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South Africa defeat Australia by 177 runs in the first Test

Tough ask for Oz time for a rain dance. Disappointing stuff gave the game away on day two after being well on top. Having said that tho SA have played some top notch cricket after the first day. Faf has also been brilliant with his captaincy especially with the use of Maharaj. Compare that with how Smith used Lyon it has made a real difference I think.
 
SAF must preserve Rabada for 2nd ball - may be 3, at best 4 overs with this one; unless it reverses big; he should come back on 81st over.
 
SL_Fan said:
Tough ask for Oz time for a rain dance. Disappointing stuff gave the game away on day two after being well on top. Having said that tho SA have played some top notch cricket after the first day. Faf has also been brilliant with his captaincy especially with the use of Maharaj. Compare that with how Smith used Lyon it has made a real difference I think.
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It is 20 degrees with sun all day so there is no chance of rain.
 
SL_Fan said:
Tough ask for Oz time for a rain dance. Disappointing stuff gave the game away on day two after being well on top. Having said that tho SA have played some top notch cricket after the first day. Faf has also been brilliant with his captaincy especially with the use of Maharaj. Compare that with how Smith used Lyon it has made a real difference I think.
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I believe the excuse thrown about not using Lyon earlier was he doesn't know how to use the ball without making it lose it's shine. Hence he wasn't being asked to bowl in tandem with Starc as the fast men would then be unable to use reverse swing.

Unlike SA who actually used this tactic quite effectively during the dying stages of d day. But credit for that will also have to be given to Rabada's spell.
 
I thought that would swing down leg a lot more than what hawkeye is showing.
 
Why are the Aussie commentators whining about Mitchell Marsh decision? There are decisions that you criticize based on merit. There's no merit on which this decision can be criticized on. The ball swung back in towards the stumps. And Mark Taylor was even whining about how 50% of ball must now hit the outside of the stumps instead of the middle.
 
Rabada is bowling so well, great over, excellent reverse swing.
 
Cricinfo: Rabada has an ice pack on his right shoulder. What's wrong with him? Can't afford to lose his service at this stage of the match.
 
It would be pretty awesome if the Aussies lose this in the last few overs. But can't see it happening at all.
 
40 more mins for lunch. I hope the game lasts till last session. AUS should exploit the fact that SA have only 3 bowlers now.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvSA?src=hash">#AUSvSA</a> WICKET! U Khawaja is out after scoring 97 from 182 balls. Starc is the new batsman in as Australia require another 292 runs to win.</p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/status/795477036043300864">November 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Really like Nevill's bat. Think Cook has a similar one.

Mujhe bhi lena hai.
 
Faf's captaincy has been praised by commentators and some very knowledgeable fans (not typical wrist slitters) so it would be interesting to see how selectors handle the situation when De Villers comes back. His form needs to improve though

Either Timba or Amla will have to open and Cook will be shown the door
 
Rabada led the attack extremely well outstanding fast bowling.

To bowl 30 overs does take a heck of a lot out of a fast bowler be that young or not.
 
In the long run Bavuma will have to open. It's not ideal but so long as he's competing against faf, AB and Duminy, the opener position is what he should be targeting.
 
Monday, 07 November 2016

KAGISO RABADA claimed his fourth five-wicket haul – all in the current calendar year – to bowl the Standard Bank Proteas to their third successive Perth Test victory over Australia at the WACA on Monday.

The winning margin was 177 runs with almost a full session to spare following victories by six wickets in 2008 and by 309 runs in 2012.

It was Australia’s first home Test defeat since the WACA match against the Proteas in 2012 and their fourth defeat in a row following their 3-0 series loss in Sri Lanka and puts them under a lot of pressure heading to the second Test at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval from Saturday.

Rabada has now taken 34 wickets in only 6 matches this year – one of which was the weather-ruined match against New Zealand at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead – to be in seventh place among leading wicket-takers and has played fewer matches than anybody else.

Remarkably his second dismissal in the second innings – that of Australian captain Steve Smith – was only the 100th wicket of his entire first-class career.

Rabada made the key initial breakthrough on the final day when he trapped Mitchell Marsh lbw, opening the way to the lower-order, and then completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Mitchell Starc with a superb Yorker length delivery.

Usman Khawaja delayed the inevitable in, like David Warner, making 97 (182 balls, 11 fours and 3 sixes) before falling to JP Duminy.

