South Africa were 332/2 after six overs of the fourth day of the third test match against England in Cape Town on Wednesday.
The home side thus lead by 350 runs, with Graeme Smith on 176 and Jacques Kallis on 26.
86th over: Smith completely misses one from Onions as he tries to pull a not-short-enough ball from outside off stump. Big shout at the end of the over for caught behind, but it’s declined. Seems like it brushed Smith’s pad.
85th over: Onions overpitches and Kallis drives him past mid-on for four. It’s ominous stuff for England. It’s 332/2.
83rd over: Smith stands up and cuts Anderson past point for the first boundary of the day. A sweeper goes out to the boundary, thus Smith’s cover drive off the next delivery gets cut off. But then he gets another four through third man…rather streaky shot if truth be told.
82nd over: Onions will bowl from the Wynberg End. Just one off the over for Smith, it’s 315/2.
81st over: The pattern of the match suggests there should be a wicket or two in this over, but Kallis nudges the first ball from Anderson into the on side for one. Then Smith takes one to mid on off the second deliver. Kallis is well beaten by the fifth ball, but sees out the over without any trauma.
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And Prince almost mangs again!
Nice comeback by our bowlers!!
Now if only Prince can score a few… 🙄
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 1) :
watte!!! 👿
He needs to move back to the middle order. 😐
I wonder if the Mafia (Smiff, Bouch and Kallis) will allow it!!
@wpw (Comment 3) :
I am in CT again at the end of the month…pity there’s no rugby….still need to experience Newlands.. 🙁
That’s more like it. 🙂
Well done to the Capetonians for having Newlands sold out on a working week day. 🙂 You put Durbanites to shame I’m sad to say. 🙁
Ash hammers Anderson over midwicket for 4. 🙂
SA 17 without loss 😐
Prince 11*
Fatboy 6*
@wpw (Comment 8) : Biff isn’t fat anymore. Both he and Jakes are looking pretty trim in my opinion.
@klempie (Comment 7) : @wpw (Comment 8) :
Are you two working??
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 10) : Yup. I’ve got the cricket streaming over the network from a DStv feed in Windows Media Player. One of the many benefits of being a professional geek.
@klempie (Comment 11) :
YOU said it!! 😈
@klempie (Comment 9) :
Biff still has ‘man boobs’ but I agree, they have both lost weight. 😕
@wpw (Comment 13) :
Are you ignroing me, by any chance?? 👿
Ash goes lbw to Swann. 🙁
And a wasted referral
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 16) : I think he probably felt he got bat to it at the same time as the pad.
@klempie (Comment 6) :
Theres nothing else to do in Cape Town, so watching the barmy army is seen as royal entertainment. 😈
@Salmonoid (Comment 18) :
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 4) :
Ive pulled a few strings for you and arranged a few games at Newlands for the end of January.
On the 23rd you can watch the Stormers take on the Western Force.
On the 26th you can watch the Western Force take on the Sharks and on
On the 29th you can watch the Stormers take on the Sharks.
You will notice that I arranged for the Shrks to also be in Cape Town, all for your viewing pleasure.
Now I just hope that the dates are suiteable for you.
@Salmonoid (Comment 20) : You da man!!
@klempie (Comment 21) :
Anything to keep da Ice Queen happy.
Lunch – SA 56/1 with a 74 run lead.
I’m off for a bite.
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 14) :
Nope, not at all…. 😉
@klempie (Comment 23) :
Did someone say lunch?? 😎
@Salmonoid (Comment 20) :
😆
23rd I’ll miss – might make the 26th – will miss 29th.. 😉
@wpw (Comment 25) :
I am STARVING!!! 😕
Sammy – any news with that “connexion” of yours on the Sticker? 😆
@wpw (Comment 25) : Half a cracker bread and some lettuce for you?
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 26) :
Those games are genuinely going to happen, pre-season friendlies so if you are in CT it will be a chance to experience Newlands.
