Australia v South Africa | 1st ODI | MCG |16/1/08

[usman_ash14]

Five spells to complete Tait's 10 overs, and people called shoaib unfit

 

[IronMan2009]

wow suerpb clean hit by Morkel for 6.

 

[IronMan2009]

19 balls 31.. now 17 balls 21 !!

 

[IronMan2009]

16 balls 20 runs.

 

[Amjid Javed]

16 needed of 15 balls as the new Zulu Albie morkel goes nuts!

 

[IronMan2009]

15 balls 16 runs.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Three 4s in the over Morkel pounding hilfarues here..

looks like 6 wins out of 6 for S.A at MCG against Aus!

 

[natalia]

hilfenhaus does a shoaib akhtar

 

[Amjid Javed]

7 needed off 12 balls now.

 

[IronMan2009]

Albie effed Australia 4.3 overs 45 runs partnership.

 

[tauseefm]

hilfenhaus does a shoaib akhtar

) )

 

[JustAnotherFan]

I am missing some cricket! I have been been walking around the office and missed the last few overs. Eish. SA can take this one. Come on guys!!!!

 

[tauseefm]

omg these CBN idiots are experiencing technical problems

 

[Amjid Javed]

Just 2 needed from last over now...

 

[tauseefm]

seems like i'm the only person in canada watching it

 

[Amjid Javed]

Albie Morkel 39 off 17 balls - Match winning knock here!

 

[usman_ash14]

seems like i'm the only person in canada watching it

where in canada are u from

 

[usman_ash14]

respect

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A win and take 1-0 lead.

Thought they had thrown it away with a mini-collapse near the end. Solid batting from middle order has won them the game.

 

[On_the_up]

And keep up their 100% record at the MCG

 

[tauseefm]

where in canada are u from

Brantford, On

 

[usman_ash14]

Brantford, On

im from ottawa

 

[Keith]

Not bad for a side that has played awful cricket in this match!!! The outfielding was terrible. I suppose 1 can say that the aussies played worse but that would mean that we played better than them!!

 

[usman_ash14]

Not bad for a side that has played awful cricket in this match!!! The outfielding was terrible. I suppose 1 can say that the aussies played worse but that would mean that we played better than them!!

The team SA put out there today has a really strange balance to it.
Strange but effective.

 

[saffer]

Not bad for a side that has played awful cricket in this match!!! The outfielding was terrible. I suppose 1 can say that the aussies played worse but that would mean that we played better than them!!

Yeah...we played awful and still won. Aussie are our bunnies.

 

[saffer]

The team SA put out there today has a really strange balance to it.
Strange but effective.

More like the teams of old...3 all rounders and 2 specialist bowlers. It'll be much better when smith and de villiers are back in the side batting wise. Those are by far our best 1 day batsmen.

 

[usman_ash14]

More like the teams of old...3 all rounders and 2 specialist bowlers. It'll be much better when smith and de villiers are back in the side batting wise. Those are by far our best 1 day batsmen.

What I meant was, you guys have had no specialist opener, unestablished ODI bowler in M. Morkel and unestablished captain in Botha. Question marks with the ability of Mckenzie as an ODI player, and your best ODI bowler being rested.

 

[diondublin]

South Africa missing: Smith and De Villiers.

Australia missing: Symonds, Warner, Siddle, Johnson, Lee, and Clark. (And Hayden)

Australia did well to be that competitive with a second string attack to be honest.

 

[Kriketer]

JP Dumminy is such a class.