The Final ODI between Australia and South Africa has no significance for the series. There is however the little matter of the world # 1 spot.
The Big Picture
The similarities between this match and the Sydney Test are striking. Both turned into dead rubbers after South Africa claimed the series early and both provided opportunities for South Africa to claim the No. 1 ranking. Australia hope the parallels continue and they take a consolation win and hold onto top spot, as they did at the SCG. South Africa will rest some key players but neither team wants to give their opponent any extra confidence ahead of the return Test and one-day series in South Africa, which begins in a month.
South Africa’s victory at Adelaide Oval on Australia Day gave them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-game contest. It was not the outcome that most observers expected from a one-day side that entered the series as the underdogs, led by the inexperienced captain Johan Botha. Now they can jump Australia on the ICC rankings with another triumph in Perth. That task will be harder without their strike bowlers Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini, while Australia have added strength to their line-up after what Ricky Ponting described as their worst performance of the summer on Monday.
ODI form guide
Australia – LLWLW
South Africa – WWLWW
Team news
Australia have regained Michael Clarke, who was resting due to a thumb injury, and Nathan Bracken after his minor calf problem. It adds significant strength to both the batting and bowling departments, with Cameron White and Shaun Tait making way. Ricky Ponting insisted that Tait’s absence was not due to injury – he spent time off the field in the fourth ODI – but was simply a matter of managing his workload. It means they will need to rely on getting ten overs from the part-time spin of David Hussey and Michael Clarke.
Australia 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 David Warner, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Michael Hussey, 6 David Hussey, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 James Hopes, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Ben Hilfenhaus.
Steyn and Ntini are being rested at the tail-end of a tiring tour on which they have helped bowl South Africa to success in the Test and ODI formats. It means that the two left-arm fast men Wayne Parnell and Lonwabo Tsotsobe will make their one-day international debuts after appearing in one of the Twenty20 internationals. Jacques Kallis will also take a break, provided the batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld proves his fitness after suffering a sprained ankle.
South Africa (likely) 1 Herschelle Gibbs, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 AB de Villiers (wk), 4 JP Duminy, 5 Neil McKenzie, 6 Vaughn van Jaarsveld, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Johan Botha (capt), 10 Wayne Parnell, 11 Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Watch out for …
Shaun Marsh entered the series under a form cloud but goes into the final game as the leading run scorer from either team with 213 at 53.25. His opening partner David Warner has captured the headlines but it is Marsh who has been more consistent in giving Australia a solid start. His technically correct, unfussy strokeplay has been welcome in an order where cross-bat slogs have been a little too frequent. It is also Marsh’s first international appearance at his home ground at the WACA, where he has spent the past few seasons making his name at domestic level.
In the space of three weeks, Johan Botha has transformed from a captain who was struggling to control his Twenty20 side to a man who has led admirably in the 50-over format. Not only has he juggled his bowlers and placed his fields well, he has also led by example. Only Steyn and Ntini have taken more wickets in the series than Botha’s seven at 21.42. He has been easily South Africa’s most economical bowler and his variations in pace and flight have contributed to Australia’s middle-order problems.
Pitch & conditions
Once famous for its pace and bounce, the WACA has lost its spice for international matches in recent years and a flatter surface was exploited by South Africa on the final day of the Test in December. While much of southern Australia is suffering through a major heatwave with temperatures around 42 degrees, Perth has escaped the extreme weather and a top of 30 is forecast for Friday.
Stats and trivia
- *The WACA is another venue where South Africa have had the better of Australia, winning two of the three ODIs between the teams.
- *Australia’s recent record in Perth is not so bad though; only once in the past decade have they been beaten in a WACA one-day international.
- *No batsman has scored a century so far this series. The best was AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 82 in Adelaide.
Quotes
“For us it’s about playing the best cricket we possibly can and hope the opposition feels we’re the best team in the world, but wherever we’re ranked, in my opinion, is irrelevant.”
Michael Clarke
“We are looking long-term. We have to rest players, we are committed to that.”
Vinnie Barnes, South Africa’s bowling coach
Tweet
I see some of the guys might be suffering from the ” one foot on the plane” syndrome…
Let’s hope the hungry youngsters will give it all they have – to try and cement their places in the squad.
Protttteeeeeeaaassss!
