Australia, who must take the game to stay alive in the series, won the toss and Ricky Ponting elected to bat in the fourth ODI in Adelaide. South Africa lead the five-match contest 2-1 following their victories in Melbourne and Sydney and have shown they can never be ruled out no matter how big the chase.
Peter English writes for Cricinfo that the home team has been strong in the top order, but has struggled to maintain the momentum through the middle. “Hopefully we can start the innings well, like we have through the series, but it’s about putting the whole 50 overs together,” Ponting said.
South Africa will field a new wicketkeeper in AB de Villiers after Mark Boucher sustained a broken toe from a Shaun Tait yorker. The job is familiar to de Villiers – he has done it six times in ODIs – and his importance to the team continues to rise. Morne Morkel, the fast bowler, is in the XI while Jacques Kallis has been passed fit after picking up a side strain in Sydney.
Australia resisted the move to bring Ryan Harris straight in after he replaced Nathan Bracken, who strained a calf at the SCG, and preferred Ben Hilfenhaus. Nathan Hauritz drops out to be 12th man while Cameron White, who is expected to bowl, will return to No. 6. The temperature at the toss was 35C, the sun was out and the pitch should suit the batsmen.
Australia 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 David Warner, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 Cameron White, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 James Hopes, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Ben Hilfenhaus, 11 Shaun Tait.
South Africa 1 Herschelle Gibbs, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 AB de Villiers (wk), 5 JP Duminy, 6 Neil McKenzie, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Johan Botha (capt), 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.
Peter English is the Australasia editor of Cricinfo
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53/2 after 8,4 Over
They certainly seem to be pushing the run rate but as loong as they keep losing wickets like this it’s cool.
Sheep catchers day today.
Last 4 overs
2 . . . . 1 | 2 . . 4 4 4 | . 2 . . . . | 4 . . 4 1 4
66/2
10 Overs
Off to work i go 👿
Last 4 overs
1 1 . 1 . 4
1 1 . . . 1nb 6
. 2 . . 1 .
96/2
16 overs
RR 5,4
Australia: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 7
This should stem the tide a little.
19.2 Botha to MEK Hussey, OUT, lbw! Botha tosses it up on the stumps, purchases some drift, Hussey gets across to paddle it around the corner, but there’s no bat on that and after a deploring appeal the umpire raises the finger of fate
MEK Hussey lbw b Botha 28 (37b 1×4 1×6) SR: 75.67
Ponting OUT
Aus 115/4
😆
@wpw (Comment 9) :
I missed that. 😳
Go proteas!!!!!!!
4 down 😎
Last 4 overs
1 W 1 . 1 . | . 1 . 1 W 1 | . . . 1 1 . | 4 4 . . 1wd . .
23.5 Botha to Haddin, OUT
BJ Haddin c Kallis b Botha 3 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30.00
😎 😎 😎
128/5
23.5 overs
Australia 138/5 (28.1 ov)
Australia RR 4.89 (1st time in this match that it is below 5) 😎
30.3 JA Morkel to DJ Hussey, OUT
DJ Hussey c Gibbs b JA Morkel 24 (29b 3×4 0x6) SR: 82.75
151/6 😎
We CAN do dis!!! 🙄
Where is my buddy blackshark???
@wpw (Comment 17) : 😎
Damn net went down for a few minutes for about the 4th time already today, but coming back online to news like that just makes up for it.
@wpw (Comment 18) :
Never mind Blackshark, Klempie has money riding on this game. HE will be smiling.
All Australia’s hopes rest on the current batsmen. 🙄
JR Hopes 5runs 7balls
CL White 13runs 31balls
Dude, are you aware of Boucher being out injured for the rest of the tour???
Can I supply him with your address??? (for jinxing the bra)
So Johan Botha is really doing well hey!!!
He took 2/28 off his 10 overs!!! 😯
Well done boykie!!!
@wpw (Comment 22) :
For jinxing him?????????? I have helped the team. Their run rate will almost double, now that he is not having midday snoozes at the crease
@wpw (Comment 22) :
No need, just ask him to visit his relations in Jhb when they are home for the July vacation. (They are friends of mine over here and didn’t take to kindly to my leather jacket inferences last week 😆 )
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) :
How does it help the team if Vaughn van Jaarsveld gets drafted into the side in place of Boucher???
Good morning people…
Nice comeback …again!
@wpw (Comment 26) :
If Vaughn hits 4 runs of 4 balls then he is batting faster than Boucher. 😉
Will v Jaarsveld bat above or below Boucher’s slot? If it is below then that already helps as there will be no batting speedbump in the SA order.
@wpw (Comment 26) : Don’t worry about Vaughn…he’s on his way out. Let’s start a “Bring Bodi back to the ODI squad campaign”… 🙂
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 27) :
hey BS,
Morne Morkel is listed above Botha? 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 30) :
What’s up KSA…
Another wicket down…goodbye White!
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 32) :
WHOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
188/7
40,1 Overs
C’mon Proteas!!!!!!!!!!
Did you guys know that Lance Armstrong is taking part in a cycle race in AUS??
Well, if the Proteas want to meet him they need to fork out 1 million rand. 😯
@wpw (Comment 35) : Why would they wanna do that again?
40.1 Steyn to White, OUT, Steyn strikes, inviting the big shot and White chases the wide one from the crease and edges a simple catch to de Villiers, sashaying to his right
I see a profit of R375 in my near future. 😎
Christo Buchner
Adelaide. – The Proteas have been priced out of a meeting with American cyclist Lance Armstrong.
The South African cricket side wanted a meeting of 10-15 minutes with the seven-times winner of the Tour de France, but it never materialised due to an asking price of $90,000 (approximately R1 000 000).
“That is Armstrong’s appearance fee to spend an hour with supporters or a team. I don’t think Gerald Majola (chief executive of South African cricket) would have been prepared to pay that,” said South African coach Mickey Arthur.
The South Africans approached Armstrong’s management after he raced in the Tour Down Under in his return to professional cycling.
“I don’t think they realised we only wanted 10-15 minutes with him,” said Arthur.
“When we saw what it would cost to meet him, the plan immediately went out the window.”
The Tour Down Under finished a stone’s throw from the Proteas’ hotel at the Torrens River.
It is usually a quiet city, but it was buzzing Sunday as several roads were closed. The Proteas had to walk from their hotel to the stadium for their session in the nets.
The South Africans hope to spoil Australia’s national day Monday by wrapping up the one-day series.
“Our motto for this game is to turn a good tour into a fantastic one by also winning the one-day series,” said Arthur.
“Our whole focus is on this game. We know the Aussies will be highly motivated to beat us and square the series, but we’re ready for them and want to ensure the series does not go down to the wire in Perth.”
@wpw (Comment 35) :
Saw that this AM. he must maar get on his bike and ride.
@wpw (Comment 35) : As soon as the Proteas wrap up the series later today- I’ll change my avatar to Stevie G. But how was El Nino’s back-heel ?
I take back every good thing I’ve said about BABEL!
Good bowling by Steyn there. 5 balls at the new batsmen and then gives him a single off the last ball so that he retains strike. 🙂
@klempie (Comment 38) : 😛 😛
@klempie (Comment 38) : Look like it – Johnson out! 😎
BS
Did you get my email??? 🙄
Johnson gone! $$$$$$$$$$
Wow!!!
If we lose this one dan weet ek darem nie. 😳
‘Morne takes his third catch and Ntini gets his third. South Africa are all over this. Two tail-enders to come and still Ponting has not taken the batting Powerplay. Ben Hilfenhaus comes to the middle. One slip in place.’
@wpw (Comment 48) : Surely they have to now?
@wpw (Comment 45) : Just seen it… 🙂
@wpw (Comment 48) : Only now they take the PP…hope we’ll see a lot of reckless shots…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) :
As I said, Great bowling.
