Australia vs South Africa | 2nd Test | Adelaide | 26/11/12 | Day 5

[Khabri420]

Last day of the 2nd test. How long can SA hold on?

 

[Inziquicksingle]

I wanna see AB try and face 300+ deliveries without making a 50

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Wow just noticed AB! 12 off 101 balls!

 

[Random Aussie]

The Lyon will be roaring today

 

[Kwremb]

If it doesn't rain match will be over by lunch

 

[Wassixpakistani]

This AB innings will make even Misbah cringe .

 

[Khabri420]

Take it an over at a time. Only 500+ balls to survive

 

[Gotham Cronie]

The century comes up for Faf du Plessis! 100 balls that is. (Faf 30* off 100, AB 17* off 125 balls) SA need 337. AUS need 6 wickets

 

[Random Aussie]

Lyon has 20 overs, 2/22 lol

 

[speed]

Loving it great test batting.

The great wall of sa still to come, he can block for days with ease.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

This would make Misbah proud.

 

[Random Aussie]

Faffy Bradman now averages 115 in Test cricket.

 

[ads101]

come on saffers 74 overs to go.

 

[Inziquicksingle]

Horrible commentary from Slater:

"DEFINITELY hit the pad first"

2 secs later they show it didn't even touch the pad.

 

[insaftak]

excellent batting by these two so far .

Looking forward to 3rd session!!!

 

[Inswinger]

Horrible commentary from Slater:

"DEFINITELY hit the pad first"

2 secs later they show it didn't even touch the pad.

Speak first - think later.

 

[Kwremb]

Bowden's a horrible umpire

 

[Buffet]

Aus needs one wicket to open the floodgates. If these two can bat for 30 more overs then Aus is in trouble.

 

[Anfield]

Faffy Bradman now averages 115 in Test cricket.

I can see Duplesis vs Azhar Ali/U Akmal/A Shafiq/Kohli/Pujara thread appearing soon.

 

[Kwremb]

SA tail is pretty long, one wicket and it will be all over.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

SA tail is pretty long, one wicket and it will be all over.

Don't worry Kallis is still yet to come.

 

[Kwremb]

From cricinfo commentary:

"Random stat: Slowest test 50 was scored by TE Bailey England v Australia Brisbane in 1958-59. It took him 357 mins /350 balls. AB has an opportunity to break that record today!"

 

[wrongun]

Lyons new ball "Jeff" just beat Du Plessis all ends up. Looks a useful delivery but now he needs to get it to pitch on stump line, or deliver it from wider on the crease so it homes in at the stumps.

 

[Buffet]

I can see Duplesis vs Azhar Ali/U Akmal/A Shafiq/Kohli/Pujara thread appearing soon.

Majority of threads are, Akmal VS Xyz till it becomes difficult to say Akmal and Xyz in same sentence. Then Xyz get replaced but Akmal always occupies one end. If not in match , at least in comparison threads he occupies one end for sure.

 

[OZGOD]

The OZ need a wicket soon to keep their spirits up.

 

[Buffet]

The OZ need a wicket soon to keep their spirits up.

One of them will some mistake sooner or later. 58 overs are lot to block. If they can block then hats off...

 

[SL_Fan]

Seth Africa are hanging on here. Survived for 83 overs thus far but around 57 overs to go with 6 wickets in the bag. Can SA somehow pull a rabbit out of a hat here?

 

[SL_Fan]

From cricinfo commentary:

"Random stat: Slowest test 50 was scored by TE Bailey England v Australia Brisbane in 1958-59. It took him 357 mins /350 balls. AB has an opportunity to break that record today!"

Lol that would be epic. 31 off 202 atm

 

[KingKhanWC]

Both batsmen have the composure to do this. Going for the draw makes things very simple. AB is a great player of spin, it must be Siddle who take him out.

 

[SL_Fan]

And that's Lunch.

 

[Inziquicksingle]

This is what you call having balls. The previous #1s lacked them.

 

[Kwremb]

That's lunch, 55 overs more to go

 

[Anfield]

Great batting by these two. one session down two more to go.

 

[Gotham Cronie]

That's Lunch on Day 5.

AB de Villiers (31* off 208 balls) and Faf du Plessis (49* off 177 balls) are defying the Australian bowlers.

South Africa needs 304 runs (or to survive 2 sessions).
Australia needs 6 wickets.

 

[PakPrince]

If SA draw this they are deserving number ones!

 

[Kwremb]

50s in both innings for Faf, great debut under tough circumstances

 

[Sandeep]

Ever heard of grit? Look at AB's innings...


Shame on us!

 

[musaarthali]

People said pitch will crumble on 5th day

 

[KingKhanWC]

#29. Good bet on Siddle, Australia certain to win this now.

 

[Kwremb]

AB's rearguard comes to an end

33(220)

 

[musaarthali]

#29. Good bet on Siddle, Australia certain to win this now.

