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Australia v South Africa | 2nd Test | Hobart | Nov 12-16, 2016 | Day 3

Hoping for scheduled early start, can't stay up all night only for the day to be washed out.

Watch the 1st session and head off to bed.
 
Enough time in the game left to see a result ?

Hopefully Australia bat a lot better than they did in the first innings, one sided contests are never fun unless you're on the victorious side.
 
Lead surpasses 100.

Bavuma really proving his worth to the Test team now. Never was any doubt about QdK.
 
Really unimpressed by AUS. SAF is playing really well, but at home without AB & Styen (& Morkel), still Aussies looking really flat. Smith showed that it wasn't a 85 wicket, now SAF is proving that it's not even a 4 day finish wicket.

May it's time for some tough words for Warner - he is their senior batsman & he is setting wrong examples for the team. There is nothing wrong to be positive, but that shot in 1st over was atrocious. Also, I think it's time for Lehman to leave & start from scratch in FC level - clearly his directions are not working.

Aussies need a hard task master like Langer for the job; may be Gillespee as his deputy. I haven't seen any improvement in Aussie team regarding spin play, bailing out difficult time against new ball or bowling tight against a big partnership. AUS's cricket was based on never say die attitude - they will fight for every ball regardless of condition or opponents, but these lot looks very flat. Those first 4/5 overs by their best pair is not exactly what I have seen.
 
Losing a full day has helped Australia big time as SA will have a bit less time to try get them out second time around, pitch looking to be holding up well so far.
 
SAF is likely to bat once in this Test, unless this 2nd ball keeps the lead under 250.
 
QdK is going to be close to the Root/Smith/Williamson bracket in the next 18 months

Needs to move up the order
 
In a few years maybe, when we've lost Amla, AB and Du Plessis. But right now he's in the perfect position for the aggressive game he plays.
 
this is too easy for south africa. they could declare now and finish the game within the day if they wanted to. no rush tho', they should bat the whole day if there are no weather issues predicted in the next 2 days.
 
Well done kid. Make it a big one here.
 
MMHS said:
Much better, but 3 times better means 250. SAF might end up scoring 400 here.

De Kok out, so may be 400 is not going to happen.
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They leading by 200 runs , I guess Aussies may get to 300 , if Warner and Smith play well.
 
Great session. Another good session is needed here.
 
Big three sessions coming up for Pakistan according to Ian Chappell.

Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges and Peter Nevill are playing for their Test careers. If Australia loses heavily the selectors will probably make sweeping changes for Adelaide and Brisbane.
 
Joe Burns trying to "bat" Cam Bancroft into the Test side..........
 
Aus seem to have hit a new low. Probably at their lowest. Batting looks nothing outside of Warner and Smith. Bowling also depending too much on Stark and Haze.

SA are demolishing Aus in their own den.

Both NZ and Aus are looking very weak.
 
Playing LO cricket on absolute belters with a deep batting line-up has taken discipline out OF AUS's batting. These type of batting can work on 330 per ODI wicket with 8, 9, 10 & Jack are Maxi, Faulkner, Starc & Josh; but I believe, unless AUS wickets changes, lots of humiliation waiting for them in future.
 
MMHS said:
Playing LO cricket on absolute belters with a deep batting line-up has taken discipline out OF AUS's batting. These type of batting can work on 330 per ODI wicket with 8, 9, 10 & Jack are Maxi, Faulkner, Starc & Josh; but I believe, unless AUS wickets changes, lots of humiliation waiting for them in future.
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Daniel Brettig has written that they play all forms of cricket the same way with the bat, and that that doesn't work in this day and age.
 
Aus going to lose by an inning, good thing this will break their moral and will favor Pakistan!
 
Junaids said:
Daniel Brettig has written that they play all forms of cricket the same way with the bat, and that that doesn't work in this day and age.
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Exactly - one solution can be to play specialists, at least 3-4 of them for a particular format. But, here I think the basic is not correct for anyone, or may be barring Smith - I am sure Aussies will struggle big time in 200 per ODI wickets. Their ODI bowling attack is poor, apart from Starc - what now they are doing is give 330, chase in 48 overs or set 350, defend by 15 runs. But, I think on wickets which has something for the bowlers, even in ODI, they'll struggle to play out 50 overs.
 
Most consecutive 50+ scores for SA

6 Melville, Kallis
5 Cronje, Kallis (twice), Amla, Q DE KOCK*
 
Australia need to pick five or six youngsta beauties :waqar

The core of the team is Warner, Khawaja, Smith, Starc and Hazlewood. As it stands those five do pretty much all the run scoring and all the wicket taking. Even if the six new inductees are totally useless, it'll make no difference to how the team is right now. So you might as well pick <25 year olds in the hope that some of them might come good after a few years experience.
 
De Kock what a player! Easily the best young player out there. The guy knows how to bat in every format. Plus, he is a keeper!
 
