***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[wellAlbidarned]

@DeusEx- Indeed, the rate at which you take wickets is secondary. A macho alpha-male image and erratic bowling style is far more important.

 

[TumTum]

That looked close

 

[Johnners]

Getting a bit of swing, is Mitch.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Commentator implying that McGrath wasn't a strike bowler. Oh dear.

I don't think he was in the sense we usually understand the term. The great man was primarily a defensive bowler, which sounds faintly pejorative, but isn't meant to be.

McGrath's big strength was being able to bowl in Boycott's corridor of uncertainty and move it just enough so the batsmen weren't able to ever fully trust a leave. We hardly ever saw McGrath getting frustrated and end up aiming at the pegs. Ironic, really, as he was one of the great cricketing malcontents, chuntering at the injustice of it all back to every mark.

Anyway, what sort of total would our Australian readers be comfortable their chaps chasing?

 

[Ruckus]

Did anyone hear that? Siddle apparently does the 'hard graft' for Australia. God he just runs in so hard, every time, every day of the week.

 

[Flem274*]

Was Siddle born in New Zealand or something?

Bowls too short, performs once in a blue moon, bats better than the batsmen and endures commentators bringing out the hard worker cliches every game he plays.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bit of turn for Lyon out there. Four for Fat Gray, but I doubt the offie would be too disappointed to see Smith cutting uppishly at balls turning away from him.

 

[Burgey]

Lyon!!!

Any chance of someone batting time this series?

 

[Spikey]

ahahahah you stupid moron dick

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[BoyBrumby]

Bit of turn for Lyon out there. Four for Fat Gray, but I doubt the offie would be too disappointed to see Smith cutting uppishly at balls turning away from him.

Come on, how unreal was that? Next delivery he faces from Lyon and bingo.

God, I'm good.

 

[Ruckus]

Lyon

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Bit of turn for Lyon out there. Four for Fat Gray, but I doubt the offie would be too disappointed to see Smith cutting uppishly at balls turning away from him.

 

[Furball]

Bit of turn for Lyon out there. Four for Fat Gray, but I doubt the offie would be too disappointed to see Smith cutting uppishly at balls turning away from him.

Haha, not at all.

 

[Top_Cat]

Bit of turn for Lyon out there. Four for Fat Gray, but I doubt the offie would be too disappointed to see Smith cutting uppishly at balls turning away from him.

haha, indeed. Soft out, has to be said. Just had to go after it again. Glad, though.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Was Siddle born in New Zealand or something?

Bowls too short, performs once in a blue moon, bats better than the batsmen and endures commentators bringing out the hard worker cliches every game he plays.

Too true.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Amla!!!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Amla!!!

Ball was there to be hit, but classy shot. Won't see many nicer cover drives than that one.

Jumbo back into the attack. Testing if Kallis fancies taking on the pull?

 

[Top_Cat]

Great to see some sticktuitiveness from Cummins, even at 18 playing his first Test, in some ways, he makes Siddle and Johnson look pretty amateur.

 

[Spark]

I love seeing that.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

+1. Brilliant ball.