View Full Version : 4th ODI Australia v South Africa @ Port Elizabeth (Mon 6pm)
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 14:35
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Monday 13 April 6:00pm EST
After an early blip in game 1, South Arica have continued their recent dominance over the Aussies in the shorter form of the game with comfortable victories in games 2 and 3. Australia's top order continues to struggle with only Brad Haddin of the top 4 managing to pass 50 so far in this series, with 53 in game 1. David Hussey's spot would be in jeopardy but with his possible replacement for this game not selected for the Pakistan series it would seem he will play. Finding runs to support the impressive Callum Ferguson will be a key to forcing a game 5 showdown in Newlands
Geeves joins the injured fast bowler's brigade with Shane Harwood called over from IPL duty to join the squad. Ben Laughlin should get the nod after a good game 2 but stranger things have happened. Australia will need to find a bowler to support Mitchell Johnson who has been the lone hand so far with South Africa seemingly having the wood over Bracken who averages just 39 against them.
For South Africa an unchanged lineup to the winning team is expected.
South Africa XV (Squad)
Graeme Smith
Herschelle Gibbs
Hashim Amla
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Mark Boucher (wk)
Albie Morkel
Morne Morkel
Johan Botha
Dale Steyn
Makhaya Ntini.
Jacques Kallis
Wayne Parnell
Roelof van der Merwe
Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Australia XIV (Squad)
Michael Clarke
Brad Haddin
Ricky Ponting
Michael Hussey
David Hussey
Callum Ferguson
Marcus North
James Hopes
Cameron White
Mitchell Johnson
Nathan Hauritz
Shane Harwood
Nathan Bracken
Ben Laughlin.
Recent History:
2008-09 in Australia
South Africa won series 4-1
April 25, 2007 @ St Lucia
Australia won by 7 wickets
March 24, 2007 @ St Kitts
Australia won by 83 runs
2005-06 in South Africa
South Africa won 3-2
2005-06 in Australia
Australia 14 points, South Africa 4 (4 games)
2001-02 in South Africa
Australia won 5-1 with 1 tie
2001-02 in Australia
Australia 13 points, South Africa 4 (4 games)
Weather:
Cloudy and 22 degrees
Session Times:
6:00pm - 9:30pm EST
10:15 - 1:45am EST
Coverage:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/images/logo-foxsports-fs3.gif From 5:30pm
Cricinfo Scorecard (http://content.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/engine/current/match/350480.html)
Bennycoff
13 Apr 2009, 15:12
Must win game! Surely we have to drop D Hussey and give White or North a go?
Also would like to see Laughlin back in.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 17:33
Australia have won the toss and elected to field.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 17:37
BJ Haddin, MJ Clarke, captainRT Ponting, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, CJ Ferguson, JR Hopes, MG Johnson, SM Harwood, NM Hauritz, NW Bracken
Here's hoping the top order can find some form
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:00
Well we're bowling first.
Lets hope for a bit of swing and seam in the early morning.
Dare i say it, LETS GO TO WORK.
I still want the top order to fire...
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:21
SA 15/0 (4.0 overs)
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 18:35
High quality video stream -
http://www.justin.tv/vip_football
High quality video stream -
http://www.justin.tv/vip_football
Great if you are into soccer.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 18:44
Great decision this by Punter....
Laughlin would have loved this pitch. Boggles the mind why a 35 year old would be playing instead
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 18:45
Great if you are into soccer.
The broadcaster changed the channel. I'm trying to get him to change his mind but to no avail.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:47
Great decision this by Punter....
Laughlin would have loved this pitch. Boggles the mind why a 35 year old would be playing instead
Harwood is the better bowler. Full Stop.
This is a must win game. Full stop.
Can you now understand the logic in playing Harwood over Laughlin.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:47
GONE.
Hopes strikes.
DonsRule
13 Apr 2009, 18:49
Smith gone, Hopes gets a wicket
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 18:49
Harwood is the better bowler. Full Stop.
This is a must win game. Full stop.
Can you now understand the logic in playing Harwood over Laughlin.
Then why was Laughlin chosen in the initial squad and Harwood not?
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:50
To develop Laughlin with the chance of playing in a series against the best ODI team in the world.
Why blame punter for choosing the squad, when he doesn't chose the squad?
Pretty easy logic to follow why Harwood was selected for this match.
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 18:53
For those with Spvod -
http://live.spvod.com/live/20094/spvod10197_2.htm
Smith gone, Hopes gets a wicket
Need to get Gibbs out as quickly as possible.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 18:54
Goes without saying.
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 19:04
Gibbs starting to cut loose, this is not a good sign. The earlier we get him out the better or else we will be on the receiving end of a belting.
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 19:05
www.livess.net is the best. Except it's the SABC telecast. :thumbsd:
Haven't watched any of it so far, but it's not looking good. Can't watch it all either with work tomorrow.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 19:19
Time to give Bracken a game off
I really don't want Hauritz to bowl now
Harwood gets his first wicket :).
