2nd T20 Australia V South Africa @ Centurion, Mar 29, 2009 [Archive]

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:36

The 2nd and final match in the T20 series, and the last hitout before the T20 World Cup.

No need to bore you all with an essay length intro or fancy graphics that serve little purpose, except to say that Australia will be looking for a better performance with bat and ball and finding a way to blast Albie Morkel out when he bats.

Here is the important info.

FORECAST: Sunny

TEAMS: not yet announced.

Catch it on Foxsports or read commentary on cricinfo.

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:41

Australia won the toss and elected to field first.

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:46

DA Warner, MJ Clarke, RT Ponting, DJ Hussey, BJ Haddin, CL White, JR Hopes, CJ Ferguson, B Laughlin, NW Bracken, SM Harwood

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 01:48

South Africa team:
HH Gibbs
RJ Peterson
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
MV Boucher
JA Morkel
J Botha
JL Ontong
RE van der Merwe
YA Abdulla
J Louw

Australia team:
DA Warner
MJ Clarke
RT Ponting
DJ Hussey
BJ Haddin
CL White
JR Hopes
CJ Ferguson
B Laughlin
NW Bracken
SM Harwood

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:49

At least i have someone to join me for the long slog through the night, can't miss a game when Punter is playing.

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 01:50

Streaming here: http://www.cric7.com/indexindnzhai.php

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 01:51

At least i have someone to join me for the long slog through the night, can't miss a game when Punter is playing.

haha yeah I should be up for at least the first innings, might go grab myself some beers from the fridge hahah :D

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 01:55

I'll be here too fellas.....:)

Uni essay?? What Uni essay??

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:55

I already got an esky full with ice and 12 stubbies to last the night, was thinking of doing a "dirty thirty" but thought i might wait till to the first ODI to open a carton of XXXX Special Brew (talking about it on here a few nights ago made me go out and buy it to give it another try). Im going to wait for a special occasion to open it and also the ODI will give me a better chance of hitting the prestigous "dirty thirty" mark.

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 01:56

I'll be here too fellas.....:)

Uni essay?? What Uni essay??

Got a literature review to do, but i really cant be stuffed.

As i type "The Importance of Being Idle" by Oasis is playing in the background.

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 01:58

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:00

Got a literature review to do, but i really cant be stuffed.

As i type "The Importance of Being Idle" by Oasis is playing in the background.

Beauty :thumbsu:

An Australian film essay for me. Get to do it on 'The Castle' - an Aussie classic! :D

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:01

:O Just found a near full bottle of chivas hidden at the back of my cupboard....migt have to have a few scotches now :D Best part is, I was made redundent a month ago, so no work for me 2moro morning :D

Nice one.

And i thought my 10 contact hrs per week at uni was 'the life'

No classes tomorrow (today) so I don't even have to front up!! haha

EDIT: Not having much luck with that stream link Damo....any hints??

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:05

Nice one.

And i thought my 10 contact hrs per week at uni was 'the life'

No classes tomorrow (today) so I don't even have to front up!! haha

EDIT: Not having much luck with that stream link Damo....any hints??
Yeah, its great till my money runs out.

Anywayz, solid first over :)

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 02:06

3 runs off the first over by Bracken.

Zarrix

30 Mar 2009, 02:08

As a side note, how many tosses has Ricky Ponting won in these two summers in all formats of the game? from count, its 13/15, now thats fairly impressive.

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:10

Ah bugger about the missed run out and the over throws :(

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:10

Need someone to help give these SA debutants a good start....

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 02:10

0/14 off the 2nd over.

TimeIsRunningOut

30 Mar 2009, 02:12

If we can't get the job done today, we shouldn't bother turning up to the T20 WC.

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:13

Got him!! Beauty by Bracken

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:13

Nathan Bracken: Best ODI/T20 bowler in the world??

I think so...

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 02:14

Gone

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:14

Bugger, hate it when the Stream is a few mins behind :P

EDIT: didnt even show the wicket, it just jumped 5 minutes into the future haha

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:15

Without question, his stats simply back it up. No other bowler is as consistent and as miserly as he has been over the past couple of years.

If only he got rid of that girly bloody haircut

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:17

Without question, his stats simply back it up. No other bowler is as consistent and as miserly as he has been over the past couple of years.

If only he got rid of that girly bloody haircut

Apparently the wife, Hayley, loves it....no chance of losing it...;)

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:18

Yeah, going by her looks, I'd sport a poofter haircut in order to tap that

Gone!! Great catch by Whitey

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:20

Gibbs and AB GAWN!!!