From the time he came to the crease, everyball bowled was at Johnson with Hopes twidling his thumbs on the other side.
So apparently Symonds made an ass of himself again on national radio by doing an interview drunk. 🙄 Swearing etc.
Who is watching this? Are they showing any reaction from Ponting in the Changeroom?
Hopes brings up the Aus 200 with a SIX in the 45th Over.
@klempie (Comment 53) : Just heard about that on radio…hope the clip is up on youtube or something…
Aus 209/8 after 45…we need to bowl them out…
13 off Steyn’s last over. Eina… 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) : Not watching 😳 – should be priceless…
How is Amla’s future in ODI’s looking?
Bowlers leaking runs now… 😡
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 58) :
To be expected though, it is a powerplay, but with those runs should come a wicket or two. Oh wait we only need two anyway. 😀
Hopes out – off thew bowling of Steyn…
😀
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 60) :
WhooooooooooHooooooooooo
ONE to go.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) : Who cares? We know what he looks like. Pouting about how bad his luck is.
219/9
222/ all out!!! Yes!!!
222 All out
48 overs.
Go proteas.
All out. I loooooove the smell of money.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24957745-5005401,00.html
For the transcript of Roy’s drunken interview…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 67) :
Roy?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) : Symonds.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) :
oh okay i see, the guy interviewing him was called ROy. 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 70) : His nickname is ROY…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 67) : oh hang on. One of the interviewers is called Roy as well, just to confuse matters. 😕
So who is gonna keep Rob away from this thread when our innings commences???
We don’t need his bad luck/jinx to affect the Proteas!!! 😉
@wpw (Comment 73) :
Hehehhehehe
Won’t be me, I need to go and shop for an anniversary present in a minute. 🙂
@klempie (Comment 72) :
Yeah…that confused KSA…
@wpw (Comment 73) : Rob’s jinx doesn’t work anymore…
Controversial all-rounder Andrew Symonds tendered a public apology for his bizarre “lump of s**t” jibe at New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum even as Cricket Australia said it will launch an investigation into the incident on Tuesday.
Symonds made the comments live on air on radio station network ‘Triple M’ on Friday while taking a swipe at NSW for signing McCullum at the expense of a local player for the KFC Big Bash Twenty20 final against Victoria.
“They’re trying to use him (McCullum) as the out because he’s a Kiwi. Yep, we love to hate them, but he’s the lump of s***; sorry, lump of cow dirt, that people are thinking of,” he had told the show hosts.
Flip!!!!!!! Aussies really CAN’T spell. beers named XXXX and now a Radio station named MMM???????????
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 75) :
The squirrel had lasic surgery. 😀
What was McCullum’s involvement? Aussie Day celebrations?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 77) : Classic… 😆
I hear Puke got a warm welcome yesterday. 😆
@klempie (Comment 78) : domestic T20 final…
@klempie (Comment 78) :
Andrew Symonds has slammed New South Wales for hiring big-swinging Kiwi Brendon McCullum for Saturday’s interstate Twenty20 final, describing the recruitment of the New Zealander as “un-Australian”.
The wicketkeeper has been recruited by the Blues with an eye to the lucrative Twenty20 Champions League in India in October, where he will be able to play for them should his Indian Premier League team, the Kolkata Knight Riders, fail to qualify.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : WTF?? What business is it of his who they hire? That’s like saying the IPL is un-Indian. Idiot.
http://caribbeancricket.com/topic/907602
There’s an audio file of the interview …if anyone is interested…
@wpw (Comment 73) : anyone? Anyone?
Andrew ” Tangent” Symonds
Proteas back on…
Go Gibbs- Go Amla!
9 runs off the first over… whoo whoo!!! 😎
2 fours in a row by Gibbs…
SA 17/0 after 1.4 overs…
@klempie (Comment 83) :
What pissed Symonds off was that McCallum was going to play his first game in the series in the final, ie he was only brought in ondce the team had reached the final – at the expense of someone that had actually got the team to that final. I have sympathy for those sentiments.
Gibbsy over the infield!
@klempie (Comment 91) : And again. Too easy. 😎
@Salmonoid (Comment 90) : The commentators knew he was pissed and they did a lot of stirring there… I feel they were harsher than Symonds there…
@klempie (Comment 91) : As long as he watches his inside edge…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 93) : Commentators should read ” hosts”… 😳
@Salmonoid (Comment 90) : I dunno bro. If it’s T20 then no one should expect otherwise.
Nother 4 through the covers for Gibbsy. Man I love it when he bats like this. 😎
Sorry. Can’t keep up. There goes another. LMAO
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 93) :
Media people,:evil:
Oh Hersch!!!!
2 more FOURS…fetch that…
And another crashed through the covers Gibbs is on 30 and has 7 4’s and two singles. 😆
Australia 222 (48 ov)
South Africa 46/0 (7.0 ov)
South Africa require another 177 runs with 10 wickets and 43.0 overs remaining
South Africa RR 6.57
Last 5 ovs 29/0 RR 5.80
Required RR 4.11
SA 46/0 after 7 overs…
Sir Jack Daniels 30*
Amla 14*
We seem to be starting as fast as the Aussies did, except we ain’t losing wickets as fast as they did. 😉
Hopefully the wink removes any chance of that being a jinx. 😳
Hilfenhaus seems to be taking a bit of a hammering with his bowling figures.
And another. Gibbs is on fire.
@wpw (Comment 102) : LOL @ Sir Jack!
Gotta love the look on Punter’s face. 🙂
@klempie (Comment 107) :
Wish I could see that.
Damn. Gibbs miscues one to mid off.
Gibbs out for 38… 🙁
How we doing?
Have not watched a stitch of Cricket yet today…
Kallis dropped on a duck? 😯
Kallis smashes his second ball straight at square leg who gets both hands to it and it STILL goes for 4!
Neil in Marks place I see…no dif in my mind…
HH Gibbs c MEK Hussey b Hilfenhaus 38 (29b 8×4 0x6) SR: 131.03
🙁
Still a good innings.
58/1
Kallis klaps a four of the 2nd ball he faces. 😎 62/1
We looking good…Gibbs continuing exactly where he left off on Friday…
@Hmmm (Comment 111) : Doing ok so far…
Kallis whips a shortish ball off his thigh to square leg for another four. I think Arthur needs to reinform his players that there are such things as singles. 😆
LOL there goes another one!
@klempie (Comment 118) :
They are busy setting an example for the injured players. 🙄 😆
9.4 Hilfenhaus to Kallis, FOUR, dropped, Kallis gets a short one that sits up, and he pulls it straight to Shaun Marsh at short square leg, but Marsh is late to react, and it deflects off him to midwicket boundary
bwahahahahahahaa
Johnson 3 Overs 0 Mdns 25 Runs 0 Wkts 8.33 Econ.
Ouch!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 120) : Amla. Four. 😉
@Hmmm (Comment 116) :
Kallis and Amla continuing from where Gibbs left off today…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 117) :
It seems so…
Gibbs…looking as good as the Gibbs of old…
@Hmmm (Comment 125) :
Gone off the dop onto the grass. Now all the balls are nice and sllllooooooowwwwwww again so he has plenty of time to see them before moering them.
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 124) :
LoL
Kallis gone ! 👿
Kallis. Unnecessary. Time to calm down.
Ag no man why have they taken Johnson off? he took 9 wickets for them in that first test match.
Oh no. Kallis OUT!!! 👿
12.2 Hopes to Kallis, OUT
JH Kallis c Marsh b Hopes 13 (12b 3×4 0x6) SR: 108.33
Amla looking a bit slow with the bat this series…
And one of his strengths was his brisk batting…
Hope he gets that right else he will be the obvious choice to bow out on Smith’s return…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 126) :
LoL KSA…sol you blame the rehabilitation for his poor showing in the first lot of games…LoL
Kallis is also batting fast these days…whether he is scoring 13 or 60 odd he is getting his sr above 80%…
Maybe he is trying play himself into the T20 WC side….
