1 the 2 overs of woe
tv runs everything
seafood morne
he hasnt been playing like david warne(r)
harris putting the brakes on after aus have sped away here
what about hughes dispatch
check drives
the toss only decides what order you do things in
wait on
smacking them all over the place
he goes in again this morning and hes smacking them all over the place
mentalitys not right
corset lowered
14 australias flag
the punishmentd been suffered by steyn
australia have taken the game by the throat early on
didnt they have boot camp or something
kim hughes kris krossed the country
[earth tremor]
20 using his hands cutting when he can
a seismic event in melbourne tonight
[yeah]
full bulletin
more from old kingsmead
the bells in the cathedral will peal ok
test discards brad hodge n chis rogers
tas are making a shake of it ok
thank goodness for shane watson
29 [wouldnt take much of a tremor to bring this place down]
qld seemed to come in waves
the qld settled into a bit of a groove
love is a highway
security at the ipl
we dont understand terrorists
making a statement
after 26/11
gaped sometimes at the talent
the world needs as much cricket as it can get
such an unstable part of the world
40 listlessness
demonstrably terse
[shes got yellow socks on]
edges him for 4 no 2nd slip
horse bolting
[chris brown charged over rihanna]
spin bowling australias not blessed with much of it
then with a caress he comes down and touches his knee
lets hope they refer to it
looked suspicious indicative
of their state of mind
brown n fingleton at capetown 162
throwing a bucket of balls at mcdonald
so anxious to create a side in his image
ponting has a chance to make his mark
55 katich is playing with the line of the ball
schoolchildren they bussed in
a bigger friday crowd
geoscience australia [………] 4.6 on the richter scale
canberra capitals
playing beautifully glenn mitchell
still stalking this 1st wkt of the test match
bemused by morkels despair
i really do admire katich
a testament to persistence
65 perfunctory handshake n a pat on the back
through mckenzie
its a very good looking board
he wants to attack it but watches it
if you want to have a dab at 100 go over the top
brings up his 100 with consecutive 6s
71 coursing though his veins
17 4s 2 6s
what the heck hes 106
dlike to see him get a bit closer to some of m but that might be n old square head talking
[babe babe]
waiting for the tide to come in
rural influence
mcgrath
s got bigger backyards
its rainy season in durban
only a calf for hughes not a young bull
pontings pups these days
does he hook have you seen him hook
they need a ping pong ball
ll get a new one after 80
86 0/182
now it begins
looks rather battered
the morne
watched katich
edge twice
the game belongs to little blokes n left handers
low to the right of kallis
katich leaves
95 lets have a drink
bird brain
1 supergoal
all the unclesre here everyones just goin crazy
99 star hotel
century leaves the middle of the ground with head bowed
2nd heaviest
diet psychological influences everything
said if
the south easter coming in off the sea
s weight was on his heels rather than on his toes
he knows what theyre thinking
i bet you 50 rand he makes them
108 welcome to multiple choice
young aussie batsman
the old bull
had a meeting with the hotspot people
theres absolutely nothing
theyve lost all power to refer
got on the walkietalkie
katich cuts it to deep point for a single
116 the whole worlds against them
heres henry
meeting with the hotspot people
not one continuous data stream
5.5km northwest of korumburra
rare batch
marginally speechless
the body language was horrible
124 and the web
katich drives
[henry sings]
s time for a bouncer
hussey goes back across leaves
brushing all the loose turf
5 red shirted ground staff
theres that brushing
thankyou glenn
wesfarmers chief executive
just had a bit of a brainstorm i expect
135 but a feather
dbe surprised if either of those men take a catch this season
he uses his hands beautifully
border n matthews
rank rank
denied [……..] denied
this one turns out he turns out
its a substitute out there
waiting for the check drive
144 99 for simon katich
no in concert […….] to duminy
a big inside edge trickles out to midwkt
no sign of the green mamba
[hissing]
amla
150 2/250
send out a bit of a posse for them
bringing it up with his 16th boundary of the innings
s the 92nd hundred scored by an australian v rsa
smith the leader
would be very subdued
its after 3 oclock it should be high tide
the natal cricket association did consult some scientists
water transpires out of the pitch
yr w grandstand
sitting pretty
listless
the tides up in the last session
eradicate the howlers
164 variegated cracks
a brand new morne
doesnt impale the wktkeeper
slash grandstand slash cricket
currently carlton
11 ball 11 run over
canoe slalem
speed power acrobatic
aerobic
173 how does penrith compare
paddling my own design
different shaped people
