South Africa:

  • First Innings – 266 all out (71 overs)
  • Second Innings – 339 all out (110 overs)

Australia:

  • First Innings – 296 all out (76.4 overs)
  • Second Innings – 310 / 8 (86.5 overs)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

Australia won by 2 wickets

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JA Rudolph c †Haddin b Watson 30 71 50 4 0 60.00
View dismissal GC Smith* c Clarke b Johnson 11 31 18 2 0 61.11
View dismissal HM Amla c Ponting b Cummins 19 117 70 3 0 27.14
View dismissal JH Kallis c Khawaja b Siddle 54 64 41 8 2 131.70
View dismissal AB de Villiers c Cummins b Siddle 64 137 97 11 0 65.97
View dismissal AG Prince c Johnson b Lyon 50 119 89 9 0 56.17
View dismissal MV Boucher† c Lyon b Siddle 3 15 7 0 0 42.85
View dismissal VD Philander lbw b Lyon 0 5 5 0 0 0.00
DW Steyn not out 15 33 31 1 1 48.38
View dismissal M Morkel c Watson b Clarke 6 18 14 1 0 42.85
View dismissal Imran Tahir c Hughes b Clarke 0 8 5 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 9, lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 14
Total (all out; 71 overs; 313 mins) 266 (3.74 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-24 (Smith, 6.4 ov), 2-43 (Rudolph, 14.4 ov), 3-123 (Kallis, 28.5 ov), 4-129 (Amla, 31.1 ov), 5-241 (Prince, 59.6 ov), 6-243 (de Villiers, 60.5 ov), 7-243 (Philander, 61.5 ov), 8-245 (Boucher, 62.5 ov), 9-258 (Morkel, 68.2 ov), 10-266 (Imran Tahir, 70.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket MG Johnson 16.1 4 67 1 4.14 (1nb)
View wicket PJ Cummins 15 3 38 1 2.53
View wickets PM Siddle 15 4 69 3 4.60
View wicket SR Watson 3.5 1 13 1 3.39
View wickets NM Lyon 13 2 52 2 4.00
MEK Hussey 4 0 10 0 2.50 (2w)
View wickets MJ Clarke 4 1 6 2 1.50
Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal SR Watson c Imran Tahir b Kallis 88 203 140 14 2 62.85
View dismissal PJ Hughes c de Villiers b Philander 88 161 111 14 0 79.27
View dismissal UT Khawaja lbw b Steyn 12 114 57 1 0 21.05
View dismissal RT Ponting lbw b Steyn 0 5 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MJ Clarke* c de Villiers b Morkel 11 41 33 2 0 33.33
View dismissal MEK Hussey b Steyn 20 34 27 4 0 74.07
View dismissal BJ Haddin† lbw b Imran Tahir 16 42 23 3 0 69.56
MG Johnson not out 38 74 49 6 0 77.55
View dismissal PM Siddle b Imran Tahir 0 3 4 0 0 0.00
View dismissal PJ Cummins c †Boucher b Steyn 2 26 7 0 0 28.57
View dismissal NM Lyon lbw b Imran Tahir 2 13 10 0 0 20.00
Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 4) 19
Total (all out; 76.4 overs; 360 mins) 296 (3.86 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-174 (Hughes, 36.3 ov), 2-192 (Watson, 45.4 ov), 3-193 (Ponting, 46.3 ov), 4-212 (Clarke, 54.3 ov), 5-228 (Khawaja, 59.4 ov), 6-233 (Hussey, 61.6 ov), 7-255 (Haddin, 68.1 ov), 8-255 (Siddle, 68.5 ov), 9-285 (Cummins, 73.4 ov), 10-296 (Lyon, 76.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets DW Steyn 18 3 64 4 3.55
View wicket VD Philander 15 4 47 1 3.13 (1nb, 1w)
View wicket M Morkel 17 4 62 1 3.64 (3nb, 1w)
View wicket JH Kallis 13 2 56 1 4.30 (1w)
View wickets Imran Tahir 13.4 2 55 3 4.02
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* c Hughes b Lyon 36 87 55 6 0 65.45
View dismissal JA Rudolph c †Haddin b Cummins 24 31 23 5 0 104.34
