Proteas fall short
18 Jan 2009
South Africa squandered the chance to go 2-0 up in the series as Australia won the second ODI in Hobart by five runs.
Chasing 250 for victory, the Proteas would have backed themselves for the win but their inability to lift their run rate proved to be their undoing.
Mark Boucher tried in vain to see South Africa home, but needing 17 off the final over the Proteas fell just short.
Jacques Kallis played well for his 72, but both he and AB de Villiers could be criticised for failing to push on when South Africa required it, and in the end, left the likes of Boucher and Albie Morkel with too much to do.
Earlier in the day, South Africa pegged the Aussies back when youngster David Warner was caught behind off the bowling of Dale Steyn, but skipper Ricky Ponting and Shaun Marsh put on 135 for the second wicket taking Australia past the 150-mark.
Having reached this milestone with plenty of wickets in hand, 300 looked on the cards, but some disciplined bowling from the Proteas restricted the Australians to 249-9 off their 50 overs. Nevertheless, the total proved to be enough as Australia levelled the series at 1-1 with three to play.
Despite the Proteas’ disappointment, the match was once again a wonderful showcase for 50-over cricket with the game keeping fans on the edge of their seats right until the last over.
Australia 249-9 (50 overs)
Shaun Marsh 78, Ricky Ponting 64, Makhaya Ntini 3-39.
South Africa 244-6 (50 overs)
Jacques Kallis 72, AB de Villiers 44, Ben Hilfenhaus 2-60.
Australia won by five runs.
For a full scorecard click here.
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18 Jan 2009, 15:09 pm
#348 superBul: actually know… feel left out? Hardly… I think I’m on 5 rugby blogs…
18 Jan 2009, 15:12 pm
#349 superBul: I just don’t get these mental blocks… they are just so good… it’s like they don’t see it… and when a player doesn’t back himself, the coach can’t.
#351 SpringbokSarah: know = no… must be hungry
#350 NZINCHINA: me too
18 Jan 2009, 15:28 pm
This silence is killing me…
18 Jan 2009, 15:33 pm
#351 SpringbokSarah: Last attempt to get you in.
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17 Jan 2009
Dear Friends,
It?s Super 14 time! Exactly four weeks from now, [the Highlanders will have beaten the Brumbies] / [the Brumbies will have beaten the Highlanders] in the opening game at the House of Pain in Dunedin. I?ve been gazing with some disconsolation at the Round 1 fixtures: as ever with Super 14, these are tough games to predict, especially when we?re not sure who?s hot and who?s not yet for the season.
This is what makes the Super 14 such a terrific tournament for SuperBru. For sixteen non-stop weeks, we?ll all be in that Super 14 groove. It?s as regular as breathing:
Mondays are all about seeing how everyone did over the weekend. Emotionally, you?re probably over the disappointment of the Sharks stupidly losing in the last minute, and pumped that you picked up a bonus point from the Chiefs. Monday mornings are the time for emails telling your pool mates how useless they are. Lunchtime is for checking out Tank?s blog to get the big man?s reflections on the weekend.
Tuesdays are mostly for work. But in the back of your mind you?re thinking about the coming weekend. You?re keeping an eye on the news. Injuries. Weather predictions. These things are there in the background.
Around midday on Wednesday your reminder email from SuperBru arrives. This gets the juices going. You?re not going to pick today because you want to know the teams and the weather for the weekend, but at your squash/poker/tennis game in the evening this is what you?re talking about. You don?t want to give too much away though. You want to surreptitiously eek out of your mates what they?re thinking is going to happen.
Thursdays (if you?re a South African) are for picking, for nailing your flag firmly to the mast. With slightly raised heartrate, you click that submit button, and hasten to the view picks page to see what everyone else has picked. It?s not heartening when you?ve backed the Lions and the other 22 guys have picked the Force.
If you?re in NZ or Australia, you?ll probably make your picks on Friday, knock off work early, and get to that TV/stadium. South Africans will follow the one or two morning games at work (sneakily loading up Sport24.co.za?s live scoring), then engage in intense lunchtime banter about that lost bonus point. The afternoons are a formality, and then it?s weekend time!
