Australia vs South Africa | 2nd Test | Adelaide | 24/11/12 | Day 3

[Justcrazy]

Australia lead by 253 runs with 8 wickets remaining

 

[Kwremb]

Veldt bowled decent in first innings IMO, better than the stats say anyway.

Better than Gabba certainly

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies in strong position , if they do not loose any more wickets by close .... they will be on dictating term on Day 4

 

[James]

Rippah!

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies would be looking to stretch the lead to 290 by the end of the day

 

[OZGOD]

Can the Yarpies extend Dubya's career to the Ashes?

 

[OZGOD]

Kleinveld looking good, castles Cowan's stumps

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[musaarthali]

If Clarke goes now SA will be favourites to win this match

 

[Random Aussie]

Kleinveldt has demolished our top order.

Another double Pup!

 

[James]

The big guy on for a Laker

 

[Justcrazy]

SA have there Tail up now. What a Test this has been !!!

 

[Random Aussie]

If Clarke goes now SA will be favourites to win this match

They are 270 runs behind with seven wickets to get.

 

[Justcrazy]

If Clarke goes now SA will be favourites to win this match

Cannot say , the lead already is pretty decent, chasing last is never easy.

 

[Kwremb]

Clarke now, if he gets another ton I'm selling my laptop(not quite)

 

[musaarthali]

They are 270 runs behind with seven wickets to get.

SA will chase anything below 400

 

[musaarthali]

Cannot say , the lead already is pretty decent, chasing last is never easy.

Pitch will be flattened out on 5th day regularly now a days

 

[Kwremb]

SA will chase anything below 400

Lol this pitch will be unplayable on day 5

 

[Random Aussie]

All of a sudden Kleinveldt bowling like a demon

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden by Tahir

40th of his carer.

 

[musaarthali]

Lol this pitch will be unplayable on day 5

We will see..

Still think OZ will lose 2 more

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke has caught up on Punter on average , both in 52 now

 

[SL_Fan]

Ponting out. Retirement?

 

[Random Aussie]

And Steyn gets rid of Ponting. Its time.

 

[Random Aussie]

Ponting out. Retirement?

He wont retire, all our batters have to be pushed out. Lehmann and Martyn the exceptions.

 

[SL_Fan]

The wicket has come alive after the first day.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Saffers get the sniff of a draw. Their tails are up.

 

[Random Aussie]

Uh oh Steyn is hulking up! Bowling 145 kph.....

 

[Anfield]

Poniting should call it now. He really looks ugly out there. Actually he's getting uglier day by day.

 

[Random Aussie]

Pitch will be flattened out on 5th day regularly now a days

You should watch footage before you comment otherwise you look the fool. The ball is going all over the pace off the pitch now.

 

[James]

He wont retire, all our batters have to be pushed out. Lehmann and Martyn the exceptions.

Wasn't Martyn a bit of a weird one too.

 

[Buffet]

Saffers get the sniff of a draw. Their tails are up.

Too much time left in this match and Kallis ...

 

[SL_Fan]

He wont retire, all our batters have to be pushed out. Lehmann and Martyn the exceptions.

I recall punter saying that he would call it quits before he's pushed out? If he plays the next one he'll equal Steve Waugh's 168 Tests right. Interesting stuff. I suppose only time will tesll. He looks out of sorts though no doubt about that.

 

[Random Aussie]

Wasn't Martyn a bit of a weird one too.

Not really. But you have to understand he hated the media and therefore refused to give them anything, so they tended to slant articles against him. And he wasnt all that friendly with the other guys in the team. So he just walked away.

 

[style_guru]

It's about time for things to even out #clarkeisbradman

 

[Random Aussie]

I recall punter saying that he would call it quits before he's pushed out? If he plays the next one he'll equal Steve Waugh's 168 Tests right. Interesting stuff. I suppose only time will tesll. He looks out of sorts though no doubt about that.

Well, the way it happens is the selectors say if you keep playing we will drop you, player then decides to retire.

 

[OZGOD]

So 12 wickets have fallen on this flat wicket today

 

[SL_Fan]

Too much time left in this match and Kallis ...

Yeah a draw is the least likely outcome, especially looking at how the wicket is playing now. A result looks highly likely.

 

[Random Aussie]

So 12 wickets have fallen on this flat wicket today

Its not flat today, being doing quite a lot. Interesting game ahead, we are 270 ahead with two full days to go. And we are down our best seamer too.

 

[SL_Fan]

How unlucky is Quiney though. Feel sorry for the guy. First Test gets out to a superb catch on the boundary and here got two very good ones early on and nicked them both. Then you have Clarke and Hussey notching up doubles and 100s while playing and missing and having more than a few close calls. How unfair is that lol.

 

[SL_Fan]

Morkel gets the fiddler

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Another one bites the dust ... 5 down. Send in Hussey.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Another one bites the dust ... 5 down. Send in Hussey.

 

[OZGOD]

Sid Vicious gooooooonnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee

Will they put a second nightwatchman on lol.

 

[OZGOD]

Sid Vicious gooooooonnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee

Will they put a second nightwatchman on lol.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Another one bites the dust ... 5 down. Send in Hussey.

 

[Random Aussie]

I think PP just moved into a parallel universe for a second there

 

[SL_Fan]

Steyn has been way below par this series.

 

[Random Aussie]

This game is almost dead even now

 

[SL_Fan]

Last over. Any more surprises left in the day?

 

[OZGOD]

13 wickets down today, on a flat wicket. This day has been about even stevens I reckon. OZ did well to roll the Yarps with a decent lead, but then wasted a chance to bat SA out of the game. Lots of time in this game left for a result and a bit of pressure on the OZ now to get another hundred fifty runs or so by stumps tomorrow.

 

[James]

Pretty pants from the Aussies to do the nightwatchman thing with 6 overs left.

effectively 270/5 is still a great position though.

 

[Anfield]

With Patto gone... anything under 350 and Saf would fancy themselves.

 

[SL_Fan]

Aus game to loose from here. Lead by 273 with 5 in the bank.

 

[style_guru]

To get anything above 250 in the 4th innings even on this pitch will be tricky. And SA may even end up chasing anything between 350-400 if clarke keeps firing.

Advantage OZ

 

[OZGOD]

Interesting. Does it start turning? If so, I still don't see Tahir causing problems.

As you've seen, it doesn't really crumble, it just...does more for the bowlers. Like RA said the bounce gets inconsistent and it obviously takes more turn, but look at the wickets taken today - 3 or 4 from spinners the rest from the pace bowlers. It's a great wicket, Adelaide.

 

[Buffet]

This game is almost dead even now

Aus should win. Just need to add 100 more runs.

 

[James]

lol I think people forget that even 250 is quite a rare score in the 4th innings.

 

[LethalSami]

Sa to win the game

to score a 100

 

[SL_Fan]

I think 350 will be more than enough for the Aussies to defend on this wicket. Aus should be able to notch up a lead of around 400 by lunch tomorrow unless something drastic happens.