Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:05 pm  

Most bizarre game of cricket I've probably ever seen taking place at the moment.

Where do you start??....21 wickets in 1 day (so far!!)....Last 18 of them for about 70 runs!!!.....Australia 21 for 9 in their second innings!!

Still favourites mind you, leading by 209!!...

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:49 pm  

Aussies 10th wicket partnership is more than the rest of the team combined.... embarassing.

Maybe their batting line up is upside down.

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:19 pm  

At 21-9 they were 5 adrift of the lowest ever test score. Shame about the last wicket partnership.

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:25 pm  

I had wicket alerts activated on my phone while I was in a meeting at work this afternoon and I couldn't believe how often it was going off, I think I was causing concern with the grin that gradually appeared on my face.

I was actually a bit disappointed when I got out and found they'd managed to put on 26 for the last one!

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:04 pm  

Not sure if it was confirmed, but it was said it was the first time in test history that all 4 innings of a test have been played on a single day of a match??....

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:06 am  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Not sure if it was confirmed, but it was said it was the first time in test history that all 4 innings of a test have been played on a single day of a match??....

Not seen it confirmed, but it would be the first time I've ever heard of it.

Gutted they broke 26, but that's cricket all over. Who needs twenty20?!

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:19 am  

....And after yesterday's wicket-fest, almost predictably, South African canter home by 8 wickets, with Amla and Smith knocking up centuries....

I'll give the Aussies one thing, combining this with the way they lost to England last winter, they sure know how to receive a humiliating defeat....

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:48 am  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote: Not sure if it was confirmed, but it was said it was the first time in test history that all 4 innings of a test have been played on a single day of a match??.... Has happened twice before England v West Indies @ Lords in 2000 And New Zealand v India @ Hamilton in 2002 Here's the link to confirm http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/co ... 24671.html

Dita's Slot Meter wrote: Not sure if it was confirmed, but it was said it was the first time in test history that all 4 innings of a test have been played on a single day of a match??.... Has happened twice before England v West Indies @ Lords in 2000 And New Zealand v India @ Hamilton in 2002 Here's the link to confirm http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/co ... 24671.html

Re: Cricket....Australia v South Africa : Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:34 pm  

Watched this live on Thurs. Aus were 18-6 when I started. Got to 22-9 when I was interrupted by the bl**dy Sainsbury's grocery delivery man. I'd have been truly gutted if I'd missed seeing them all out for twenty-odd.

Marvellous piece of commentary (replayed) from Robin Jackman when that Aussie batsman came down the pitch, took a wild swing and was caught behind the wicket off the top edge. What did Jackass say? :"He got nowhere near it."