slash abc events
the blue sky is fairly evident
haddin came and went
johnson was sent packing
high friction n high heat
sears away over off stump
theyve lost 5/4
batting wind
put in a call at the sanitarium
3 overs of gentle offspin
joburg 4 johnson
scores on saturday
sharks ah
heart of dreams
its a slow roller
is it
on a roll here
how his role had changed
194 confirmed by steve bucknor
7 wkts going for 4 runs
spoken to the people from hotspot
and his finger goes up that could have happened 2 or 3 minutes ago
5 consecutive ducks
how many counts of 8 now
this is dramatic cricket
smith watched it all happen
its low tide
hes got no right to be swinging it mitchell johnson
a lot of devil but no luck
3 5 2
206 it was a delightful delivery
1 of the longest overs ve ever seen
its all about quality this game
sluggish n slow n low
tide rolls in with the wkts
stamina n pace
got a clock on this 1
standing around out in the middle of the ground nothings happening
here comes a physio now
breathing very deeply
216 to continue or retire
hes still going through the process of trying to hold onto the bat
whacked
on the hand
sorrowful indeed
its high tide
crickets on the radio
223 high tide isnt due for another 18 mins
12/161
the gloves the ribs the thighs
the deficit
kalliss standing n leaving
wkt wkt wkt
3 consecutive ducks
steepled into his body
everythings different today
232 rsa blade
of late 8/10
bracketing lunchtime + graeme smith
the tides in in 9 minutes
1895/96
31 32
ve played on some bad mcg decks
nastiness in it
dainty ironmonger
tides in
the crowd cheer
the suns been blazing for 2 or 3 hours now
244 steve bucknor wanted 85 replays
the pitchs quickened n its got some devils in it
now hilfenhaus the foil
a few fellas that can bowl
tie a bloke up end tie n end up bloke
nought nought n 3
nought nought n 6
the suns shining the tides in
duminys off the mark with a sparkling shot
smiths gone off to hospital for an xray
runs or legbyes
we cant watch 15 replays of this
should be finer on this deck
lifes not much fun for batsmen
theres some devil in the pith n spirit in the bowling
259 paying for their profligacy
dhave 3 slips in but you know that
dreadful cricket in the west indies
puddin of a pitch
they should dig em up and bury some of the groundsmen in them
siddle off in the distance
in front of the brewing box
a remarkable decline in batsmens fortunes
mitchell johnson has a lot to do with that
that is quick for a ball that hits the pitch
269 takes him on the body
peter to comment
the sun blazing down as duminy leaves
1 duminys still got his bat like a lumberjack
does the limbo
edged steyn
[not amla duminy]
a mirror image to the broken bone
high over the top arm action
taken skyward
tide just turning now off durban beach
meek
281 fighting fire w fire
gutsy
half hearted
shout
operating like a man getting into a canoe
drinksre on the field
6 red shirted groundstaff
4 of them scurry
tides on its way out again
tidechart
the green mamba strikes again
[with burlesque flavour
crowdsre tidal
mambasre way preferable to freeways n
kolkata haunts him yet held yr own with bad hair
congratulations you owned this
cyclone hamish approaches
oh boy that’s a nasty lifter
forklift]
300 chat chat
watches it closely makes his decision late
taiwan thailand
posted straight away
blowing out
courtney walsh is here
he loped
morkel delivers n ponting leaves
mitchell to put his feet up n siddle with his sore foot
that warne fella
5 days of drudgery in trinidad
his handsre wonderful
tad arrogant
modern day cricket isnt it
reminiscent of ranjitsinhji archie jackson
[synergy]
316 hughes retreats onto his stumps
lets draw a rectangle in the air
a fraction not out
billy bowdens in a different postcode
so many appeals per head coach
as ntini moves to his right
attitude
11 58 n a half
[great timing as usual fuzzy]
double fractures
326 over n exceeded
low to boucher
on the rise 4 4
nsw residents
another 50
hes away again
under the limbo bar
a semblance of the pecking order
rsas innings only lasted 3 balls
so much scratching out there
boucher
337 visited by malcolm fraser
both mandela
spoke eloquently on the power of sport
the great unifier the great reconciler
on blankets n tarpaulins
beach umbrellas on the grassy banks
lost the tradition
bold marketing
on tv
whipped away
a yarn with morkel
348 deep backward square deep midwkt
ntini arrives
temperament
most outstanding
hes all hands n eyes
n the impetuosity of youth
thinking of having a crack
might have a crack
the best part of 6 sessions to have a crack at them
takes it on the rise with adjustment
the other morkel duminy no steyn yr right
see a head pop up above the whiteness of the screen
360 chorusing ntini
a charismatic soul
in
the whitemans sport
between bundaberg and harvey bay
the peace process in the province
pizza
simone
simone
one or the other
the electronic board
war room
diligently updated
ponting reclining resting on his bat
