Australia vs South Africa | 3rd Test - Day 1 | SCG | 1/3/08

[Oxy]

Yep. Although does depend how he bowls.

But considering the first choice all rounder never deserved selection anyway, neither did the second choice all rounder, it is hardly surprising that the third choice all rounder is not a Test quality batsman from ball 1.

A few blokes with 10,000 odd domestic runs and averages around 50 who can be rightfully annoyed at this turn of events in selection.

Is this his debut?

Also, what became of that player that Aus selected in an ODI a couple years back from the crowd? Any more caps?

 

[saffer]

It has been 31 years since Australia lost Melbourne and Sydney Tests in the same summer.

Nothing finished yet. Aussies still on track for 350 plus with their good tail to come.

 

[Oxy]

I dont see Aus losing this one - draw or even win.

Depends how bad Saffies want it

 

[Random Aussie]

Is this his debut?

Also, what became of that player that Aus selected in an ODI a couple years back from the crowd? Any more caps?

Yes is his debut.

Luke Pomersbach from WA is having a good season this year, lost a bit of form after the "picked from the crowd" game but is coming good.

May see him in the ODI's depending - if we go as bad in the ODI's as we are at Test cricket you will definitely see him.

 

[Random Aussie]

5/183 slow going

 

[IronMan2009]

Some ginger guy is out.

Who is he?

They found one all rounder and put him in the boiling water. Morkel knocked him cold with a mean bouncer. Poor guy was not strapping his helmet to his head. A forgettable debut so far.

 

[saffer]

Nice little partnership sttarting up here. Aussies comeing back into it.

 

[Random Aussie]

Hmm Cricindia is down, someone forget to pedal?

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Haddin bowled by Steyn ...

 

[Random Aussie]

Dammit

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Light looks bad. Gloomy.

 

[minhasuz]

Now SA need quick wickets. I hope they keep Aussies under 300.

 

[saffer]

Steyn gets Haddin and that just makes it the Saffers day.

 

[saffer]

Now SA need quick wickets. I hope they keep Aussies under 300.

Anything under 350 I'll be happy with. But under 300 will be excellent with the batting form of the saffers.

 

[minhasuz]

Anything under 350 I'll be happy with. But under 300 will be excellent with the batting form of the saffers.

yea, you are right even 350 would also be good. I am looking forward to Hashim Amla. I really want him to score a ton

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Amla should have caught that ...

 

[Oxy]

Amla drops a sitter - in fact he didnt even get a hand onto it

Clarke gets a reprieve!

 

[saffer]

yea, you are right even 350 would also be good. I am looking forward to Hashim Amla. I really want him to score a ton

Well he better get one now after tyhat simple drop catch !

 

[minhasuz]

Well he better get one now after tyhat simple drop catch !

loll yeeaaa thats what i was thinking about too

 

[saffer]

Johnson lucky as always. Are aussies lower order going to save them again ?

 

[minhasuz]

^^Insh Allah it wont i have a feeling loll

 

[saffer]

one more over...can steyn pick up one more ?

 

[Random Aussie]

6/276 at stumps, Clarke 73*, MJ 17*

Useful recovery from 5/150 or whatever. But still the Saffers day (again).

 

[Amjid Javed]

So another poor day for Aussies again. Hayden should be retired after this match. Also once again Australias loses top 5 wickets for just over 150 again and the tail has to wag to keep them in with a chance of a big total.

Clarke has been Australias most consistant batsmen the rest have been pants.

S.A bowled well as unit and deserve to be on top after day 1.

 

[Taurus]

The Aussie selectors are muppets. Andrew McDonald or David Hussey? Hmmmm....

...I'd have liked to have heard their reasons for that one.

 

[Momo]

Time for MJ to replace Haydos at the top of the order, and Haydos to devote all his time and energies to his first love - cooking.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Time for MJ to replace Haydos at the top of the order, and Haydos to devote all his time and energies to his first love - cooking.

More likely to see Jacques to open again when hes got some cricket under his belt.

 

[Savak]

Australia's reign is definately over. They couldnt even lift themselves in a dead rubber. The South Africans are all over them. The Aussie's have not once looked like they ever believed they could have won at any stage in this series. The fact that they have chosen to defend most of the time on the field and the fact they made such defensive selectorial decisions clearly shows that their poor performances have really gotten to them.