Just to make you aware, Aus are 128 on the ODI Champs and SA on 122.
@klempie (Comment 136) : ❓
Amla FOUR
SA 84/2 after 13 overs 😎
OK the okes are still smashing it around. I think it’s time for consolidation. Perhaps they are just making sure they capitalise on the bowling PP.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 137) : The ICC ODI rankings boet.
@klempie (Comment 129) : Yeah…time to chill…
@Hmmm (Comment 133) :
Amla has to be keep everything together today…
Not too convincing in the first 3 games but he’s doing well today ( touch wood)…SR of around 80…
I hope they bring Albie in earlier today even if ahead of Neil and JP…so he can hit a 50….he deserves one…
He has gotten close in the 6/7 overs he is at the crease…but there just never seems to be enough runs left even though he gets almost all of them…
@klempie (Comment 139) : Regular boundaries…that’s good… 😎
Amla spanks Tait through the covers for four again. There is alot of S&M going on in this game.
South Africa RR 6.64
Last 5 ovs 36/2 RR 7.20
Required RR 3.61 😀
@Hmmm (Comment 142) :
Ahead of JP? I don’t think so…that’s too early…unless we need 40 of 20 balls…
That’s a 100 off the first 15. 6.7 rpo.
100 up for the Proteas!
South Africa: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (92 balls), Extras 4
Seems I got it wrong…seems as if Morne Morkel is in place of Boucher 😳
Required run rate 3.48.
Can’t we start playing a world team instead. Aussies not really up to the task at the moment.
If we clinch this series here….we have won the two last ODI series against Aus…
The last one in SA with the 432 match…and now this one…
@McLovin (Comment 152) : 😈
Amla’s pace picking up nicely and AB going along well…we looking very strong to take this one…
However it is cricket after all…you can never say never…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 146) :
Hey…he deserves a 50 more than anyone…and there is never even 50 to get when he comes in and usually at like 7-10 an over…
So yes…if these two get up to 140…then Albie should come in…he deserves a 50…
@Hmmm (Comment 155) : Never. 😛
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 141) :
He picked up a lot since I left that original comment on his sr…as long as he continues on this basis…we are looking good…and do not need someone to keep the side together…
If we lose another 2 wickets…yes then by all means…be the glue…
@McLovin (Comment 152) : haha 😆
@McLovin (Comment 157) :
LoL
Let us not be Ausies now!??!
They certainly seem to be listening to you guys, slowing down quite a bit in the last two overs.
@Hmmm (Comment 156) : He does deserve a 50 – but I don’t think he wants to invite that kinda pressure of having to “bat” instead of the usual “big-hitting”.
@Hmmm (Comment 158) : There’s always a need for GLUE…
So far so good…
Our bowlers must have done very well to limit the Aus to that score…
3 overs with no boundary now. must be a record for this match
Where would we be in the World Rankings should we take this series (or would we need to wait on the last game to see by how much we won it)?
It helps that Bracken is not around… 🙄
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 162) :
Well we are in a very good position…and I am sure this situation will be better for him…he might actually bat at less than 100% sr…that will be something…LoL
@Hmmm (Comment 165) : If we win 4-1 we go number 1.
@Hmmm (Comment 165) :
I have no idea.
http://content-gulf.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/page/211271.html
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 162) :
Oh and yes we do…but you need batters more…you can only win by making more runs than the other team…glue is only needed when you lost a few extra wickets…not the case today…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 166) : That’s why I was able to put my money where my mouth is.
Are these the only 5 bowlers and are all going to bowl ten each (if the game goes on that long)
Well that will be great if we are no1 in both Test and ODI…
We still have to win the test series in SA though…and if we win the ODI series in SA too then that will open somewhat of a gap…
Less than 100 required now… 😀
South Africa require another 97 runs with 8 wickets and 27.0 overs remaining
South Africa RR 5.47
Last 5 ovs 17/0 RR 3.40
Required RR 3.59
Amla slowing down as he approaches the 50.
just keep it ticking over boys.
Last boundary at 14.5 …almost 10 overs?
Amla – 50 off 70 balls…nice boy!
HM Amla: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4)
😎 😎
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 178) :
snap
Then we must beat The B & I Lions and be No1 in Cricket (Test plus ODI) and Rugby…
@Hmmm (Comment 181) : And then perhaps Bafana Bafana can win the Confederations Cup… 🙄
Good on you Amla…
Short from Hussey and spanked for 6 to take AB to get his 50 at exactly a run a ball.
27.5 DJ Hussey to de Villiers, SIX, oh thats crunched by AB, rocking back and flat-batting the short ball over midwicket for maximum, and whats more that is his half-century as well, fine knock
27.4 DJ Hussey to de Villiers, FOUR, swings with the turn and clips it over mid-on for four, top shot
AB de Villiers: 50 off 50 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6) 😎 😎
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 182) : 🙄
Required RR 2.65
Amla and AB should finish this off…..
An 8 wicket victory will look sooooo good….
@Hmmm (Comment 189) :
How many SA batsmen have batted through an entire ODI innings?
Who are the Stat hounds?
Good on you AB…
South Africa require another 48 runs with 8 wickets and 20.0 overs remaining
South Africa RR 5.83
Last 5 ovs 40/0 RR 8.00
Required RR 2.40
I think we can see where this is going…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 191) :
Sure that stat will be in cric info under SA teams batting stats…
I know Kirsten did it a few times and Hudson…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 182) :
Ok now we are very hopeful…but I will support them as if they have every chance….
@Hmmm (Comment 194) :
I think when Cullinan was batting when I was in my early twenties he ALMOST made it and he would have been the first I believe.
I can’t use those Cricinfo stats, they are to complicated for me 😳
@Hmmm (Comment 194) :
I think they call it “carried bat”
Cricket is weird…LoL
Current partnership 103 runs, 18.5 overs, RR: 5.46 (Amla 36, de Villiers 65)
😎 😎 😎
This is pitiful…
@Hmmm (Comment 197) :
That is correct.
the carried his bat bit not the cricket being weird bit. 🙂
South Africa require another 38 runs with 8 wickets and 18.3 overs 😯 😯 remaining
AB wants this game to be over ASAP… 😀
@klempie (Comment 199) :
HEY!!!!!!!! I’m sorry i just don’t like using their stats pages. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 196) :
LoL
If I have time just know or later today I’ll try find something for you…
Kirsten most def did it…when he was 3 short of the then ODI world record highest score…and just needed to hit a four from the last ball in the 1999 WC I think…and that was not his only time…
Kepler too had a 90 n.o from 150 balls or so and was knocked for it…so I doubt that that is the case…
32 runs left
Div on 71
Amla on 62
They have decided only one of them can get the century so it may as well be Div. 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 203) : Not you big boy. Australia is pitiful. 😆
@Hmmm (Comment 204) :
I could (am probably) be wrong.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 200) :
LoL
@klempie (Comment 206) :
Required RR 1.69
tight game… 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 209) : I can like for my avatar to be approved…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 210) :
I have approved your new avatar.
Why would you want a pic of some guy covering his face though? 😆
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 211) : never mind…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 210) : Riveting.
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 211) :
Speedy service.
Hope we crush these bastards when they come to play in SA later. 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 212) :
I think he is 😥
Ponting always seems so confused in post match interviews after a loss.
But as he ever just said they were beaten by a better team?
South Africa: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (209 balls), Extras 8
Tait and Johnson having a tough time with AB there….
@McLovin (Comment 218) : If he does, he never says it like he means it. 🙄
19 left to get.
77 AB
68 Amla
no centuries today then. 🙁
On my side Sharksworld is refreshing slowly?