Surely ours to wrap up now...

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:20

Great catch :D

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:22

It'll be interesting to see how Duminy goes here, records suggest he bats at his best when SA are under a bit of pressure.

Spudregus_87

30 Mar 2009, 02:23

Yeah, going by her looks, I'd sport a poofter haircut in order to tap that

Gone!! Great catch by Whitey

http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_photos/08/01/20071001122309990012

The one and ONLY image i'll post in this thread fellas....

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:29

Is anyone else getting pissed off with the sideways camera angles as the ball is being bowled? Makes it hard to focus and looks unprofessional

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:31

Is anyone else getting pissed off with the sideways camera angles as the ball is being bowled? Makes it hard to focus and looks unprofessional
Yep, especially when watching it on the stream and the quailty is bad enough already haha.

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 02:44

Got him! Peterson finally gone

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 02:45

Got him! Peterson finally gone
Lets hope we can string a few 2getha now :)

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 03:00

Thats for being a cheeky shit Duminy. Gawn

TimeIsRunningOut

30 Mar 2009, 03:11

How lucky can this guy get?

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 03:17

The boundary on one side of the oval is a disgrace.

That SA batsmen was shanking the ball and it was going for 6.

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 03:26

156-5

We should be able to make this...need Warner to really fire :)

triplejdude

30 Mar 2009, 03:26

Australia should be able to chase this total with ease, given the strength of their batting lineup

Hawks1523

30 Mar 2009, 03:29

Has there been a flukier innings then that of van der Merwe? Bloke wasn't even looking at the ball half the time. Shit, if all you have to do it be able to swing hard and fluke 6's then I could play for SA in T20. :eek:

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 03:42

Got to admit, when he was struggling he seemed to just say, to hell with it, and just started swinging wildly. Really says something about the quality of blade he was using and the size of the ground when he is shanking 6's.

Hawks1523

30 Mar 2009, 03:49

Funniest was then he went to slog over mid wicket and ended up over point. He was facing the complete wrong way to where it ended up.

Also, he has the most awkward swing I've ever seen, when he hit straight sixes I had no idea where it was about to go. :eek:

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:02

Warner gone for 20.

Lets see Punter have a good knock :D

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:27

63 for 4, after 10.2 overs.

yep, think its game over unless Hussey and White fire up/

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 04:29

I can't understand why Clarke is opening?

His not an opening batsmen in any form of cricket, especially 20/20.

He stuffs around, getting singles, gets a score, and then throws his wicket away.

He faced 17 dot balls. He just seems like a selfish cricketer, he won't risk his wicket until he has a "score" and in this form of the game that isn't good enough.

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 04:33

The camera work is disgraceful in that coverage, im not sure what the director is doing or whether he/she is trying these different angles in 20/20 cricket but they are shit.

Clarke's innings tonight really frustated me, he changed his bat 3 times, 3 times. I mean, FFS. Faced more balls then runs and put us behind the 8 ball when as the set batsmen, he should be the one clearing the boundary instead his facing out dot balls and then calling for a new bat.

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:35

Finally Hussey and White hitting some boundries, dragging that Required Rate back a tiny bit :)

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:36

Not liking these dot balls...

And now a SIX :) Finally :P

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:39

Hussey gone for 27...bugger

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 04:45

106 for 6, White gone for 23 with 4 overs left.

Not gonna make it

LIONS then DAYLIGHT

30 Mar 2009, 05:03

This series is going like the home summer here in AUstralia.

SA win first 2 test matchs, then we win the last, and then the 2 T20's.

Aus win first 2 test matchs, then SA win the last and the 2 T20's.

Maybe we will win the ODI series 4-1?

DamoESP

30 Mar 2009, 05:06

Heres hoping we do :P

Well im off to bed, catch.

Hawks1523

30 Mar 2009, 08:56

:eek: I leave for work at 36/0 and we lose?! :(

Xtreme

30 Mar 2009, 15:54

Pleased to see South Africa take it out, hopefully they can build on this and compete well enough in the ODI series.

Romeo

30 Mar 2009, 19:50

Looks like 4 wins to one coming our way in the ODIs. That van der Merwe bloke is a consistent big scorer off not many balls in their domestic comp so he must have this mad swinging business down to a fine art. Punter and Clarke have been poor in the shorter form recently.