@Salmonoid (Comment 29) :
You serious?
Have work commitments though – but maybe can get the whole bunch to rather go to Newlands thn Panama Jacks!! 😀
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 27) :
No, not yet, I think she is still on the road, or she is shelving me for another decade or 2.
@Salmonoid (Comment 20) : And on 28 I`ve got Jeremy and the boys from Top Gear in Grand West. Busy end of the month coming up hehehe
@Original Pierre (Comment 28) :
Jou blerrie fool!!! 😈
@Original Pierre (Comment 32) :
WOW! Did you see the Vietnam episode? That was so funny!
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 30) :
If I’m not mistaken Charlie will more than likely attend one of those games. I might also tag along!! 🙂
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 30) : Panama Jacks aint all that!
@wpw (Comment 33) :
@wpw (Comment 35) :
I did not even know about them.. 😳
you mean “roll” along? 😈
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 36) :
is it sheitty?
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 34) : Jip, those guys crack me up.
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 30) :
Well I didnt arrange the games but they are really going to take place – kick off on the 26th is at 19.00.
Newlands is as good a place to fulfill work commitments as any.
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 39) : Only play, haven’t been but its popular.
@Salmonoid (Comment 41) :
Is there a pub?? 😆
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 42) :
Me neither – just heard we going there today
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 43) : Funny that you ask….yes there is
Later…gonna hunt for food somewhere..
@Original Pierre (Comment 32) :
That should be fun, but give Clarkson a biff around his ears and hold his head in the bog and tell him not to diss Dylan.
There are pubs, sadly all beers to be drunk in the pubs only, so no beer in the stands.
@Salmonoid (Comment 47) : Are there still no beer allowed on Newlands? I could`ve sworn I saw people with beers sometime late in the season?
Regarding Clarkson, I don`t think I`ll be making any trouble, he is rather tall. Or maybe Hammond just makes him look tall . . .
I was at Newlands twice last year and both times it was booze in the pubs only.
Clarkson is big, but rather not assault your guests.
@Salmonoid (Comment 49) : We were ” hit by crime” at newlands last year. Might have some difficulty convincing my girl to go with this time round.
Latest from Newlands:
SA 91/1
We have a 2nd innings lead of 109 at the moment!!! 😐
Make that 111/1 😎
Smith 51*
Amla 38*
@Original Pierre (Comment 50) :
Not nice, Ive never had a problem.
Swann to Smith, no run, swept, and this time it’s been given! But Smith has called for the final review. It pitches in line, hits the pad low, but incredibly it is slipping over the top! This is going to be overturned. That’s a big moment
It seems the ‘cricket gods’ are wiff us!!! 😎
@Salmonoid (Comment 53) : Yeah well lets hope it was a once off. Can`t wait for it to start end of Jan though!!!!
@Original Pierre (Comment 28) : Komaan. Dis ‘n nuwe jaar. Gooi maar ‘n wortels vir Pensie ook in.
My. We are truly kicking arse here.
Effectively 162 for 1. 🙂
@klempie (Comment 56) : ‘n paar 😳
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 34) : Enjoyed that. What a beautiful country. Intend to get my bike license one day and do the same. 😎
150 up. 😎
New year, but same old Klempie
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@Original Pierre (Comment 50) : Hopefully Clarkson gets hit by some this year.
@wpw (Comment 54) : Or Hawk-eye was massively inaccurate. Didn’t see that delivery. Would like to.
@klempie (Comment 61) : i don’t think that Top Gear is famous for its political correctness
Boys takin those 1’s & 2’s…I like this!
Afternoon…
😥 @blackshark (Comment 65) :
Hey dude!!!
Happy New Year and all that jazz.
(I’ve been sending you emails but no reply)
@blackshark (Comment 65) : Indeed.
@rekinek (Comment 64) : There is a difference between shunning political correctness and downright stupidity. Not one of Clarkson’s brighter moments that.