South Africa 71/2 (17.4 ov)
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
South Africa RR 4.05
Last 5 ovs 17/1 RR 3.40
HM Amla not out 40
HH Gibbs c Hopes b Hilfenhaus 7
ND McKenzie c Haddin b Hopes 10
AB de Villiers not out 5
How the hell did I not see this thread???
Shyte, I’ll have to delete mine then… 🙄
To bat JP Duminy, VB van Jaarsveld, JA Morkel, M Morkel, J Botha, LL Tsotsobe, WD Parnell
So… where is everybody??? 😕
@wpw (Comment 4) : 😆
Howzit boet??? Hope you remembered your lunch today… 😈
@wpw (Comment 7) :
I did…
Half-century for Amla…clearly he has both of his feet at the Oval…
HM Amla (rhb) 50 off 68 ball
4 (4’s) & 1 (6)
Well done !
100 up for The Proteas…
South Africa 102/2 (23.4 ov)
Amla and AB trying to pick up the RR… 😎
Gotta love these guys at cricinfo:
‘Ponting has a word about the recession with Johnson before he goes back to his mark.’
Morning Proteasworld. 😎
South Africa 124/2 (27.3 ov)
South Africa RR 4.51
Last 5 ovs 32/0 RR 6.40
@wpw (Comment 11) :
Saw that – classic! 🙂
@klempie (Comment 12) : Morning klemp’star!
Remember everyone, I’ve got 100 big ones on the Proteas today. Bit nervous about our bowling. 😕
South Africa 142/2 (30.0 ov)
Looking good for 250…and if these keep going at this rate we will go well beyond that…
@klempie (Comment 15) :
Let’s hope the lefties will catch them off guard… 😛 (I’m a lefty)
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 17) : I here lefties are supposed to be cleverer than most… 😕
@klempie (Comment 18) : hear 😳
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Easy run out duffed up by Aussie! 😆
Abraham Benjamin gets a 50. 😎
@klempie (Comment 18) :
Obama is a ‘lefty’ 🙄
Go Proteas!
Go Hashim!
South Africa 166/2 (35.0 ov)
Spinners pulling it back for Australia…
@klempie (Comment 19) : You’re right-handed…aren’t you?
@klempie (Comment 21) :
Abraham Benjamin Barack… 😛
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 25) : I am…and yet I still seem to be able to back the right horse in spite of my handicap.
Current partnership 111 runs, 22.0 overs, RR: 5.04 (Amla 50, de Villiers 55)
NOT NEAR FAST ENOUGH FOR HMMM’s LIKING!!! 😈
4 from AB. 😎
AB gone. 👿
AB gone… 🙁
DAMMIT
😆 Anyone just see the SS ad with Nicholas interviewing Punter with sheep bleating in the background?
Amla’s 85 is now the highest score of the series. No centuries have been made yet.
Who has scored the fastest ODI century for SA?
lol..
Gilly is on and talks about Gibbs as an option for fastest 100. Says his score in the 438 game must be a candidate. Then goes on to say that he thought “we had set a “reasonable” total of 434 that day.” 😆
@klempie (Comment 35) : Answer is Bouch off 44 balls.
Take that all you Boucher haters.
@klempie (Comment 35) :
Lazy!!!
Cricinfo says it Boucher…
@klempie (Comment 37) : That was in 2006 – we loved him then…
Damnit! 👿 Amla edges one to the keeper on 97.
So Amla is OUT. WHAT THE HELL!!!
Is Rob online or something?? 👿
Amla goes for 97 – bummer 😐
Just over 9 overs for JP and Albie…
We might still post a good score here…
@wpw (Comment 41) : Only logical conclusion.
South Africa have now opted for their batting Powerplay.
South Africa have now opted for their batting Powerplay.
Good move… 200 up
PP has been taken and strangely Punter has chosen not to bowl Bracken for three of the five. Stupid.
@wpw (Comment 45) : You must be a lefty… 😛
Albie slaps Johnson over backward point for 4.
Albie gone. That’s big. Gonna be difficult to get to 270 now.
Morkel OUT 👿
Albie gone 👿
@klempie (Comment 50) : Hey…never fear when Vaughn is around… 🙂
Japes flicks one down leg for four. Pure class.
Oh goodie. Vaughn Van Jaarsveld is the next batsman. 😐
Vaughn facing now.
HOHOHOHOHOHOHOOOOOOOO!!!! Japes BUNTS Johnson straight over his head for 6.
Duminy SIX
5 wides down the leg side. Ta Mitch!
Japes lap sweeps the extra ball down leg for four.
