Australia v South Africa | 1st Test - Day 1 | Perth | 17/12/08

[Random Aussie]

Harris has bowled very well.

Katich as much as it irks me is our best batsman these days.

Smith giving us too many easy singles.

However it does not look like there is much movement in the pitch and Saffers have a good batting line up. We need 400 here.

 

[saffer]

The pitch does lookrather flat,but still S.Aneed to roll them under 400.

 

[Poison]

Finally the douche bag is out.

 

[qwasyclown]

low full toss gets S.A. a wicket ..............

 

[Random Aussie]

Harris gets Clarke.

Good reward for Harris and Morkel for some good bowling.

5/166 we are back in trouble again.

 

[saffer]

And now clarke goes...stupid shot.

 

[Big Harvey]

Clarke goes. A deserved wicket for Harris.

 

[Random Aussie]

Finally the douche bag is out.

Finally someone bowls full at his legs and gets him LBW. Who would have thought that might work?

 

[Random Aussie]

And now clarke goes...stupid shot.

Hits too many balls in the air to be a real top line player.

 

[Poison]

Hits too many balls in the air to be a real top line player.

What happened? Bloody news cut in at 6:00, and I missed two wickets issed:

 

[qwasyclown]

Finally someone bowls full at his legs and gets him LBW. Who would have thought that might work?

bec of the height of the bowler... i think it might be a bit difficult to pick up the ball .......... plus it was at a good pace

 

[Poison]

What happened? Bloody news cut in at 6:00, and I missed two wickets issed:

On second thoughts, this current reporter isn't bad..

 

[diondublin]

Why Clarke will never average 50 in tests.

 

[Random Aussie]

Tea - Australia 5/172

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Breaking News: A Stanford DUCKS OUT OF CRICKET..

Back to the match...
Fairly average performance from both teams TBH.

 

[minhasuz]

Why Clarke will never average 50 in tests.

Because he probably does not have alot of unbeaten inninngs

 

[Random Aussie]

Because he probably does not have alot of unbeaten inninngs

Mostly because he consistently hits the ball in the air.

 

[diondublin]

If South Africa can sort this partnership out quickly, they'll be confident in Stern to wrap up the tail. The pitch looks flat.

 

[diondublin]

Mostly because he consistently hits the ball in the air.

Correct, as Bradman said.

 

[Poison]

Breaking News: A Stanford DUCKS OUT OF CRICKET..

Back to the match...
Fairly average performance from both teams TBH.

It seems average looking from an outside perspective, but if you watched it, it's actually a pretty enthralling battle between two giants of the game.

 

[Big Harvey]

Breaking News: A Stanford DUCKS OUT OF CRICKET..

Unfortunately it's in the Daily Mail, so unlikely to be true. I started a thread on the subject in the faint hope that it is though!

 

[Random Aussie]

*** is Smith doing bowling Kallizzzz to 2 new batsmen?

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A on top at moment. Symonds/haddin need to rescue the Aussies here G Smith will be happy with start his team has made so far

 

[Amjid Javed]

Any Streams to game? my skysports online is throwing a fit at moment.

 

[Sheikh]

*** is Smith doing bowling Kallizzzz to 2 new batsmen?

Makes no sense. He's bowled more than Morkel or Harris and the same as Steyn. Mindless.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Haddin needs to build on 100 he got against Kiwis..

201/5 at moment.

 

[Poison]

Haddin needs to build on 100 he got against Kiwis..

201/5 at moment.

Symmo is not looking convincing at all here.

 

[saffer]

Pitch is flat for now..so S.A willstill be happy with the result so far. 6or 7down for the day will be good...more excellent.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Intresting to see how long Aus selectors persist with the failing Haydunce for.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Runs starting to leak here for S.A

Aus 223/5

 

[qwasyclown]

Any Streams to game? my skysports online is throwing a fit at moment.

u still looking for a link .....................

 

[natalia]

u still looking for a link .....................

yep. link please?

 

[Amjid Javed]

u still looking for a link .....................

Yeah plz.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Symonds/haddin have put on 75 runs so far at a very quick rate

 

[qwasyclown]

.......................

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 for Symonds well played.

 

[natalia]

Link and stream both work, thanks a lot.
But it fails to load on Firefox, so I have to use IE.

Anyways, it wants to install this player on my computer for the stream to load. Is it safe?

 

[natalia]

50 for Symonds. Extremely well played. Great strike rate of 80.95.

 

[IronMan2009]

I predicted 270 for 5 today morning. Now looks like they are going to get some more.

 

[natalia]

Run rate is 3.71, great work by Australia today.

 

[diondublin]

Agh!

 

[IronMan2009]

okay they lost an extra wicket. Sloppy batting from Symonds

 

[Random Aussie]

Harris gets Symonds!!

 

[Poison]

Brain snap from Symonds.

 

[natalia]

Gone, Symonds tried to hit another big one but just hit it up into the air and got caught near midwicket.

259/6.

I think there's one Australian and one South African commentator in the commentary box, not sure though. One commentator just can't stop praising Paul Harris about they way he's bowled today. IMO, he's been pathetic...

 

[qwasyclown]

Link and stream both work, thanks a lot.
But it fails to load on Firefox, so I have to use IE.

Anyways, it wants to install this player on my computer for the stream to load. Is it safe?

it looked safe.... its a P2P setup ... so no lag at alll............ my spyware software did not detect any issues

 

[Random Aussie]

Gone, Symonds tried to hit another big one but just hit it up into the air and got caught near midwicket.

259/6.

I think there's one Australian and one South African commentator in the commentary box, not sure though. One commentator just can't stop praising Paul Harris about they way he's bowled today. IMO, he's been pathetic...