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:25
Gone.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:26
A game off, im leaning towards dropping him for good. Since our summer he hasn't looked like getting batsmen out and has got a lot of his wickets at the death when batsmen are going the tonk.
He doesnt have any penetration with the new ball, granted he can bowl tightly but we need wicket taking ability from our opening bowlers. 2 wickets in so far in the series isnt what we are after.
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 19:29
A game off, im leaning towards dropping him for good. Since our summer he hasn't looked like getting batsmen out and has got a lot of his wickets at the death when batsmen are going the tonk.
He doesnt have any penetration with the new ball, granted he can bowl tightly but we need wicket taking ability from our opening bowlers. 2 wickets in so far in the series isnt what we are after.Wickets isn't the be all and end all in limited overs cricket. You need to be economical, and Nathan Bracken is just that. I'd prefer Bracken to the majority of the other bowlers in Australia.
Bracks is just in a form slump, he'll come good.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 19:31
Wickets isn't the be all and end all in limited overs cricket. You need to be economical, and Nathan Bracken is just that.
Not recently
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:34
Wickets isn't the be all and end all in limited overs cricket. You need to be economical, and Nathan Bracken is just that. I'd prefer Bracken to the majority of the other bowlers in Australia.
Bracks is just in a form slump, he'll come good.
You and me have different views of what to look for in opening bowlers then.
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 19:35
Not recently
Read my last line.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:36
Bracken bowling a variety of pies.
Cheese and bacon
Plain
You name it.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 19:45
Ashocker adds to his list of horrendous decisions. Quite simply the guy is not an international standard umpire.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:47
Im quite happy to take it.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:47
Probably just outside the line Jed?
South Africa right on top here. Looking at a big score.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 19:55
Get some wickets.
SA commentators acting like there team is the greatest.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 20:03
Looking at 300+ here.
This is looking very, very average.
We are bowling tennis balls at them.
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 20:28
Someone will have to play the innings of their life if we're going to win this. Hopes and Ferguson can't do everything.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 20:28
Only the fat lady can save us from here.
Hauritz and Bracken being treated with disdain
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 20:29
Meanwhile, Hauritz is getting absolute slaughtered. De Villiers taking apart us just like he did in the 3rd test.
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 20:31
Well done Gibbs. Haven't watched much of it, but it seems like he's in great form. Still a brilliant player.
happy_eagle
13 Apr 2009, 20:33
This will be tough to chase
is this on ABC radio or any other station?
Hauritz bowls an economical over, only 8 off.
Early night it seems :rolleyes:
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 20:44
I think Clarke really wants to go home. Every time he has taken a catch, he hasn't celebrated at all. Just had a glum look on his face.
Well they are 230, with 10 overs left and big hitters to come. I'd be wanting to go home too.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 20:54
I think Clarke really wants to go home. Every time he has taken a catch, he hasn't celebrated at all. Just had a glum look on his face.
The Bingle effect
MWNN is slaughtering all comers at this stage.
XFactor1979
13 Apr 2009, 20:59
this series is a bit protracted if you ask me
whats with the gap of 5 days between games?
well and truly into football season (not just australia, its also football season in saf! with super 14 season in full swing) , nobody cares about cricket at this time of the year
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 21:00
MWNN is slaughtering all comers at this stage.Ahh shit I forgot. :(
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 21:02
MWNN is slaughtering all comers at this stage.
I'll say.... :eek:
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 21:03
this series is a bit protracted if you ask me
whats with the gap of 5 days between games?
well and truly into football season, nobody cares about cricket at this time of the yearGot to agree. Especially when we're struggling I'm even struggling to keep watching. The Pakistan series will be even worse with Australia A playing.
Hopefully the Ashes brings more viewers with it being on FTA.
Unless changed all teams are carried over.
Cousin Jed
13 Apr 2009, 21:17
I'm glad I moved AB to number 1...
2/32 off the powerplay. Good effort from Johnson and Hopes.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 21:25
Im quietly confident of chasing this score to be honest.
SA's bowling was really ragged last game, especially in the latter overs.
We chased over 320 here a few years back against SA.
Punter to lead us home.
Drummond
13 Apr 2009, 21:34
Didn't realise I was watching a freaking soccer game. :rolleyes: :thumbsd:
OzBomber
13 Apr 2009, 21:36
Im quietly confident of chasing this score to be honest.
SA's bowling was really ragged last game, especially in the latter overs.
We chased over 320 here a few years back against SA.
Punter to lead us home.Yeah, but we didn't have the likes of Gilchrist, Hayden, Martyn, Lehmann and Bevan. Amazingly, that was a world record chase. How things have changed.
Chasing under 320 is do-able, just depends if our batsman turn up
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 21:41
Yeah, but we didn't have the likes of Gilchrist, Hayden, Martyn, Lehmann and Bevan. Amazingly, that was a world record chase. How things have changed.
Granted, but i'm just saying we have done it before, obviously we are going to need a significant Ponting innings. A hundred even.
But we were 80/4 last game and got to 260, with a lot of those runs scored in the last few overs.
I think we are a chance.
