2018 Test Series: Australia vs South Africa

Frank McWilliams said:
Agreed 200 will be tough on hopefully a deteriorating wicket just me wanting a bit of insurance with extra 50-100
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It depends on how much swing we can get and how soon they can get it going, Starc is the most dangerous bowler in the world when it's reversing
 
Should get some conventional swing early but it's reverse that will worry SA

There's turn for Lyon as well
 
INNINGS BREAK - DAY 4

Australia - 243 from 71.3 overs (RR 3.39)

Cameron Bancroft - 38 (91)
David Warner - 63 (100)
Usman Khawaja - 4 (15)
Steve Smith - 25 (58)
Shaun Marsh - 24 (52)
Tim Paine - 36 (68)
Mitch Marsh - 4 (3)
Pat Cummins - 0 (1)
Mitchell Starc - 8 (11)
Nathan Lyon - 17 (20)
Josh Hazlewood - 10* (10)

Vernon Philander - 2/25 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 5/96 (21 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 3/51 (13.3 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 0/51 (18 overs)
Dean Elgar - 0/6 (1 over)

South Africa - 382 from 118.4 overs (RR 3.21)

Dean Elgar - 57 (197)
Aiden Markram - 11 (21)
Kagiso Rabada - 29 (40)
Hashim Amla - 56 (148)
AB de Villiers - 126* (146)
Faf du Plessis - 9 (16)
Theunis de Bruyn - 1 (8)
Quinton de Kock - 9 (20)
Vernon Philander - 36 (85)
Keshav Maharaj - 30 (24)
Lungi Ngidi - 5 (7)

Mitchell Starc - 1/110 (33.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 2/98 (30 overs)
Pat Cummins - 3/79 (24 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 1/58 (22 overs)
Mitch Marsh - 2/26 (9 overs)

Australia - 239 from 79 overs (RR 3.02)

Cameron Bancroft - 24 (70)
David Warner - 11 (21)
Usman Khawaja - 75 (136)
Steve Smith - 11 (18)
Shaun Marsh - 1 (5)
Mitch Marsh - 45 (125)
Tim Paine - 28* (50)
Pat Cummins - 5 (14)
Mitchell Starc - 1 (10)
Nathan Lyon - 5 (8)
Josh Hazlewood - 17 (17)

Vernon Philander - 0/56 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 6/54 (22 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 2/90 (23 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 2/24 (14 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/3 (3 overs)

South Africa require 101 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand
 
LUNCH - DAY 4

Australia - 243 from 71.3 overs (RR 3.39)

Cameron Bancroft - 38 (91)
David Warner - 63 (100)
Usman Khawaja - 4 (15)
Steve Smith - 25 (58)
Shaun Marsh - 24 (52)
Tim Paine - 36 (68)
Mitch Marsh - 4 (3)
Pat Cummins - 0 (1)
Mitchell Starc - 8 (11)
Nathan Lyon - 17 (20)
Josh Hazlewood - 10* (10)

Vernon Philander - 2/25 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 5/96 (21 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 3/51 (13.3 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 0/51 (18 overs)
Dean Elgar - 0/6 (1 over)

South Africa - 382 from 118.4 overs (RR 3.21)

Dean Elgar - 57 (197)
Aiden Markram - 11 (21)
Kagiso Rabada - 29 (40)
Hashim Amla - 56 (148)
AB de Villiers - 126* (146)
Faf du Plessis - 9 (16)
Theunis de Bruyn - 1 (8)
Quinton de Kock - 9 (20)
Vernon Philander - 36 (85)
Keshav Maharaj - 30 (24)
Lungi Ngidi - 5 (7)

Mitchell Starc - 1/110 (33.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 2/98 (30 overs)
Pat Cummins - 3/79 (24 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 1/58 (22 overs)
Mitch Marsh - 2/26 (9 overs)

Australia - 239 from 79 overs (RR 3.02)

