South Africa vs Australia | 3rd Test | Cape Town | 05/03/14 | Day 5

[Fire Bird]

Abbot striking at 3.12

I wouldn't call that striking though

 

[cricket geek]

how many overs left before lunch

 

[trogger]

Felt like the reverse first 90 mins was the key but it's just not there.

If we still need 6 when the new ball comes it's going to be too much i think, just hard to see where the wickets will come from in the next 20 overs.

 

[IndianWillow]

With Faf yet to come, SA have hung in pretty well so far.

 

[OZGOD]

Run rate 0.6 an over

 

[OZGOD]

Ah the beauty of Test cricket. Yesterday Smith had 9 fielders on the boundary then today Clarke has all the fielders around the bat.

 

[OZGOD]

I feel like they are trying a bit too hard to get a wicket, trying too many bowlers. Just be patient and bowl in the right areas.

 

[hk031992]

Abott needs to stick around for another 20 overs atleast

 

[OZGOD]

Abbott

Castled by Patto first ball back swung back in

 

[OZGOD]

Here comes Boycott on steroids

 

[cricket geek]

abott gone

 

[hk031992]

These two will continue to fight hard

 

[OZGOD]

One more wicket and we're into the tail

 

[OZGOD]

OMG just fell short of short leg

 

[Random Aussie]

Patto you legend

 

[OZGOD]

I'm not sure why the Japie commentators keep saying that OZ thought they could just rock up and take the last 6 wickets easily. I don't think anyone thought it would be easy

 

[Robert]

Come on SA. Remember the Battle of Blood River. Get your ox-wagons in a circle!

 

[OZGOD]

HD Ackerman whingeing that the OZ keep bouncing the ball in lol

 

[OZGOD]

There's no rule that says we have to throw the ball in full HD

 

[Dandango]

I'm not sure why the Japie commentators keep saying that OZ thought they could just rock up and take the last 6 wickets easily. I don't think anyone thought it would be easy

Supersport commentators are very bad, on the radio its better with peter kirsten, herschelle gibbs, andrew symonds.

 

[OZGOD]

Supersport commentators are very bad, on the radio its better with peter kirsten, herschelle gibbs, andrew symonds.

Yea unfortunately I'm stuck with the Willow TV commentary. They've been decent most of the series I must admit and you always expect a bit of hometown bias so it's all good. But like I said no rule that says we have to throw the ball in on the full. Didn't see them (other than Warner) whingeing about it when SA did it in PE.

 

[OZGOD]

Need to threaten the stumps more with each delivery. Make them play

 

[OZGOD]

Put the spinners back on for 6 overs to bowl dobblies then bring the quicks back on

 

[Dark Magician]

Abott typies the fight in our boys. Their no gonna give it away withought a fight.

 

[OZGOD]

:4 for Faf after 3 hours

 

[Dandango]

Yea unfortunately I'm stuck with the Willow TV commentary. They've been decent most of the series I must admit and you always expect a bit of hometown bias so it's all good. But like I said no rule that says we have to throw the ball in on the full. Didn't see them (other than Warner) whingeing about it when SA did it in PE.

Yes and bouncing the ball in is like a double edged sword you can end up with a dead ball with no swing.

 

[style_guru]

Why no Harris? Surely he's better then Patto at reversing the ball

 

[OZGOD]

Yes and bouncing the ball in is like a double edged sword you can end up with a dead ball with no swing.

Exactly. I'm guessing that they are doing it because the ball is about to be changed anyway.

 

[OZGOD]

Why no Harris? Surely he's better then Patto at reversing the ball

Saving him for the new ball.

 

[style_guru]

Saving him for the new ball.

A two overs spell would've done no harm me thinks. Anyway hope he strikes with the red cherry

 

[OZGOD]

A two overs spell would've done no harm me thinks. Anyway hope he strikes with the red cherry

I reckon they should keep bowling Lyon and Smith/Clarke till about 2 overs before lunch and then put Jonno or Patto on.

 

[style_guru]

I reckon they should keep bowling Lyon and Smith/Clarke till about 2 overs before lunch and then put Jonno or Patto on.

2 more before lunch, and Lyon continues. Who'll bowl the last one? I guess Rhinno.

 

[Random Aussie]

HD Ackerman whingeing that the OZ keep bouncing the ball in lol

The Saffer commies are epic sooks when the team is losing. Bias aside they are good cricket analysts though.

 

[OZGOD]

 

[OZGOD]

Lunch 5/122, 39 off 214 for ABCD, Faf 14 off 44. 354 more balls to block for SA

 

[OZGOD]

I hope the new ball gets taken right after lunch. Old ball doing SFA

 

[trogger]

we bowled more than the 15 per hour, shock when that happens nowdays.

Guess it's at least 2 wickets in the next 90 minutes or we are stuffed.

 

[Fire Bird]

 

[OZGOD]

we bowled more than the 15 per hour, shock when that happens nowdays.