Kallu mama still there..he can defend all day

 

[GentleMan]

whoever wins, i hope the match goes to the last 10 overs at least.. but i suspect kallis is going to fail this time.

 

[GentleMan]

the stadium is almost empty...what happened to the cricket loving aussie crowd?

 

[Kwremb]

Last partnership, one more and AUS will run through the tail.

 

[Kwremb]

SA better off playing Robin Peterson instead of Tahir, he'll boost the lower order.

 

[Kwremb]

Commies going on about AUS not wanting to waste the referral, cricinfo saying they don't have any left.

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa require another 286 runs with 5 wickets remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

That innings from de Villiers was the longest in Test history in terms of balls faced (where known) without a boundary."

 

[Justcrazy]

45 overs more left.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA fighting it out here, they are battling real hard.

 

[musaarthali]

Draw ...

 

[musaarthali]

Would be sad if SA escaped with a draw

They are too mechanical and negetive

 

[Justcrazy]

still out there

43 overs left

 

[wrongun]

the stadium is almost empty...what happened to the cricket loving aussie crowd?

Working day. In December many more people are on holidays but in November everyone is working to get things done before the Christmas/ New Year holidays. I don't think many people wanted to come down & watch SA block all day. Would be more of they were going for the runs.

SA have let a lot of fans down so far; Steyn has been listless & Philander looked like a club bowler. Their batting has been slow.

If it is close by 4pm expect few more in as they sometimes do free tickets on day 5.

 

[musaarthali]

Working day. I don't think many people wanted to come down & watch SA block all day. Would be more of they were going for the runs.

SA have let a lot of fans down so far; Steyn has been listless & Philander looked like a club bowler. Their batting has been slow.

If it is close by 4pm expect few more in as they sometimes do free tickets on day 5.

No sane person will enter ground after watching how SA batted last session of 4th day

 

[GentleMan]

That innings from de Villiers was the longest in Test history in terms of balls faced (where known) without a boundary."

Boycott's innings at Perth in 1978/79 was a longer boundaryless knock. Although credited with 1 four, it was a 2 plus 2 overthrows - the ball never made it to the rope. - cricinfo

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Du Plessis having a great match so far!

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

163 / 5

 

[Square Drive]

I back the Saffers to draw this one. Lyon dropped a tough catch, albeit a tough one, which could cost Australia.

 

[Kwremb]

40 overs to go now

 

[Inziquicksingle]

Would be sad if SA escaped with a draw

They are too mechanical and negetive

Shush. Don't you have any other LOLbad predictions to make?

 

[Justcrazy]

SA making merrry when Pattison is missing .........

 

[Justcrazy]

Lyon has to get a couple of wickets here, he is the man Australians would be looking up to.

 

[Ruri]

the stadium is almost empty...what happened to the cricket loving aussie crowd?

Must have realized that despite the high amount of Saffas in this team, they weren't playing England so no real need to go.

That and working day

 

[Kwremb]

Faf goes past his 1st innings score

 

[Random Aussie]

the stadium is almost empty...what happened to the cricket loving aussie crowd?

Its Monday fool, we are all at work.

 

[musaarthali]

Shush. Don't you have any other LOLbad predictions to make?

I have predicted during 2nd day pitch will be ok when others claimed it will crumble

 

[Random Aussie]

Draw ...

Getting mighty tired of people predicting draw just becuase 10 wickets havent fallen in a session. There is a long way to go and five wickets to get.

 

[Square Drive]

Lol, what a horrible delivery.

 

[Justcrazy]

Warner been hammered here .

 

[SL_Fan]

Seth Africa not just need another Test spinner. They need a specialist wk as well me thinks. AB has looked just a fraction of the Test batsmen he used to be before putting on the wk gloves. His numbers also show that. An average of nearly 51 when not keeping compared to an average of just 31 when keeping. Huge difference. Sangakkara has averaged close to 70 since giving up the gloves (ave of around 40 as wk). SA really need to think hard about this because atm they are missing out imo.

 

[Kwremb]

Warner has a nice action but it's obvious he has not bowled much in any level.

 

[PakPrince]

Its Monday fool, we are all at work.

so you are on PP from work?

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia missing bowlers here, I think clarke is a better option than warner.

 

[musaarthali]

Getting mighty tired of people predicting draw just becuase 10 wickets havent fallen in a session. There is a long way to go and five wickets to get.

80 overs 1 wicket...

 

[Kwremb]

If Kallis is injured for perth I'll play the specialist keeper and play AB as a batsman.

 

[Random Aussie]

so you are on PP from work?

Yeah of course. #thuglife

 

[Justcrazy]

Why not give Hussey a couple of overs here.

 

[Kwremb]

Getting mighty tired of people predicting draw just becuase 10 wickets havent fallen in a session. There is a long way to go and five wickets to get.

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