Australia v South Africa | 2nd ODI | Hobart | 18/1/09

[On_the_up]

Match due to start in 15 mins time, all eyes will be on Warner debut, can he get Australia off to a blistering start. Steyn and co will have other ideas.

 

[DotCom]

any links?

 

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We'll have to wait for Warner, as Botha has won the toss and SA are batting

 

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Australia team
SE Marsh, DA Warner, RT Ponting, MEK Hussey, DJ Hussey, CL White, BJ Haddin, JR Hopes, NW Bracken, BW Hilfenhaus, RJ Harris

South Africa team
HH Gibbs, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, ND McKenzie, MV Boucher, J Botha, JA Morkel, DW Steyn, M Ntini

 

[Fish]

We'll have to wait for Warner, as Botha has won the toss and SA are batting

Looks like Marsh and Warner are opening the batting for SA.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Looks like Marsh and Warner are opening the batting for SA.

LOL )

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Warner off the mark with the first ball he faces!

A single!

 

[On_the_up]

Looks like Marsh and Warner are opening the batting for SA.

Haha . Bloody Cricinfo, I was watching Match of the day at the time instead of following it live on TV.

 

[On_the_up]

warner out!, and I SAW that LIVE!

 

[On_the_up]

caught behind off Steyn for 5

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I cant watch it now as I am receiving no satellite signal for my sky as its pouring down heavily in London! Ahhh and as I write this its back!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Warner didnt last long on his ODI debut!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good start by Saffers with the ball! They wanted to bowl first anyways and the Aussies wanted to have a bat first!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ponting starts off with a boundary off Steyn....

5 overs gone 21 for 1

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 runs for Marsh

 

[On_the_up]

Marsh just got hit in the niagras!

 

[Lethal]

Ohhh thats got to hurt

 

[salman24]

Warner didnt last long on his ODI debut!

So much for the unnecessary hype. He still has a lot to do to prove himself. One good innings means nothing.

 

[On_the_up]

So much for the unnecessary hype. He still has a lot to do to prove himself. One good innings means nothing.

Obviously following in Afridi's footsteps, next good inns due in around 12 matches time.

 

[Boi]

Great bowling from Steyn!

11 overs gone, 1/41

 

[12thMan]

Steyn's 6th over 147.2 148.7 145.7 144.2 116.1 151.3
SA 41-1 after 11 overs

 

[Boi]

Swing and a miss from Ponting!

 

[Boi]

Another Swing from Ponting!

He is playing some rash shots here!

 

[Boi]

Lovely drive from Ponting!

Four runs!

 

[Oxy]

Mackenzie drops a sitter! Ponting gets a life!

45-1

 

[On_the_up]

and a cracking square drive for 4 this time, and now dropped by mckenzie at cover

 

[Boi]

Dropped him!!

Mckenzie drops a sitter!!

That could be costly!
12 gone 1/45

 

[On_the_up]

Kallis is greeted first ball for 4 by Marsh

 

[Boi]

Kallis brought in to bowl the 13th over!

 

[Boi]

Cracking shot from Marsh!

 

[Boi]

Well run by the two batsmen and they pick up a single!

 

[On_the_up]

4 down the ground by Ponting, 11 off kallis's first over

 

[Boi]

Hit over the top for four by Ponting!

1/56 after 13 overs

 

[Boi]

Albie Morkel to bowl

 

[On_the_up]

Ponting has decided to step on the gas

 

[On_the_up]

nicely run down to 3rd man for a couple

 

[On_the_up]

end of the 2nd power play, aus 66-1

 

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marsh lifts Morkel for 4 over wide long on

 

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Ponting cheekily guides Kallis through the slips for 4, wide solitary slip just couldn't get fingertips to it.

 

[12thMan]

Match is still going on. Pointing X and Marsh Y runs
Aus 84-1 after 18 overs @ 4.67

 

[IronMan2009]

Mr.Consistent Marsh is Marching on once again. What a talent. It is hard to believe he averages a mere 34 in the domestic circuit.

 

[On_the_up]

Match is still going on. Pointing X and Marsh Y runs
Aus 84-1 after 18 overs @ 4.67

X=40, Y=47 at the moment

 

[On_the_up]

Fifty up for Marsh, his 5th in this his 10 ODI, good effort, needs to convert it into his first 100

 

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Marsh with a clip of his legs for 4

 

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run out referral but Ponting IN

 

[IronMan2009]

Punter keeps getting lives. Slog sweep put down on the fence.

 

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Ponting with his 65th 50, few moments later dropped again by Ntini this time.
Aus 131-1 with 50% of the inns gone

 

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Yes he's been dropped on 10 and 50 now.

