And now for a real sport

[MajGenl.Meade]

17 Nov 2014 The Times (South Africa)
TELFORD VICE

AB inspires Proteas’ win Series square after Morné’s fivefer

AB DE VILLIERS told his team to “fix it, now” after their patchy performance in the first one-day international against Australia in Perth on Friday. Yesterday they returned to the scene of the crime for the second match and fix it they did in emphatic style.

Australia were rattled out for 154, their sixthlowest total in the 85 ODIs they have played against South Africa. Although De Villiers’ team did not chase down their target as comfortably as they should have, the result was never in doubt: SA won by three wickets in 27.4 overs.

[Sue U]

17 Nov 2014 The Times ( Cənubi Afrika)
TELFORD VICE

AB Morne -nin fivefer sonra Proteas 'qazan Series kvadrat ruhlandırır

AB DE VILLIERS cümə günü Perth Avstraliya qarşı beynəlxalq ilk bir gün öz ləkəli performans sonra " indi düzeltmek " üçün onun komandası bildirib . Dünən ikinci matç üçün cinayət hadisə yerinə döndü və onlar vurgulu üslubunda etdi düzeltmek.

Avstraliya 85 Odis öz altıncı aşağı ümumi Onlar Cənubi Afrika qarşı oynamışdır 154 üçün rattled . Onlar olmalıdır kimi De Villiers "komandası kimi rahat onların hədəf aşağı təqib etməyib, baxmayaraq ki , nəticə şübhə heç vaxt idi: SA 27.4 overs üç wickets qazandı.

Oh, I think I've got it! It's something about cricket, right?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Siz ağıllı!

[Gob]

Ha!! Didn't start one of these for the first match of the series, did you?

I'm going to the third match tomorrow, it's being played here in Canberra and it's my day off.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Ah but the first match wasn't "real sport" because the best team didn't win.. enjoy watching the Proteas, Gob.

[Gob]

Will do mate. There's a fair bit of niggle building up between the two teams, which may make for good sledging.

I'l be taking my camera, natch.

[Long Run]

Let us know when you get back.

[Lord Jim]

Is it over yet?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Is it over yet?

No. It starts at 2:20 pm Oz time 19th. I think that might be 10:20pm tonight for us. Quick - subscribe to the Cricket Channel and stay up late with beers and chips!

One-day cricket matches last for six hours or more

[Gob]

The anticipation is wonderful, breakfast, drive Hen into work, walk the dogs, catch free bus to match!

[Lord Jim]

subscribe to the Cricket Channel

That actually managed to finish even lower on my list then "Go bungee jumping" and "French kiss Bernie Sanders"...

[MajGenl.Meade]

South Africa generously allows hosts to win

Finch and Starc down South Africa
The Report by Daniel Brettig at Manuka Oval

November 19, 2014

Australia 5 for 329 (Finch 109, Smith 73*, Warner 53) beat South Africa 256 (Amla 102, de Villiers 52, Starc 4-32, Hazlewood 3-51) by 73 runs

Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were central figures in Australia's commanding 73-run victory over South Africa in Canberra, despite a pair of sparkling innings by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers.

In front of a crowd of 10,583 at Manuka Oval, Finch set the platform and Smith capitalised fully upon it against a South African bowling attack that found less assistance than they enjoyed in Perth but also did not help their cause with a quartet of no-balls.

Dale Steyn was the lone exemplar of parsimony for the visitors, but even his 10 overs ultimately yielded 53 runs, and he was unable to take the wickets he had yearned for when describing a new attack role for himself on match eve.

A target of 330 was always going to be difficult for the visitors given Australia's selection of a deep and varied bowling attack that in Starc and Hazlewood had relevant experience of Canberra climes. Hazlewood and Starc both bowled piercingly with the old ball, the latter gaining sharp reverse swing to bring a swift conclusion to the match. Six wickets went down for 32 following de Villiers' exit, and last man Imran Tahir did not emerge due to a knee strain picked up while bowling.

For a while, the cultured Amla and impudent de Villiers seemed capable of threatening, but the otherwise expensive Kane Richardson struck the critical blow by pinning de Villiers lbw just when South Africa's equation had started to become realistic.

Hazlewood found the right line and length to spread-eagle Amla's stumps soon after, and Starc followed up with verve. Australia's performance was the equal of anything they have produced in ODI matches over the past 12 months, indicating that the team is warming up nicely in a World Cup season - albeit minus their hamstrung captain Michael Clarke.

Having not passed 50 for state or country since the final of the ODI triangular series in Zimbabwe in September, some 13 innings ago, Finch played within himself to begin with, allowing Warner to make the swifter start while occasionally unleashing with shots such as his pulled six off Vernon Philander.