Well slower than other sites open…
204/2 after 35 overs
I bet you Hmmm is not happy with AB and Amla’s strike rates… 😈
Seems like an 8 wicket victory is sooooooo on the cards…
15 overs remaining 19 runs needed.
there must be some good jokes forthcoming about Aus only actually having to use 4 bowlers when playing against us, as they only need to bowl 40 overs.
@Hmmm (Comment 223) :
close the other sites. 😉
And it seems we will get there before the 40th over….
That will be a nice and convincing victory…
35.2 Johnson to Amla, FOUR, not a half-volley but Amla punches on the rise past Ponting at mid-off
hehehe
@wpw (Comment 224) : Slowcoaches. As bad as Bouch and Mac.
@wpw (Comment 229) :
Was Ponting covering his face? 😛
South Africa require another 9 runs with 8 wickets and 14.0 overs remaining
Man I would give my left nut to see live images of Ponting right now.
@McLovin (Comment 218) : Yeah…he has learned to say those words…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 232) : Do you think we can win this one?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 233) : And a million to see Lance Armstrong… ❓ ❓ 😈
@wpw (Comment 224) :
I already spoke about Amla’s SR of late…
But today we are not required to bat at 100 SR each…when I spoke about it was when we needed better than a run a ball and batsman were batting in the low 70%….
BIIIIIG dif….but I did not expect your brain to work that out this early on a Monday now Wes…so no worries…
@Salmonoid (Comment 235) :
i dunno hey, the guys always seem to get rattled when we get to the last 10 overs or so………..
@klempie (Comment 230) :
Dude, if you want KSA Shark is k#k on your head then mention Boucher’s name.
Oops, did I just say ‘Mark Boucher’???
@Salmonoid (Comment 235) : 3 to win…this is as close as it gets… 😛
@Salmonoid (Comment 235) :
South Africa require another 4 runs with 8 wickets and 13.0 overs remaining
Oh wait we won’t get to the last 10 overs. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 233) : He’s not worth that IMO.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 233) :
Dude, bad visuals there man!!! 👿
@wpw (Comment 239) :
i’m just waiting for you to comapre this SR with Bouchers.
i’ll save you the trouble.
This SR is fine becasue it ain’t at the death and it ain’t needed to be higher. 🙂
2 more runs needed…
You guys think we can do it??? 😉
@wpw (Comment 243) :
Only Stormers fans would actually try and picture it. 😆
@Hmmm (Comment 237) : Was the required rate ever around a run a ball today?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 227) :
LoL KSA…
Cricinfo life scoring is one that I cannot…LoL
Both batsmen on 80 with 2 runs needed. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 244) :
We won this game becos Mark Boucher is not in the team!!! 😈 😆
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 247) :
NOPE!!!!!
AHAHAHAHAHA!!!! ODI and Test series winnersssss!!!!
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 247) :
Nope…that is why I said BIIIIG dif…
Sorry not getting where you going here…
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Take that sports lovers, and my brothers brother in law that was dissing SA in favour of Aussie over the Xmas holidays.
Oh, and happy Australia day to all Aussies, but even more so to all South Africans. 😈 😀 😆
PROTEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
AB Div takes a single.
PROTEAS WIN BY 8 WICKETS WITH 11.5 OVERS TO SPARE
@wpw (Comment 250) :
YOU said it. 😉
Fortunately if he was in the team he wouldn’t have needed to bat. 😉
What a convincing victory….8 wickets with A LOT of overs to spare…
@Hmmm (Comment 253) : Because you said something about Amla’s SR today…
Congratulations to the Proteas!
Time for all South Africans all over to celebrate!
Tsotsobe, Vaughn and Co to finish the Aussies off in the last game.
Woohoo!!!!
12 overs and a powerplay to spare. I can’t wait for Punter at the post match!
Amla carried his bat. 😎
AB’s average jumped to over 37 (37.28) and Amla’s is exactly 47…
Our batting is very strong…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 256) : @Hmmm (Comment 258) :
A thrashing of note… 71 balls to be exact… 😀
What a way to celebrate your national day. 😳
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 259) :
Yeh…about his SR of LATE…not today perse…and that was when he had less than 20…
Biased Aussie commentator going on about how they “threw away” their wickets.
When they get us out it’s always ” planning by Punter and the bowlers”.
He must just give credit to Botha and the bowlers.
If anyone needs any help with betting tips, I’m your man. I’ve got a 100% record. 😎
One year, a husband decided to buy his mother-in-law a cemetery plot as
a Christmas gift.
The next year, he didn’t buy her a gift.
When she asked him why, he replied, “Well, you still haven’t used the
gift I bought you last year!”
And that’s how the fight started…..
@Hmmm (Comment 266) : Oh- he wasn’t too pleased about his batting before this match as well…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 244) :
Amen to that KSA…SR seeds to be relevant to the game…
If someone bats at 80 SR and we need 110…he is losing the game for us…especially if he is the senior batsman…simple point…
Didnt some Aussie cricket player make some crappy comments about Johan Botha,s captaincy. Now who could that have been.
This are good. Happy Aus day! 😈
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 270) :
And hopefully this inn got him back on track…and when we need 6 an over he gets close and not 4 an over…
My wife walked into the den & asked “What’s on the TV?” I replied
“Dust”.
And that’s how the fight started…..
🙄
A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She is not
happy with what she sees and says to her husband, ‘I feel horrible; I
look old, fat and ugly. I really need you t o pay me a compliment.’
The husband replies, ‘Your eyesight’s damn near perfect.’
And that’s how the fight started…..
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 200 in about 3 seconds. I bought her a bathroom scale.
And that’s how the fight started…..
I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were alongside the road
and slowly the other driver got out of his car.
You know how sometimes you just get soooo stressed and little things
just seem funny?
Yeah, well I couldn’t believe it. He was a DWARF!!!
He stormed over to my car, look ed up at me, and shouted, ‘I AM NOT
HAPPY!!!’
So, I looked down at him and said, ‘Well, then which one are you?’
And that’s when the fight started…..
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my
order first. ‘I’ll have the strip steak, medium rare, please.’
He said, ‘Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?’
‘Nah, she can order for herself.’
And that’s when the fight started….
From cricinfo.com
Well then, South Africa are enjoying the moment. They have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead with one game to go. AB and Amla whoop it up and grab stumps for souvenirs. Hats off to South Africa. The Adelaide Oval cheers them on.
How about a quick recap? Ponting won the toss on a good batting deck and made first use. South Africa’s bowlers performed admirably in the stifling heat and struck back around Ponting’s fifty. The captain, Botha, was frugal with the ball and snapped up Hussey and Haddin. Australia were in desperate need of a rear-guard action, but it never came. Ntini and Steyn chipped away and Australia were bowled out in 48 overs.
After chasing down 270 in Sydney last week, 223 didn’t prove that hard for South Africa, particularly with a number of the batsmen in form. Gibbs had a bit of fun what with the fielding restrictions and all, and after he fell Kallis went. Amla and AB were unclustered and both played steady innings, later accelerating when victory was in sight.
“I’ve been really happy with my bowing in the last few games,” says Botha. “I am very proud of the guys. We’ve been brilliant. We would like to finish the tour with another win.”
AB is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 82 from 85 balls. He also kept wicket, remember. “Things just fell together,” he says. “Its been an unbelievable few months. Its all come true for us. A Test win and an ODI win. Its been hard work though.”
A wife says to her husband “I’ve lost 5 kilograms”
Her Husband reached around and patted her on the arse “I found it!”
And that’s when the fight started
Happy Aussie Day!
I see the Western Cape Government has come out in support of Look X and lambasted supporters.
With friends like these… 😈
From an Aussie penpal:
*Lungfi$h* sent 23/01/09 15:01:
u got lucky ….we plyed shit …it should be 3 -0
*Lungfi$h* sent 26/01/09 12:15:
whats funny is you celebrated like you won something significant .Our team is totally different to what it was.
