Australia vs South Africa | 3rd Test - Day 1 | SCG | 1/3/08

[Easa]

Can South Africa make it a clean sweep of South Africa?

A team beating the world champions 3-0 in their own backyard, whitewashing them will create some serious pandemonium on the world cricket stage because everyone will believe that the mighty Australia can be beaten. It would be great for international cricket but I'm not so sure Australia are going to cave in so easily.

The bowling attack looks distinctly mediocre, but you never know, Bollinger on debut could cause a few problems.

Game starts in about an hour.

[itduzz]

GO SAFFers...We shud all post in pink to support Jane Mcgrath

[saffer]

I hope we win the toss for a change. That'll make it a lot easier.

[saffer]

Does anyone know where to find a working link ?

[f.b.m]

I hope we win the toss for a change. That'll make it a lot easier.
And bowl first. I want to see Hayden get out and go to sleep.

[saffer]

And bowl first. I want to see Hayden get out and go to sleep.


Nah. Bat first whatever the pitch does. I want to see the Aussies under the initial pressure for a change.

again I'd really appreciate if anyone can find a working link to share with me.

[Sheikh]

And bowl first. I want to see Hayden get out and go to sleep.
With Steyn splattering his center stump.

[f.b.m]

With Steyn splattering his center stump.
Si Señor (http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=1758342&postcount=83) (Well almost).

@saffer: Why bat first? Do you want the bowlers tiring out after bowling for 2 innings in a row? (;

[Easa]

With Steyn splattering his center stump.
Channel?

[Random Aussie]

Aus win the toss and will bat

[Sheikh]

Channel?
Star Cricket or one of the Supersports, maybe even Geo?

[saffer]

Aus win the toss and will bat

3 in a row ? Will make the 3-0 even more remarkable.

(he he)

[f.b.m]

Does anyone know where to find a working link ?
I dont know if its allowed here but try ooxtv. Tried sending you a PM but there was some error.

Seems to work well enough here in Austria.

[McBoom]

Has Bollinger done a Rana ?

[Random Aussie]

Has Bollinger done a Rana ?

Hair transplant? Aye

Side seems better balanced with 2 fake heads of hair and a ranga.

[f.b.m]

Yaay, South Africa bowls first. Mark Nicholas says its overcast so thats even better.

[f.b.m]

Shane Warne: Its overcast so there'll be a bit of swing for Dale Steyn.

[McBoom]

Hair transplant? Aye

Side seems better balanced with 2 fake heads of hair and a ranga.:))) That is why your team is playing like girls. They need to stop shaving their chests and do away with all the transplants.

And grow some beards & moustaches .... :inzi :jm :moyo :sarfraz :ijaz

[saffer]

I dont know if its allowed here but try ooxtv. Tried sending you a PM but there was some error.

Seems to work well enough here in Austria.

thanks..I'll give it a try.

[f.b.m]

OOh!!

Play and miss third ball.

[Boi]

Hayden not happy with the sightscreen!

[Boi]

A very big delay!

[Boi]

1st over is a maiden!

0-0!

[Boi]

M.Ntini to bowl from the other end!

Katich to face...

[Boi]

Run Out Appeal!

Direct Hit!

I Think He Got Home!

[Boi]

He Is Safely Home!

Meanwhile All The Drama Taking Place 2 Runs Were Taken

[Boi]

Lovely Shot From Katich And They Run 4!

[f.b.m]

haha, Hayden doesnt want to face Ntini.

What a wuss. "Its ok if I leave you stranded in the middle of the pitch but no, not batting, not for me.!

[Boi]

Hayden On Strike.....

[Boi]

End Of The 2nd Over!

0/7

[Boi]

Nicely Played Off The Back Foot And Katich Picks Up 1!

[Boi]

0/8 After 3 Overs!

Big, Solid Crowd In To Watch The First Days Play!

[Boi]

Ntini Going Around The Wicket!

[Boi]

Great Take By Boucher!

A Very Wayward Delivry From Ntini With A Little Swing On It Bounces On The Ege Of The Pitch!

[Boi]

BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM KATICH!!
4 ALL THE WAY!!

