South Africa vs Australia | 3rd Test | Cape Town | 01/03/14 | Day 2

[OZGOD]

Stumps 3/331 after 88 overs

Smith 50*
Clarke 92*

How much can the OZ get? Will Steyn be able to bowl? At least the Yarps still have 3 seamers in their team.

I have a feeling this thread will be very quiet today

 

[Pantani]

All the talk on cricinfo was that Steyn probably wouldn't bowl again all innings. I'm not sure about that.

Philander
Morkel
Abbott
JP Duminy
Elgar

As far as test quality attacks go, on a flat pitch (I think we can put the myth of all South African pitches being viciously bouncy greentops to rest for some time after this series), that's not too much better than Sri Lanka or India. Australia should look to pile on the runs.

 

[Convict]

Surely Steyn needs to spend x-amount of time on the field before he can bowl again?

 

[OZGOD]

Going to be very difficult this morning. Looks wicked dark and windy and heaps of clouds. Cloudlander is going to go into god mode today

 

[OZGOD]

Surely Steyn needs to spend x-amount of time on the field before he can bowl again?

He's not bowling today at all so not sure if he will bowl the rest of the match.

 

[Pantani]

It's cloudy?

Disregard my last post about the South African attack being weak. They're going to shred Australia.

 

[OZGOD]

It's very dark and windy and huge cloud cover over the ground and Table Mountain.

 

[OZGOD]

Kyle Abbott to open the bowling

 

[OZGOD]

Let's see if we turn into bunnies against the moving ball

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke just 8 short of another ton here

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden to start with

 

[OZGOD]

The clouds hanging over the ground. Cloudlander about to press his IWIN button

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander getting some outswing already

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander doing duckface

 

[Justcrazy]

Philander bowling well here

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander off cutting it off the seam

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke 94 not out now

 

[OZGOD]

Abbott appealing for everything.

 

[Dark Magician]

common Vern!!!

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander strays on to the pads and is driven away through mid on for 4

 

[MarkCooper]

Lots of pressure on Philtrundler today.

 

[OZGOD]

Pup on 99

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 112 so far

 

[MarkCooper]

27th hundred for Clarke imminent

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander making the most of the overcast conditions making the ball squirm around

 

[OZGOD]

Wonder why Cloudlander is bowling from the end where the wind completely nullifies his swing

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies would like to get 550 here

 

[Justcrazy]

Abbot wicket less so far

 

[OZGOD]

Smiffy looks like he is doing it tough at the wicket atm. Doesn't look comfortable

 

[Justcrazy]

2 runs , first runs off Philander after 4 overs

 

[OZGOD]

Smiffy gets a single to open his account this morning and keeps the strike

EDIT actually 2 runs

 

[OZGOD]

Keep the pressure on Abbott with no wickets so far

 

[OZGOD]

They can't break the shackles at the moment

 

[OZGOD]

OMG left a ball that went 2 inches over the stumps

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

Smith moves to 56

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander too straight again and flicked to the legside for 4 by Smith

 

[Robert]

Cloudlander is going to go into god mode today

In which case we should call him "Cloud Atlas".

 

[OZGOD]

I thought Cloudlander would be swinging it more consistently with the overcast conditions, or jagging it off the seam more

 

[OZGOD]

In which case we should call him "Cloud Atlas".

Hey I liked that movie!

 

[Justcrazy]

Sarthak: "Abott has bowled 4 consecutive maidens since the start of day's play. Clarke has had a nervous stay on 99... Hope he makes a hundred!!"

 

[OZGOD]

They really don't want to get Pup his ton

 

[Justcrazy]

Abbott's spell this morning: 5-5-0-0

 

[Justcrazy]

Will smith get Hundred before Clarke

 

[OZGOD]

4 for Smiffy

Punishing Cloudlander now, overpitched and driven thru covers

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke has spent 19 balls on 99

 

[Justcrazy]

First runs off Abbot this morning

 

[OZGOD]

Pup's not going to take any 50-50 shots

 

[OZGOD]

Pup is determined not to get out trying to get to his ton

 

[MarkCooper]

What a team Australia have become. They are just incredible.

 

[MarkCooper]

What a shot against Phil!

 

[Justcrazy]

Smith 75 not out

 

[Convict]

Well deserved century. Now the pressure is off Clarke's primed for a big one.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Captain's innings! Well done.

 

[MarkCooper]

Aussies dont respect Philander and are not going to let a military medium pacer take their wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies really looking good

 

[OZGOD]

ton up for Pup, 27th Test ton well played

 

[OZGOD]

Aussies dont respect Philander and are not going to let a military medium pacer take their wickets.

Actually they respect Cloudlander which is why they won't let him take any wickets if at all possible. When the cloud cover passes so will the danger I think

 

[OZGOD]

Pup smacking Cloudlander around now through long on

 

[Justcrazy]

:century for Clarke

 

[Justcrazy]

371 / 3

 

[Justcrazy]

Morkel back in the attack

 

[OZGOD]

Mornezilla coming on now to replace the wicketless Kyle Abbott

 

[OZGOD]

Smith crunches Mornezilla for :6

 

[Justcrazy]

smith on :AAG

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 162 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

381 / 3

This could be long day for SA

 

[OZGOD]

Nice and bright and sunny now

Yarpies have wasted the cloud cover

 

[Justcrazy]

Drinks

 

[MarkCooper]

Commie just said "I am surprised SA didn't start with Morkel today - I think they missed a trick"

Why didn't the commies say that at start of the day if they really felt that? Why wait for an hour ?

 

[Pantani]

Should easily put up 6, maybe 700 here.

 

[OZGOD]

Cloudlander has raised his ton. Well played mate

 

[OZGOD]

Should easily put up 6, maybe 700 here.

LOL I think we will be happy with 500. Might lose a day to rain

 

[James]

South Africa are already in a lot of trouble in this Test IMO.

Suspected the Aussies would do well in this series, if not win it, and that's looking like (rarely for me) a credible prediction.

 

[OZGOD]

Commie just said "I am surprised SA didn't start with Morkel today - I think they missed a trick"

Why didn't the commies say that at start of the day if they really felt that? Why wait for an hour ?

Because they wanted to see Cloudlander and Abbott fail to take wickets first. Hindsight 20-20 and all that

 

[OZGOD]

Morkel going for some bodyline with Clarke

 

[Justcrazy]

385 / 3

 

[aamirzargar]

Looks like a crushing defeat is looming for the top ranked side. Again

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[MarkCooper]

Lofted drive for 6 straight down the drive

 

[OZGOD]

Smith scoring pretty freely now that was a beautiful lofted drive

 

[OZGOD]

Get 500-550 then declare I reckon