*Lungfi$h* sent 26/01/09 12:16:
Injuries cost us …Clark,Clarke,Lee and Synmonds. Well beat u when it counts…
*Lungfi$h* sent 26/01/09 12:18:
we rested Johnson for the first 2 one dayers …that says it all.
Unbelievable. LOL
@Big Fish (Comment 282) : Is it something they can legally stamp out? Hope not.
@klempie (Comment 283) :
I knew they were gonna hide behind the ” new team” excuse. Truth be told – we’re also rebuilding…we’re just better at it…
@McLovin (Comment 273) :
You should say that to the Aussies…
In the past five home one-day series Australia have beaten only New Zealand and Bangladesh.
@klempie (Comment 284) : No. You can cheer/boo as much as you like.
@McLovin (Comment 287) : Big teams those, huh?
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 289) : Giants of the game. They play NZ next so should win a few.
@McLovin (Comment 288) : Good stuff. May it long continue. 😆
@klempie (Comment 283) :
Typical Aussies…never beaten…
They are a sorry bunch…
@klempie (Comment 283) :
Well beat u when it counts…
If it doesnt count on Australia day then it never will….siestog
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 285) :
Out players are player for player younger than them…so what’s their problem…
ICC rankings updated
Aus 126
SA 123
If ever there was a match that ‘counted’ it was today. They had to win to stay in the series. To regain some pride after losing the test series. It was on Australia day (whatever that means). And instead they got a hiding. They choked.
@Big Fish (Comment 282) : @Big Fish (Comment 282) :
Long may politicians get involved with sport…NOT.
Does this not show again the influence that the Watsons have within political structures.
@Salmonoid (Comment 293) : Indeed. 🙄
Where was the Western Cape government when Newlands Booed their once favourite son, Percy Montgommery on his return to Newlands in a Sharks jersey.
@Salmonoid (Comment 299) :
@Salmonoid (Comment 299) : Ha ha …
@Salmonoid (Comment 299) :
Guys, no politics please!!! 😉
@wpw (Comment 302) : 🙂
@wpw (Comment 302) :
OK, but Luke started it. 😀
@wpw (Comment 302) : Yeah, please don’t spoil this wonderful thread… 🙂
@klempie (Comment 295) :
So if we win teh last won we should either be tied or ahead of them?
@McLovin (Comment 287) :
So I take it they lost to India/SA and who was the third?
@Hmmm (Comment 306) : There are hardly ever any ties boet. It goes down to decimal so they just round it up or down. My understanding is will be equal on points but ahead on the fraction.
Five Germans in an Audi Quattro arrive at the Italian border.
The Italian Customs Officer stops them and tells them “It’sa illegala to putta 5 people in a Quattro.”
“Vot do you mean it’s illegal?” asks the German driver.
“Quattro meansa four!” replies the Italian official.
“Quattro is just ze name of ze automobile” the Germans says unbelievingly, “Look at ze damn papers: ze car is designed to karry 5 persons.”
“You canta pulla thata one on me-aa!” replies the Italian customs officer. “Quattro meansa four. You have five-a people ina your car and thereforea youarra breaking da law!”
The German driver replies angrily, “You idiot! Call your supervisor over. I vant to speak to someone viz more intelligence!”
“Sorry” responds the Italian officer, “He can’ta come. He’s a busy with da 2 guys in da Uno.”
Sorry for bringing up Look – not trying to be political – I just think that whoever is trying to help him is just making his life harder; just a funny story.
Anyway, I am so happy that the Proteas made me eat a massive slice of humble pie – I never imagined that they would violate the Oz mob like this. 😆
@Big Fish (Comment 310) :
Apology accepted…. just don’t do it again!!!
@Big Fish (Comment 310) :
He is trying to help himself, STILL not realising he has NO people or PR skills.
What is it with the Aussies and their schedules?
The last ODI is on Friday 30 Jan.
Did they not think that if the series went down to the wire then a Saturday match would be better attended. 👿
At least friday is part of my weekend so i will be able to watch MOST of the game.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 313) : I don’t understand why they couldn’t play at least 2 games this weekend. It’s even a long weekend for them not?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 313) :
Well I’ll have to “watch” it on cricinfo AGAIN
@McLovin (Comment 314) :
Actually they did…Friday and Monday…
@Hmmm (Comment 316) : 😳 😆 Oooh yes.
They should have played 3 then. 😈
im bored
@wpw (Comment 318) :
Go get something to eat. 😈
@Big Fish (Comment 319) :
I will have you know that I am getting into shape boy!!!
And by shape I do not mean ’round’ 😕
@wpw (Comment 320) : 😆
@wpw (Comment 320) :
pear shaped?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 322) :
grrrrrrr 👿
@McLovin (Comment 317) :
LoL
Then every player and his dog would have complained again…
What is this with only weekend games these days?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 322) :
LoL
@wpw (Comment 320) : I can’t do less than a 9:10. I’ve hit a wall. 😕
@wpw (Comment 323) :
Yip…wpw has gone pear shaped…
@klempie (Comment 326) :
what distance is that for the 09:10?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 328) : 1.7km 😳
@klempie (Comment 329) :
So that equates to 05:23,5 per km?
Here is my suggestion. take a few runs longer than that to build up leg strength and endurance, then after a few of those revert back down to the 1,7k and see your times TUMBLE.
You are not a big lad like me if i recall so the longer distance shouldn’t be an issue for your joints.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 330) : Are you trying to suggest I’m…puny?? 😮
@klempie (Comment 331) :
LoL
KSA is not a big lad either…just a bit broad…LoL
@klempie (Comment 331) :
hehehhehe.
Just science and experience talking.
Build up endurance and with that endurance will come strength. Once you have even a little of those, you can use them in a shorter period of time.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 333) : Facts are facts. It’s not bragging if it’s true. If you’re big you’re big.
@Hmmm (Comment 332) :
hehehhehehe
But I have run 3 sub 3 hour marathons
And a sub 9, 3k as well as a 80:08 21,1k. 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 335) : You’re mad.
@klempie (Comment 336) :
I used to race every Sunday when back in SA, 😎 then I came to this place. 👿
I weighed 76kgs when i ran comrades now I weigh 97. (but dropping)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 335) :
LoL
I don’t even think I can run 2 km
@klempie (Comment 336) : running is a blast mate.
@Hmmm (Comment 338) :
There is a Sharksworld running group starting you better start running. 😛
Right I am off to try and beat 9:10.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 337) :
97??? 😯
I better get cracking with my training program… 😳
@klempie (Comment 341) :
rather beat the 1,7 to start with.
@Big Fish (Comment 342) :
That is 1 to go to reach a 10kg drop since October. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 343) : Did you change your diet much?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 343) :
Well done!
EIGHT FIFTY-SEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNN!!!!
@McLovin (Comment 344) :
No change other than quantity really.
I used to eat a Cantonese dish of Spicy Beef, Sweet & Sour Chicken and Rice for lunch each day. Each would be about 2 serving spoons in size. (total 6)
Now i have that once a weel MAYBE.
Still eat the same dinner.
Oh and i DID change from coke to Diet Coke. BTW Diet and Spiced Gold tastes KAK. 😛
@klempie (Comment 346) :
EXCELLENT.
YOU SEE. Just talking about running further has already worked. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 347) : Have you tried coke zero?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 340) :
I aqm a LION…as long as we are not in the water the Sharks have no chance…
LOL
@klempie (Comment 346) :
Go you! 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 347) :
You are an inspiration and role model to me – first I will get fat, and then I will lose all the weight.
@Big Fish (Comment 352) : 😆 I’m halfway there, already did the ‘get fat’ part.
@McLovin (Comment 350) :
Ja it tastes KAK on it’s own, no need to add Spiced Gold. 😛
@Big Fish (Comment 352) :
Hehhehehehehe.
@McLovin (Comment 353) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 354) : Ginger ale? 😉
@McLovin (Comment 356) :
I LIKE Ginger All. My old man used to drink it with his 100 Pipers when I was growing up.
