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Australia v South Africa | 1st Test - Day 5 | Perth | 21/12/08

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Matic said:
Lol, what.. in the world.. ?
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RA can explain that...or may be since aussies cant sledge any more ...this is their new way of threatening the opponents... :sarfraz
 
With england at 1 for 2 against lowly India..I wonder how thrilled and proud kevin pieterson is to be english today ?
 
I lowe this game ^^. Ian Chappell beginning to start his voodoo chanting.
 
Where can i find a link with aussie commentary...s.a team boring me to death.
 
ooooh..devilliers just clears mid on. Positive stuff but almost cost him his wicket.
 
Easy victory for the South Africans, unless the Aussies manage to do something miraculous with the ball.
 
Can anyone offer me a link with the Australian commentry ?

Much appreciated.
 
Will be an extraordinary run chase, one of the best ever in history .... if S.A manages to chase it successfully.
 
74 to win.....hmmmmmmm

I just hope they keeps playing positive. Win or lose just go for it and fon't get jangled up in nerves.
 
One wicket will set the cat amongst the pigeons. If they get the target to under 50, and another couple of wickets fall, this game will become an absolute nailbiter. :D
 
Jamal said:
One wicket will set the cat amongst the pigeons. If they get the target to under 50, and another couple of wickets fall, this game will become an absolute nailbiter. :D
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If another wicket falls, SA will win by 5 wickets.
Australia's bowling sucks.
 
bublubhuyan said:
You aren't watching it on TV ?
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Not being shown out where I live (south Korea) so I'm watching the supersport stream online. It's fine but would love to hear the aussie commentry on this.
 
mooz said:
If another wicket falls, SA will win by 5 wickets.
Australia's bowling sucks.
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Krejza is getting appreciable turn, and if they get a wicket, the quickies will fire up, even Peter "Igotmanboobs" Siddle.
 
mooz said:
If another wicket falls, SA will win by 5 wickets.
Australia's bowling sucks.
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But South Africa's tail sucks. This game is far from over...2 strikes and 72 seems like a huge number of runs.
 
saffer said:
Not being shown out where I live (south Korea) so I'm watching the supersport stream online. It's fine but would love to hear the aussie commentry on this.
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You are working in South Korea ?
 
saffer said:
You'd be polite to describe it as work....but in a sense yes.
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Didn't get you. Why exactly are you in South Korea ? Does your family live with you in South Korea as well ?
 
bublubhuyan said:
Didn't get you. Why exactly are you in South Korea ? Does your family live with you in South Korea as well ?
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Ha ha ha. Let's just say someone was mad enough to pay me to work 10 hours a week for 8 months a year for a lot of money. I work at a university. I can't tell you more than that.

Now in case you didn't notice there's some good cricket on folks.
 
Saffers are just working it around now. Ponting deserves a chop to the head.
 
Although they look solid , these two need to keep being positive. Aussie strangling them for runs right now.
 
Tony Greig is lapping it up now. Gloating as if he's part of the side.
 
Tony Grieg has taken it for years...for sure if he gets the chance he'll give some back.
 
Thankfully for S.A, Kallis found some form and scored some runs in both the innings. Without his runs it would have been increasingly difficult for them to chase these runs. ABD deserves the MOM if S.A wins it.
 
bublubhuyan said:
Thankfully for S.A, Kallis found some form and scored some runs in both the innings. Without his runs it would have been increasingly difficult for them to chase these runs. ABD deserves the MOM if S.A wins it.
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Kallis got some wickets too....so it should be between them.

if aussie win then johnson of course. He's been their only bowler close to threatening so far.
 
50 partnership at a crucial period...cool heads under pressure...just what the doctor ordered.
 
cracking drive from AB. Getting desperate for the Aussies.
 
saffer said:
Kallis got some wickets too....so it should be between them.

if aussie win then johnson of course. He's been their only bowler close to threatening so far.
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I don't see much hope for the Aussies. Their boat is sinking.
 
Even with 30 need if they get 2 wickets it's not game over. Our tail can be rolled over for near to nothing.
 
106.3 Krejza to Duminy, FOUR, JP Duminy! He moves back and takes advantage of the short length by cutting the ball powerfully through point for four :))
 
bublubhuyan said:
That was a one day game.
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I think Pakistan recently lost to SA with 20 runs to in 5 overs with 5 wicketsin hand? I think Afridi triggered the collapse. Lot of teams have collapsed like that. But Australia doesn't have any strike bowlers.
 
52 runs to win. This is going to be a great victory for the Proteas to put them 1 up on the series and set them towards a series win. Australia aint a good side anymore
 
Informer said:
52 runs to win. This is going to be a great victory for the Proteas to put them 1 up on the series and set them towards a series win. Australia aint a good side anymore
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It's not over yet...but certainly they have a lot to think of the for the next games. They miss a clarke /mcgrath type bowler who keeps it tight and builds pressures. Trying to blast teams out with lee/johnson isn't going to bother teams like s.a who are used to facing bowlers like this. And Khrezja ....well.......I'd rather play Paul Harris in my team..and that says it all.
 
Informer said:
52 runs to win. This is going to be a great victory for the Proteas to put them 1 up on the series and set them towards a series win. Australia aint a good side anymore
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It's still a good side, but by no means the best side by a long distance. At the moment I would rate S.A on par with Australia.
 
IronMan2009 said:
I think Pakistan recently lost to SA with 20 runs to in 5 overs with 5 wicketsin hand? I think Afridi triggered the collapse. Lot of teams have collapsed like that. But Australia doesn't have any strike bowlers.
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Haha, I thought about that before posting, and was hoping you forgot about that :batman:
 
Jamal said:
Haha, I thought about that before posting, and was hoping you forgot about that :batman:
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If it makes you feel better India lost 7 wickets for 18 runs when India required them 25 in 7 overs to bowlers like kalpage, aravinda de silva and went on to lose the match.
 
108.5 Krejza to Duminy, SIX, shot! Duminy uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts cleanly over the long-off boundary, lovely free swing of the bat, he's coped with the pressure splendidly :)))
 
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