BIG over from Johnson….niiice!
20 off the over. LMAO
Johnson to Duminy, FOUR, brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Johnson veers straight and JP gets across his stumps to paddle that into the gap at fine leg for four more
Duminy is ON FIRE!!! 😈
JP “times” one over long mid wicket for 6.
Duminy SIX 😆
Bracken to Duminy, SIX, holy smokes he’s spanked the pants off that one! Bracken holds back the length and has to crane his neck to look after the ball as it sail away flat over midwicket, spanking shot that
😯
JAYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Jiminy Cricket is not in a jolly mood today…
JP has 42 off 29 so far…
Vaughn going at a SR of 100 😎
go lovechild!!!
Hilfenhaus giving Vaughn some chin music.
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 71) : OUT!
What’s the score? Are they doing as well as i did in my 1st 3km this morning? 😀
Lovechild gone…he was probably hungry… 😥
@KSA Shark © (Comment 74) :
South Africa 256/6 (46.5 ov)
Tell us all about your run… 🙄
53 runs off the PP. 😎
Hilfenhaus to van Jaarsveld, OUT, good catch gets rid of van Jaarsveld, who chips down he track and collects the slower delivery on the full but mistimes it in the air over mid-on, spooning it to long-on, David Hussey covers a lot of ground and takes a neat catch on the run just in front of the boundary
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 76) :
okay now that you asked.
But wait.
JP Duminy goes to 50 with a SIX!!!!!!!!!
And today is my “sunday” so i am at home watching this live. 😎
Japes “mistimes” one over long off for another 6. Muted 50 celebration. This kid is amazing.
Bracken to Duminy, SIX, too wide and in the zone and JP carts that over extra cover for half a dozen, raising what has been an excellent and entertaining half-century, what a tour this kid has had
“Bother” slap sweeps his first ball over his shoulder for 4 to fine leg.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 79) :
Okay back to my 1st 3km. 13:38. 😎 4:32/km 😎
Second 3k after the bike was a bit slower. 😳 16:54 🙁 5:38/km. 🙁
SA 271/6 😈
277/6 One over to come.
This is the Duminy we know and love…
what do they need?
Botha reverse sweeps Bracken for FOUR!!!!!!!!!!! 😯
HAHAHAHAAH!!! Botha reverse sweeps Bracken over the infield for four!! ROFL!!!
@Hmmm (Comment 87) :
Is his strike rate acceptable to your standards??? 😈
@robdylan (Comment 88) :
As much as possible, 😛 we are batting first.
@robdylan (Comment 88) : 😕
Man of the series is going to be a dif one…
AB has been awesome with the bat….
Duminy has had 2 great inn and bowled reasonably well…
Botha has been awesome with the ball…
Alie has won 2 matches for us singlehandedly almost…
I think it will go to Ablie though…
@robdylan (Comment 88) :
We batting first bruh!!! 🙄
Last ball coming up. Can we reach 290??? 😕
288/7
50 overs
If Aus reach the total it will be the biggest run chase ever at the WACA. 😎
Target is 289. I’m feeling 65% confident.
SA 288/6
Not too shabby after losing Gibbs and Mac in quick succession.
288 Fine!
Okay I am going to attack the couch sideways, i think it may be pinned down for a while.
@wpw (Comment 91) :
Anything above 80 is acceptable…well except if we need more than a run a ball to win…
AB’s was low though…and he was going well till he got 50!??!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 101) :
Great total.
It must be remembered that we have 2 inexperienced bowlers though – our batting is definitely the strong point today.
This is going to be a tough score to defend!??!
We especially with two dabut bowlers…
Summary of the First innings:
So then, South Africa have piled up 6 for 288. A fantastic effort. There were two handy innings from Amla and de Villiers, and then this gem from Duminy, who has extended his love affair with Australia into the last game of this tour. South Africa chose to bat and they will be pleased with this effort. Australia’s bowlers struggled at the death, served up some full tosses and wide deliveries, and Duminy and Botha cashed in. South Africa scored 92 in the last ten overs.
@Hmmm (Comment 94) :
Oh and I forgot Amla in there…he scored the most runs of the SA batsman…
Although AB has the highest average of the series thus far….(dep on if Marsh or Poting score real big of cozz in their inn)
@Hmmm (Comment 105) :
What is a ‘dabut’ bowler?? 😀
288 – we can’t complain – can we?
