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[hamchan]

Going to sleep too. Hopefully when I wake up it's a victory for Australia.

 

[Antiwhippy]

A fighting draw would be a nice send-off for Graeme Smith, but still nearly 40 overs to go. One more wicket and they're seven down and into the tail.

It's crazy though, they were 15/3 after about 20 minutes yesterday.

Yeah, but those were the wickets or smith, elgar and peterson.

 

[chicko1983]

Fuck off faf!

 

[bobnowhere]

This could be it!

Edit: Got 'em yes! Faf off back to the pavillion.

 

[captainnapalm]

Damn.

 

[chicko1983]

C'mon aussies

 

[reptilescorpio]

Middle stump! Glad I didn't turn the cricket off while showering!

 

[A More Normal Bird]

Uprooted!

Any idea what Clarke was going off at the umpire about earlier? Been weird.

 

[Rezbit]

Dat Smiddy. Golden boy.

 

[hamchan]

Fuck it I'm awake again.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Smith actually bowling well.

 

[chicko1983]

Smith actually bowling well.

Throwing it up, which is very good. No doubt Warnes advice.

Uprooted!

Any idea what Clarke was going off at the umpire about earlier? Been weird.

I think it was a warning that Players were deliberately throwing the ball in on the bounce off the pitch, scuffing the ball up for reverse swing.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I really, really hope we can get through them now. Duminy and philander can certainly bat though, plus steyn even though he's injured.

 

[Grug]

This is going to be tense.

 

[A More Normal Bird]

Throwing it up, which is very good. No doubt Warnes advice.

I think it was a warning that Players were deliberately throwing the ball in on the bounce off the pitch, scuffing the ball up for reverse swing.

Hmm. It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, comes out at the end. Seems to have been a lot of rather heated chatter. Obviously the state of the test might play into that a bit.

Also, LOL at Warner: "At least we're giving the commentators something to talk about."

 

[chicko1983]

C'mon Patto, c'mon Aussies!

 

[Yagharek]

Off to bed, got 6 hours sleep at best.

I fully expect a draw to await me when I check the news tomorrow.

 

[Rezbit]

This is crap, where is that killer instinct, where is the bowler who says enough of this bullshit and pulls out a great spell?

 

[bananabread]

This is crap, where is that killer instinct, where is the bowler who says enough of this bullshit and pulls out a great spell?

Pattinson took you a bit literally there.

 

[chicko1983]

Here it comes! C'mon Patto!

 

[artist]

Australia doesn't want to win fhis, atleast that's how they are bowling atm.

 

[Rezbit]

Here it comes! C'mon Patto!

I admire your optimism but nothing is leading me to believe Australia are even capable of getting another wicket. Terrible.

Edit; and Duminy gives them a present. What the

 

[chicko1983]

Fuck yeah, c'mon Aussies, two more!!!!

 

[chicko1983]

I admire your optimism but nothing is leading me to believe Australia are even capable of getting another wicket. Terrible.

Australia doesn't want to win fhis, atleast that's how they are bowling atm.

Don't know what you guys are watching????

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

That's it, don't see the Safrican tail holding out now

 

[Antiwhippy]

They have to give us the extra half hour to finish it off right?

 

[Grug]

Hope lives!

 

[artist]

Don't know what you guys are watching????

I was watching Puppy make so many bowling changes in the last half hour and Pattinson trying to literally kill Philander to get him out. All bowlers were bowling like SA was plundering runs.

 

[chicko1983]

They have to give us the extra half hour to finish it off right?

Only if the minimum required overs are not bowled by 6pm I believe.....I think that is what happened in Adelaide.

 

[chicko1983]

I was watching Puppy make so many bowling changes in the last half hour and Pattinson trying to literally kill Philander to get him out. All bowlers were bowling like SA was plundering runs.

Simple tactics: Don't let batsmen settle against one bowlers line and length, runs are easy (and completely unimportant) when all nine fielders are in catching positions. All they needed was three chances, they got one.

 

[Rezbit]

Don't know what you guys are watching????

Hasn't even been a half chance until Duminy gave his wicket away. Chopping and changing, wasted spin overs, not much impetus in the fast bowling. Seemed a bit rushed and contrived, frustrating blocking, but don't get me wrong will be more than happy to be proven wrong if they get the biscuits.

 

[artist]

Simple tactics: Don't let batsmen settle against one bowlers line and length, runs are easy (and completely unimportant) when all nine fielders are in catching positions. All they needed was three chances, they got one.

Where were the bowlers bowling though? Apart from that one ball from Johnson they weren't bowling to a plan, which is why puppy was scrambling.

 

[chicko1983]

Hasn't even been a half chance until Duminy gave his wicket away. Chopping and changing, wasted spin overs, not much impetus in the fast bowling. Seemed a bit rushed and contrived, frustrating blocking, but don't get me wrong will be more than happy to be proven wrong if they get the biscuits.

Got to be patient in these situations, you don't get a wicket chance every ball - this is still test cricket against the number 1 team at home.

The changing of bowlers was to not let the batsmen settle from a constant line and leghth I reckon and runs don't matter at all here. We just need a loose shot to go to a fielder and it did.

Two more c'mon!

 

[Grug]

Johnson looking a lot more threatening now coming around the wicket.

 

[Grug]

Harro is fired up!

 

[chicko1983]

Where were the bowlers bowling though? Apart from that one ball from Johnson they weren't bowling to a plan, which is why puppy was scrambling.

Yes, the Australian bowling was getting losse from the part timers and Lyon, however the plan for them was to give the seamers a rest from that end so that he would have Johnson and Harris ready to bowl the last 15 odd, which is what is happening now.

 

[chicko1983]

C'mon Aussies!

 

[Grug]

Yeahhhhhh. C'monnnnnn! Glove is touching the bat.

One to go!

 

[chicko1983]

Reversed!

 

[Grug]

That is bullshit.

There was not enough evidence to overturn that. Prove that glove was clear of the bat!

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Yeahhhhhh. C'monnnnnn! Glove is touching the bat.

One to go!

Don't think the glove is on the handle but this stream isn't perfect image quality

 

[artist]

LMAO

Good decision.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Actually on the front on view it definitely looks like the glove is off the handle

 

[Duracelllll]

Wtf...

 

[Grug]

Watching in high def here. There was absolutely no clear evidence to show that the glove was clear of the bat (not necessarily the handle). You need clear evidence to overturn.

 

[kmag]

Again, if you're going to give weight to the onfield umpires initial decision (which I don't really agree with) not really sure you can overturn that, there's enough doubt to have to stay with the onfield decision. I'd say it's probably not out, but under the current rules it's meant to be definitively not out.

 

[Andiie]

Surprised they overturned that. Thought there was enough doubt to keep it umpire's decision.

 

[artist]

Puppy needs to fuck off.

Jeez what a captain.

 

[chicko1983]

Don't think with was convincing evidence to overrule the decision.

 

[Grug]

Puppy needs to fuck off.

Jeez what a captain.

Elite captain. Maintain the rage irfan.