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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #15 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 3:55pm their last 5 batsmen lasted 62 balls our last 5 batsmen went on for 163 balls
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #16 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 8:09pm we lead by 301, 7 wickets in hand. almost 3 days to go.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #17 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 10:11pm 342 ahead, 6 wickets in hand 2 1/2 days to go tire them out, demoralise them
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #18 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 10:15pm 5 wickets in hand
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #19 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 10:52pm Need 400 + to be safe.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #20 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 11:24pm Third night in a row. Big intent to watch to the end. Nah. I give in with Aus ahead by 374 and four wickets in hand.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #21 - Mar 3^rd, 2018 at 11:45pm 386 ahead, 3 wickets left
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #22 - Mar 4^th, 2018 at 7:21pm Who'd wanna bat on that track? Lyons exploiting it well.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #23 - Mar 4^th, 2018 at 8:42pm great news de Villiers, Faf du Pleiss - both out
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Reply #24 - Mar 4^th, 2018 at 9:20pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 4^th, 2018 at 8:42pm:

great news

de Villiers, Faf du Pleiss - both out

Faf........yes, sort of "great ball," but Cummings did not have much to do with it other than let it go into the right area....the seam was scrambled out of his hand, so the thing could have gone anywhere on that pitch. It dived left (to Faf) through bat/pad small gap and into off stump.

*Wonder if I make it to watch the game out tonight. Doubt it.*

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #25 - Mar 4^th, 2018 at 9:31pm sa, need 318 runs, 6 wickets in hand
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #26 - Mar 4^th, 2018 at 11:36pm sa are in with a chance 229 runs needed, 5 wickets in hand
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21740 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #27 - Mar 5^th, 2018 at 2:02am I am yet to figure out the reasoning of a captain who would opt to bring himself on to bowl, after a fast bowler just got 3 wickets with an over. Plus, he is on a hat trick. Why not just knock over a tail ender and win the game. You risk the game being washed out tomorrow with one wicket remaining.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: South Africa versus Australia! Reply #28 - Mar 5^th, 2018 at 7:56am Looks like sa crumbled they now need 123 runs, 1 wicket remaining
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Reply #29 - Mar 5^th, 2018 at 8:36am

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 5^th, 2018 at 2:02am:

I am yet to figure out the reasoning of a captain who would opt to bring himself on to bowl, after a fast bowler just got 3 wickets with an over. Plus, he is on a hat trick. Why not just knock over a tail ender and win the game. You risk the game being washed out tomorrow with one wicket remaining.

Easy, it got canned for bad light. Smith ws trying to prolong that days play by putting spinners on. The umpires wouldnt allow pace bowling.

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