The betting was never gonna be a problem anyway- the real challenge is coming up…
Morkel on the other hand has a 52.50 ave and a sr of 184.21 for the seriers…
Warner has a 101.35 SR but he only has a 25 ave….
Next best SR is Ponting – has a 50.50 ave and a 90.58 SR (half that of Morkels)
@wpw (Comment 108) : Left- handed bowler
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 111) : 😈 😈
So would Obama be a ‘dabut’ bowler if he decided to take up cricket??? 🙄
WPW…
Debut…I am sure you know what I meant…but if not I’ll take more time to explain stuff to you…
Someone playing for the first time at a certain level…
Myself think the Aussies wont get to 220. They struggle all summer with their batting and batting first all summer. Graet effort by our batters, now time for the newbie quickies to wurg the kak outta them with line & length and cool heads. Botha & JP will do the rest in the middle with the slow bowling. That pitch look pretty much SA like.
Any of you seen that ad with the oke and his chick at dinner and he says it’s just the two of us tonight. Then there’s a sneeze that interrupts him and an apology. Then shot goes wider to reveal S14 players and Waylon taps him on the back. “Carry on bru” LOL
Breaking news. Stuart Clark will not make SA tour. That’s big.
@klempie (Comment 115) :
Seen it… freakin hilarious.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 84) : Well done. We’re proud of you. 😉
How the hell did Mac land an IPL contract? I love the guy, but come on! 🙄
@klempie (Comment 119) :
I cannot see anyone but Ablie getting Man of Series award after looking at the stats…
Closest to him was Botha and AB…but still a bit off..
TSOTSOBE!! Wicket in his first over.
@klempie (Comment 122) : 😎 😎
CHEERS MARSH
Tsotsobe!!!
Ponting. Gone. I should’ve put more money down. :p
Tsotsobe to Ponting, OUT, edged and well taken by de Villiers! Tsotsobe gets another, and a good one to get too, banging in a short-pitched delivery which Ponting top-edges back over de Villiers head, but he keeps his eyes locked on the swirler and pouches it as he falls onto his knees.
Cool 😎
Let’s get another one boys!!!
Wicket maiden for the “dabut” bowler… 😛
Yeeesss! Morne!!!
Clarke bowled Morkel for a duck.
Big SIX by Warner 🙄
Keep it up boykies
Parnell gets his fingers to the ball after Hussey plays the ball straight back at the opposite stumps. Warner goes! LMAO
Warner run out !
We are actually bowling well….
But Warner and Hussey can still take the game away….
Parnell to MEK Hussey, OUT, another one, and the young debutant makes his presence felt immediately! Parnell overpitches, Hussey bunts it back dead straight, the ball flicks Parnell’s fingers on the way down and deflects onto the stumps with Warner out of his crease
DA Warner run out 22 (58m 29b 1×4 1×6) SR: 75.86
@Hmmm (Comment 135) :
Hussaey & hussey at the crease at the moment
4/57
BOYKIES!!!!
Lopsy is bowling well…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 137) :
I just saw that…
And they can still take it away as well…
I don’t know if any of them can do it like Albie does…
@klempie (Comment 126) : I did! 😆 And it’s looking good so far. Just wish I’d put a few more quid down
We need to get one of the Hussey’s out now. Mike should have been given a couple of overs ago. Don’t think Ian Gould gives LBW’s! 😛
I knew Tjotsie will got them. Nice work. Good the crowd run into silense.
Myself still have nightmares about that WC semi.
Kry vir julle. 😎
Changing the subject:
Verdasco has just taken the first set against Nadal 😯
If either Federer or Nadal win the tournament I win bucks so could do with Nadal coming through today!!
Cmon manne 2 more wickets
Anything under 9 is still vedry gettable especially if these two stay in…
We need a wicket…
Australia RR 4.01
Last 5 ovs 26/0 RR 5.20
Required RR 7.72
Yeah…we need to get a Hussey out!
Hussey squared are picking up the pace…
We need at least 1 wicket…
2 would be ideal
Much better over by Morkel….
JP Duminy gets the ball. Oh boy, more of these spinners who run through their overs in seven seconds. I’ve had it. Fingers will fall off this over.
😛
@PJLD (Comment 149) : 6 would be perfect… 😛
@Villie (Comment 141) : I know. Nevermnind. I was being cautious with out inexperienced attack. I get R150 back on top of the R100 I put in.
@klempie (Comment 153) : our *
Lovechild gets a Hussey.