 

[12thMan]

A sell out so Live coverage of match all day for Tasmania. Can Pakistan do this for atleast half full to get it on TV in the city
Ponting dropped at deep midwicket by Ntini
Aus 131-1 after 25 overs

 

[Random Aussie]

Tait showing the full extent of his non fitness, unable to play after bowling 18 overs in a week.

Hopes, Harris, Hilfenhaus, White/Hussey, Bracken. We are going to get smashed unless we can make 300+

What a rubbish bowling attack, one good ODI bowler, one promising youngster, a debutant and some garbage.

 

[On_the_up]

SA take a catch, Ponting's luck runs out on 64

 

[12thMan]

152 up after 29 overs
Ponting out ct at backward square leg boundary
Aus 152-2 after 29.3 overs
M Hussey in

 

[Fish]

Superb innings from Ponting, amazing batsman.

 

[On_the_up]

Marsh out now, wkt for Duminy!

 

[On_the_up]

The Hussey brothers are going at 4 an over, and Australia's run rate dropping. The batting power play will have to be a big one for Australia as they need all the runs they can get. After the start they got, they should be aiming 300 but will need nearly 10 an over from here to achieve it.

 

[Oxy]

M Hussey caught by Gibbs - of Kallis

Good catch

190-4

 

[On_the_up]

Kallis gets Michael, caught at gully for 28. This could be good news for Australia.

 

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David Hussey and Cameron White in, I think both of these guys have a career strike rate of over 100

 

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Last over was the first of the batting power play. only 6 off it and a wkt

 

[Oxy]

Blondie OUT

197-5 off 40.3

Aussies collapsing...

 

[On_the_up]

White gone off Steyn, a dolly to mid wkt, myself and Geoffrey Boycott's mother would have caught it.

 

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Steyn cranking it up, 3 balls over 150kph in that over, 208-5, 43 gone

 

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End of the batting power play, Australia only scored 23 runs in it loosing 2 wkts.

 

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David Hussey chips a catch to Morkel, Ntini the bowler. Australia sinking fast.

 

[IronMan2009]

Pathetic collapse by Australia.

 

[Big Daddy]

What ( who is) is in a bigger decline ?
A: Israeli propaganda machine?
B: World Capital Markets
C: Aussie team

 

[Viv_rav]

man Brad haddin has to be one of the worst OZ players to take the field. Everytime hes on strike, Im reminded of like venkatpathy raju trying to bat; This guy cant bat for his life. He always puts pressure on the other batsman and they end up getting out cuz of his ineptness.

 

[On_the_up]

When Australia has to rely on Hopes, its usually a hopeless situation.

 

[Oxy]

What ( who is) is in a bigger decline ?
A: Israeli propaganda machine?
B: World Capital Markets
C: Aussie team

3-way tie

 

[Oxy]

228-6

4 overs to go

 

[On_the_up]

Cricinfo getting confused between Steyn and Ntini, I suppose they look similar.

 

[Big Daddy]

man Brad haddin has to be one of the worst OZ players to take the field. Everytime hes on strike, Im reminded of like venkatpathy raju trying to bat; This guy cant bat for his life. He always puts pressure on the other batsman and they end up getting out cuz of his ineptness.

I m sure when u said brad haddin , you meant salman butt, and i mean sure when you meant the worst oz player , you meant the worst pakistani player.
and when you said venkaplathiakmcihteijsaokfeomcoahrihcokcowthy raju, i know you meant raju

 

[On_the_up]

Australia are Hopesless now, Ntini with the wkt

 

[Oxy]

Morkel takes a catch - Aussies capitulating!

And Morkel dislocates finger in process I think....

 

[On_the_up]

Ryan Harris, another Aussie youngster making his debut at the age of 29

 

[asifp]

Styen bowling around 150km/h now. Great pace bowling!

 

[Oxy]

Aussie comms were predicting 290+ & Mark Nicholas predicting 'a massive score'!

 

[Viv_rav]

I m sure when u said brad haddin , you meant salman butt, and i mean sure when you meant the worst oz player , you meant the worst pakistani player.
and when you said venkaplathiakmcihteijsaokfeomcoahrihcokcowthy raju, i know you meant raju

LOL @ comment randomness; but seriously brad haddin is freaking useless. Isnt Luke Ronchi a good keeper as well ? Atleast he'd provide some freaking entertainment.

 

[Oxy]

Haddin run out - is he the best keeper in Aus?

249-8

1 ball left

 

[On_the_up]

Haddin rut out, Ntini had to remove a stump, as the bails had already been removed