*I thought Kallis is overrated all rounder (i have no doubts in his batting ability) *
Kallis has been underbowled. He is better than he gets credit for. Few bowlers get more than 250 wickets if they are not good to a certain extend - especially if they get used as 4-5'th bowler.
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
5th day will be very exciting, SA need 278 (?) more runs while Aus needs 8 more wickets 
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
oh the thread is already here 
yeah super exciting
i think it shudnt be a big deal to make 278 more runs at johanesburg. johanesburg is a batsmen’s paradise. we have seen bigger run chases at this ground.
so good luck to south africans 
cadet: if this post makes me look smart then its all ur fault 
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
**Kalli billi in cricketnama 
wat the world is coming to 
p.s. 5th day … no matter where ever you r playing … ****278 ****is never ez … even srilanka lost 5 wickets in less then 30 overs in recent test on BATING PARADISE KARACHI …
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oh yeah i knw. they r closing cricketnama and ur loosing ur job cuz i jst crossed ur path 
P.S: yeah not easy still not impossible. south africans r in gr8 form. they have pscycological lead over aussies now cuz aussies r not no 1 nemore and second they have advantage of their home ground. and there will be gr8 support from their ppl. so aussies r gonna be a bit under pressure moslty cuz of the bad memories of their last tour
but aussie side isnt weak either. they have gr8 bowlers. they dotn have their typical bowling attack but still these guys r not less pros.
so yeah gonna be a nailbiting one fingers crossed
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
**after 3 quick wickets 2day .. atleast i m not expecting africans to bounce back...
South Africa require another 189 runs with 5 wickets remaining
Its either draw .......... or Aussies games
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Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
The game is now tilted Aussies way.
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
South Africa 220 & 276/7 (112.0 ov)
SA require 178 runs, while Aus require 3 wickets with 42 overs remaining.
**after 3 quick wickets 2day .. atleast i m not expecting africans to bounce back...
South Africa require another 189 runs with 5 wickets remaining
Its either draw .......... or Aussies games **
At the moment more likely to be in favour of the Aussies i think
SAF At 277/7 with atleast 42 Overs to bowled today
Aussies Win= 70%
Draw = 25%
SAF Win = 5%
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
Aussies win 
I think SA let themselves down with their batting in the first innings. They never recovered from that deficit (246 runs to be precise) and although Australia collapsed badly in the second innings they still won the game quite comfortably in the end.
cricinfo
Australia win by 162 runs and lead the series 1-0. A remarkable win after they were 38 for 3 on the opening day. The match see-sawed a bit yesterday after they collapsed in the second innings but Australia always had a grip on the match. SA made steady progress to the target yesterday but the Australian bowlers didn't allow too many free runs today and earned their wickets. Johnson rounds off an excellent match with eight wickets to back his unbeaten 96.
SA will lay the blame on their first-innings effort, rather the lack of it, save for de Villiers's century. For the third straight season, they've lost the first Test of a series. They've struggled to shake off the rustiness and that is something they will have to address. Let's not forget that when cornered, they can bite back hard. They recorded come-from-behind victories against India and West Indies after losing the opening Test. So Australia better watch out. Stay with us for the presentation.
Smith: "Aus performed well through the five days. We played some good cricket in the back end but credit to Australia. We know we're a lot better than how we performed over the last couple of days. We just let ourselves down."
Ponting: "All three debutantes stood up. The selections have been justified, a real team effort. This team is bouncing back. Lot of different personalities in the group. We had the worst of the batting conditions in the first day but we did well. The new guys will know the words to the team song."
Johnson is the Man of the Match: "I just try and do the same thing everytime. I don't mind batting at No.8, don't mind batting at 9."
Kallis gets the Diamond Award for scoring 10,000 Test runs. "Nice milestone but sad it had to come in a defeat."
That's it from all of us here. Thanks for the mails. The second Test at Durban starts March 6. On behalf of Jamie Alter, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!
So they choked. What else is new. 
Re: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg
*^^ Australians are back in business
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