Tea – 165/1
Biff is on 65 and Hash on 73 😎
@klempie (Comment 68) :
What wasnt one of his brighter moments?
@Salmonoid (Comment 49) : Beer is allowed on the stands at Newlands.Fact ❗
STILL not allowing links to stuff like that.
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@Salmonoid (Comment 71) : he wrote an article about the safety in SA, how the crime issue is exaggerated and he was walking with his Nikon wherever and nothing happened.
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 72) :
Then Im obviously going to the wrong pubs, because there is a disinterested security guard checking for anyone trying to leave with a drink. How do you manage to take a beer to your seat?
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 72) :
😕 😯
@klempie (Comment 73) : What a load of crap Rob. How is that remotely political?
Sammy just google “jeremy clarkson johannesburg softies” and open the first result.
@Salmonoid (Comment 75) :
Try getting a spot in the media box.. 😉
All of a sudden Swann looks decidely unpenetrative. Methinks this has actually been the case the whole series.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!
@klempie (Comment 77) : while you’re there, you can google “politics site”. I’ll be surprised if a link to Sharksworld comes up. Ruggaworld probably will.
Biff spanks Anderson for consecutive fours. 😎
@klempie (Comment 73) : @rekinek (Comment 74) : If thats the article about Joburg I dont get the issue. I have just reread it – it isn’t PC thats for sure but if thats how he experienced Joburg whats the issue.
Did he pick up flak for the article?
@robdylan (Comment 81) : We were talking about Top Gear and Original Pierre said he was affected by crime. All I’ve done is draw a link between the two topics and now I’m the bad guy? Give it a rest.
150 partnership. 😎
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 78) : I thought that that would be the best option.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) : indeed happy – you’re still alive
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) : yaay!
@Salmonoid (Comment 83) : i think he did.
must say it didn’t feel a nice read for me, butthen again Clarkson is not very subtleand perhaps a good step in de-demonising jozzi.
@Salmonoid (Comment 75) : Dude they even have draught machines on the stands now.Or at least just outside the stands, you gotta at least walk a few steps for them.
If Smiff carries on batting like this I will have to switch on more often.
Guess who is going to throw PJLD’s name around Newlands when they try and stop me taking a beer to my seat.
@Salmonoid (Comment 83) : He did. As you can see, the comments page for that article has been removed.
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 90) : are you sure you went to stands after these pub visits. maybe you only thought you went
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 78) : They don’t serve draught in the media box, thats why I fully appreciate the Taps on the railway stand 😎
@rekinek (Comment 89) : You have to ask yourself did Jezza go into Jhb central or did he visit the midrand only???????????????
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 90) :
Stupid me, I thought those were the flush mechanisms for the urinals.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 91) : How you doing big guy?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) :
I should speak my heart more often!! Hey there! Manage to get a blackberry in a flash?
How’s the Kette?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) : The fact he had a full security detail may have helped TOO!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 91) :
Howdy KSA, changed jobs I see, good.
@rekinek (Comment 94) : I usually remember everything about the game and half the press conference, thereafter things get a lil foggy.I still of course blame Morne for all of that.Its always his fault.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) : 😆
@klempie (Comment 98) :
Getting smaller
Well that isn’t entirely true, The festive season has put a huge BUMP in my gut 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) : Salaam oubaas!
@rekinek (Comment 89) :
That article was great for Joburg, its the Mozambiquans that should be bitching.
200 up!! 😯
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 99) :
Kette is out walking with her mother at the moment. I have just got back from going for a 6km run, the Kettelets follwed me on their bicycles. 🙂
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 102) : you could have watched it in a pub 🙄 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 104) : I got back up to 3kms over December after seriously letting my fitness go. 14:26. Looking to scrape another 30 seconds off.
@Salmonoid (Comment 106) : why 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) :
That Louis Thereox (sp) chap has got an episode on the inner inner city of Joburg – truely #$%@*&% scary TV.