:four

[Boi]

0/16 after 4 overs

[Boi]

HAYDEN LEG GLANCES FOR 1 TO GET OFF THE MARK!

[Boi]

0/17 after 5 overs!

[Boi]

Straight drive from Hayden for one run!

[IronMan2009]

Seems like an easy paced wicket.

[Boi]

:four

LOVELY SHOT FROM HAYDEN, DOWN THE GROUND FOR FOUR RUNS!

[Boi]

0/26 After 6 Overs!

[kingusama92]

come on HAYDOS!!

[Boi]

:four

KATICH GUIDES IT THROUGH PAST THE GULLY FOR FOUR!!

[Random Aussie]

Seems like an easy paced wicket.

Yep another road. Australian pitches are really losing their character except for Brisbane and Adelaide.

[Random Aussie]

Katich in good touch

[saffer]

Good start by Katich. Are the aussies going to be vicitims of trying to be too dominant again ? Time will tell.

[f.b.m]

So is that link working for you saffer?

[Random Aussie]

Wow an opening partnership. 0/47 after 9 overs.

Simon "The Beast" Katich cutting loose.

[Sheikh]

Katich in good touch


:))

[On_the_up]

Australia going well 53-0 off 11 overs

[IronMan2009]

Hope they don't throw this start away.

[On_the_up]

Already has a feel of a dead rubber, S Africa probably going through the motions.

[saffer]

Aussie just won the toss AGAIN on a great batting first wicket. Dampens S.A chance of a 3-0 for sure.

[f.b.m]

Already has a feel of a dead rubber, S Africa probably going through the motions.
True but you've got to remember that SA was behind halfway through the match in the last 2 games.

[IronMan2009]

Yea.. i am trying to watch it with utmost interest. But effort of South Africans is pretty low keyed.

[12thMan]

why the delay?
Is Katich really 47 off 48 balls? He is not letting Hayden play

[On_the_up]

Katich seems a man on a mission though

[On_the_up]

Commentator's curse

[IronMan2009]

Gone. Katich.

[On_the_up]

Katich out to Kallis for 47

[Easa]

Good innings from The Simon.

He's fast becoming my favorite Australian player. He can adjust his game to the situation and he's not afraid of exposing his hairy chest. Absolute legend, puts "guys" like Shane Watson to shame. He shames them.

[IronMan2009]

That was a horrible shot. It kicked off. But he didn't watch it close enough to leave that alone.

[On_the_up]

I hope Hayden gets some runs, it would be a shame for a career such as his to end on a low note. His average is still over 50, higher than :inzi

[On_the_up]

and another, Ricky gone!

[Sheikh]

Beauty by Morkel. Ponting goes for a golden one.

[Easa]

Massive wicket.
Ponting gone first ball, that ball cut back a long way, Morkel finally finds his line.

63/2

[OZGOD]

Duck for Dubya. Collapse on the way!

[Easa]

I hope Hayden gets some runs, it would be a shame for a career such as his to end on a low note. His average is still over 50, higher than :inzi
Inzamam was easily the better batsman.

In all forms of cricket :inzi

[IronMan2009]

Easiest way to get rid of Punter. That is at the start. He has been dismissed playing that shot umpteenth time last season and this one. Prodding the bat forward.

[Easa]

Let's see if they can nip Hussey out before I go to sleep. He's in horrible form -- 10 runs in his last four innings?

Almost time for Fajr here, it's 5:48am!

[On_the_up]

Morkel induces an inside edge, caught by Boucher first cherry!

[12thMan]

Can Morkel get a hat-trick?

[saffer]

oh dear. Ponting gone. Can hussey do something for change.

[On_the_up]

Lovely shot down the ground by Haydos for 4

[Easa]

Beauty. Half volley on off stump, driven authoritatively down the ground by Hayden.

He needs a few more of those.

[f.b.m]

That little bit of aggression from Hayden would bring about his downfall imo. He's gotten out trying to be overconfident.

[On_the_up]

Hussey unlucky last outing, given caught of the helmet, will be hoping for better luck this time

[Random Aussie]

Katich again managing to irritate Australian fans.

