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New Zealand Dis-Envowelled by Johnson

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Johnson took a fourfer

Johnson took a fourfer

Looks like there’s some life in this wicket, with Mitchell Johnson again being our best bowler as EnZed are dismissed for 156. Proving the wicket was good for all the quicks Lee, Clark and Watson were all able to add 2 wickets to their career totals.

Regular wickets from the Baggy Greens choked the kiwi’s of any momentum, their highest partnership being 35 between Taylor (40) and Flynn (39*).

Daniel Flynn was still there at the end, which is likely what he was hoping for. How else would you explain taking a single off the first ball of a Stuart Clark over when super-bunny Chris Martin is at the other end?

The Aussies take a 58 run 1st innings lead and will look to improve on their first innings effort, and with more favourable conditions they certainly should. At this stage the low and slow scoring match looks typical of the Gabba this year, and will likely be over by day 3!

Tea’s been taken early in the innings break so we’ll be looking at a long third session. Perhaps we’ll go off if it starts to piss down again, unlike last night when Clarke was dismissed in the rain.

No heroics please Hayden and Katich – you both owe me from píss-poor scores in my fantasy league from the first innings.

Have the saffas got their mojo back?

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South Africa DIDN’T CHOKE! This shocking revelation is up there with the Titanic not sinking or Jaguar making a reliable car. It’s just not cricket.

I suppose there are a few grains of normalcy that we can cling to to believe that all is still right and just in the cricketing universe. I mean South Africa with their mojo back? Please.

  • It was a home game (didn’t seem to help them in the 2003 world cup)
  • It is a nothing series
  • It’s against a Kiwi side routed by injuries and low on morale
  • The Kiwi’s went out of their way to lose (Smith dropped by Vettori, AB Devilliers dropped by Taylor, and the final nail

49.2 Gillespie to Nel, 1 run, dropped! Nel slashes a full and wide delivery up and over backward point, a fielder runs after at is it dies on him, diving out in front and failing to hold on! Very tough catch

Boucher hit a single off the next ball and Andre won the game with another two fours.

Poor kiwi’s. But in reality though it’s a promising sign, there are several reasons not to worry just yet.

  • They weren’t playing Australia
  • It was a nothing game
  • Duckworth Lewis didn’t come into play