I used to steal his Ginger All all the time. Good stuff, can’t get it here though. 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 357) : And for those non-alchies among us…Stoney is the best!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 357) : Whiskey & ginger ale. 😎
Surprised you don’t get it. You should write to Schweppes or Canada Dry.
@klempie (Comment 358) : Haven’t had Stoney in over 10 years. 😥
@klempie (Comment 358) :
Strangely I can’t stand Gingerbeer.
Krest Ginger Ale is the best out there.
@McLovin (Comment 359) : Dude you’ve seriously gotta change your pic. 😕
@KSA Shark © (Comment 361) : I like that too. Canada Dry sucks though.
@klempie (Comment 362) : Why? 😉
@McLovin (Comment 359) :
No I have tried Whiskey Once and won’t bother again. can’t stand the stuff.
Straight Ginger Ale for me thanks.
I am a sweet toothed guy, Southern Comfort, Spiced Gold, bacardi, Captain Morgan, sort of stuff.
@McLovin (Comment 360) : WTH? Why?
@klempie (Comment 362) :
On THAT note. YOUR pic is preventing my daughter (7 year old) from watching my screen over my shoulder. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 364) : I dunno. Maybe I have deep rooted transvestite issues that I haven’t dealt with yet. 😳
@klempie (Comment 362) :
Clearly you are not a Bull…who do you support?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 367) : Well, the Blue Bulls advertising does border on R rated sometimes…
@Hmmm (Comment 369) : Born and bred Natal boy bru. Kif eh? 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 367) :
LoL
@KSA Shark © (Comment 365) : I loooooove a good single malt. No ginger ale needed. Only ice.
Bacardi is good also. And vodka.
@klempie (Comment 370) :
😆
@klempie (Comment 368) : Transvestite is very different from the oke in my pic. So you definitely have issues. 😉 😆
@klempie (Comment 371) :
Ahhhh..here I though I have a fellow LIONS man…
But Sharks are ok-ish 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 365) : Not brandy?
@Hmmm (Comment 376) : Well I live in Midrand if that helps. 😕
@McLovin (Comment 377) :
Nooit, I am aggresive enough already, thanks. 🙂
I could sit and sniff Gin all day long though, but don’t ask me to drink it. 🙁
Grapefruit schnapps and Sambuca are my favourite shooters.
@McLovin (Comment 375) :
Nope…you are a woman dressed as a man… LOL
@McLovin (Comment 375) : Dude only chicks should be wearing stuff that tight. In my book that okes a cross dresser. 😕
@klempie (Comment 378) :
A lil…so if the LIONS play the Bulls I expect you to wear red… 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 379) : Gin & Tonic – another of my favourites. 😎
Maybe I drink too much? 😳
Speaking of which, I caught a minute of The Coconuts between channel flicks and the brought out the old “coming out of the closet” gag on Percival Montgomery. 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 379) : Can’t get too close to sambuca myself. Can’t keep that stuff down. 🙄
@Hmmm (Comment 382) : I’m for the Sharks and anyone playing the Bulls. They are the Aussie cricket team of SA rugby….if that made any sense. 😕
Okes it’s 6:10pm. Why are we still at work?
@klempie (Comment 387) : It’s only 4:10pm where I am. 😥
@McLovin (Comment 388) : Are you in Pomland?? 😯
@klempie (Comment 389) : I are.
@McLovin (Comment 390) : What the hell did you do wrong to get sent to that post?? 😯 You tried to hit on the Admiral with that getup, didn’t you? 😕
@McLovin (Comment 385) :
I used to love the old making the Sambuca go milky trick before drinking it.
@klempie (Comment 387) :
6:10pm??? 19:10 pm for me. I have been at home since 16:00 my time.
@klempie (Comment 391) : Admiral 😆 😆
Fortunately I have never been a member of any of the armed forces. 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 393) : I am trying to leave but I transferring some info to my gmail account and it’s taking forever.
@McLovin (Comment 394) : How old are you exactly? 😐
@KSA Shark © (Comment 392) : I live a sheltered life. How do you make sambuca go milky?
@klempie (Comment 386) :
Good enough…
@klempie (Comment 396) : 34
You take the Sambuca and spread it around the inner rim of the glass.
You then light the film on the inner rim.
As it is burning you put your hand over the glass making sure it fits perfectly onto the palm of your hand.
Turn it upside down QUICKLY so that the sambuca is between your hand and the flame.
As the flame burns in the sealed glass it eventually dies as the oxygen is burnt up.
Now because the oxygen is depleted the glass would have drawn a vacuum and sucked onto your hand.
You can now shake the glass rather vigourously without holding it the vacuum should be sufficient to secure it to your hand.
The CO2 created from the flame will then mix with the Sambuca and make it go very opaque/milky.
Then you drink it.
@McLovin (Comment 399) : I thought they canned compulsory service in 94? You would have been….-10…carry the one…19. Were you playing hookie on the Nats? 😉
@McLovin (Comment 399) :
Nah????????????? I picture you as older than me.
I am 39.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 400) : And that, my friends, was the first experiment KSA conducted in high school chemistry. 😀
@klempie (Comment 403) :
Hehehehehhehe
It certainly does remind me of the “CO2 makes clear lime water milky” experiment (Kalkwater is lime water right? )
But No I only did that for the 1st time after I finished the army.
I work with chemistry almost daily in my job though, so am reasonably glad paid attention at school.
Right people. I’m on my way home to my non-existent wife! I love her. Her cooking’s crap…but she doesn’t nag. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 400) : 😎
@klempie (Comment 401) : Not sure when compulsory army stopped. Was a year or two after I left school. They never called. I never went.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 402) : I have an old soul. Very old…. 🙂
@McLovin (Comment 407) :
I was all set to go back to school for 6months as a post matric to enable me to go to SA champs for Athletics in ’87 after receiving my call up papers for July ’87.
Only to see my old man dash my hopes and write to the Army asking them to let me go in Feb ’87. 👿 so as not to waste 6 months of my life.
Only for the July ’87 intake to be the first intake to only do 18 months NS and in effect finish the army the same time as me.
So in hindsight i could done the post matric AND finished army the same time. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 402) :
LoL
So do you look good for your age or does he look bad…LoL
@klempie (Comment 401) :
Nope…it was more like ’91 or at the latest ’92…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 409) :
LoL
Sure you loved your old man for that…
@Hmmm (Comment 412) :
Damn right. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 409) : SA champs for Athletics in ‘87 – Running?
@Hmmm (Comment 412) :
And Army wrecked my running. before I could show my talents i fell off a bike and heavily gashed my toe. Didn’t recover for more than 4 months by when the athletics season was over. by the time the next season came around i was in the middle of nowhere.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 409) : I am sooooo grateful not to have had to go to the army.
Had to do ‘kadette’ at school. Hated it. Also we had a compulsory kadetkamp around std 8/9. What a waste of my time. 👿 Didn’t see the point then, and still don’t.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 413) :
LoL
Racheltjie – I also thought you were older, but I’m not sure why
@KSA Shark © (Comment 415) :
LoL
So you never even made it onto the tartan (did they have tartan back then?)
@robdylan (Comment 418) : I’m a spring chicken.
@robdylan (Comment 418) :
He looks bad for his age…must be all that leather….LoL
@McLovin (Comment 414) :
3000 Steeplechase and Racewalking (10km or 20km).
The Athletics season was stupid in that you would start qualifying at the end of the year and the champs would be in March April the next year
@McLovin (Comment 420) :
In lethers…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 422) :
By that time everyone’s times are dif…LOL
@Hmmm (Comment 419) :
i did plenty of tartan running,
Worst track for me was Sasolburg. Very WIDE corners with short straights.
Nicest track was Pilditch in the vaal.
Bloemstadium was also not bad.