Special Agent Utah
13 Apr 2009, 21:48
Easy to say we scored a lot of those runs in the last few overs last game LTD but in reality it was equalivent to junk time IMO.
I never thought we were in with a chance to pinch it and i dare say Sth Africa were thinking along similar lines.
You are always a chance but runs on the board is always good. In trouble here IMO.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
13 Apr 2009, 21:57
Sure it was junk time, but the bowlers were ragged. But often these things carry on into other games.
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 22:03
Hey guys, I have come to inspire the boys to reach their target, ok? :D
Im quietly confident of chasing this score to be honest.
SA's bowling was really ragged last game, especially in the latter overs.
We chased over 320 here a few years back against SA.
Punter to lead us home.
Confident of chasing this because a completely different line up did it a few years back? How stupid can you be to make a comment like that?
If you want to use the past lets use the recent past. Saffas destroyed Aussies in the last game to the point where the score board favored Aussies A LOT. Aussies look AGAIN like they are already down the barrel of a big loss.
You never know miracles can happen but if anyone here really think Aussies have a chance in hell of chasing this with there current form batsmen then you are delirious
So...has Bracken lost his mojo or is it just that South Africa are his bogey team? He's a shadow of his former self lately.
this series is a bit protracted if you ask me
whats with the gap of 5 days between games?
well and truly into football season (not just australia, its also football season in saf! with super 14 season in full swing) , nobody cares about cricket at this time of the year
Super 14 or not, another huge, noisy crowd has turned up.
illegaleagle
13 Apr 2009, 23:03
why dont we have a slogger to open these days, like gilchrist. We dont tke advantage of the field in close. also Michael Clarke bats too slow and wastes too many balls and therefore puts pressure on our lower order. Does anyone else think Clarkes overrated.
Starting to travel along nicely here. [cue devastating batting collapse]
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:16
Clark! He Nicks it to...........................
Australia aren't......
Ah.........Oh.......Er.....:o
I have learned my lesson.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:18
Anybody got a stream I could watch this on?
Have to say chasing over 300 with our current batting line up is a bit of a concern. We have done it before, but it's a very different Australian team out there tonight and I'm not so sure we'll be able to pull this one off.:(
Clark! He Nicks it to...........................
Australia aren't......
Ah.........Oh.......Er.....:o
I have learned my lesson.
There is this button, and when I hover my mouse pointer over it, it says ‘Add infraction for Tripwire.’
I wonder what that does...I’m keen to try it and see... ;)
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:22
Anybody got a stream I could watch this on?
Have to say chasing over 300 with our current batting line up is a bit of a concern. We have done it before, but it's a very different Australian team out there tonight and I'm not so sure we'll be able to pull this one off.:(
Here, it's really good.
If it dosen't show or something goes wrong, just refresh.
Well it works for me.
http://www.livevss.net/watch-show.php?s=cricket
And Haddin goes BANG, BANG!!
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:27
There is this button, and when I hover my mouse pointer over it, it says ‘Add infraction for Tripwire.’
I wonder what that does...I’m keen to try it and see... ;)
Do you have anything else to do?
I didn't do any fakies...:mad:
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:30
102-0.
Hmm.. 216 of 32 overs is very do-able.
Forgot to thank you for the link TripWire. :) Thanks for the stream.
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:33
Clark goes for a silly single and almost gets him self out..:o
Forgot to thank you for the link TripWire. :) Thanks for the stream.
No problem.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:41
And Haddin slaps Morkel for 4. :)
117-0
SA bowling is fairly poor. They only have two real seamers in and a couple of pie chuckers. They don't look like taking a wicket. They should have scored more runs on this belter. Looks like they came up short.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:45
Highest opening partnership at this ground.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:46
Botha back into the attack. See how he goes after being slapped for 14.
Dropped for 6. :eek:
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 23:48
Haddin out caught off Botha's bowling.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:48
Haddin goes for one big shot too many and goes for 78.
129-1
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:50
**** Haddin got caught.
Hawks1523
13 Apr 2009, 23:58
Clarke gone.
Bowled by Merwe or whatever his name is. :p
DoubleO7
13 Apr 2009, 23:58
Clarke bowled by van der Merwe for 50 runs.
Australia in a spot of bother here with both openers dismissed in the last three overs.
Tripwire
13 Apr 2009, 23:59
****!!!
We're screwed....
DoubleO7
14 Apr 2009, 00:06
Ferguson stumped by Boucher off van der Merwe for 3 runs.
Huge blow this is, for us.
van der Merwe bowling superbly.
Fancy going out to this VDW bloke.
Hawks1523
14 Apr 2009, 00:13
Hussey gone LBW.
We're ****ed. :(
DoubleO7
14 Apr 2009, 00:14
van der Merwe yet again and Hussey becomes his third victim, LBW out for 2 runs!
Things are going pear shaped for Australia.
Can someone take Hussey out the back and shoot him.
He is finished, put him out of his bloody misery.
Hawks1523
14 Apr 2009, 00:19
Haha Botha sit down, shut up. :p
Worst of all CJ’s bunch of useless hacks are making a barnstorming late charge.
cmon ricky, win the game by yourself