He would have been conscious of the selectors' decision to drop Glenn Maxwell following his somewhat ordinary start to the home season, a highest score of 29 in four limited overs innings across the Twenty20 and ODI series. As T20 captain and Warner's preferred ODI opening partner, Finch has enjoyed a stronger expression of faith from the national selector Rod Marsh and the coach Darren Lehmann.

Manuka's warm weather and a pristine pitch allowed Finch to play the ball more or less where he wanted, and he gathered pace steadily through the innings. Unable to gain the desired economy from Tahir, de Villiers leaned on the modest offerings of Farheen Behardien and himself, with mixed results.

Behardien at least enjoyed the pleasure of dismissing Shane Watson once more, this time drawing a miscued pull shot to end an innings from Australia's No. 3 batsman that, at 40 from 38 balls, looked ready to grow wings. De Villiers was more expensive, but was rewarded for attacking the stumps when Finch swung a little too zealously for the midwicket fence.

Smith batted busily as ever, running hard and picking gaps on the ground where his century as captain of New South Wales had secured the Blues' Sheffield Shield title last summer. Morne Morkel added a final no-ball in the 50th over, and Smith flicked a jaunty boundary behind square leg from the resultant free hit.

Australia's final tally was about 30 more than South Africa would have preferred to concede, and Hazlewood and Starc made sure it would prove far too many

[Lord Jim]

So it's over now?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Technically it was 94.3 overs. An over consists of 6 legally delivered balls - a concept with which I am sure you are familiar. Australia batted through the regulation 50 overs. The South Africans were all out after 44 overs plus 3 balls.

Now, I'd like to help avoid confusion in case you think that was 44.5 overs (since 3 is half of 6) but in cricket 44.3 doesn't mean 44.3 - it means 44 six-ball overs and 3 balls.

Of course, wides, no-balls and leg-byes don't count as balls - they are "extras" which give the non-bowling team one run each. Australia got 12 runs on 12 extras while South Africa were given only 8 by the Oz bowling. So the total number of deliveries by all bowlers would be (94x6)+(3 + 20)

I do hope that's clear. Stumps were of course pulled and the match is now history

[Lord Jim]

the match is now history

Ahh, so it is over then....

You really buried the lead...

[Lord Jim]

Technically it was 94.3 overs. An over consists of 6 legally delivered balls - a concept with which I am sure you are familiar. Australia batted through the regulation 50 overs. The South Africans were all out after 44 overs plus 3 balls.

Now, I'd like to help avoid confusion in case you think that was 44.5 overs (since 3 is half of 6) but in cricket 44.3 doesn't mean 44.3 - it means 44 six-ball overs and 3 balls.

[rubato]

The first thing is that Manuka Oval is actually round. Someone needs to call them up and straighten that one out.



The second thing is that, obviously, Australians hate cricket since it only seats 13,000.


yrs,
rubato

[Sue U]

Teknisesti se oli 94,3 villapaidat . Yli koostuu 6 laillisesti toimitettu pallot -käsite , jonka kanssa olen varma olet perehtynyt . Australia lyönyt läpiasetuksen 50 villapaidat . Eteläafrikkalaiset ovat kaikki jälkeen 44 villapaidat ja 3 palloa .

Nyt haluaisin auttaa välttämään sekaannuksia , jos luulet, että oli 44,5 villapaidat ( koska 3 on puolet 6 ), mutta kriketti 44,3 ei tarkoita 44,3 - se tarkoittaa 44 kuusi - pallo villapaidat ja 3 palloa .

Tietenkin , wides , ei - pallot ja jalka - byes ei lasketa pallot - ne ovat " extrat ", joka antaaei- keilailu joukkueelle ajaa jokaisen . Australia sai 12 -mallissa on 12 ekstroja kun taas Etelä -Afrikan annettiin vain 8Oz keilailu . Jotenkokonaismäärä toimitukset kaikki keilaamaan olisi ( 94x6 ) + ( 3 + 20 )

Toivon, että on selvää . Kannot olivat tietenkin vetää jaottelu on nyt historiaa

Well, that's all right, then.

the match is now history

Ahh, so it is over then....

You really buried the lead...

[Lord Jim]

The first thing is that Manuka Oval is actually round.

Well, the outer most boundaries of the stadium may be round, but the playing field sure looks oval to me...

[MajGenl.Meade]

LJ, we'll convert you yet. Typically the boundary is the oval - it wouldn't do to have the left/right boundaries too close (as they would be in a circle) for they'd be easier to reach.

The comment that brought this up is akin to saying "Why do they call it a diamond when