***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Prince EWS]

Just thinking about how every wicket in these dying stages affects the D/L target.

Nah wickets at this stage don't change it at all, because Australia knew how many overs they had to bat when they lost them. Wickets before the rain interruption would've changed it though obviously.

 

[Howe_zat]

D/L score seems fair to me. Looks like a very tough target, 223 wouldn't be a bad total in a 40-over game.

 

[Furball]

223 is the unofficial target. Leaning towards thinking that's on the generous side for the Australians.

Nah, need to bear in mind that for 19 of their 29 overs Australia would've batted on the assumption that it was 50 overs a side.

 

[BoyBrumby]

What's going on with Johnson's hair there? Does one espy a hint of a mullet burgeoning?

 

[Howe_zat]

Delightful square drive from Amla. Not too full or too wide and he's wristed it dead square between two fielders.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Big wicket. Cummins gets one up there and Kallis obligingly edges it onto his stumps.

 

[BeeGee]

He's Cummin along nicely.

 

[Howe_zat]

I said it during the T20 and it's still true - AB missing leaves a huge hole in this middle order. Looking dire for the South Africans.

 

[BoyBrumby]

4 and out for Duminy. J-P caught in two minds and ends up running it behind off the face whilst trying to leave it. Think young Jumbo's pace unsettling the saffers.

 

[Howe_zat]

W4W4

Cummins is a spectator's bowler.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jeez, Amla edges a very wide and floaty ball from Marsh. Kick yourself hard, beardy.

Saffers in the brown stuff.

 

[Howe_zat]

Who's on comms? So much blatant wrongness, from saying Cummins and Duminy will likely face each other in the Tests to saying this is Marsh's first over in internationals.

 

[SamSawnoff]

W4W4

Cummins is a spectator's bowler.

He certainly takes wickets. jeez.

And now Marsh jnr's at it. Gets to bowl and bat before the Smith. That's interesting.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Aussie is Haysman, but not sure about the Saffie.

EDIT: Is it Zulu?

 

[Howe_zat]

Less than impressed by Marsh's bowling so far. Nothing particularly threatening and a whiff of grapeshot about it too.

 

[Howe_zat]

Erm... isn't it out when the batsman hits it and the fielder catches it?

Edit: Yes, it is. Weirdness defeated.

Also, so are SA.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Less than impressed by Marsh's bowling so far. Nothing particularly threatening and a whiff of grapeshot about it too.

Looks very friendly to me too.

Proper fast bowler's backside tho.

Er

No homo.

 

[Furball]

How's that not out?

Thank Christ for UDRS. But remember, on field umpires are better.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hmm.

Inclined to agree with D'Oherty there, if not sliding down then far more marginal that Hawkeye suggested.

Good review tho, I suppose.

 

[Redbacks]

Good review, just how plumb can you be?