Cameron Bancroft - 24 (70)
David Warner - 11 (21)
Usman Khawaja - 75 (136)
Steve Smith - 11 (18)
Shaun Marsh - 1 (5)
Mitch Marsh - 45 (125)
Tim Paine - 28* (50)
Pat Cummins - 5 (14)
Mitchell Starc - 1 (10)
Nathan Lyon - 5 (8)
Josh Hazlewood - 17 (17)

Vernon Philander - 0/56 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 6/54 (22 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 2/90 (23 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 2/24 (14 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/3 (3 overs)

South Africa - 1/22 from 5.1 overs (RR 4.25)

Dean Elgar - 5 (17)
Aiden Markram - 17* (14)

Mitchell Starc - 0/15 (3 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 0/7 (2 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 1/0 (0.1 overs)

South Africa require 79 runs to win with 9 wickets in hand
 
END OF MATCH

Australia - 243 from 71.3 overs (RR 3.39)

Cameron Bancroft - 38 (91)
David Warner - 63 (100)
Usman Khawaja - 4 (15)
Steve Smith - 25 (58)
Shaun Marsh - 24 (52)
Tim Paine - 36 (68)
Mitch Marsh - 4 (3)
Pat Cummins - 0 (1)
Mitchell Starc - 8 (11)
Nathan Lyon - 17 (20)
Josh Hazlewood - 10* (10)

Vernon Philander - 2/25 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 5/96 (21 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 3/51 (13.3 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 0/51 (18 overs)
Dean Elgar - 0/6 (1 over)

South Africa - 382 from 118.4 overs (RR 3.21)

Dean Elgar - 57 (197)
Aiden Markram - 11 (21)
Kagiso Rabada - 29 (40)
Hashim Amla - 56 (148)
AB de Villiers - 126* (146)
Faf du Plessis - 9 (16)
Theunis de Bruyn - 1 (8)
Quinton de Kock - 9 (20)
Vernon Philander - 36 (85)
Keshav Maharaj - 30 (24)
Lungi Ngidi - 5 (7)

Mitchell Starc - 1/110 (33.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 2/98 (30 overs)
Pat Cummins - 3/79 (24 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 1/58 (22 overs)
Mitch Marsh - 2/26 (9 overs)

Australia - 239 from 79 overs (RR 3.02)

Cameron Bancroft - 24 (70)
David Warner - 11 (21)
Usman Khawaja - 75 (136)
Steve Smith - 11 (18)
Shaun Marsh - 1 (5)
Mitch Marsh - 45 (125)
Tim Paine - 28* (50)
Pat Cummins - 5 (14)
Mitchell Starc - 1 (10)
Nathan Lyon - 5 (8)
Josh Hazlewood - 17 (17)

Vernon Philander - 0/56 (18 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 6/54 (22 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 2/90 (23 overs)
Lungi Ngidi - 2/24 (14 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/3 (3 overs)

South Africa - 4/102 from 22.5 overs (RR 4.46)

Dean Elgar - 5 (17)
Aiden Markram - 21 (28)
Hashim Amla - 27 (42)
AB de Villiers - 28 (26)
Faf du Plessis - 2* (10)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15* (14)

Mitchell Starc - 0/15 (3 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/26 (6 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 2/44 (9 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/13 (4.5 overs

South Africa won the match by 6 wickets

The 4 match series is level at 1-1
 
Congratulations SA, outplayed us but game lost a bit with all the nonsense that went with it, don't think it influenced the result just detracted from the contest.
 
