2nd Cricket test - Australia vs South Africa

[Snoeker]

We look to be in a good position. Ponting won the toss on a damp wicket and elected top bat. They lost debutant Jaques early for two (Pollock) before a big partnership with Ponting and Hayden. 150 odd for one and then they collapsed in a heap, limping t0 238/8 at the close. "allrounder" symonds got a 1st ball duck. Pollock has 3 wickets and Nel 4. The not out batters are Hussey and Mcgill who will only start batting tomorrow as Lee was out off the last ball.

 

A good day for SAffers

 

EDIT: Scorecard from Cricinfo

 

Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6

PA Jaques c Rudolph b Pollock 2 12 12 0 0

ML Hayden c Smith b Pollock 65 228 177 9 0

*RT Ponting c Gibbs b Nel 117 298 198 13 0

BJ Hodge c Smith b Pollock 7 30 26 1 0

MEK Hussey not out 23 113 87 3 0

A Symonds c Boucher b Nel 0 2 1 0 0

+AC Gilchrist c Gibbs b Nel 2 14 7 0 0

SK Warne c Boje b Nel 9 18 14 1 0

B Lee lbw b Ntini 4 26 16 0 0

Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 2, nb 3) 10

Total (8 wickets, 89.1 overs) 239

 

To Bat: SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.

 

FoW: 1-2 (Jaques, 2.6 ov), 2-154 (Hayden, 54.4 ov),

3-176 (Hodge, 62.2 ov), 4-207 (Ponting, 74.4 ov),

5-207 (Symonds, 74.5 ov), 6-213 (Gilchrist, 78.2 ov),

7-227 (Warne, 82.4 ov), 8-239 (Lee, 89.1 ov).

 

Bowling O M R W

Pollock 20 5 46 3 (1nb)

Ntini 12.1 2 34 1

Kallis 18.5 3 59 0 (2w)

Nel 22 5 58 4 (2nb)

Boje 16.1 3 37 0

Edited December 26, 2005 by Snoeker

[madaboutlfc]

i fear McGrath will murder you guys tomorrow.. damp pitch..moving ball.. just his kind of surface

[Snoeker]

i fear McGrath will murder you guys tomorrow.. damp pitch..moving ball.. just his kind of surface

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Hopefully the pitch will have dried out then. And hopefully he retains his WACA form.

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Michael Hussey, what a player.

 

[Cooldude]

1st Day shows why England is a big chance for the Ashes next year

 

Our batsmen are flat track bullies, so used to the roads our curators have been preparing for the past couple of seasons, nowadays if they'd on a deck that remotely does a bit or the ball swings, they s*** themselves

 

England would've killed us yesterday on that deck

[quibs]

Happy Birthday aussie red!!!

 

Have good un and walk on mate!!!

 

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Happy Birthday aussie red!!!

 

Have good un and walk on mate!!!

 

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Thanks mate!

 

I'm an old fooker, official.

 

Ok, I'm going to have a go at saying "Up s*** creek without a paddle"...

 

In Aafrikaans.

 

 

Up kak stroom without a roei.

[DanielS]

Thanks mate! 

 

I'm an old fooker, official. 

 

Ok, I'm going to have a go at saying "Up s*** creek without a paddle"...

 

In Aafrikaans. 

Up kak stroom without a roei. 

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1) Afrikaans

2) In die kak-stroom, sonder 'n tou-stok* (*best translation I can think of)

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

1) Afrikaans

2) In die kak-stroom, sonder 'n tou-stok* (*best translation I can think of)

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Ta mate.

 

I like the way I said it better though.

[Nebraska Red]

Australia win by 184 runs, Players shake hands. Well played

Australia, South Africa fought well. It has been a wonderful test

match.

The Man of the match is Hussey.

Thank you for being with us. Please join us again for the Third

Test at Sydney on January 2nd, 2006. Happy New Year to all!

It is Bye from all of us here. For more details of the match please

read the Bulletin.