Harris has bowled well today. First day WACA pitch he has done very well for a spinner.

WA who play their home games at the WACA never bother to pick a spinner so that will give you some idea of how useful spinners are here.

Even Warne was pretty ordinary at the WACA.

 

[Amjid Javed]

New Ball due soon and S.A need some more wickets

 

[Poison]

Run rate is 3.71, great work by Australia today.

Sarcasm? The pitch is dead.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Symonds gone but Lee has come out all Guns Blazing here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

273/6 - Aussies need 350 atleast here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

What a shot by Haddin just distainfully slaps Kallis ball away for 6

Haddin looks a diff player since the kiwis ton

 

[Amjid Javed]

Haddin closing in on a rapid fire 50 here.. 44* at moment.

 

[qwasyclown]

Harris has improved a lot ..... since i last saw him play ...............................................

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A take new ball and Haddin falls.

298/7

Another wicket to Ntini whose bowled well today

 

[Amjid Javed]

Any one know why prince isnt playing?

 

[Sheikh]

Dale Steyn is a serious bowler.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lee gone aswell to Steyn.

Australia playing ultra agressively and S.A matching it so far.

 

[saffer]

Prince is injured.

Australia have thrown away needless wickets trying to appear dominant. All the arrogance of old with very little of the skill to back it up. This is a 450 pitch....not 350.

 

[Random Aussie]

Not enough runs. But runs on the board>imaginary runs. Saffers still have to make them and then bat last.

This is the first time I have really seen Steyn in a Test match, not sure about his temperament.

Looks a little pouty to me when it doesn't go his way.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Ntini takes a catch then falls over boundary and releases ball. Its all happening here

320/8

 

[Amjid Javed]

Not enough runs. But runs on the board>imaginary runs. Saffers still have to make them and then bat last.

This is the first time I have really seen Steyn in a Test match, not sure about his temperament.

Looks a little pouty to me when it doesn't go his way.

As Geoff Boycott always says only judge a wicket and what a good score is once both teams have batted on it once.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Dumminy looks like a brilliant Fielder hes saved alot of runs today.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussie tail wagging - 33 runs between Krezja and MJ

 

[asifp]

MJ could be batting number 5 for Pakistan

 

[Asim2Good]

smith ll b charged for slow overrate? looks like he ll b one over short even after extra half hour

 

[Oxy]

Tony Grieg you idiot!

"Yes he's bowled him - yes he has...oh its LBW...he's bowled"

****

 

[Amjid Javed]

Australia will be happy to get 350. S.A letting a good day slip a little here!

 

[Oxy]

Aus 341-9 - Day 1

 

[Amjid Javed]

Morkel gets MJ lbw.

341/9 at Stumps.

Honours even. Having been 15/3 Australia will be very happy.

 

[Random Aussie]

Morkel gets MJ with the final ball of the day.

9/341, excellent day's cricket. Up to South Africans to bat well tomorrow but unlike a lot of touring team they have been competitive from the beginning of the series.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Morkel gets MJ with the final ball of the day.

9/341, excellent day's cricket. Up to South Africans to bat well tomorrow but unlike a lot of touring team they have been competitive from the beginning of the series.

For once S.A will need to be aggresive and Bat well. Any team which has troubled aussies have been postive when it comes to batting against them.

Graham smith will need to lead from the Front.

 

[Informer]

Great opportunity for Duminy to prove himself. I hope he does well.

 

[Random Aussie]

For once S.A will need to be aggresive and Bat well. Any team which has troubled aussies have been postive when it comes to batting against them.

Graham smith will need to lead from the Front.

The pitch (once again despite the hype) is pretty flat and the bounce is true.

Should be at it's best tomorrow for batting.

 

[Savak]

I am sorry but the Aussies bowling attack will not trouble the South Africans. The only real competitive edge the Aussies had over the South Africans were Mcgrath and Warne. Lee, Johnson, Siddle are not much in comparison. Kretza please is no warne.

Plus the aussie batting is just too brittle for my liking. The South Africans have a real chance of being competitive and even getting revenge for the past series defeats.

 

[diondublin]

Can't see the Aussies winning this one, South Africa favorites followed by the draw.

 

[saffer]

I don't think the S.a batting will dominate too much but I do see us getting more than 350.

 

[maamrut]

SA let Australia get out of jail here.Steyn and Morkel were disppointing.Ntini as always bowled with a lot of heart.

 

[Romali_rotti]

My Thoughts:

Steyn: Whats with this guy's hype ? He is nowhere as quick or threatening as claimed, I remember a young Shane Bond who last played at the Waca was making the aussie batsmen hop & jump all over the place.. There is a lot of hype about him, he is just seems like a nippy bowler who bowls at 145 kph max speed me feels. From the looks of today it could be a long season for this dude, Mitchell Johnson seems more nippier & quicker than him .... It is all fun breaking heads of Kiwi & Bangladeshi batmen but this is where he has to come to the party...

Morkel: Quite dissappointing, I was predicting him to trouble the batsmen and get a 3 for atleast but he was a big let down. I dont know if he has what it takes mentally to be a great fast bowler like Mcgrath, Donald, Wasim etc. He is not aggressive at all, has an ostrich type run up with a humble face, I think SA have a super quick version of our very own Venky Prasad here...

Ntini: Well he bowled ok but wasnt really all that threatening like expected from him...


Lets see what the Saffie batsmen can do tommozzz.....

 

[maamrut]

The thing with Morkel is he lacks the co-ordination.Just doesn't seem to be able to pitch the ball anywhere near where he wants to.Much like Harminson.

Edit: Romali, i think your avatar seems to be working fine with Ponting and his form..keep it up mate.