@klempie (Comment 155) : Yeah…g’bye Dave!
Duminy to DJ Hussey, OUT, tossed up outside off stump and David cannot keep the drive down, instead hitting it straight to the captain who takes a simple catch at short cover
DJ Hussey c Botha b Duminy 32 (51b 1×4 0x6) SR: 62.74
GO JP!!!
Yes…1 Hussey down…
JAYPERS!!!!
8.41 per over required looks good from our side…but with Mic H there it is still very getable…
Have they taken the power play as yet???
@PJLD (Comment 159) :
Who is that in your avatar…De Villiers or Steyn..
I think since it is you PJLD it is JdV…but not sure…
8.96 required…
Creaping up but not quick enough…
Hussey there and 2 new bowlers to bowl at the death…still toooo close for comfort….
Oh Hussey is picking upo the pace….we need to take a wicket….
Maybe change in bowler will help with that….
Just as I said it…
Come on Morne!??!
@Hmmm (Comment 161) : Jean
34.4 M Morkel to MEK Hussey, no run, miscues the cut shot, cramped up and under-edging into the ground
34.3 M Morkel to MEK Hussey, no run, 141ks, another steepler outside off stump, taken high by AB
34.2 M Morkel to MEK Hussey, no run, sits up again and this time he rides the bounce and dabs it to point
34.1 M Morkel to MEK Hussey, no run, what a gem to start off with, pitching on a length and drawing Hussey forward, then the ball rips off the the deck and beats the outer edge
4 dot balls…there we go Morne…
Australia RR 4.10
Last 5 ovs 17/0 RR 3.40
Required RR 10.02
Botha squeezing the air out of the Aussies right now…
@Hmmm (Comment 163) : Dude you are the most paranoid cricket watcher I’ve ever met. 10 an over needed off the last 14 with 5 wickets down and you are still nervous. 🙄
@PJLD (Comment 165) :
Thought so…but had to confirm 😀
@klempie (Comment 153) : Me too. I only put my dosh on when we scored 288 so before the Aussie run chase. Surprisingly we were still fairly good odds.
Hussey is looking too good. We need to get him and soon. Pity Botha couldn’t hold on to that catch!
@Villie (Comment 170) : How much did you put down and on what odds?
Batting Powerplay taken. Next 5 overs will determine the outcome!
The batting Powerplay has been taken. One last block of five overs. Three men outside the circle.
Let’s see what they are planning to do…I can sense wickets…
@klempie (Comment 168) :
Dude we needed more and still won…
But then again Albie did bat at over 200 SR…
But Hussey is also a very good batsman…and I donno if he can get his SR up that high…but there is always that chance…
Only 4 off the first PP over. Good bowling Jo!
@Hmmm (Comment 175) : This game is in the bag….along with 150 bucks for me. 😎
@klempie (Comment 168) :
The first over of the power play went well though…
The power play made me nervous…
If we can restrict them in the next 4 overs to under 10 then we should take it…
@klempie (Comment 172) : I use Betfair so its in decimal odds.
Put down £20 at 2.4 so I get back £28 plus my stake.
Aussies are now running inplay at 15.0 which is 14/1. I backed them for £2 at these odds so now I can’t lose. If aussies win, I am all square, if SA win, I get £26
@klempie (Comment 177) :
And by the way…I am not nervous…just not overly confident that it is our game already…
Hussey GONE!! Tsotsobe!!!
Oi!!! Tsotsobe running into some fireworks there…
Huss gone. Tsotsie lets a slower one go through. Bowled. 😎
@klempie (Comment 183) : Yeeesss!!!
@klempie (Comment 176) :
And then the first 3 balls in the next goes for 12….
Good night nurse.
@klempie (Comment 183) :
Ok now it surely is ours!??!
@Villie (Comment 179) : You must teach me some more of these skills. This is only the second game I’m betting on.
Yep..should be over now. Aussies are 20/1 inplay. But as I speak Haddin carts a 6
@klempie (Comment 183) : Lol @ Tsotsie… 😆
Lopsy’ last over….17 runs and a wicket… 🙄
@Villie (Comment 189) : The Aussies still have Hopes… 😆
@Hmmm (Comment 187) : I dunno bru. You tell us. You’re the one with all the reservations. 😆
@Hmmm (Comment 191) :
Sorry…make that 19 and a wicket…..