In the form of his life and keeps throwing it away without making hundreds.

[saffer]

In a way it's good for hayden. He's seens two wickets fall around him. The teams in trouble and it takes his focus off his problems now and step up for the team. I always support the old pro's looking for one more day in the sun. No more than a 50 please.

[Random Aussie]

Already has a feel of a dead rubber, S Africa probably going through the motions.

You really think they don't badly want to claim number 1 ranking and be the first side to whitewash us at home?

[IronMan2009]

Katich again managing to irritate Australian fans.

In the form of his life and keeps throwing it away without making hundreds.


Agreed. Should have cashed in on. Chanderpaul, Smith are cashig in on their form big time.

[Random Aussie]

Inzamam was easily the better batsman.

In all forms of cricket :inzi

Can't compare opening batsman to middle order batsman.

[Easa]

Can't compare opening batsman to middle order batsman.
Yes. Yes I can.

[dblock]

See that is how Morkel should be bowling, excellent delivery first up to a guy who scored 101 and 99 in his last two innings.

[Random Aussie]

Yes. Yes I can.

No you cannot :9:

[Easa]

No you cannot :9:
:91:

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not comparing them by averages or runs by position or any of that statistical mumbo jumbo. I'm saying that, if one were to bat for my life between the two, it would be Inzamam. Any day of the week.

And that is because Inzamam was the better player under pressure. That alone makes him the better overall batsman in my humble opinion.

[On_the_up]

You really think they don't badly want to claim number 1 ranking and be the first side to whitewash us at home?
I am sure they do, but was commentating on how they were playing at the time, livened up now tough with the 2 wkts.

[On_the_up]

Hussey's average for 2008 was 37.5 runs per inns in the 14 tests Australia played, with 2 hundreds

[Random Aussie]

:91:

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not comparing them by averages or runs by position or any of that statistical mumbo jumbo. I'm saying that, if one were to bat for my life between the two, it would be Inzamam. Any day of the week.

And that is because Inzamam was the better player under pressure. That alone makes him the better overall batsman in my humble opinion.

No argument from me there.

[On_the_up]

Hussey with an average of 59 playing like a man who doesn't know where his next run will come from, remarkable really.

[On_the_up]

Hayden nearly gets caught at short cover like his last inns.

[Guli Danda]

Yes he has been shocking.

So has Hayden. Looks like a journeyman. Got lucky a few times. Probably will make a hundred now. Hopefully not.

[dblock]

In a way it's good for hayden. He's seens two wickets fall around him. The teams in trouble and it takes his focus off his problems now and step up for the team. I always support the old pro's looking for one more day in the sun. No more than a 50 please.

Not sure if he is delaying the inevitable or not and from an Aussie perspective what would be the best time for him to retire.

Have a feeling that with Sidebottom and/or Anderson in the side if he does make to the Ashes his average will tumble below 50 (if it hasn't already by then).

[Guli Danda]

Not sure if he is delaying the inevitable or not and from an Aussie perspective what would be the best time for him to retire.

Have a feeling that with Sidebottom and/or Anderson in the side if he does make to the Ashes his average will tumble below 50 (if it hasn't already by then).

Any chance of Hayden retiring after making a ton at the SCG. Leaving with his head held high?

[dblock]

Any chance of Hayden retiring after making a ton at the SCG. Leaving with his head held high?

Might be a bit cheeky to say it'll be like jumping off a sinking ship :)

[Random Aussie]

Any chance of Hayden retiring after making a ton at the SCG. Leaving with his head held high?

Not much I don't think. Will have to be removed from the team with an angle grinder.

[Random Aussie]

Not sure if he is delaying the inevitable or not and from an Aussie perspective what would be the best time for him to retire.


Right now. Time for new blood.

[12thMan]

just some info - Jayasuriya is playing in South Africa for Dolphins in SA domestic ODIs. Just showed some highlights on some channel called S
McGrath was in Channel 9 halftime show for his foundation

game started and Hayden with a four in first over
Aus 82-2

[saffer]

With the bit of pace and swing stey's starting to get , he could be very dangerous to the right handers if they get a wicket now.