Guess it's at least 2 wickets in the next 90 minutes or we are stuffed.

Well nobody had to run for anything since they were just blocking lol

 

[Amjid Javed]

New ball spell after lunch could be make or break, plenty more grafting for S.A to do here.

 

[OZGOD]

Epic survival mode from these two

 

[OZGOD]

Goes to show how hard it is to get out good batsmen on a flat wicket if they just want to tuk tuk

 

[OZGOD]

Faf tries to pull a short ball from Jonno and Robin Jackman criticises him, apparently he shouldn't be trying to score runs

 

[Amjid Javed]

Looks like a lapse in concentration is most likely way a wicket will fall here if its to happen.

 

[OZGOD]

Against batsmen who don't want to score you really need to be precise with the bowling. Either bowl in a really nagging channel just outside offstump at a length that will make them play, hopefully with a bit of seam or swing movement, or try and inswing the ball into their pads, or try and bowl an unplayable bouncer. I'm not sure what other deliveries you could bowl without moving the ball. You have to move the ball because it's too easy for them to just leave everything.

 

[Robert]

Come on Cruella, come on Zippy!

 

[OZGOD]

SA comms emphasising that in the partnerships "it's the number of balls faced not the number of runs scored"

 

[King Cobra]

SA comms emphasising that in the partnerships "it's the number of balls faced not the number of runs scored"

Thats true though. When its only about survival , runs dont matter at all.

 

[Convict]

Yes rhino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[OZGOD]

Fantastic from Rhino, that's what moving the ball does

 

[trogger]

Lion hearted cripple does it again.

 

[OZGOD]

Epic from ABCD though, 43 off 228

 

[OZGOD]

Lion hearted cripple does it again.

We will really miss this bloke when he goes. Someone who can cut the ball off the seam

 

[trogger]

Epic from ABCD though, 43 off 228

458 balls across this and the adelaide innings, top stuff and lesson to our lot that you can adapt even if you are a natural strokemaker.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Massive Rhino fan, once again he does the buisness for his team when its needed.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

End of an epic innings by AB. Most versatile bat around. too bad he's gone now. AUS to wrap it up quickly

 

[Jo_Don]

Hopefully the bottler can stick around with Fap until tea. Don't have much confidence in him doing so though.

 

[OZGOD]

Jonno's bowling a bit wide to Faf I reckon he might want to try bowling around the wicket or bowl more at the pads. I doubt Faf will try to flick those to the legside with catchers there

 

[OZGOD]

Better from Jonno but still a bit wide

 

[Amjid Javed]

Into the tail now so depends on wether they can support Faf and dig in here.

 

[OZGOD]

Down legside now from Jonno Faf doesn't bite

 

[OZGOD]

Into the tail now so depends on wether they can support Faf and dig in here.

Well JP's not really tail lol. But if we can get rid of him or Faf I would back us to take the rest of them in the session and 3/4 left

 

[OZGOD]

 

[OZGOD]

Rhino has conceded 14 runs in the whole innings lol

 

[Amjid Javed]

Well JP's not really tail lol. But if we can get rid of him or Faf I would back us to take the rest of them in the session and 3/4 left

I consider JP as a tailender currently hes a pretty average batsmen, yes i know hes starved off the Aussies before once to win a series but i think he will be knocked over very quickly.

 

[Jo_Don]

Looking at the weather in Cape Town is depressing from up here on the highveld. We've been having miserable London weather since Saturday.

 

[OZGOD]

Looking at the weather in Cape Town is depressing from up here on the highveld. We've been having miserable London weather since Saturday.

Well here in Boston it's -5 centigrade so be happy with your London weather

 

[Fire Bird]

Hopefully the bottler can stick around with Fap until tea. Don't have much confidence in him doing so though.

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[OZGOD]

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Saw that too

 

[OZGOD]

This is one of those rare Tests where the number of boundaries SA might score has absolutely no impact on the field settings.

 

[OZGOD]

Halfway mark of the day reached

 

[Logical]

Well here in Boston it's -5 centigrade so be happy with your London weather

-16 in Toronto here

 

[OZGOD]

They've decided to give Twatto a go

 

[OZGOD]

Looking at Twatto's field looks like he's going to bowl very straight and slightly full at the stumps

 

[Fire Bird]

Saw that too

It was so funny I faffed a little.

 

[OZGOD]

Lyon's bowled 16 overs for 5 runs and 12 maidens. One of those Tests where runs is totally irrelevant both in bowling figures and batting figures in this 4th innings.

 

[OZGOD]

JP 2 off 29 heroic

 

[Fire Bird]

Lyon's figures 16 12 5 0 0.31 5 runs off of 16 overs . How do you stop yourself from coming down the wicket and putting one in the stands.

 

[OZGOD]

 

[OZGOD]

Bloody Garry needs to bowl better. Left hander with some rough just outside off he needs to be more threatening. Maidens won't help we need wickets