View dismissal HM Amla c †Haddin b Johnson 105 332 243 14 0 43.20
View dismissal JH Kallis c Clarke b Cummins 2 31 19 0 0 10.52
View dismissal AB de Villiers c Clarke b Cummins 73 197 136 10 1 53.67
View dismissal AG Prince run out (Ponting) 2 26 18 0 0 11.11
View dismissal MV Boucher† c Watson b Lyon 13 41 20 3 0 65.00
View dismissal VD Philander c †Haddin b Cummins 23 92 72 3 0 31.94
View dismissal DW Steyn c †Haddin b Cummins 41 98 64 2 3 64.06
View dismissal M Morkel b Cummins 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
Imran Tahir not out 4 23 11 1 0 36.36
Extras (b 5, lb 2, w 7, nb 2) 16
Total (all out; 110 overs; 480 mins) 339 (3.08 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-40 (Rudolph, 7.2 ov), 2-75 (Smith, 19.6 ov), 3-90 (Kallis, 27.2 ov), 4-237 (de Villiers, 73.1 ov), 5-249 (Prince, 78.6 ov), 6-260 (Amla, 84.1 ov), 7-266 (Boucher, 87.2 ov), 8-314 (Philander, 105.1 ov), 9-314 (Morkel, 105.2 ov), 10-339 (Steyn, 109.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket MG Johnson 30 4 101 1 3.36 (2nb)
View wickets PJ Cummins 29 5 79 6 2.72 (3w)
PM Siddle 27 10 71 0 2.62
View wickets NM Lyon 16 4 57 2 3.56
MEK Hussey 5 0 14 0 2.80
MJ Clarke 2 1 2 0 1.00
RT Ponting 1 0 8 0 8.00
Australia 2nd innings (target: 310 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal SR Watson b Philander 0 1 2 0 0 0.00
View dismissal PJ Hughes c Kallis b Philander 11 13 10 2 0 110.00
View dismissal UT Khawaja c Kallis b Imran Tahir 65 166 110 8 1 59.09
View dismissal RT Ponting c Rudolph b Morkel 62 218 138 6 0 44.92
View dismissal MJ Clarke* b Philander 2 21 16 0 0 12.50
View dismissal MEK Hussey lbw b Philander 39 124 77 3 0 50.64
View dismissal BJ Haddin† c †Boucher b Philander 55 142 106 7 0 51.88
MG Johnson not out 40 47 6 0 85.10
View dismissal PM Siddle c Imran Tahir b Steyn 4 7 7 1 0 57.14
PJ Cummins not out 13 15 2 0 86.66
Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 4, nb 7) 19
Total (8 wickets; 86.5 overs) 310 (3.57 runs per over)
Did not bat NM Lyon
Fall of wickets1-0 (Watson, 0.2 ov), 2-19 (Hughes, 2.5 ov), 3-141 (Khawaja, 36.5 ov), 4-145 (Clarke, 40.4 ov), 5-165 (Ponting, 50.1 ov), 6-215 (Hussey, 69.1 ov), 7-287 (Haddin, 82.2 ov), 8-292 (Siddle, 83.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets VD Philander 20 3 70 5 3.50 (4nb, 1w)
View wicket DW Steyn 23 1 98 1 4.26 (2w)
View wicket M Morkel 19 6 43 1 2.26 (3nb, 1w)
View wicket Imran Tahir 15.5 0 63 1 3.97
JH Kallis 9 1 28 0 3.11
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Test debut PJ Cummins (Australia)
Player of the match tba
Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and IJ Gould (England)
TV umpire BR Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire S George
Close of play
day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 266 (DW Steyn 15*, 71 ov)
day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 0/0 (GC Smith 0*, JA Rudolph 0*, 0.4 ov)
day 3 – South Africa 2nd innings 229/3 (HM Amla 89*, AB de Villiers 70*, 69 ov)
day 4 – Australia 2nd innings 142/3 (RT Ponting 54*, MJ Clarke 1*, 37 ov)

599 Responses to Cricket: South Africa vs Australia – 2nd Test

  • 361

    Leinster 24 Glamorgan 6, 31 min played

  • 362

    Leinster 24 Glasgow 6, 31 min played

  • 363

    Sorry, wrong end of the country there!!!