Australia 85 & 54/1 (13.0 ov)
South Africa 326

David Warner (lhb) 29* (44)
Usman Khawaja (lhb) 24* (30)
 
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this should prepare Australia well for tour against pakistan who also possess decent bowling unit.
 
get a feeling Warner won't be able to bear the feeling of not making runs for too long
 
I really hope Faf can find his form again.. He is too good of leader to get dropped due to lack of runs

Definitely should be captain over someone like De villers. Doubt it that would happen though.
 
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Aussies are a proud nation but this is disgusting cricket. Are these guys really the best players in their system? The moment a ball moves just a bit they **** their pants. If Starc gets injured again, they'll be stuffed against Pakistan.
 
Abbott is an awesome bowler.. I was particularly surprised with the discipline he showed in India. It's only in SA he is used as a substitute bowler (understandably so). In any other side he would easily walk in as a premier bowler.
 
Dark Magician said:
Aussies are a proud nation but this is disgusting cricket. Are these guys really the best players in their system? The moment a ball moves just a bit they **** their pants. If Starc gets injured again, they'll be stuffed against Pakistan.
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Nah.. It's just too awesome bowling. Any side would struggle here
 
Pantani said:
It was a shocking review, live it looked like it was going to go a foot over the stumps. I'm surprised the ball tracking had it as umpire's call.
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There is some margin of error with ball tracking (we don't know how much) so I guess when there is 50-50 like in this case, they side with umpire's decision.
 
De Kock and Bavuma tighten Proteas' grip


QUINTON DE KOCK scored his second Test century and shared a sixth wicket partnerhip of 144 with Temba Bavuma to tighten the Standard Bank Proteas grip on the second Test match against Australia at Hobart on Monday.

On a day on which play was disrupted by intermittent showers the Proteas took their lead to an imposing 241 runs and then got two wickets, including that of David Warner, before bad light brought a slightly early close.

The Australians nevertheless had made a good fightback, first taking the last five Proteas wickets for 50 runs with the second new ball and then reducing their overall deficit to a more manageable 120 runs by the close. Usman Khawaja had led the batting fightback with an unbeaten 56 (103 balls, 8 fours).

Earlier Josh Hazlewood, who has been easily the pick of the Australian attack and is the most similar in type to Vernon Philander, took four of the last five wickets to fall to finish with the outstanding figures of 6/89 in 30.5 overs.

De Kock continued the majestic form that he has shown all year, going past the half-century for the fifth time in a row to equal a mark only previously achieved for South Africa by Alan Melville, Hansie Cronje, Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis (the latter on no fewer than 3 occasions). He has now scored 540 runs in the current calendar year for an average of 80 which is the best in the year so far.

The key thing about De Kock is not just the runs he scores but the way he takes the game away from the opposition. His 101 came off just 143 balls and included 17 fours.

Bavuma has also had an outstanding calendar year with an average well in excess of 50 and a career average that is now settled on the benchmark of 40. His temperament has been serene and he has shown his ability both at Perth and again here to settle things down after the loss of a clump of wickets. His partnership of 56 with Amla that preceded the bigger one with De Kock was equally important in setting up the big lead.

His 74 today came off 204 balls with 8 fours.

Philander continued to restore his status as an all-rounder with an innings of 32 off 28 balls (6 fours) before being the last man out.

Although Australia have made a strong response with the bat the Proteas bowlers did more than enough with the ball to suggest that there is still plenty of life in the pitch and also the first signs of a bit of uneven bounce.

Kyle Abbott took the two wickets to fall and Philander and Kagiso Rabada were unlucky not to get into the wickets column as well. The regular rain intervals meant that the quick men were able to freshen up all the time and the fact that they had all of Sunday and quite a lot of Monday off suggests that they will have plenty of energy for a final push on Tuesday.
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Australia are in a good position to take this game away from us. The deficit is only 130 odd with 8 wickets in hand .
I've seen Dumminy not only turn a deficit of 200+ with 7 wickets down but give us a useful lead as well.
Nothing to me suggests Australia can't do the same.
A game is never over between these sides until it's won. Ironically it's been Australia doing the bulk of the choking between these two sides.
 
soso_killer said:
Australia are in a good position to take this game away from us. The deficit is only 130 odd with 8 wickets in hand .
I've seen Dumminy not only turn a deficit of 200+ with 7 wickets down but give us a useful lead as well.
Nothing to me suggests Australia can't do the same.
A game is never over between these sides until it's won. Ironically it's been Australia doing the bulk of the choking between these two sides.
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You're being very pessimistic. Break this partnership early tomorrow and South Africa will be on course for an innings win. The best Australia can do is hope Smith and Khawaja bat all day and rain/bad light continues to chip in with useful stoppages. Then they go into day five with 8 wickets in hand and a small lead, with half a shout of escaping with a draw.
 
South Africa Still have time to get them out in next 70-80 overs so they can chase a small target of 120-140 something.
 
If Australia come back to win this match it will be the greatest comeback in test cricket since Eden Gardens 2001. It's simply not going to happen!
 
S.A wont want to be chasing to many last even 150 would be a tricky Target here. The Aussie middle order batting has been soft for a while so a collapse and an Inns defeat could still happen for them. I think S.A will pick up wickets slowly as day goes on during day 4 and should wrap up another series win in Australia.
 
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