA showing they're a bit more skillful today. Then again, they only had to go up against one of the most brittle batting line ups in world cricket

 

[Bazal]

The game is gone, so it's not a match specific criticism....but why does Maxwell do that? He's sliced a leg stump half volley out to deep cover. Surely there are better shots to play, but he just consistently clears the front leg, backs away and tries to slap wildly over the off side.

Get an on drive into your game or something FFS

 

[Eelectrica]

I'd give the MOTM to Steyn. Wouldn't give it to Miller on account of his given out for 30 or there abouts.

 

[Bazal]

Yep. Not sure our quicks are quite as good as the media makes out. Still an excellent bowling unit, but SA showing they're a bit more skillful today. Then again, they only had to go up against one of the most brittle batting line ups in world cricket

I think the difference is down to coaching.

They have clearly been coached and instructed to bowl yorkers at death. We bowled everything but. We approach it like a T20 and try and throw out every variation when simplicity is the much better approach in a 50 over game

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Quality Commentary from Skull..

"Starc's missus is batting better than him.."

 

[Bazal]

Jaarpies win easy in the end.

Virat Kohli grabs a much deserved stump

 

[Tommy Smith]

Hopefully that secures Stan Marsh's place for the next Ashes.

Only fair after Keaton Jennings gave you guys a similar gift this week.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I don't think we've ever been so bad at ODIs in our history.