@Hmmm (Comment 191) : The wicket of Hussey is worth those 17 runs and more…
@klempie (Comment 188) : No worries Klempie. Happy to do. I’m an experienced punter on Betfair…been betting for about 4 years now. However I stick to small bets.
What I try and do is lock in my bets so I win either way. For instance, back someone at high odds and then lay them at lower odds to lock in a profit whoever wins!
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 192) : 😆 😆
@klempie (Comment 193) :
Well after that last over the Req RR dropped under 10!!!!
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 190) : That one is gonna stick. 😉
Oh Botha is soooo spiteful…bringing in the debutants to bowl in the Power play… 🙄
Poor Lopsy…he had such good figres…
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 195) :
Agreed…
Parnell did ok for a PP over…
Come-on Albie….keep it down!??!
90 runs – 54 balls
10 for Albie’s over…that is too much…
Come-on Albie….
only 25 more comments to go
Make that 24…
Over 10 an over required with the field out and 4 wickets in hand. Not gonna happen.
82 runs – 48 balls
@robdylan (Comment 204) : What are you doing here? 🙄
Hmmm….the chances of SA losing have just skyrocketed.
twenty and three
I want to rack up the 100 000th comment on Sharksworld
Before?
What re we going for?
Parnell doing well…RR Req 10.26
I’ll do it
They are score at 4.98
This is a very bad site.
Within a week its made me want to start running/jogging and now is appealing to my gambling side. 😈
What to do?????
@robdylan (Comment 210) : Oh…I see…hope you make it… 😛
Glory glory Man United
@Salmonoid (Comment 216) : Terrible
71 runs – 42 balls remaining
How many now?
@klempie (Comment 208) :
LoL
@McLovin (Comment 220) : Too close… seriously… 😐
Ok thy have cracked 5 an over
They will lose a wicket ❗
Botha Clean bowls Hopes.
218/7
11 from Parnell’s last over…
And that is that for the power play if not mistaken…
And he’s gone!!!! Wooohoo!!!
Botha!!!
Hopes gone. 😈
Botha bowls 2 dots and get Hopses on the 3rd ❗ ❗
@KSA Shark © (Comment 226) : 😎
@PJLD (Comment 225) :
They HAVE. 😆
Botha to Hopes, OUT, of all things, Hopes has missed a low full toss! Botha serves it up and gets it to dip and Hopes plays all over it as he goes for a flick to the on side
Good pressure by Botha and a wicket
@KSA Shark © (Comment 232) : 😎
@Salmonoid (Comment 216) : donate money to us
Good night and thank you for coming
In walks Johnson …. soon it will be Out walks Johnson
Req RR is 10.92…
This morning i really didnt think these okes would do it. 😳
Ok so whjat is the comment count ❓
@Salmonoid (Comment 216) :
Hehehhehehehe
Ok…no tennis fans around here…but there’s a thriller match going on right now…
Men’s 2nd semi-final : Rafael Nadal vs Fernando Verdasco.
Current score 6-7 6-4 5-4
69 runs – 36 balls remaining
@Salmonoid (Comment 216) : You’re welcome to lay the blame squarely on me. 😎
Botha has really upped his game this series….
Go Ferrera!
@Salmonoid (Comment 216) :
Gambling is addictive and you SOON lose track of how much money you have lost. Much easier to just sign a stop order to pay x amount to us each month, that way you can keep track of your “losses”
65 from 35… eish…let’s just keep getting wickets…
11.14 required
Half the job done. We’re now the no.1 ODI team on the planet. And soon will be the best test team also. 😎
Req RR 11.5 for 6 overs…
Parnell throwing in full tosses
So who got 100 k
@PJLD (Comment 247) : Wayne? 😉
@Hmmm (Comment 246) : Yeah- I wasn’t a big fan but he’s done really well…
@klempie (Comment 229) : I believe I’m the 100000th post. Read it in weep fellas. 😎
Parnell should not lose it now…
Keep it tight…
@PJLD (Comment 241) :
20 odd over 100,000. 😎
Just a day or two before our birthday. 😎 😎 😎
@McLovin (Comment 255) : Thats him
Morkel and v Jaarsveld slide to catch a high ball and collide. 😯 👿
Morkel is down
@KSA Shark © (Comment 259) : Thats not bad going hey 😀
@McLovin (Comment 251) : We will lose it in the next 2 weeks as Aus aren’t worse than NZ.