Saturdays are all about quality time with the TV (and the laptop on the side). Five or six games of top class rugby, a break here and there for a meal or a beer… for sixteen weeks in a row! Come Saturday night (or early Sunday morning for the antipodeans), the round is done and dusted. Grand Slam Points are out, and you know your standings. Lament, celebrate, live the moment.
And Sundays, well, they?re for rest, aren?t they?
What?s new in 2009
We?ve introduced a few changes to the site. Quite a few pages have had a bit of touch-up work, so should be looking a bit sharper. The BanterBoard has been totally overhauled, and we?ve tried to wire it into the rest of the site a bit more so it?s easier to know when something new has been posted.
Movement between public pools will be shut off at the end of Round 1 – read more about this.
And we have a new product running within the game for businesses who wish to deliver a more branded experience than a pool to their customers, staffs or other stakeholders. This is called the client leaderboard, and some of you will be playing on one of these.
That?s about it for now. Get your pools set up, invite your buddies, and let?s get ready for a big season of rugby!
Respectfully,
The General
The General
18 Jan 2009, 15:43 pm
#354 superBul: chillax I signed up… having fun…
18 Jan 2009, 15:45 pm
#355 SpringbokSarah: Actuall I signed up about 5 minutes before you posted that
18 Jan 2009, 15:47 pm
#356 SpringbokSarah: Hey Sarah, looks like you, Grant and I are in the same public pool!
18 Jan 2009, 15:50 pm
Sharks tend to have their champagne and then they are too drunk to play…
GO STORMERS!
Just seen this post from you, enjoy . Since you can only pick once but can participate in 3 pools, did you see someone there started a girls only pool. Her nick is donsveertjie and she was born in 1986 , also someone young
1 days ago, donsveertjie started this thread: [17 Jan 13:42]
Ladies pool
Once again i invite any lady to join my super 14 pool for ladies only. Would love to have kiwi and aussie girls to compete against!
Pool name: The Ladies
Pool code: moodswab
18 Jan 2009, 15:54 pm
#357 wooden spoon: if you want to get into a certain pool you must click on My Pools
Then on join pool and then the pool code must be provided.
The pool code for Keo,s S14 Night Owls is wilyever
18 Jan 2009, 16:07 pm
#359 superBul: Cheers, just sent a request. Looking forward to it!
18 Jan 2009, 16:20 pm
OK Roy, what’s with the new thumbs up and thumbs down?
18 Jan 2009, 16:22 pm
#357 wooden spoon: awe!
#358 superBul: lol
18 Jan 2009, 16:22 pm
Why are there little hands on my page?
18 Jan 2009, 16:38 pm
Mirrag!
Never been so disappointed. Poor decision making and far too slow batting in the middle overs. We really squandered the opportunity of dumping the Aussies. You don’t get too many opportunities.
18 Jan 2009, 16:41 pm
Well done Retief on winning the Africa Open!
18 Jan 2009, 17:34 pm
Wanted to sign up for a while, but reading what’s going on here, not to sure…
18 Jan 2009, 22:53 pm
Someone should tell Gibbs that you can lose talent if you don’t practise enough. He has been relying on natural talent and not enough hard work for too long. time for him to go home and be replaced by a slogger of note. Someone that we can send in to get 50 off 25 balls, to make any tough total more easily gettable.
Hats off to JP duminy- he is a legend already!
18 Jan 2009, 23:26 pm
Yep we passed up a golden opportunity to go 2-0 up. Gibbs is still missing in action and McKenzie looked listless and caught in the headlights. A very disappointing let down. Three dropped catches in a close game as well. We are badly missing a good opening stand each match. With Biff there you know it will be agressive and positive rather than wishy washy. And always Kallis throws his wicket away whenever he gets set. What a shame!
19 Jan 2009, 01:09 am
#307 yliad:
Actually, skoppie, I re-read your post and it is one of your better ones dude. Lucid and makes sense. Well done, no strings of adjectives and no expletitives
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