3rd dead Test Match, Aust v SAf @ SCG

[Thiele]

what sort lead should australia be looking for

[Dirko]

what sort lead should australia be looking for

Over 300 would be great, but who knows ? The Saffies chased it down in Melbourne no worries but this pitch is a shocker....

[rod_rooster]

what sort lead should australia be looking for

Over 300 would be great, but who knows ? The Saffies chased it down in Melbourne no worries but this pitch is a shocker....

250 plus should be enough. 300 impossible for them to chase down. Don't forget they are already 1 down effectively and possibly their best player as well.

[Dirko]

250 plus should be enough. 300 impossible for them to chase down. Don't forget they are already 1 down effectively and possibly their best player as well.

I know where you're coming from, but our inability to bowl them out twice in the series is a concern Smith or no Smith.

The pitch is the main factor IMO compared to Perth & Melbourne.....

[LaughingKookaburra]

Give them 350 and put them in at Tea. If we can't beat them we do not deserve to win a Test this series. This pitch is one of the worst i have seen in many years in Australia, but it's a nice change instead of seeing flatter roads than the Southern Expressway each test....ban the drop in pitch I say

[FD88]

Haydos gone, and maybe it's the last time?

1/62

Punter in on a king pair.

[hearts on fire]

Hayden looked alot better that innings, i hope he plays the ODI's and can regain some more form.

[silicone skyline]

Haydos gone, and maybe it's the last time?

1/62

Punter in on a king pair.

U turn your TV on again?

[blink]

I think you'll find Haydos will get a go in the ODI's, but will probably be rotated out at some stage. Will be interesting to see if the rotation of players does continue this summer now that the triangular series has been scrapped.

[Hondo]

I think if Haydos wants to go, the selectors will pick him for the South Africa tour.

If it's just a form slump and not some permanent deterioration of his ability, then we all know he can still be one of the best openers in the world once the form comes back.

Hopefully Jaques will be fit by then too, in case Haydos pulls the pin.

[The Ash Man]

Does anyone else get the impression that Punter wants to get the target quickly to give his bowlers enough time to get 10 wickets?
5x4s for his 20!!!

[dinglinga]

why play hayden in the ODI's ..lets use this form as a breeding ground for our future. Lets face it Hayden is 37 is form as been ordinary for the past 6 months .. its time the selectors stopped picking on reputations

[The Ash Man]

Kallis
5 overs for 5 maidens!!
When was he last time that happened?

[blink]

Kallis
5 overs for 5 maidens!!
When was he last time that happened?

5 consecutive maidens is pretty impressive...he'd be tired and spent after that!

[LaughingKookaburra]

I think you'll find Haydos will get a go in the ODI's, but will probably be rotated out at some stage. Will be interesting to see if the rotation of players does continue this summer now that the triangular series has been scrapped.

See I beleive Hayden should not play in the ODI's, If we are serious about the next World Cup we have to start now and rotate players now and exposing them to international cricket. People may say don't rotate players but 3 world cups in a row and to play in the last 4 World Cup finals is proof that it does work.....

[The Ash Man]

Kallis
5 overs for 5 maidens!!
When was he last time that happened?

5 consecutive maidens is pretty impressive...he'd be tired and spent after that!

[hearts on fire]

LUNCH

Aus 1/119.

Aus leads by 237 runs.

Hayden 39
Katich 29*
Ponting 45*

[Pup]

Ponting looking excellent, Katich scrapping like always.. Any score over 300 should be enough IMO but i think Punter will look for say a 340-60 lead then attack for an hour and a half tonight.

[FD88]

Punter gone but one feels the damage is already pretty much done. Hussey in now and it looks as if the pitch is just starting to play up again.

2/134

[The Ash Man]

Surely the msg to Katich would have been to get a move on.
Unless they are playing for a draw