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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 :D
 
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.
 
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Surely Steyn needs to spend x-amount of time on the field before he can bowl again?
 
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
 
Convict said:
Surely Steyn needs to spend x-amount of time on the field before he can bowl again?
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He's not bowling today at all so not sure if he will bowl the rest of the match.
 
It's cloudy?

Disregard my last post about the South African attack being weak. They're going to shred Australia.
 
It's very dark and windy and huge cloud cover over the ground and Table Mountain.
 
Kyle Abbott to open the bowling
 
Let's see if we turn into bunnies against the moving ball
 
The clouds hanging over the ground. Cloudlander about to press his IWIN button
 
Cloudlander getting some outswing already
 
Cloudlander off cutting it off the seam
 
Abbott appealing for everything.
 
Cloudlander strays on to the pads and is driven away through mid on for 4
 
Cloudlander making the most of the overcast conditions making the ball squirm around
 
Wonder why Cloudlander is bowling from the end where the wind completely nullifies his swing
 
Smiffy looks like he is doing it tough at the wicket atm. Doesn't look comfortable
 
Smiffy gets a single to open his account this morning and keeps the strike

EDIT actually 2 runs
 
Keep the pressure on Abbott with no wickets so far
 
They can't break the shackles at the moment
 
OMG left a ball that went 2 inches over the stumps
 
Cloudlander too straight again and flicked to the legside for 4 by Smith
 
I thought Cloudlander would be swinging it more consistently with the overcast conditions, or jagging it off the seam more
 
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!!"
 
They really don't want to get Pup his ton
 
4 for Smiffy

Punishing Cloudlander now, overpitched and driven thru covers
 
Pup's not going to take any 50-50 shots
 
Pup is determined not to get out trying to get to his ton
 
Well deserved century. Now the pressure is off Clarke's primed for a big one.
 
Aussies dont respect Philander and are not going to let a military medium pacer take their wickets.
 
ton up for Pup, 27th Test ton well played
 
MarkCooper said:
Aussies dont respect Philander and are not going to let a military medium pacer take their wickets.
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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
 
Pup smacking Cloudlander around now :four through long on
 
Mornezilla coming on now to replace the wicketless Kyle Abbott
 
Smith crunches Mornezilla for :6
 
Nice and bright and sunny now

Yarpies have wasted the cloud cover
 
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 ?
 
Cloudlander has raised his ton. Well played mate
 
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.
 
MarkCooper said:
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 ?
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Because they wanted to see Cloudlander and Abbott fail to take wickets first. Hindsight 20-20 and all that
 
Morkel going for some bodyline with Clarke
 
Looks like a crushing defeat is looming for the top ranked side. Again :D

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Smith scoring pretty freely now that was a beautiful lofted drive
 
Get 500-550 then declare I reckon
 
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