Biff is going bonkers here.
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 105) :
Hey Dude a chom of mine from here at my new company is from CT. He is there on vac at the moment. The ou’s over here (Scotsmen) make good fun of me being mates with a non-white Saffa. 😆
@Salmonoid (Comment 112) : Indeed.
@Salmonoid (Comment 101) :
Changed Job in July but still can’t get on SW from work. The mind boggles. Personal internet is banned during office hours, yet Facebook is available all the time???????????????????
@KSA Shark © (Comment 114) :
Cricinfo:
This is terrific cricket from Smith, senses an opportunity with England hot, wilting and bickering with each other and he is savaging them at the moment. Onions is back into the attack, or defence, as the case may be.
🙂
@rekinek (Comment 111) :
Thats the article where he blames AIDS in the Kruger Park Lions on illegals trying to reach Joburg via the Kruger Park.
@Salmonoid (Comment 112) : that indeed was. Poor foreigners so many contradicting views. 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 114) : Tell them I say the must “raak wys”!
@klempie (Comment 118) :
or defence as the case may be. BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHA. Who would have thought a PROTEASWORLD thread would have shoved all the other threads off the Recent Comments list?
@Salmonoid (Comment 119) : didn’t remember this part.
Smith bleeding from the forearm??????? How’d that happen?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 116) :
I now, on another therad today we were wondering where you were, Ice suggested you get a Blackberry, I suggested you change jobs. An hour later here you are …… 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 125) : Oh I see a ball hit him there on the last delivery. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 122) : I like the bickering with each other bit. 🙂
@Salmonoid (Comment 97) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 125) : He sweats blood. 😎
@klempie (Comment 123) : it’s because you introduced alternative topics within 😈
@Salmonoid (Comment 126) :
AHHHHHHHH okay now the Blackberry comment makes sense as well.
I will be getting myself a netbook in time for the S14 season to ENSURE I have mobility. Will not be able to watch any Saturday AM games though 🙁
@klempie (Comment 130) : Chuck Smiff??????
@klempie (Comment 128) :
😛
Cricinfo:
Andrew Smith has been delving in Statsguru, and has dug out these gems: “Smith has never scored a century in a game that SA has gone on to lose; Smith’s average is lower in South Africa than in any other country except Australia; If Smith scores 119 in this game (and goes out) he will average over 50.” All of which adds up to a sizeable dollop of bad omen for England
@KSA Shark © (Comment 134) : hey oubaas, welcome back and a very happy new year to all
@rekinek (Comment 131) : According to some esoteric formula derived by some magical man in an ivory tower somewhere. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 135) : 😛
@JarsonX (Comment 136) :
Thanks Jarson.
Is that a Bulls Logo Kelvin is having a go on?
Isn’t it just typical cricket that a player races from 70-odd to 98 and then comes to a screeching halt before getting the 100. 😕
Cricinfo:
Here is the crowd favourite, Kevin Pietersen. He has done very little in this game so far, but a wicket here would be massive.
Crowd favourite.
7 klempie 5980
@KSA Shark © (Comment 139) : yip, i just wish it was a bit more clear 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 140) :
You talking decibels here? 😉
HA! Just worked my BMI – 19…not shabby for someone who has not done any execise in 5 years! 😈 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 142) : 7kms in an hour?
@klempie (Comment 146) : oops…that’s 80 seconds. That wouldn’t make sense. 😛
Man theres going to be a red halo hanging over the mother city tonight as many a barmy Engishman thinks he can drink sunburn away.
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 144) : 🙂 😀
@Salmonoid (Comment 148) :
They are going to look pretty tomorrow. I’m not sure what is more attractive. A Pasty POM or a RED POM
@klempie (Comment 146) :
@klempie (Comment 147) : 😛
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 145) : I finally managed to get mine down to “healthy”…
@robdylan (Comment 152) :
So that is anything between 18 and 25? Well done!
somewhere in the region of 24…. but I put on about 2kgs again over Christmas 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 151) : No, what does 7 klempie 5980 mean?