[12thMan]

looked like a great catch by Boucher but came off the thigh pad

[saffer]

looked like a great catch by Boucher but came off the thigh pad

I'm not so sure. I think a bit of bat and thigh pad.

[12thMan]

Hayden 31 - Hussey 21 - both off about 75 balls each
Aus 109-2 after 33 overs

[Random Aussie]

Hayden you idiot 3/109

[12thMan]

And Hayden bowled. Inside edge to stumps. Off Steyn
Aus 109-3 after 33.3 overs.
lot of applause as Hayden walks back

[IronMan2009]

And Hayden bowled. Inside edge to stumps. Off Steyn
Aus 109-3 after 33.3 overs.
lot of applause as Hayden walks back


Has he secretly announced his retirement to public?

[12thMan]

He still has one innings. Maybe sympathetic or to show support
Aus will have Johnson batting at 8 so they bat till then

[IronMan2009]

Appalling shot from Hayden. But not aurprising though considering his form.

[IronMan2009]

For a change they could have fielded first

[IronMan2009]

Hussey is struggling to find runs.

[Random Aussie]

For a change they could have fielded first

:))) :))) We can't get them out, we are not going to let them bat first

[12thMan]

Australia has to bat first until they win one. Then comes the next step for Malik to make a decision - bat or bowl

[saffer]

Morkel has had no firte this tour. Hope he gets it right before they head back to S.A.

[Random Aussie]

Morkel has had no firte this tour. Hope he gets it right before they head back to S.A.

Been a bit disappointing but can still bowl unplayable deliveries.

[IronMan2009]

This is a good batting surface. Two of the shots were dreadful. You could forgive punter being his first ball.

[IronMan2009]

Having 5 bowlers is such an advantage on good batting surfaces.

[Random Aussie]

Ah Hussey....Harris gets him first ball

4/130 we are in trouble now

[diondublin]

This is a damn weak Aussie side, McDonald at six. Wow.

[diondublin]

Michael Clarke continues to play wreckless shots in the air, and is luckily dropped.

[saffer]

Wow...aussie getting their share of luck this innings so far.

[IronMan2009]

Australia reminds me of a test team that is currently playing a test series :P

[IronMan2009]

Come on guys this is typical Sydney batting paradise. You gotta own the bowling.

[Random Aussie]

Michael Clarke continues to play wreckless shots in the air, and is luckily dropped.

Pathetic and brainless shot from Clarke, once again.

[Random Aussie]

We know about the bowling but very annoying to see all the batsmen continuing to make the same mistakes. Hayden and Katich donating their wickets again, Clarke hitting the ball in the air when there is absolutely no need to.

McDonald has nice technique (aside from the first ball) but we need these 2 to make 150+ each to put up decent first innings total.

[IronMan2009]

This is a very good South African team. Clarke has to play percentage cricket. This pointless aggressive cricket will sink the team further and further.

[itduzz]

We know about the bowling but very annoying to see all the batsmen continuing to make the same mistakes. Hayden and Katich donating their wickets again, Clarke hitting the ball in the air when there is absolutely no need to.

McDonald has nice technique (aside from the first ball) but we need these 2 to make 150+ each to put up decent first innings total.

:)))

[diondublin]

Helmet!

[IronMan2009]

McDonald copped one. Man that was nervous attempt to evade the bouncer. Let us see what this guy is made of.

[IronMan2009]

whoa.. South Africa is really turning it on. Some real venomous stuff from Saffers to the new comer.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Hussey now averages 58.44 ........... how fast it's dropping down !!

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Ponting's current batting average = 56.89

[saffer]

nice to see some aggro...there's been very little on field shennanigans this series. I'd like to have seen a little more needle out there .

[diondublin]

Ian Chappel makes a good point, its a shame its taken for Australia to come back to the pack for other teams to be competitive rather than other sides raising their games. England in 2005 and India in 2001 were the only series were teams raised their performance, leading to two fantastic series. This is series along with the series in India haven't been in the same class unfortunately, its more about Australia's decline than South Africa's/India's incline IMO. Meaning the quality of the cricket hasn't been of the highest standard.