We even had tartan at Heckroodt park in Kroonstad.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 422) : Racewalking. 😯 I’m with your dad on this one. Better you went to the army. 😉 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 425) :
Oh ok…so the tracks were topclass…
Did you run (walk) at Herman Immelman?
I are going home. Might check in later. Adios. 🙂
@Hmmm (Comment 424) :
I know that was my issue, I was under 16 at the start of Matric but had to run U/17 as SA’s only had U/17 for Steeplechase and Walking.
In ’87 i would have been u/17 and that little bit more competitive with my main opposition “bennie hearn” still being around but u/19 by then.
But no use crying over spilt milk. “As is verbrande hout” 😥
@McLovin (Comment 426) :
LoL
Would have been great seeing KSA’s short legs wiggling down the track… LoL
@Hmmm (Comment 427) :
No.
Only tartan i ran on was
Dbn
Bethlehem (new track VERY soft tartan, hell on the calves)
Pilditch
Bloem
Sasol
Kroonstad
Welkom
@KSA Shark © (Comment 429) :
Ja jinne and years and years ago…LoL
@McLovin (Comment 426) : 😆
@McLovin (Comment 428) : Cheers speak later.
@Hmmm (Comment 430) : They ain’t that short at all. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 431) :
H and I was a great track and later when they built Boksburg stadium that was also a good track…
Some fast times were run there…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 433) :
LoL
I am sure I can remember Rob commenting one day that you were short…
@McLovin (Comment 428) :
Cheers Mclovin….
@Hmmm (Comment 432) :
Kette and I were talking about an old friend I met on FB after many years the other night and i said i had finishes school 13 years ago. Only to realise that it was TWENTY 3 years ago. 😯
@Hmmm (Comment 435) :
I am not overweight, I am undertall. 🙂
I am 1,78m = 5′ 10″
LoL
Oh ok….so you as short as Andre Petoors…
But not to worry…I am that height too…
I even though I am not particularly large (not a six pack but yeh)…I still weight 91 !?!??!
A mystery…I always need to get on a scale before anyone believes my weight…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 438) :
You look like you have lekker ronde wange there on you pick…LoL
O jinne…I hit the 4 grand…
The first 1 and 2 grand came so quickly…(in a S14 season if not mistaken)…
3rd was so and so…but the 4th took months and months and months…LoL
Cheers guys….
Off home…might pop in later but I doubt it….
@Hmmm (Comment 440) :
I DO. 😆
I am working on those though. 😆 that was 9/10 kgs ago.
Not much difference yet,
@Hmmm (Comment 443) :
Cheers speak tomorrow.
@Hmmm (Comment 441) :
I see you have pulled ahead of Blackshark again. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 446) :
Was I behind him…glad I never saw that…I might have gone ballistic…LoL
@KSA Shark © (Comment 444) :
Well at least you are working on it…a lot more than I could say….LoL
@Hmmm (Comment 447) : 😆
Some news on Symonds…
Symonds to face hearing over McCullum comment
Cricinfo staff
January 27, 2009
Andrew Symonds has been no stranger to controversy over the past six months © Getty Images
Andrew Symonds will learn of his fate at a code of behaviour hearing in Melbourne on Thursday after being reported by Cricket Australia for his comments about the New Zealand player Brendon McCullum. Symonds could face a fine or suspension over a radio interview in which he called the New Zealand player Brendon McCullum “a lump of s…”.
“Given the importance of the tribunal hearing, it would be inappropriate to comment on the issue now a report has been made,” Michael Brown, the acting chief executive of Cricket Australia, said on Tuesday. “Once the outcome of this hearing is finalised, Cricket Australia will be in a better position to assess issues relating to Andrew Symonds.”
The controversial radio interview is the latest in a long line of off-field dramas involving Symonds. In the past six months alone he was axed from the national squad in Darwin for going on a fishing trip, undertook a rehabilitation programme, and then became involved in a bar-room incident after his Test comeback in Brisbane.
Symonds is currently preparing for his Sheffield Shield comeback on Friday after having knee surgery earlier this month. His Queensland coach Trevor Barsby said the state squad would offer him whatever support was required but that ultimately it was up to Symonds to understand the consequences of his behaviour.
“He is a big boy so he must realise that he has to take control of his own destiny,” Barsby said in the Courier-Mail. “He has the full support of current and former players – and a direct line to some counsellors – but at the end of the day the buck stops with him.
“We can help him as much as possible but we can’t babysit him. Roy needs to choose to do something about things and take ownership. He is a grown man and he’s got to be aware of the consequences of his actions.”
Symonds apologised for the McCullum comments and said he was trying to go along with the light-hearted nature of Roy and HG’s radio show. He won the support of his former Queensland captain Jimmy Maher, who said the media reaction to the radio interview was over the top.
“I just think we are getting a bit precious aren’t we? You’d swear he’d murdered someone the way some people are carrying on,” Maher told the Australian. “It’s not that big a deal. He came out and apologised. anyway, it was a light-hearted radio gig. Roy and HG say those sort of things all the time, that’s the flavour of the show, it’s a bit of carry-on and he hasn’t meant anything by it.”
The Beeld (Christo Buchner) goes further to say that he commented on Hayden’s cooking and Hayden’s wife. When asked what he thought of Hayden’s cooking he answered “When I eat it, I just look at his wife and that helps to stomach the food” and the Beeld goes on to day the exact words on McCullum was “He is a piece of sh.., sorry, a pile of dun” (‘n bol keoimis)
So I donno who is leaving words out or who is adding words in…
@Hmmm (Comment 452) : There’s an audio of the actual interview…14 minutes long…so you can check it out and judge for yourself…
@Hmmm (Comment 452) :
Go to: @blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 84) : for the link to listen to the interview. 😉
@Hmmm (Comment 452) : dude
You really are a nutcase aren’t you???
How many comments have you made on this site in the last week?? 😯
@wpw (Comment 455) :
If making comments on the site makes you a nutter then i am the chief in charge of the nutters.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 454) : Thanks, I was lazy…
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 453) :
I can…but cannot care to…
You can tell me who is playing with the words…LoL
@wpw (Comment 455) :
I donno…but I know it is much less than KSA/ROBD/McLovin….
So I don’t even make it into the medals of the nutcases….
Why the interest though…
@wpw (Comment 455) :
All I know it is much less than the first two weeks I was on the site…I was no one commenter for 1 week or two…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 456) :
Ja but you don’t have conversations with YOURSELF like Hmmm does!!!
@wpw (Comment 461) :
Actuallyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I tend to sometimes catch myself doing just that. Talking to myself. 😳
@wpw (Comment 461) :
But he is not as interesting to talk to as I am…
Well as long as I don’t answer myself…I am theoretically sane….
@KSA Shark © (Comment 454) :
So what is the true story…or are you going to force me to listen to the interview???
@KSA Shark © (Comment 462) :
So you are interesting after all!??! 😛
@Hmmm (Comment 464) :
yes it is true.
here is a transcrips followed by a timeline of Symmonds kak.
below is a transcript of Andrew Symonds’ controversial radio interview with Roy and HG.
Roy: We’re all ears Andrew.
Symonds: I’ve got two ears, you blokes have got four. Have you got anything?
HG: Can I just go out on a limb here and say that this about McCullum being a
New Zealander in my view? I just can’t stand it. I just can’t … haven’t we got
enough people in Australia? The shaky isles, the land of the long white cloud. I’ve
never seen eye to eye with, and I don’t see why our, and I’m going to use a harsh
word here Andrew Symonds. I don’t see why our cricket, our one day of the year,
on this very weekend, when we support everything that’s great about Australia,
that it’s polluted by having a New Zealander involved.
Symonds: I think that’s what, mate. I think that’s exactly what people want us
to do. I think that’s what the hierarchy want us to do, to blame it on New Zealand.
Roy: Well I would blame McCullum in a sense that he could have said no
because I’m not Australian and we would have thought the world of him.
