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adnanulhaq97 said:
If SA can bat till the end of towmorrow they will still have 2 days to get the Aussies bowled out, they should have enough runs on the board even if they go 4 an over.
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That should be the plan. :yahoo
 
Jeetu111 said:
Will Saf declare after playing 80 overs on day 3 giving a target of 525 in 2 days ?
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Target should be 600+, first you make sure the opposition cant beat you and then you declare. They should end up with another 100 runs today which will give them about 300 runs lead. Then bat all day towmorrow and if they need to then bat the first session of Day 4 with full agression.
 
Random Aussie said:
Because we have lost the plot. This is a premeditated assault on an inexperienced attack and it has worked.

Peter Siddle's dead reanimated corpse would have been better than any of these guys.[/QUOTE
your bowlers must be wondering how their batsmen caved in so easily this morning.
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I'm going to change camps. From SL supporter to SA supporter. Love watching them play. Except in ICC tournies of course lol.
 
So SA is going to win the series after being dominated for 75% of it.

How lucky and unfair.
 
...his bowling is ****e

There's gonna be a few of those tunes going about next year if you start picking him regularly again :91:
 
adnanulhaq97 said:
Target should be 600+, first you make sure the opposition cant beat you and then you declare. They should end up with another 100 runs today which will give them about 300 runs lead. Then bat all day towmorrow and if they need to then bat the first session of Day 4 with full agression.
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600? You are dreaming there Adnan lol. Last thing SA needs is a Misbah declaration. :yk
 
amla....SUPERBBB

going @ 139 he has scored only 6 fours in his 64 runs....dat is AWESOME
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
So SA is going to win the series after being dominated for 75% of it.

How lucky and unfair.
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You call it lucky. I call it great. You either give S.A. huge credit or say Australia have lacked the killer instinct. Either way, the result that is looking likely so far is not lucky or unfair.
 
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Clarke having his worst day as a skipper in Punter's last game. May be his way of persuading Punter to continue :msd
 
adnanulhaq97 said:
They have the time even if they go 4 runs an over towmorrow
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You don't want to put it completely out of reach for Aus. Then they might just bat for a draw and who knows how the pitch will play in the coming days. Need to dangle the carrot so to speak.
 
SA should aim for a lead of 400 today.....Australia will have no chance at all
 
We can praise the efforts of Siddle and co all we want but the reality is it was pretty pathetic from Australia not to win the 2nd test from the situation they were in and it was a failed effort from the bowlers. So Australia have themselves to blame as well but still it would be very unfair if SA wins the series and they most probably will.
 
James said:
...his bowling is ****e

There's gonna be a few of those tunes going about next year if you start picking him regularly again :91:
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If we start picking him regularly, you can start preparing victory speeches. As this session shows, you cant pick MJ and Starc in the same side. Starc>>>MJ.
 
Brilliant fielding by punter. Close call for Smithy there.
 
Lyon the lion comes...Clarke desperate to get a breakthrough....and amla welcomes him with a beautiful cover drive.
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
We can praise the efforts of Siddle and co all we want but the reality is it was pretty pathetic from Australia not to win the 2nd test from the situation they were in and it was a failed effort from the bowlers. So Australia have themselves to blame as well but still it would be very unfair if SA wins the series and they most probably will.
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It was a pathetic effort to not bowl out the number one side on flat pitch with our strike bowler unable to bowl? We had them 8 down at stumps. I would hate to see what you say about Pakistan team performances if thats how hard you mark.

What has happened is a combination of the usual, in that SA are better than us on paper but we raise our game against them, and the unusual because it is normally us who win the key sessions and this time they have.

Its going to be a bitter bitter loss if we do lose this one.
 
Random Aussie said:
If we start picking him regularly, you can start preparing victory speeches. As this session shows, you cant pick MJ and Starc in the same side. Starc>>>MJ.
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Strac is not good in test as he is in One day and T-20 like Lownob Tosabea of South africa
Strac first class four day bowling average is 32
where his LIST A bowling average is 21
 
150 partnership in less that 20 overs. Close to 8 rpo. :bow:
 
Random Aussie said:
If we start picking him regularly, you can start preparing victory speeches. As this session shows, you cant pick MJ and Starc in the same side. Starc>>>MJ.
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I agree that Starc will turn out the better bowler, however we have also seen today that he is not ready for this kind of pressure: bowling against two class batters while trailing in the game. He's been hammered.

MJ to be fair gets hammered regardless of the situation though, which for Starc is...a plus?

So while I agree that you have a better pace attack than us, some of their stats have been inflated by the pitiful Indian touring party of last year.
 
SA running away with the game here.

OZ had the same issue in the T20 WC too. Too dependent on a certain set of players. If they fire, it's fine. Or else, we know how they fail.
 
Amla will score hundred in this session He is not out at 80 at the moment
 
Johnson continues short bowling to Smith....maybe Australians should aim for bodyline.
 
James said:
I agree that Starc will turn out the better bowler, however we have also seen today that he is not ready for this kind of pressure: bowling against two class batters while trailing in the game. He's been hammered.

MJ to be fair gets hammered regardless of the situation though, which for Starc is...a plus?

So while I agree that you have a better pace attack than us, some of their stats have been inflated by the pitiful Indian touring party of last year.
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Starc has been hammered but he comes back with good deliveries and doesnt drop his head. We already know MJ is no good under pressure, so if we pick him and he gets put under pressure...he will be no good.
Whereas Starc, we dont know yet.

Yes India inflated our bowlers stats, but remember they also inflated your bowlers stats too :))
 
Just over 15 overs left in the day. Another 60 runs today without the loss of a wkt would hurt the Aussies big time.
 
I thought S.A would show there bowling fire power once they got a wicket that suited them and so its been shown today. Steyn was awesome this morning.

Now S.A are setting themselves a massive platform to try and win the game here.

S.A need to be looking at 400+ target here, remember that this wicket is good for batting and 400+ has been chased here before in a test.

S.A should win the test from here.
 
Random Aussie said:
Starc has been hammered but he comes back with good deliveries and doesnt drop his head. We already know MJ is no good under pressure, so if we pick him and he gets put under pressure...he will be no good.
Whereas Starc, we dont know yet.

Yes India inflated our bowlers stats, but remember they also inflated your bowlers stats too :))
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Siddle will be key pacer for Aus against india next year
 
Mamoon_Ghaffar said:
So SA is going to win the series after being dominated for 75% of it.

How lucky and unfair.
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Your trolling knows no bounds. They fought hard for their draws and seized their opportunity in this match.

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