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 256) :
Yeh the best bowler of the series if not mistaken…
lemme go fiddle around with the database to find out who it was
@robdylan (Comment 265) : Must be me!! DO I win the £100 000? 😆 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 261) :
Which one????
@robdylan (Comment 265) : be me be me be me
@klempie (Comment 263) : Wanna bet? 😉
@PJLD (Comment 254) :
let me have a look see.
@klempie (Comment 257) :
Comment # 100,000 is not the 100,000th comment, there is a small discrepency from test comments being deleted before the site was launched as well as having to delete the odd political comment when people can’t learn to look at our rules. 😉 No names mentioned here klempie. 😉
61 runs – 30 balls remaining
@robdylan (Comment 265) : Always trying to rain on my parade. 🙁
Req RR 12.2 for last 5…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 270) : Prrrrrt offside! KSA is being technical
Haddin trying his best… 😐
@KSA Shark © (Comment 270) : I smell a rigged competition. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 270) :
Oh I am the least Pol person around and a comment of mine has been removed as well!??!?!?!!?!
@PJLD (Comment 274) : Red card trigger happy.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 270) :
Okay Rob is the official and HE is having a look see. 😉
52 runs – 24 balls remaining
Great spell Botha… 38/1 from 10…and he bowled in the PP…
Congratulations Blackshark!
Thats OUT!!
@klempie (Comment 263) :
Is Aus playing NZ between the two SA series???
Tsotsobe fields a ball off his own bowling and then after trying the run out thinks HOLD on a sec. This might be a catch. And appealls.
Umpires refer to the 3rd umpire and he is given OUT.
Everyone thinks that it’s a bump ball and then Tsostie thinks, “Hang on a sec. Howzat one ump?”
“Well son, it’s out!”
Well done Tsotsie!!!
@robdylan (Comment 282) : You are [email protected] me!
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 228) : that was the one!
@robdylan (Comment 282) :
Comment # 228.
@robdylan (Comment 282) : Damnit!! 👿
Tsotsobe to Johnson, OUT, clever bowling, fires in a yorker on leg stump, Johnson closes the face early and the ball pops back to Tsotsobe, who collects it and then feigns a throw back to Johnson, suddenly from backward point Gibbs appeals and gets Tsotsobe interested, it is referred, and yes indeed Johnson scooped a clean catch back to the bowler
@Hmmm (Comment 284) : I think they are playing them next week… 😕
@Hmmm (Comment 284) : First game is on Sunday boetie.
Bowl them out just to rub it in…
FJELN!!!!!!
@PJLD (Comment 288) : afraid not
Ok… so just to explain the way wordpress works… every comment is assigned an ID… but that ID is not always a completely accurate gauge of what number the comment actually was. As KSA says, any comments that need to be deleted will lead to the number being out of synch.
@robdylan (Comment 282) : @robdylan (Comment 289) :
At least it was a happy comment 😛
& Oubaas- I won’t take that essay about deleted comments 😈
@PJLD (Comment 296) : are you going to delete *both* of your user accounts?
😈
49 runs – 18 balls remaining
@Hmmm (Comment 295) : You make it sound like the game is in the bag…
Ball is hit back to Parnell and he turn and rolls the ball at the stumps, with the batsmen 3m out of his crease and Parnell misses from 2m out.
Tsotsobe takes a catch and Haddin is out for 63.
5 for Tsotsie !
Hope we bowl them out…. again. 😎
Cheers Haddin
@PJLD (Comment 296) :
please don’t forget to make your JustRugby picks on the way out. 😛
@klempie (Comment 301) : 😆 😆 😆
All over now Tjotsie getting Johnson and Parnell now Haddin. Well done rookies.
@McLovin (Comment 300) : is that what they need, or what we need?
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 303) :
No you can’t say that, that 5th one was a catch not off his bowling. 😉
246/9
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 303) : Ah…he just took the catch…these guys at Radio 2000 get too excited sometimes… 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 299) : Aaaah shurrup 😀
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 303) : That wicket was Parnell’s. Tsotsie took the catch, 😛
Tsosobe my MOTM IF he get’s the 5th wicket.
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 307) : 😉
ALL OUT!!! 249- woohoo!
Number 1 baby!!!
That’s it! Number 1 team in the world…for two days anyway. 😛
Dale Steyn takes the catch on the boundary off Botha’s bowling and SA win the SERIES 4 – 1 😎
@robdylan (Comment 309) : They
40 needed from the last over.