smiling
trawling through the computer
202 8 ball overs
at stumps on the 9th day england were 42 runs from victory
if the boat hadnt been leaving
[capetown]
they would have scored 696 to win
381 bye
2 byes
lazy
a plaque for a tree
misplaced
lusty
blow
no mercy
only hiccup
theres a technician working on courtney walshs laptop
ruthless n efficent
scampers
rocks forward
has he been sweeping
mckenzie sweeping
396 get yr school book out
n dictate
his little mates 58
silver prices went through the floor
pontings cornering the run market
cmon lets go
doesnt look quite so devilish
doesnt sweep
under his wing
405 a squawk
ntini goes in
tough little fellas who like batting
he may keep batting
he loves that
knows how to manoeuvre this
gathering
drinks [……] on the field
healthy ginger recipes
world group
415 the dragons push
we didnt take care of the ball
12 runs to overtake steve waugh
3 nil
[think about that]
2 fractures
quite damaged
the whole list to have a hit
lacing 8 boundaries
blazed em
knocking off these little records
426 by the throat
a little burst tonightd be nice
everything is in pontings hands
bottom hand
drag it out
grind them into the dirt
432 a go to man
taken a bit of tap
on the swivel
delightful swinging
on the top shelf
10928
behind tendulkar lara n allan border
viv richards
looking over his shoulder
hey guess what its over
looped it over the head of midoff
a bit of loop
some loop on the way back
445 smith unable to bat
he cant beat
the latest from abc news
dont forget you can get plenty more when it comes to cricket
bouncer in the right spot
both feet off the ground
steyn cranked it up he got a little bit cranky
452 trying to get a wkt somehow
gets his head over to it and his hands doesnt worry too much where his feet are
theyve got the mow over cow
corner covered
superwide
big spinner
picks up the length n the movement
no 3rd man
that deep position
461 the records keep coming
3rd bounce to 3rd man
going for my 3 3rd mans theory
catching hughes
heres the harris hughes battle
hits the rough
467 good argument
about chest height
neck height
exploded
a genuine broad smile
mate
my man
s comin on to bowl
ponting will be looking at long on
476 cover the slog
describing elle macpherson
well flighted sir
on the bump to amla
sweeps
nicely flighted sir
surely snapped as sure as thing thats been surely snapped
there are thunderstorms predicted
youll be the kiss
george headleys top of the pops
its gone through the lot
487 rarefied company
on the paddle
79 for hughes 73 for ponting
that deepish straight midwkt position
in canberra
a break with families arriving
smart rich touristy posh posh
tourist money area where you are
durban indian curry
496 1/196
mahatma gandhi spent time in durban
family ties
sticky situations
a dead bat on it
lara [lara]
started 2nd families while on tour
cracked the south african nut
more low
[australia have their phil
hosts face an uphill battle
his family has a banana farm and hughes even looked slightly banana shaped when he bent back to miss a couple of fizzing steyn bouncers importantly his feet were often planted
prince phillip of kingsmead don Bradman on friday george headley on sunday
king of macksville]
511 [in the crying game jody calls it a blackmans game]
versatile chap just slipped in beside me
i dont like that side shot
may have been going overs correct
mckenzie cant get off
humptydoo and not heaven
i heard the publicans also very keen
mckenzies = to the task
519 nice nudge
sizzling by chest height
dont think hes put spells or overs together
this pace trinity
weathered
only in cricket can a timeless test end in a draw
they had to get in the train to get back to capetown
trapped on the back foot repeatedly
527 523 still needed
ya cant have everything
winkle them out
the old ford end
tendulkar like
check drive
shy of the popping
crease
nonchalant flick of wrist laxman like
reminiscent of kolkata
haddins quite happy
to walk off
539 barefoot runner
[reminiscent of milo]
it was the lord telling me to run again
ok you win ill run again
just went whoosh
you look so serene
betty
the mouth is not working
100s n 100s n 100s
548 fence sitter coward
ouch
start stop stumble go
zapping it
whatd that ball do
run scores down
turned over
categorical evidence
not going with the policy
differentiate between the howler n the marginal
never made speedy decisions
559 went like a frisbee
way out to cover
mallett was there
getting a bit of shape
discipline in every sense
direct sun is hot
for hilfy
dissident republican gunmen
yr favourite driving songs volume 2
568 the aussies have struck glenn
hard yakka on this deck
the formidable jacques kallis
put down
ferrying bottles of water around to the eskys
kalliss calibre
didnt seem to have any capacity to stop the rot
back squared up
bit more chat
in the effects microphone
hussey the man at the moment doing the squawking
from gully
not sure what was in his curry
plenty of bounce