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 153) : since September, I’ve lost around 8kgs… and 15 cms around my waist.
Cover drive and Smith gets his TON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIFF!!! 100 number 19!! What a BOOOOOYKIE!!!
@klempie (Comment 155) :
It’s your comment count. You are about to hit 6k comments.
I was jsut checking to see if Rob has taken top spot off me yet. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 157) :
And then almost goes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 160) :
good thing he looked back while walking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@klempie (Comment 158) : And then he nicks the next one to Prior…
which bounced just before!!! 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 159) : Ohhhhhhhhh. I am pretty low down in the top ten anyway.
Okay I smell like a local so need to go and get in the shower.
Now we wait for Hash. 😎
@klempie (Comment 163) :
7th 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 164) : How that doesn’t warrant a banning I really don’t know. SW hypocrisy in action again. 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 150) :
Despite being sold out Newlands will probably be three quarters empty tomorrow.
But on serious note one must take their hats off to these Poms, they are a resolute lot. I ran into their Barmy Army at Centurion some years ago – they were great.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 166) : Oh cool. Considering my inactivity in the second half of last year, I’ll take it. 😎
i must admit, there are hope for the Proteas
@klempie (Comment 167) :
😆
@Salmonoid (Comment 168) : Why I will never emigrate to the UK:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2790647/Hardy-Brits-defy-chill-in-2010.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-505497/Ambulance-service-receives-emergency-8-seconds-Binge-Britain-welcomes-2008.html
@robdylan (Comment 156) : I lost 4 and then moered 6 back on
i think ill manage to make the top 10 this year 😛
@klempie (Comment 137) : and you just keep posting and posting and posting and posting 😆
200 partnership up. 😎
@JarsonX (Comment 174) : so shall we see who’s gonna be first 😆
hahahahaha….Biff just tonked Trott for consecutive fours now.
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 173) : ah well 🙂
@klempie (Comment 172) : you should rather read quality newspapers. The Sun and Daily Mail are nothing but rags. Nobody of any intelligence would read either.
Cricinfo reader on the match commentary:
“Sat in my office in Coventry the talk is that the snow is heading south,” says Rob. “I wonder if it will make it to Cape Town perhaps? Here’s hoping.”
@robdylan (Comment 180) : Which is why they have such MASSIVE readership in the UK!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
@klempie (Comment 172) :
Leggy and legless at the same time.
@Salmonoid (Comment 183) : That’s quite sharp! 😆 😆
Biff spanks another couple of consecutive fours off Trotty. Welkom terug in Suid Afrika ouboet. 😎
Is Smith hogging the bowling or what, Amala has been on 91 forever.
@klempie (Comment 185) : Sorry. Make that 3. LOL
@klempie (Comment 187) : My bad. 4 in a row. LOLOLOL
@klempie (Comment 188) : Apologies to Trott. It was 2 pairs of 4s split by a dot. 😆 😆 😆
Amla goes on 95. 🙄
@rekinek (Comment 177) : rather not
you are way ahead of me
@klempie (Comment 190) :
Poor guy was probably batteling to play himself in again.
@Salmonoid (Comment 192) : He’d just spanked a 4 through the covers prior to that.
@klempie (Comment 189) : And on his home ground as well, life can be cruel.
@Salmonoid (Comment 194) : Or karmic.
@JarsonX (Comment 191) : hehe – would be a nice chalenge … for you, I mean
oki – i’m outta here.
cheers guys 😛
@rekinek (Comment 196) : i dont start a bet i cant win
@rekinek (Comment 197) : Later. I’m waiting til end of play before I leave work.
enjoy l8r
Time to battle 40+ degrees c heat to get home. Man what I wouldnt do for a highveld thunderstorm – one of the greatest rejuvinating natural ocuurances that Clarkson did not write about 😈 , and it is free.