[IronMan2009]

Is there a reason why he didn't strap his helmet?

[IronMan2009]

Australia can be happy about one thing. They don't have the worst opening pair partly due to Katich though. SL has that tag. Already SL lost 2 wickets.

[MalikMohsin]

Sadly, i can not watch the match live at the moment. Getting prepared to depart from the home to resume my job. Nevertheless, I, keen to know how was the bowling deliveries from South Africa bowling attack

[saffer]

kallis all up in the 140's consistantly this series again. Showing his value.

[Random Aussie]

Tea - Aus 4/155

McDonald looks decent enough.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Katich again managing to irritate Australian fans.

In the form of his life and keeps throwing it away without making hundreds.
Please don't contradict yourself. Look at what you said about him some days ago -

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=1585668&postcount=17 :D
There is a little bit of Don Bradman in Simon Katich :D

[pakistanbest]

1 wicket and i see a collapse

[Random Aussie]

Please don't contradict yourself. Look at what you said about him some days ago -

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=1585668&postcount=17 :D

Yaar him and his funny looking head are in career best form, seeing the ball like a balloon - is he making hundreds? No and he is still horrible to watch batting.

However at least he is batting at an acceptable tempo these days.

[saffer]

Steyn to come back and reverse swing out the tail if another wicket or two go down here.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Shaun Pollock have always been a very dear favorite player of mine. His bowling average of 23.11 is phenomenal. However, what I didn't look up over StatsGuru till now is his performance by periods.

Man, till the end of 2003 he was averaging 20.83 having played 78 Test matches :O . That's simply unbelievable. That's the best Test bowling average in history. It was just his later couple of years where his wickets started to cost him a little more for which his average went up by 23.11

Add to that he also average above 30 with the bat. Truly a magnificent all rounder of the highest quality.

[saffer]

Steyn's getting the pace up nicely here. Can he crank it up a notch more and get over the 150's again ?

[saffer]

5 down. Bad show on a flat track by the aussies so far.

[Random Aussie]

McDonald gone to Ntini 5/162

This is a disaster

[diondublin]

McDonald exposed. This is test cricket boy.

[saffer]

McDonald gone to Ntini 5/162

This is a disaster

Not yet. Butr one more wicket and Aussies could be bowled out on a day 1 flatbed.

[Random Aussie]

Well McDonald hung around but he is not a Test quality number 6.

Ntini figured him out pretty quickly.

[saffer]

Steyn pumped up and up to 150 now.

[diondublin]

If Australia's tail for the first time this series don't fire, this test could become an non event.

[Oxy]

Some ginger guy is out.

Who is he?

[saffer]

Some ginger guy is out.

Who is he?

By what I saw today i wouldn't bother remembering his name. Don't think we'll be seeing much of him.

Let's see what he can do with the ball first before we judge too soon.

[Random Aussie]

Some ginger guy is out.

Who is he?

Our replacement all rounder (Andrew McDonald) who is playing in place of our replacement all rounder (Watson) who would have been playing in place of our usual all rounder (Symonds).

[saffer]

S.A need to break this partnership quickly and get into the "tail".

[Random Aussie]

S.A need to break this partnership quickly and get into the "tail".

Our tail are better bats than the top order these days

[Oxy]

Our replacement all rounder (Andrew McDonald) who is playing in place of our replacement all rounder (Watson) who would have been playing in place of our usual all rounder (Symonds).

If thats the best Aus can do - than they need to be worried.

[saffer]

Steyn finding really nice pace here and line here. No swing though.

[Random Aussie]

If thats the best Aus can do - than they need to be worried.

Yep. Although does depend how he bowls.

But considering the first choice all rounder never deserved selection anyway, neither did the second choice all rounder, it is hardly surprising that the third choice all rounder is not a Test quality batsman from ball 1.

A few blokes with 10,000 odd domestic runs and averages around 50 who can be rightfully annoyed at this turn of events in selection.

[Random Aussie]

It has been 31 years since Australia lost Melbourne and Sydney Tests in the same summer.

[Oxy]

Yep. Although does depend how he bowls.

