Aussies v. Proteas Test series.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:55 pm

Starc claims Elgar.

1/29.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:20 pm

Haz traps Amla. 2/39

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:21 pm

3/39. Lyon gets Markram.

Oh, oops = not Markram - ABDV is run out!!!

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:21 pm

de Villiers run out.

3/39.

K · Post by K » Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:05 pm

Alas, the imminent interval (just) fails to take a wicket this time.
But before that Faf effs off, once again showing he's all bark and no bite.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:04 pm

4/79.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:38 pm

4/116. Saffers batting well.

Markram 63*, de Bruyn 20*.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:13 pm

Hazlewood gets de Bruyn to feather to Paine. He scored 36.

5/136. Haz 2/21.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:59 pm

5/167 at tea.

Aiden Markram 85*. Quinton de Kock 21*

K · Post by K » Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:24 am

Lucky there was a run-out. Aus. suffering from the usual problems bowling on slow pitches. The bowlers need pace and bounce. This makes it easy for home countries to doctor their pitches. On slow pitches, the Aus. batsmen will find ways to get themselves out anyway, and then their good bowling attack is blunted.

K · Post by K » Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:10 am

Finally, the breakthrough, thanks to Marsh & Paine. And with the new ball approaching too. Must be a huge relief for Smith.
6/283 after being 4/49.

Post by **Donny** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:17 am

Markram 143, de Kock 78*.

6/288.

K · Post by K » Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:30 am

Wow. And just like that, 9 wickets down, after a triple-wicket maiden from Starc. And, if it gets to his next over, Starc will be on a hat-trick.

But wait! He may need to wait until tomorrow!! Tell me this: how can it be too dark when they have and are using the lights?

Lyon on. Previously lost in the excitement, the fact he is wicketless. More fourth-innings problems for Lyon?

K · Post by K » Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:59 am

Stumps on day 4. New ball available. Starc has the night to ponder a possible attempt at a hat-trick. In-swinging yorker?

K · Post by K » Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:02 pm

The media are being somewhat charitable to Lyon when they report he dropped the ball close to ABCDV's prostrate body. You can see the shirt moving, so clearly Lyon dropped the ball so close that it actually dropped on ABCDV's body. I think that's crossing the line into clearly unacceptable behaviour.

But that's nothing compared with what Channel 9 are claiming regarding QdK. If QdK really did make obscene comments, which he's made before, about DW's wife, he needs to be suspended from the next Test.

Anyway, where were we? Oh, in the midst of a hat-trick attempt.

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