@Salmonoid (Comment 201) : We’ve had a couple of doozies in the last week or so. 😎
Apparently Biff has become the second batsman after Allan Border to score 6000 runs as captain! 😯
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?captain=1;class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=runs;template=results;type=batting
@klempie (Comment 202) :
I really enjoy watching those massive cloud build ups with the rolling thunder in the distance but all the time getting nearer, and then to sit back for the main event which ideally should pass by in 30 – 40 minutes. Throw in some flying ants, freshly turned soil and newly cut grass and its just about perfect.
Time to go.
Cheers all.
@Salmonoid (Comment 204) : Possibly Joburg’s only redeeming feature. 😛
Biff goes to 150. 😎
300 up for 2. 😎
How many over left in the day?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 209) :
3
50 runs partnership up for Kallis and Smith
50 partnership up between Biff and Jakes.
Close of play 311/2 Day 3
Close of Play:
SA 312/2
Biff 162*
Jakes 20*
Night all.
South Africa ‘raise concerns’ over Broad footwork
South Africa have “raised concerns” over the state of the ball with ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama following the third day’s play against England at Cape Town. It follows TV footage that showed Stuart Broad standing on the ball as he fielded it in his followthrough.
The incident occurred in the 15th over of South Africa’s innings when Broad fielded a defensive shot from Hashim Amla by stopping the ball with his boot. Then the TV pictures appeared to show Broad applying pressure with the studs.
“There have been several queries from the media about various video footage shown today, and certain allegations being made about the ball,” a South Africa spokesman said. “We have raised our concerns with the match referee about it and we’ve left it to him to decide if any further action or investigation is necessary.”
However, the England coach Andy Flower said he wasn’t aware of South Africa’s issues. “The umpires or match referee haven’t said anything to us about that,” he said. “That’s the first I’ve heard of it so I can’t really comment.”
When asked about the specific incident of Broad stepping on the ball, Flower said: “I think over the years we have seen a lot of tall fast bowlers stop balls with their feet so I don’t see anything sinister in it all.”
When play resumed after lunch the umpires, Daryl Harper and Tony Hill, appeared to have a word with Andrew Strauss, but Flower said he was unaware of any conversation. “It could be all manner of things and I’m not aware of anything. I think it would be wrong to speculate about what they were talking about before we actually know.”
England have managed to reverse-swing the ball throughout the series, with the most dramatic spell coming on the fourth afternoon at Durban where South Africa fell to 50 for 6, and Flower was adamant it was all down to the bowler’s skill. “Without a doubt, I thought they were very skilful in the way they reverse-swung the ball,” he said. “We did it a bit at Centurion as well, I think both sides know how to get the ball to reverse-swing and then use it. It’s a very well documented skill.”
This isn’t the first time that Broad has been at the centre of controversy during this series. On the third day of the first Test at Centurion he approached the on-field umpires to complain about the length of time South Africa took to ask for a review.
He escaped any censure on that occasion but Broad’s on-field behaviour has come into focus of late. Sunil Gavaskar claimed in his newspaper column that he avoids punishment because his father, Chris, is an ICC match referee.
Andrew McGlashan is assistant editor of Cricinfo
@wpw (Comment 215) : Personally I felt the incident was fairly innocuous. I don’t think he actually put pressure on the ball.
Can’t believe how Pakistan threw that away. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 217) : Junne,what a balls up
Go Smithy!
@Morné (Comment 219) :
With an avatar like that, I can see this place choc-o-block in no time! 😆
@Morné (Comment 219) : hoesit Morras! We can always count on the WP supporters to lower the tone 🙂
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 220) : Certainly had my attention 🙄
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 220) :
Bwahaha, my New Year’s resolution:
“MORE NICE ASS”
🙂
Howzit Rob and all!