But considering the first choice all rounder never deserved selection anyway, neither did the second choice all rounder, it is hardly surprising that the third choice all rounder is not a Test quality batsman from ball 1.

A few blokes with 10,000 odd domestic runs and averages around 50 who can be rightfully annoyed at this turn of events in selection.

Is this his debut?

Also, what became of that player that Aus selected in an ODI a couple years back from the crowd? Any more caps?

[saffer]

It has been 31 years since Australia lost Melbourne and Sydney Tests in the same summer.

Nothing finished yet. Aussies still on track for 350 plus with their good tail to come.

[Oxy]

I dont see Aus losing this one - draw or even win.

Depends how bad Saffies want it

[Random Aussie]

Is this his debut?

Also, what became of that player that Aus selected in an ODI a couple years back from the crowd? Any more caps?

Yes is his debut.

Luke Pomersbach from WA is having a good season this year, lost a bit of form after the "picked from the crowd" game but is coming good.

May see him in the ODI's depending - if we go as bad in the ODI's as we are at Test cricket you will definitely see him.

[Random Aussie]

5/183 slow going

[IronMan2009]

Some ginger guy is out.

Who is he?

They found one all rounder and put him in the boiling water. Morkel knocked him cold with a mean bouncer. Poor guy was not strapping his helmet to his head. A forgettable debut so far.

[saffer]

Nice little partnership sttarting up here. Aussies comeing back into it.

[Random Aussie]

Hmm Cricindia is down, someone forget to pedal?

[JustAnotherFan]

Haddin bowled by Steyn ...

[Random Aussie]

Dammit

[JustAnotherFan]

Light looks bad. Gloomy.

[minhasuz]

Now SA need quick wickets. I hope they keep Aussies under 300.

[saffer]

Steyn gets Haddin and that just makes it the Saffers day.

[saffer]

Now SA need quick wickets. I hope they keep Aussies under 300.

Anything under 350 I'll be happy with. But under 300 will be excellent with the batting form of the saffers.

[minhasuz]

Anything under 350 I'll be happy with. But under 300 will be excellent with the batting form of the saffers.
yea, you are right even 350 would also be good. I am looking forward to Hashim Amla. I really want him to score a ton

[JustAnotherFan]

Amla should have caught that ...

[Oxy]

Amla drops a sitter - in fact he didnt even get a hand onto it

Clarke gets a reprieve!

[saffer]

yea, you are right even 350 would also be good. I am looking forward to Hashim Amla. I really want him to score a ton

Well he better get one now after tyhat simple drop catch !

[minhasuz]

Well he better get one now after tyhat simple drop catch !
loll yeeaaa thats what i was thinking about too

[saffer]

Johnson lucky as always. Are aussies lower order going to save them again ?

[minhasuz]

^^Insh Allah it wont i have a feeling loll

[saffer]

one more over...can steyn pick up one more ?

[Random Aussie]

6/276 at stumps, Clarke 73*, MJ 17*

Useful recovery from 5/150 or whatever. But still the Saffers day (again).

[Amjid Javed]

So another poor day for Aussies again. Hayden should be retired after this match. Also once again Australias loses top 5 wickets for just over 150 again and the tail has to wag to keep them in with a chance of a big total.

Clarke has been Australias most consistant batsmen the rest have been pants.

S.A bowled well as unit and deserve to be on top after day 1.

[Taurus]

The Aussie selectors are muppets. Andrew McDonald or David Hussey? Hmmmm....

...I'd have liked to have heard their reasons for that one.

[Momo]

Time for MJ to replace Haydos at the top of the order, and Haydos to devote all his time and energies to his first love - cooking.

[Amjid Javed]

Time for MJ to replace Haydos at the top of the order, and Haydos to devote all his time and energies to his first love - cooking.

More likely to see Jacques to open again when hes got some cricket under his belt.

[Savak]

Australia's reign is definately over. They couldnt even lift themselves in a dead rubber. The South Africans are all over them. The Aussie's have not once looked like they ever believed they could have won at any stage in this series. The fact that they have chosen to defend most of the time on the field and the fact they made such defensive selectorial decisions clearly shows that their poor performances have really gotten to them.