hell nick it hard
all that evidence says slips
midwkt i can live with
585 i met hashim amlas dad the other day
oh yeah
looking good again
[looking good again]
hear the squawk from siddle
little cracks
clarke was 23
a la merv hughes
stick it up him
bang it in get it at him
less chasing dot balls
his wrists come into play like zaheer abbas
the school children in the distance
598 bounce n left
come off his body
elbow guard
mr buckets at 2nd slip
siddles havin a burst a terrific burst
good foil
different suburb
plenty of spare territory plenty of space for the seagulls to land
606 the umpires slip into position
bat time
hes the warren buffett of the southern hemisphere
tumbled take
the trinity
spells n spells n spells
lifted n left him
lashed
pounding away for a sustained period of time
shinguards beneath his creams
616 well up n gets past
placid pitchesre the enemy of the game
which is vacant
little gap
bit sloppy
speed cameras went off
a long long way from home
tumultuous surfs
pound contract
in the ipl
yr not representing something other than yrself
the range of things you end up talking about
credit crunch
roebuck holdings
dead deck
[in trinidad]
632 it gets harder to concentrate as you get older
sehwags a contender ill tell you
flies out to point
the poor state of the road was to blame
the chattering school children
since the retirement of lara
hit a great 6
running
repairs
its a missile
chanting from school children
kallis was late n so was abdv
a tribute to johnson as much as anything
bit of excitement from those school children over there
646 ab
the mac is on
imagine having to teach that lot all day
the ab chorus gets stronger
schools out [……] a platoon of em
hilfenhauss just been spelled
back n behind
a la gordon greenidge
dont mean to be an arsehole
655 but everyones a bit tiring
wide open expanses of midon
[bioglan]
[cycle for your supper]
yes hes gone
beautiful delivery just left abdv
[if you dont exercise you dont need food]
wonder how our guesstimators are going
the loss of the two overnight men
played it well in the end
665 malcolm marshall
effort ball
everyones firing up with their guesstimations
the game could linger here
if this new ball doesnt continue
ambitiously
the ball will do something a little unusual
uncomplicated
673 fortunately katos got the job
1000 frames a second
pirouetting
finished yr biscuit
did you go for the egg or the tuna
the bread was very nutty
zoom 1 in at the base of the stumps
good evening john thompson
overseas china
was yesterdays competition
the great god television
threw it
pokes at it
686 gets it to steeple
johnson goes in boucher goes back
mark in cootamundra
he gets off the mark this time boucher
kid gloves
a lot of starting n stopping
his stump or his toe
free beer for as long as he batted
694 they didnt pull too many in the first innings in johannesburg
the star hotel in macksville
uncles
the new ball struck gold
very fast hands
very good temperament
role models n childhood heros
he had little aerials on his ears
talking to a sponge
703 with bearded women in lyotards
no flashing cameras
an old battle wagon
between the two cities
touched it
2 authentic wkts
give it up n get on with the game
serving up some wides
high class bowling
took the glove
713 gets a bit hot under the collar
normally in tasmania its because someones chopping some trees down
jumps on the backfoot
as good as they can be
the result can only be an assessment of the difference
718 went for a yorker
he goes n stands in front of em
surrounded here
really does play french cricket there
close company
following his heart
meek in its resistance
morkel steyn n ntini
726 harmlessly in the end
keep rocking up n happy to stay
give up golf
katich could be handy
thunderbolt comes in
boucher hopping
constant tradition
australians love a wrist spinner
slow bringing the bat down
735 yr country
yr national
it takes a lot to drag me away from you
onloan to beijing
speed
snorter
fortune
promise drove me
fortune sold me the mercury
744 eldine baptiste
it was a lollipop n he dispatched it
a very long test match in adelaide
a nefarious character tried to induce australia to throw it
comes from another island
oh you are in good form
got a sense that was timeless
simon katich has just taken a hat trick
752 felt well beyond the cricket community
kenneth charlie griffith benjamin
heading towards 480 since october
the specialists the analysts
looking to winkle
graeme smith heroically out to bat
sweatband on his left forearm
winkle out
plenty of thunder in the ball
plenty of strength
weathered 34 minutes of cricket
in no mans land
764 hard into the ground
[the pearls of the caribbean]
less walking on eggs
after delivering 1 of his missiles
jumping on the hussey caper
most thingsre fundamentally technical
770 to hell with reviews n referrals
the lbw rules been abolished
nothing really happening
beery inhabitants
774 talking turkey with mitchell johnson