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[Antiwhippy]

20/20 stuff here. Just bowling wide yorkers.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Harris warming up now!

 

[elfinke]

lol, what a shot to get out to. Good vertical leap.

 

[bobnowhere]

Clarke is coming out !

 

[Antiwhippy]

Seriously though, wouldn't this be considered negative bowling and be fined as wides?

 

[elfinke]

Clarke is coming out !

Ya, good to see.

While the tactic is fine - if one dimensional, the execution of this bowling is wretched.

Not Michael's finest ever drive.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Followed a 160 with a golden duck, should be dropped. >_> <_<

Seriously though, with such a defensive field and you're still leaking runs like sieves, I can't see how south africa can do with the 20/20 world cup.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Stream drooped back 70 runs :/

Maybe I should put a bet on.

 

[elfinke]

Hey there Smithy!

 

[reptilescorpio]

Ha, JP nearly took out the guard!

Smith tonking it!

 

[Rezbit]

Nice tonking. Still weird though.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Bah, time for bread. Hope we get a few wickets before the days over.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yeah I dunno why we're still going. No way south africa can hope to make this total now.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Come on Warner, get your 150!

Haddin padded up to bat still.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Fuck jinxed it >_<

Alright, fun's over. Let Harris have his fun now.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Like, I guess 500 is nice to look at, but do we really need it?

 

[Yagharek]

Jesus christ, just declare ffs

 

[Antiwhippy]

Really?

Why aren't we declaring now?

 

[reptilescorpio]

Like, I guess 500 is nice to look at, but do we really need it?

I assumed Clarke wanted us to surpass the SAfricans first innings again but that was like 10 runs ago so nfi what the plan is :/

 

[elfinke]

Really?

Why aren't we declaring now?

Time-based declaration, not runs it would seem (unless merely bringing up ~300 at approximately this time was part of the plan, hence the slowdown while Doolan was out there?). Unless there are other considerations we aren't aware of.

Very good. C'mon Mitchy!

 

[hamchan]

The runs, we want all of it!!

 

[bobnowhere]

About bloody time.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Really?

Why aren't we declaring now?

Humiliation at this point :/

Yay! Done!

 

[Antiwhippy]

This has just been fucking weird.

I hope it doesn't blow up in our face and they stall the shit out of us.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Huh, smith is averaging 40 now.

Maybe that's what clarke is waiting for. <_< >_>

 

[reptilescorpio]

20 minutes before Tea break, should be fiery!

 

[elfinke]

20 minutes before Tea break, should be fiery!

Yep, gonna stay up, watch Smith get out for the last time in international cricket then go to bed.

 

[A More Normal Bird]

Honour Guard!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Now for smith to get a golden duck.

 

[elfinke]

Looked like it kept low? ANyway, looked plumb, too! Hmm, upon seeing the replay it was Petersen's trigger movement that let him down a bit. Harris wide on the crease and Petersen got a bit tangled with the angle into him.

Great bowling.

 

[hamchan]

Love ya Rhino!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Another century for australia today, except it's with wickets.

What a great bowler. <3

 

[bobnowhere]

Woohoo!

Goodnight, plum as.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Harris is spot on this game. Great to see him coming out of the top shelf again after 2 spotty games.

 

[Rezbit]

Harris you bewdy.

 

[hamchan]

Farewell Graeme Smith!

 

[elfinke]

Smithy found out. Really found out. Standing applause for him even in my living room.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Poor smith. Not a great ending to a great career.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Great career Smithy, loved watching your strength over the years.

Aussies had his number this series. Great planning as always.

 

[bobnowhere]

Absolute legend.

So who is going to be the next captain? AB is the One-day captain and Faf the 20/20, both play all 3 as far as I know.

 

[Yagharek]

Eerily reminiscent of Ponting's farewell. Rubbish finales, brilliant careers.

 

[Rezbit]

I think you can sort of see the time is right for Smith. Much like what happened to Ponting, whether it's a reflex thing, but something in the technique just isn't there. Still a champ though and goes out with his team number one after dominating an era.

 

[Antiwhippy]

It's a sad series to finish on really. But I guess he knew that his time was up.

 

[A More Normal Bird]

Eerily reminiscent of Ponting's farewell. Rubbish finales, brilliant careers.

Yep, almost a carbon copy.

 

[Andiie]

What a wicket.

 

[elfinke]

Jeez. Sucks to be an offstump.

 

[Grug]

Wowee Mitch. Good nut!

 

[Antiwhippy]

That was such a good ball!

Is that inswing I see?

 

[bobnowhere]

3 before tea! Could tear through them tonight

 

[Grug]

That was such a good ball!

Is that inswing I see?

Just great line and length and seamed a touch.