Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 27/11/12 04:51 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 04:51 AM This test reminds me so much of this one which we almost saved too. Smith came in injured at 11 and lasted 17 balls before being bowled:3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney - Jan 3-7, 2009Australia 445 and 257/4d; South Africa 327 and 272Australia won by 103 runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 27/11/12 08:42 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 08:42 PM Aussie press praises SA fightbackAustralian media on Tuesday praised the rearguard action by South Africa to save the second test and said their survival will feel like a win going into the third and deciding showdown this week.Debutant Faf du Plessis batted throughout the final day for a defiant unbeaten century to guide the Proteas to a thrilling draw in Adelaide, spending almost eight hours at the crease in a feat of physical and mental endurance."No faffing about from Du Plessis," said the Sydney Morning Herald, with cricket writer Malcolm Knox saying the match had everything bar a winner."Or maybe not," he added."South Africa's survival will certainly feel like a win as they go into Friday's decider, while Australia's failure to dismiss them in 148 overs will deflate their self-belief beyond quick repair."The Australian newspaper called Australia's inability to nail the win an "heroic failure" while praising the contribution from Du Plessis, who was at the crease for 464 minutes and faced 376 balls in his draining 110."One of the joys of test cricket is when a player explores the limits of their capabilities, proves something they always wondered if they could do, finds a reserve hidden even from themselves," the paper's Gideon Haigh wrote."Faf du Plessis discovered some things about himself in this marathon test match in Adelaide – as have his opponents."Sydney's Daily Telegraph also praised Du Plessis' "dogged debut" while bemoaning Australia's inability to find a consistent top order.While David Warner got a century in the match, Ed Cowan, Rob Quiney and Ricky Ponting all struggled, with the run-scoring burden being shouldered by Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey.Quiney was dropped for Perth after making a pair of ducks with Shane Watson returning.The Telegraph's cricket writer Malcolm Conn said the top order was not sustainable as it was."The bottom line is Australia need to find a more functional and stable top order than the one which has left them three wickets down for under 100 on 16 occasions in the past 16 tests," he said.Australia must win the series in Perth, which starts Friday, to take the world No 1 ranking from South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 27/11/12 08:48 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 08:48 PM New Zealand 412Sri Lanka 225/6 (86.2 ov)Sri Lanka trail by 187 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st inningsStumps - Day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 27/11/12 08:51 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 08:51 PM Gotta hand it to SA they got some fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 27/11/12 10:31 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 10:31 PM @ J@This is how it looked last time they faced up in Perthhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/engine/current/match/351681.html1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth - Dec 17-21, 2008Australia 375 and 319; South Africa 281 and 414/4South Africa won by 6 wickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 28/11/12 09:36 PM Share Posted 28/11/12 09:36 PM New Zealand 412 & 194/9d1st Innings BattingWilliamson lbw b Herath 135Taylor* lbw b Herath 142BowlingHerath-49-10-103-62nd Innings battingTaylor* run out (Kulasekara/Herath) 74McCullum st †HAPW Jayawardene b Herath 35Sri Lanka 244 & 47/4 (15.4 ov)1st Innings BattingSamaraweera c Guptill b Boult 76Mathews c Guptill b Southee 47BowlingSouthee 22-4-62-5Boult 21-7-42-4Sri Lanka require another 316 runs with 6 wickets remainingStumps - Day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/11/12 12:21 AM Share Posted 29/11/12 12:21 AM Very looking forward to perfff lunch tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 30/11/12 03:39 AM Share Posted 30/11/12 03:39 AM South Africa 42/1 (12.4 ov)AustraliaSouth Africa won the toss and elected to batDay 1 - Session 1GC Smith c Clarke b Watson 16 (30b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 30/11/12 03:43 AM Share Posted 30/11/12 03:43 AM Here we go .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 30/11/12 04:27 AM Share Posted 30/11/12 04:27 AM South Africa 63/2 (23.5 ov)AustraliaSouth Africa won the toss and elected to batDay 1 - Session 1AN Petersen b Starc 30 (73b 4x4 0x6) SR: 41.09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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