All the best for 2010!
@Morné (Comment 223) : and to you! Bring on the rugby, I say
HOLA HOLA HOLA
I see Biff is continuing where he left off yesterday!!!
Good times!!
SA 331/2 😎
Smith 175*
Kallis 26*
SA have a lead of 349 with 8 wickets in hand 😆 😎
@Morné (Comment 219) : Nice ass Morras. 😎
Can we please have a Day 4 thread?
@klempie (Comment 229) : are they playing again 🙄
@Morné (Comment 223) : i think Dudette must put back her version of Argie.
@rekinek (Comment 230) : Yeh. 5 days in a row! 🙂
any rugby news today?
@klempie (Comment 228) : I don’t think that’s the sort of thing one dude should say to another dude
@robdylan (Comment 233) : Poms are getting their asses handed to them. Rugby news pales in significance as a result. 😎
@robdylan (Comment 234) : I’ve always been one to appreciate God’s creations. 😉
@klempie (Comment 229) :
done!!! 😉
@klempie (Comment 229) : Why not just continue with this thread?
@wpw (Comment 237) : A NEW thread!! 🙄
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 238) : Because it’s 240 comments long and is taking an AAAAGE to refresh.
Smith out!
Biff falls on 183. 🙁 OFF A NO-BALL!! :@
347-3 lead is 365
@robdylan (Comment 233) : there actually isn’t ANYTHING. Other than some no-name Lions Vodacom Cup lock signing for Pau.
@robdylan (Comment 243) : Fantastic. 🙂 Cricket it is then. 😀
@klempie (Comment 239) :
No man, I just updated this one!!! 😆
Anyone going to the Stormers vs Cobras Pro 20 game?
@klempie (Comment 242) : 😯 How is that possible off a no ball, have they changed the rules? Was he stumped / run out?
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 246) : 😯
@Salmonoid (Comment 247) : The umpire didn’t pick it up. 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 243) : we can always indulge in rugga speculation 😉
@Salmonoid (Comment 247) : And you can’t be stumped on a no-ball. 😉
@klempie (Comment 248) : Background:
The Newlands Cricket Challenge was first held in 1999, when the two teams met at Newlands Cricket Stadium for a low-key fun family day… resulting in the biggest domestic cricket crowd of the year arriving at the stadium to watch. Since the first match between these two Western Cape sporting giants in 1999, the day has become a Cape sporting tradition. The format of the match has changed to 20/20 cricket and rules are altered slightly to ensure that the rugby players have a fair chance. Cape Town’s two big soccer teams, Ajax and Santos, has also over the past two years formed part of the day’s festivities.
A fun family day, attracting thousands of fans, showcasing the biggest provincial sporting brands in the country, will not be short of excitement and banter between competitive athletes. Red and Yellow cards will be thrown in for good measure and a fan-interaction element in the form of a 12th man competition will add to the hype on the day.
Kallis goes. For 46. Thank goodness. They’ve been batting far too slowly!
376/4. Lead is 394.
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 252) : The Bulls and Titans have done the same in the last 2 or 3 years.
Anderson to Kallis, OUT, gone this time! Kallis never really got going this morning, tries an expansive cover drive outside off stump, a hint of movement means it takes the edge and goes through to Prior. No great celebration from England, nor should they be, but they have done reasonably well this morning.
JH Kallis c †Prior b Anderson 46 (155m 96b 5×4 0x6) SR: 47.91
Here is Duminy, who is on a king pair and has been out the last three times he’s faced a ball in Test cricket. You could try to argue South Africa are about to collapse, but not very well. Two slips, a gully and short leg in place. Plenty of chat from the England fielders.
Biff cocks up by sending Duminy in when we need Bouch.
@klempie (Comment 251) :
You can….
…..if the umpire doesnt pick it up.