Ok ek is klaar geloop
4-1 😎 That surely counts as a hiding of note. In their own backyard.
@McLovin (Comment 320) :
They need a few wickets to be able to bat that over.
M Morkel to Bracken, OUT, all over and we have a new number one in one-day international cricket! Bracken pulls a high full toss out to the substitute Steyn at wide long-on and South Africa win 4-1
Priceless!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 323) :
@PJLD (Comment 321) :
Hehehhehehehehe
Hash gets MoM. 😎
Amla awarded Man of the match. 😎
Albie Morkel man of the Series
Albie, rather predictably gets MoS. 😎
Die Hasie broers het nie genoeg backing gehad nie en Tjotsie was net te goed vir daai bubblegum kou Aussies!
We are numberONE! Nice Sal ‘n KWVtjie vanaand op hulle moet vat! 😀
We are NUMBER 1
Not sure who the Aussie is speaking at the moment but he is as BROAAAAAD as a barndoor.
Pouting being interviewed
Punter loses his 3rd home ODI series in a row. 😎
@PaarlBok (Comment 331) : Nice one
I voted on the poll before I realised there was a “both of course” option 👿
Rankings updated.
1. South Africa 125
2. Australia 125
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 293) :
@klempie (Comment 294) :
Well that can only count in our fav…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 336) : you must have been a nightmare in exams – read the questions/options through COMPLETELY – before you start answering !!! 🙄 😕 😆
@Hmmm (Comment 338) : Why? Aus are bad but not THAT bad. 😉
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 339) :
Hehehhehehehe
Good thing we rubbed it in with the newcomers…let the Aussies come with their excuses about rebuilding the team… 🙄
@klempie (Comment 337) :
Well let us hope NZ beat the Aussies too…
LoL
Oh…that tennis match I was talking about…
Nadal vs Verdasco…the score is now…
6-7 6-4 7-6 6-6
The 4th set also needing a tie-breaker…
I’m definitely watching the replay of this match…
AWESOME game by the Proteas.
And the players who made their ‘dabuts’ made us proud!!!
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 342) : Yeh! LMAO.
@wpw (Comment 345) : lol
@klempie (Comment 340) :
Players being tired…playing more than ours…
I guess this means the end of Proteasworld until the end of next month… 😥
Enjoy it guys…I’m outta here…
Will watch the Domestic T20 later ( Dolphins vs Lions) if the rain doesn’t come back…
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 344) :
So Verdasco has to win the tie-breaker to stay in….
Let’s hope he does…5 set moster game at this stage will count if RF’s fav…
@klempie (Comment 349) :
No worries… SHARKSworld time is almost here!!!
@Hmmm (Comment 348) : Maybe.
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 350) : Enjoy. 😎
@Hmmm (Comment 351) : he has.
@Hmmm (Comment 351) :
He won it 7-1…going all the way to the last set…I have a feeling it’s gonna be a very long one…
I’m really out now…peace! Catch up later…
TENNISworld???
What next?? If Pokkel has his way: FISHINGworld… 😳
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 350) :
The Highveld LIONS and as bad as their rugby brother!??! They better win something…
@blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 356) : njoy da wknd
@Hmmm (Comment 358) : I’ll be the first to put my hand and say the Dolphins are kak. I don’t follow domestic anyway though, least of all Hit-and-Giggle.
@McLovin (Comment 355) : @blckshrk – Go Serena! (Comment 356) :
That is very good news…
Those games take a lot out of a player…(whoever wins)
And could only count in RF fav to win his 14 GS…
Imagine how bad it was when there was no tie breaker…
Those guys had to be fit…
I am sure they eventually gave up a point or two just to get on….LoL
@klempie (Comment 360) :
I like Pro20…
It is fun and a lot of runs always makes games fun…
And not as bad as the Highveld LIONS…how the heck to you still end last (MTN Domestic – List A) when you have the best batsman of the season/series in your team (V van Jaarsveld)…
Then you should at least win a few games
@Hmmm (Comment 363) : howcome you aint registered on justrugby yet?
@robdylan (Comment 364) :
Hi All
Sorry if it was discussed…but where the hell is Ruan Fourie going???? 🙁
@Ice (you can leave your hat on!) (Comment 365) : what do you mean? I haven’t heard anything
@robdylan (Comment 366) :
Rob – on his FB he says its his last day with the Sharks!!! 🙁 🙁
@Ice (you can leave your hat on!) (Comment 367) : I’ll try find out