Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban (Fri-Tue)

[Cousin Jed]

There's a difference between being fit and well enough to perform at a high level for 5 days. It's likely that all of our pacemen will have to bowl around 50 overs each for this Test.

Exactly. Get the feeling we will regret taking in two risky propositions.

 

[krisholio14]

How about the fact that in 80 FC games against ordinary attacks half the time he has managed just two hundreds and this comes when Victoria are successful..I rate his bowling as a "tie down an end" type but his batting is not great at test level. That said he has this test and I wish him the best of luck

Screw how many hundreds he's scored. Have a look at how many point saving and point securing knocks he's played for us over the last 3 or 4 seasons. He's saved our bacon or been a matchwinner on multiple occasions.

Sure, his batting average isn't anything to start creaming in your pants over, but then Michael Clarkes average at domestic level wasn't anything to write hime about when he got picked to play in the national side.

 

[Blue Dimension]

So the consensus is that Mcgain won't play and Mcdonald will hold his spot?

 

[Jimthegreat]

Given the injury concerns I'd be happy if we have Magoffin replace McDonald. Need that genuine 4th option in case one of Siddle or Hilfenhaus have problems. Magoffin, with his height and bounce, won't be that dissimilar to Stuart Clark and we know how he went over there last time on their pitches.

 

[lookkg386]

So the consensus is that Mcgain won't play and Mcdonald will hold his spot?

Looking more and more certain unchanged line up, pitch not looking likely to force spinner in.

 

[emperor]

Sure, his batting average isn't anything to start creaming in your pants over, but then Michael Clarkes average at domestic level wasn't anything to write hime about when he got picked to play in the national side.

Difference being Clarke didn't look out of his depth, he showed his potential worth from the get go

I don't mind McDonald in the side, his 'tie down' bowling isn't too bad, but long term he can't be in the side as a medium pacer who bats at 8. Needs to get runs soon because his bowling will get worked out soon enough.

I'm not trying to run the bloke down, but I think some perspective is needed against some of the tyre pumping that a few Vic supporters are engaging in. James Hopes is surely putting forward a decent case if the allrounder is something we 'have to have'

 

[damochandler]

again the thinking is with the first session. like last test. if we're bowling first. we have to take early wickets and bury them early in the test. if we'r batting. keep wickets at a minimum. i reckon we will bury this mob and put them back their hole where they come from

 

[rdhopkins2]

Hopefully in this test they get the referrals right too. Watching the WI-NZ game it was woeful. Fingers crossed this time, should be a great game.

 

[Blue Dimension]

Origionally posted by CricInfo
9.15 am local: Good morning and thank you for joining us for the opening day of the second Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban. Let's cut straight to the news doing the rounds this morning. Both teams have retained their line-ups from the first Test. It's nice and sunny at Kingsmead and that makes for a promising start.

Hopefully the boys can pull through again.

Origionally posted by CricInfo
Toss: Australia have won the toss and they will bat first.

Cmon Hughes, come out and spank the Saffies. Maybe it'll get their coach to close his mouth.

Morkel too, all of a sudden he think's he can push the 20 year old around. He's got another thing coming.

Origionally posted by CricInfo
Weather: You wouldn't want to plonk yourself at Kingsmead right now because the humidity is a not-so-funny 83%. There's also a 30% chance of afternoon showers. At the moment, it's blazing hot.

 

[Costanza_]

Any word on the toss? As far as I can tell it's starting at 7.00 AEST, which means the toss should have been held 15 mins ago.

Edit: Nevermind. It might help if I read the preceeding post in full before asking stupid questions. My bad.

 

[aaronm46]

gee decent streak of toss wins for ponting

 

[Dez!]

Where was this form in India Punter?

 

[Dez!]

Steyn's eager, bowled at Hughes before the Test even officially began.

 

[Blue Dimension]

Where was this form in India Punter?

He's getting paid back for all the bad luck in India!

 

[Hollow Knight]

Pumped for this game.

 

[Dez!]

Man Paul Harris sucks, the ball had almost come to a stop and he dived and the ball beat him.

 

[getthefooty]

Anyone else finding it extremely hard to remove the ad from the cricshow stream?

 

[Blue Dimension]

Is it just me or does Phil Hughes remind people of a left handed version of Michal Clarke?

 

[KingCJ]

No wickets lost so far, thats good.

I almost got caught out with the start time today though.

 

[hirthy]

Nah Hughes has balls

 

[aussie1st]

Not much movement out there so far, it looks like we could have used a spinner certainly a 4th specialist bowler.

 

[damochandler]

good start by the boys and steady as she goes

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

I can't find my radio, ffs.

 

[Dez!]

I don't care what he makes now.

I LOVE THIS MIDGET MAN!!!!

 

[Costanza_]

Nice solid start. Absolutely nothing happening for the bowlers out there, glad we're batting first.