@Salmonoid (Comment 258) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-ball
Depending on the speed of the delivery and the batsman’s reactions, the batsman may then be able to play a more aggressive shot at the delivery safe in the knowledge that he cannot be dismissed so easily by a no ball: a batsman may not be given out bowled, leg before wicket, caught, stumped or hit wicket off a no ball.
You can’t…
@Salmonoid (Comment 259) : 😆 Nice save.
Cricinfo:
Here is Duminy, who is on a king pair and has been out the last three times he’s faced a ball in Test cricket. You could try to argue South Africa are about to collapse, but not very well.
LOL
@klempie (Comment 261) : 😆
400 lead up. 😎
@Salmonoid (Comment 263) : I just finished developing the most sophisticated cricket scoring app in the world. I know my stuff. 😎
@klempie (Comment 265) :
There’s that humility you are so well known for!! 😈
Bumble asks Allan Donald how Bafana are going to go in the group of death. Donald declines to comment. 😆 😆
@wpw (Comment 266) :
WHERE’S MY NEW THREAD?? 👿
@wpw (Comment 266) : shame, he’s just a little oke. Needs to compensate somehow
@robdylan (Comment 269) : SKINNY…not little. Get it right. 🙄
Lunch. 397-4 Lead is 415.
@klempie (Comment 267) :
So I take it you will not be supporting Bafana during the SWC?? 🙄
@wpw (Comment 272) : we all will, for at least the first three weeks! 🙂
@klempie (Comment 270) : too much running ….
@robdylan (Comment 273) :
hehehe
Well, I for one hope they make it to the next round but I aint holding my breathe… 🙄
@wpw (Comment 272) : @robdylan (Comment 273) : I will watch the opening ceremony just to see how my hard earned tax rands have been spent and that will be it.
@rekinek (Comment 274) : Actually, when I put ON weight when I run. I picked up a kilo over the last 3 weeks.
Ham and cheese samoosa and beef and onion pizza. That’s 4 of the 5 basic food groups isn’t it? 🙂
Players back on.
@klempie (Comment 277) : that’s christmas kilo. does not count 😆
400 up.
@rekinek (Comment 280) : :p
running is actually not a great way to lose weight – trust me!
de Villiers goes trying to lift Anderson over extra cover but gets caught.
@robdylan (Comment 283) : 😆 😆
@klempie (Comment 282) : ❓
Cheers AB
@robdylan (Comment 283) : seems to be working for me .
are you sure you do it right …
@rekinek (Comment 286) : :p = 😛
@rekinek (Comment 288) : The question you should be asking him is, “Do you do it?” 😛
JP slaps Anderson back over his he3ad for 6. 😎
@klempie (Comment 289) : A ha 😛
4 to Japes. Driven uppishly over extra cover.
Nother 4.
450 lead.
@klempie (Comment 293) :
‘uppishly’
Is that you Trevor Quirk?? 😈
Bouch hoiks Swann over square leg for 6
@klempie (Comment 297) : Tries it again and top edges it to short fine leg.
@wpw (Comment 296) : Every cricket commentator worth his salt uses “uppishly”. 😛
Peace out Bouch
Japes tries the KP switch and fails dismally. :rolls: Gets a single for his efforts though.
Japes gloves it down the leg side to Prior and that prompts the declaration.
SA 447/7
The lead is 465.
Right seriously. Can we please have a new thread? This is getting ridiculous.
@klempie (Comment 301) :
There is onle ONE “JAPES” and that is JP Peterson…go get this guy another nic.. 🙄
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 304) : This one is JP Duminy so stick it.
@One-eyed Ice (Sailing the seas of 2010 with the Sharks) (Comment 304) :
His nickname is actually ‘Jiminy Cricket’ 😉
@wpw (Comment 306) :
Prefer that much better…
@klempie (Comment 305) :
Dont tell me to stick it – this IS a rugby site and teh nic of a rugby player will be treated as default – so WEEEE 😛
Right, klempie’s ‘new’ thread is up!!!