It was left to Peter Neville (60 not out, 153 balls, 6 fours) to marshalll the tail and there was a frustrating wait as Neville and Josh Hazlewood held out for almost 21 overs. In the end it was Temba Bavuma who claimed his maiden Test wicket, showing that he has as golden an arm as Duminy when it comes to breaking stands.

There were a couple of half-chances that didn’t go to hand before Keshav Maharaj finished the job with the fifth lbw of the innings.

Rabada was named Man of the Match with other strong candidates being the centurions, Duminy and Dean Elgar.

It ranks as one of South Africa’s most famous victories against Australia coming from the brink of a disastrous situation on the second morning and accomplished without the services of the attack leader for most of the match.

Interestingly, it was the injury to Dale Steyn that seemed to galvanize the Proteas into their dramatic turn around and says a great deal about what the great fast bowler means to the team. As Vernon Philander remarked during one TV interview: “We are going to win it for Dale.”

And do it they did in the most handsome style imaginable.

There will also be a lot of satisfaction to be drawn from Bavuma performing one of the great run outs of all time – certainly the best one has ever seen on TV – the return to top all-round form of Philander and the confident debut of Keshav Maharaj who looks like developing into another bowling all-rounder.
 
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Congrats to Saffers won this match without ABDV and no Steyn for 1 and half innings of the match. Morkel will be back next match and hopefully the pressure on Rabada wil reduce,Philander might be a dud from second day onwards in Hobart and Adelaide lets see what Maharaja really has to offer on those pitches.

Interesting series this one!
 
Can you imagine the hype if one of the big three(or Pakistan due to their fan base) had made a comeback like that, just unfortunate SA doesn't have the same political power or media coverage. So many of their great performances, as individuals, and as a team, have gone underappreciated.
 
Good result for India. If Aus swept SA 3-0 they would have been at 112, nipping at India's 113 #1 heels.

Now India needs to do its bit and hammer England.
 
Napa said:
Good result for India. If Aus swept SA 3-0 they would have been at 112, nipping at India's 113 #1 heels.

Now India needs to do its bit and hammer England.
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India needs to get out of India and play oppositions on fairer tracks.
 
Someguy said:
India needs to get out of India and play oppositions on fairer tracks.
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Nah, with a rating 6 points ahead of #2 and on our way to a rating of 120+, we can't be bothered by all this whining.
 
Congrats SA well played. One heck of a turn around after the first one and a bit days. That too after losing Steyn. That makes it 3 wins and a draw I think for SA at the WACA. Not bad going safe to say :))
 
Apparently Australia's first defeat in a home season opener since Windies in 1988.
 
Uncapped allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has been named as Dale Steyn's replacement for the remaining Tests in Australia. South Africa needed the reinforcement because Steyn broke his shoulder while bowling on the first day of the Perth Test; he bowled only 12.4 overs in the match and was ruled out of the series.

Pretorius, 27, represents the Lions franchise in domestic cricket in South Africa and made his ODI debut in September, playing three matches against Ireland and Australia. He has played 36 first-class matches and taken 115 wickets at an average of 22.27. He also has 1963 first-class runs at an average of 43.62 with four centuries.

In the first three rounds of the ongoing Sunfoil Series, South Africa's first-class competition, Pretorius made scores of 87, 80, 97, 28 and 72. He also took 6 for 81 in an innings, against Warriors.
 
Crafty_Indian said:
I believe the excuse thrown about not using Lyon earlier was he doesn't know how to use the ball without making it lose it's shine. Hence he wasn't being asked to bowl in tandem with Starc as the fast men would then be unable to use reverse swing.

Unlike SA who actually used this tactic quite effectively during the dying stages of d day. But credit for that will also have to be given to Rabada's spell.
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Not sure about that one. If that was the case then why pick him in the first place :)) Just trying to deflect the question by the sounds of it. Lyon was completely out-bowled by Maharaj and not getting proper backing throughout the game from Smith had a lot to do with it imo. In the end that also messed up the quicks as well. Just like Lyon they seemed to be running up and letting it go for the sake of it. Duminy and Elgar took full advantage and flipped the game on it’s head. And that was all she wrote.
 
Napa said:
Nah, with a rating 6 points ahead of #2 and on our way to a rating of 120+, we can't be bothered by all this whining.
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Realy ? Is that why ur reslonding becauee ur no5 bothered at all? U know its true and unavlidable.
 
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