Symonds: Can I just finish there? Excuse me, I don’t want to butt in. But they
try to use him as the out, coz he’s a Kiwi yep? We love to hate them.
But he is the subject. He is the lump of sh*t, sorry, the lump of cow dirt that um,
that people are thinking of.
Now, we get away from that and the actual topic is about playing cricket and
getting yourself into a final.
Now, as I said to you earlier, if you get yourselves to that position, you haven’t
brought anyone in, personally, I don’t know what you two think, but you don’t
change a winning team.
HG: You don’t. You’re absolutely right.
Symonds: Correct. I’ve got nothing … it doesn’t matter about McCullum. It
doesn’t matter who… Mate, he could have been Irish. He still would have got it. It’s
not his fault. He’s doing his job and he’ll try to earn his wage. But what’s happened
here is I believe an injustice has…
OK, I said Daniel Smith is his opposite number and he might miss out. But
mate, they said Daniel Smith, this morning, would play but mate, at the end of the
day, boys, some one’s going to miss out.
HG: That’s right.
Roy: Of course. Australia is going to miss out.
Symonds: The follow up boys, on this interview, it’d be good to interview that
person that missed out.
HG: What a lovely idea.
Symonds: What would be interesting to see is how (attentative), or how free
speaking that person is on what they think on it.
Because you’re not, you’re not going to get a diplomatic … well you’re going to get
the diplomatic answer.
Roy: Of course you’re going to get the diplomatic answer. He’s going to say
something like: hopefully I’ll be good enough to get picked next year.
Symonds: Exactly. And you boys are the men to ask these questions.
HG: Thanks very much Andrew. Now two questions that I’ve always wanted to
ask you, and you can speak freely on these. Matthew Hayden’s cooking. Now it
gets a lot of raps but do you think it deserves the big raps?
Symonds: Um … I’ll tell you from actual personal experience. His cooking … I’ve
never been to his place and had a bad, I’ve never been to his place and had a good
place and had a good feed. I’ve always had an exceptional feed.
So um, mind you I have had the odd side glance at his wife which helps the meal
go down, you know, amply.
But he’s never served me a bad meal is my answer to your question.
HG: Very good. Now the other one is..
Symonds: What he’s also good at and doesn’t like doing … he’s got the big, flash
coffee machine.
So we have a barbie and a few beers, relaxing. And just before you’re about to
leave or go to bed and what have you, he likes to come out with the: Does anyone
like a beer or a cup of tea or like a coffee?
So you get him out of his hammock, or big chair, and he hates it. Loves it but
hates it.
Roy: He’s got one of those stupid big bloody espresso machines has he? It’s not
just a spoonful of instant and a bit of hot water?
Symonds: Let me tell you mate, Matthew Hayden has got no poor gear. He’s got
the good stuff.
HG: Very good. Now the cricket ads this year, finally, the cricket ads. Look, we’re
disturbed that Ricky Ponting’s Valvoline ad that has the ghost of John Laws
appearing in it may win cricket ad of the year. I know you’ve done some terrific
ones but I just worry..
Symonds: (inaudible)
HG: I love the one where you shoulder charge the bloke in the frock running
down the street. I love the backyard cricket ones. But I’m just worried about the
Valvoline ad, on the Allan Border night, may be awarded ad of the year.
Does that worry you too?
Symonds: Well there’s a category. There’s a category that possibly you blokes
could appear in.
Cricket ads and ads to do with athletes I think the less they speak the better they
are.
HG: Very good.
Roy: Very good.
HG: It’s a very telling comment Andrew. And on that note, can we thank you for
being part of the Life today and I wish you all the best for the Australia Day
weekend in 2009. Thanks very much Andrew Symonds.
Symonds: Thank you very much. Sorry to hold you up. Thanks boys.
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Symonds timeline:
2002: A depressed and disenchanted Symonds contacts Brisbane Broncos coach
Wayne Bennett and talks about walking away from cricket and re-inventing
himself as a rugby league player.
2005: Almost has his contract torn up during the 2005 Ashes Tour after arriving
at the ground drunk for a one-dayer against Bangladesh in Cardiff.
2006: Has to be restrained by teammate Michael Clarke during an altercation
with a South African rugby player in a Cape Town nightclub.
2007: Slapped in the face by a nightclub patron during the 2007 World Cup in the
Caribbean.
JANUARY, 2008: Symonds feels he is hung out to dry by Cricket Australia when
Harbhajan escapes with a slap on the wrist for allegedly calling him a monkey
during an explosive SCG Test.
MAY/APRIL, 2008: Symonds and Michael Clarke have a furious exchange in a
bar after Clarke sees the allrounder drinking and tells him to go to bed. Symonds
is also fined for being late to training in Barbados, blaming it on a faulty wake-up
call.
AUGUST, 2008: Suspended by Cricket Australia on the recommendation of his
teammates after going fishing instead of attending a team meeting during
Bangladesh series.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008: Apologises to teammates and insists his “irresponsible”
days are behind him.
SEPTEMBER 21: Left behind as his Australian teammates leave for a four-
Test tour of India.
OCTOBER 13, 2008: Fails to attend Queensland recovery session.
NOVEMBER 9, 2008: Declares rift with Australian cricket vice-captain Michael
Clarke is over and he is mentally fit to wear the baggy green again.
NOVEMBER 17, 2008: Admits he has a problem with excessive drinking.
NOVEMBER 23, 2008: Altercation with a fan who tries to photograph him at the
Normandy Hotel in Brisbane.
JANUARY 23, 2009: Labels New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum a “lump
of s—” on radio and admits to taking a “side glance” at Matt Hayden’s wife as “it
helps the meal go down amply well”.
Didnt see the game yesterday but saw the highlights last night. It was a brilliant effort by the guys but hell it was even better for having the “real” Herschelle Gibbs back.
Anybody know which SA rugby player Symonds tried to tackle?
Woulda been worth watching.
Christo Buchner
Perth – Meet the Ponting Pushovers. That is what Ricky Ponting’s Australian cricket side were tagged on Tuesday by the West Australian newspaper after South Africa ruined Australia’s national day on Monday by putting them to the sword in Adelaide.
Not only did the Proteas win the fourth one-day international convincingly by eight wickets, they also ensured victory in the series of five games.
“Australia Day disaster as tourists coast to victory,” was the headline in the report where the team was named Ponting’s Pushovers.
One of the newcomers in the squad, Michael Hussey, said it was very disappointing.
“We saw it this morning and it will motivate us for the last game at the Waca on Friday,” he said.
“Australian cricket is not used to being treated like that and such cutting remarks really do not go down well.”
Hussey was also not impressed by statements from the South African camp that they enjoyed thrashing the Aussies on their national day.
“You reap what you sow and we will have the opportunity of gaining revenge in South Africa for what they have said here,” said Hussey.
“They are in command, but we will have a chance of getting our own back.”
Hussey admitted it was disappointing to be beaten so convincingly on Australia’s national day.
“We have to win back the respect of Australian supporters,” he said.
“It’s a matter of pride to keep our position as the top-ranked team in world cricket and that is why we will fight at the Waca to ensure South Africa don’t take it away.”
Hussey admitted the Aussie batsmen would be relieved at not having to face up to Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini.
“They, and in particular Steyn, were outstanding in the series and it will be nice to know we don’t have to face them,” he said.
The Adelaide Advertiser was also highly critical of the Australian side and described Monday’s hiding as “Our Worst”.
@wpw (Comment 469) : 🙄 Mike Hussey- What? They are planning to beat us on South Africa Day?
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 470) :
Ja, that’s if Mike Hussey makes the squad for the return series.
😈
@blckshrk – PROTEAS (Comment 470) :
😆
Lets do a quick round up and post him a box of tissues.
@Big Fish (Comment 472) : Yeah…with a South African Calendar…