Australia vs South Africa

Dates: 22/3/2018 - 26/3/2018
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth
3rd Umpire: Ian Gould
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
Toss: South Africa won the toss and elected to Bat
Series: Level at 1-1

Australia Squad

Steve Smith (c)
David Warner (vc)
Cameron Bancroft
Usman Khawaja
Peter Handscomb
Shaun Marsh
Mitchell Marsh
Tim Paine
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
Pat Cummins
Nathan Lyon
Chadd Sayers
Jon Holland
Jhye Richardson

South Africa Squad

Faf du Plessis (c)
Hashim Amla
Temba Bavuma
Quinton de Kock
Theunis de Bruyn
AB de Villiers
Dean Elgar
Heinrich Klaasen
Keshav Maharaj
Aiden Markram
Morne Morkel
Wiaan Mulder
Lungisani Ngidi
Vernon Philander
Kagiso Rabada

ICC Test Rankings (Teams)

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. New Zealand
5. England
6. Sri Lanka
7. Pakistan
8. West Indies
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbabwe

ICC Test Rankings (Batsmen)

1. Steve Smith (AUS)
2. Virat Kohli (IND)
3. Joe Root (ENG)
4. Kane Williamson (NZ)
5. David Warner (AUS)
6. Cheteshwar Pujara (IND)
7. AB de Villiers (SAF)
8. Azhar Ali (PAK)
9. Hashim Amla (SAF)
10. Alastair Cook (ENG)

ICC Test Rankings (Bowlers)

1. Kagiso Rabada (SAF)
2. James Anderson (ENG)
3. Ravindra Jadeja (IND)
4. Ravi Ashwin (IND)
5. Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
6. Neil Wagner (NZ)
7. Rangana Herath (SL)
8. Vernon Philander (SAF)
9. Mitchell Starc (AUS)
10. Nathan Lyon (AUS)

ICC Test Rankings (All-Rounders)

1. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)
2. Ravindra Jadeja (IND)
3. Ravi Ashwin (IND)
4. Ben Stokes (ENG)
5. Vernon Philander (SAF)
6. Moeen Ali (ENG)
7. Mitchell Starc (AUS)
8. Jason Holder (WI)
9. Kagiso Rabada (SAF)
10. Chris Woakes (ENG)


** Rankings correct as of 16/3/2018 and are subject to change**
 
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From cricket.com.au

Mitch Marsh is the latest player to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council during the spiteful Test series between Australia and South Africa, having given Kagiso Rabada a foul-mouthed spray after the spearhead dismissed him on day four in Port Elizabeth.

Marsh was been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and had one demerit point added to his record after being charged for a level 1 offence under 2.1.4 of the ICC's Code of Conduct that relates to “using language or gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match.”


https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mit...t-demerit-point-fine-kagiso-rabada/2018-03-13
 
Both teams need a good kick up the arse, It's such a shame that these ugly incidents are overshadowing what has been a hard fought series so far

Here's a tip, How about you blokes concentrate on the cricket instead of the verbal warfare ??

Your representing your countries, Act in a manner befitting that honour
 
If Match Referee Jeff Crowe had jumped on this crap in Test One and suspended both Warner and de Kock that would have been the end of it all. Regardless what happens to the appeal, the agro will continue.

Maybe cousin Russell would have done a better job with his Gladiator gear on?
 
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Player rankings have been released, First post updated

Bowlers Rankings

- Kagiso Rabda goes to number 1 in the Bowlers rankings, James Anderson drops from number 1 to number 2

- Mitchell Starc drops four places to 9th

- Josh Hazlewood drops from 4th to 5th

- Ravi Ashwin jumps from 6th to 4th

- Neil Wagner jumps from 8th to 6th

- Rangana Herath jumps from 9th to 7th

Batsmans Rankings

- AB de Villiers has returned to the top 10, He sits in 7th place

- Hashim Amla climbs one place to 9th

- Azhar Ali dropped one spot to 8th and Alastair Cook dropped two places to 10th

- The top 4 reamin unchanged (Smith, Kohli, Root, Williamson)

- David Warner stays in 5th and Cheteshwar Pujara stays in 6th

All Rounders Rankings

- The top 4 remain unchanged (Al Hasan, Jadeja, Ashwin and Stokes)

- Vernon Philander up to 5th place, Starc drops from 5th to 7th

- Moeen Ali jumps from 7th to 6th

- Jason Holder remains in 8th place

- Rangana Herath drops out of the top 10 and is replaced by Rabada

- Chris Woakes drops from 9th to 10th
 
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