Got up early this morning, expecting AUS to be batting already on day 3 of the second test. (SA won the first). Well, what a surprise.... SA is still batting! After being 141/6 (198/7 overnight) at one stage yesterday, and AUS getting 394 in their first innings, I expected SA to fall out of the bus completely.
Surprise - it is now 347/8 !!!!! The AUS team simply cant get our tail-enders out. Steyn (our no 9 batsman) is now on 52 not out, and is batting with JP Duminy very close to his maiden century - the partnership for the 9th wicket stands on 94 at the moment - best ever!
GO SA!!!! woo_hoo
Ja, when I read the score yesterday, I thought that it was "nag' for ZA, then I woke up this morning and read this, wow! fantastic stuff!
" Melbourne - JP Duminy's maiden century capped one of the most epic days in South African cricket history as they reached 399 for eight at tea on the third day of the second Test against Australia at the MCG on Sunday.
After resuming on their overnight score of 198 for seven, trailing by 196 runs, South Africa had snatched a scarcely believable lead of five runs thanks to Duminy and extraordinary support from Dale Steyn, who was 70 not out.
The pair had broken an 83-year-old record at the famous MCG for a ninth-wicket partnership in the process. "
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End of play today - SA got 459! A lead of more than 60. Would never have guessed this. Yes, the record stood since the 1924/25 season.
Duminy got 166 runs. Well done SA!
daman
Well done Duminy ..... todays Life saver! 23_11_61
Amazing stuff - who says 5-day tests are boring? Both this one and the 1st test were/are riveting! Supposed to be doing so much else but the cricket has superseded all else! Whoo hoo SA!!!!!
SA requires only 160 or so runs tomorrow to win the game
bravo
SA have done it - they klapped the Aussies on home soil at last! 2-0 up in the series! woo_hoo
WELL DONE! :emot112_2:
"South Africa completed a monumental nine wicket victory over Australia in the second Test at the MCG to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing down a total of 183 on the final day's play, South African captain Graeme Smith, who led from the front with a gutsy 75, and an out of sorts Neil McKenzie who was still there at the end on 58 not out, made sure that South Africa inflicted a first home series defeat for the all-conquering Australians in 17 years.
Lacking penetration, the Australian bowling never looked like exerting any pressure on the Proteas batting line-up and when Hashim Amla hit the winning runs off Nathan Hauritz, it capped off one of the most extraordinary Test matches in South African cricket history.
In a match which ebbed and flowed throughout the five days, JP Duminy's heroic 166 and Dale Steyn's 76 in the first innings, will go down as the partnership that not only changed the outcome of the match but also the course of history as South Africa basked in the glory of their first ever series win in Australia and as a result, loosened Australia's grip at the top of international cricket.
South African speedster Dale Steyn was named Man of the Match for his match figures of 10 for 154 and his 76 runs in the first innings.
The third Test in Sydney starts on January 3."
Knot everything knottabke for good luck so that we take the 3rd test too!!!!
SA has just lost there first 20 twenty
Yes, SA was never in it! Hope they woke up!
The last time Za was a good one day team , was about 8 years back, then Darryl Hare screwed that up!!!!!!!!!!!!