  • 364

    Very funny moment in the rugby, ref taken into ruck, being hit from all sides, couldn’t get his whistle back in his mouth to stop the game

  • 365

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Ha ha, sounds amusing. Imagine if the whistle was knocked down the ref’s throat! Could have been very dangerous.

  • 366

    Another try Leinster – D’arcy over in the corner, 29-6 with kick to come

  • 367

    31-6, half time

  • 368

    Back after tea with Kallis on

  • 369

    Game going into a bit of a slump now

  • 370

    Very lazy Sunday afternoon, got the fire going, freezing outside, and I keep nodding off. Cricket must be boring

  • 371

    Even the pitch has gone to sleep

  • 372

    @ Just For Kicks:
    I noticed that the weather in the western Cape region remains quite cold for a long time these days. Spring seems to have merged into winter…

  • 373

    @ The_Young_Turk:We’ve had no spring at all, apart from 2 barmy days, yesterday was one of the. Otherwise terrible weather. And the S Westers have gone on much longer than normal. Should be well into the Berg winds now (we are sheltered behind a hill, thus the young plants would be protected), but plants really struggling at the moment, I don’t know if its global warming or not, but over the last 10 years there’s definitely been a climate shift down here

  • 374

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Climate is definitely changing all over the world. The only question is how much of it can be attributed to man!

  • 375

    Unless the Artichokers get a bit of fire in their bellies, this game could peter out, especially if the forecast is iffy in Gauteng tomorrow

  • 376

    374@ The_Young_Turk:Yup, and that debate will run and run.

  • 377

    Morkel struggling a bit – Leg byes, no balls and wides, all in the same over!

  • 378

    Aus giving a good fight back at the moment 115/2

  • 379

    Right, I cant see much more happening till tomorrow, so I’m outta here. Will check in tomorrow. Cheers, and thanks for the company

  • 380

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Ciao mate.

  • 381

    Have noted there is some rain around Joburg area at the moment so will be interesting to see how much this will affect play, SA will have to get a few wickets within the first hour they get to play at the moment looks to me the game is in Aus favour if they get enough play time plenty of good batting to come if you consider even down to Johnson and Siddle there are options. Has Morkel’s performance been affected by him not opening the bowling? Hope he comes out firing today and bowls to his potential.

  • 382

    @ Bullscot:
    I must agree that something is wrong with SA’s new aproach by not bowling Morkell , he was in his hottest form and shot up the rankings, he was in fact getting better results than Steyn. SA had the most lethal opening pair in the world with Steyn and Morkell. The fact that Philander takes wickets is just because they target him. Same would have happened with Morkell.

  • 383

    OK enjoy it if there is any cricket today, i am out for now.

  • 384

    382@ superBul:
    Good morning SuperBul long time no “speak” hope your doing well man, yes thats a difficult one, you can’t argue against all the wickets Philander has taken and his bowling has been fairly economical, haven’t watched the game but doesn’t seem that Steyn has been faring well either, I know he took wickets in the 1st innings but did they not come after he had bowled quite a few overs and he hasn’t taken any yet, is he carrying an injury?

  • 385

    Weather looking really miffy here in Gauteng.

    The start has been delayed due to rain at Wanderers.

    May not see a lot of play today…. unfortunately.

  • 386

    385@ grootblousmile:Good news with the rain…hehe. May it rain the whole day…lol. That will frustrate the Aussies. Had it been sun up today, think they would have won this test. If this is a drawn test we win the series. 🙂

  • 387

    386 @ Puma:
    Games is poised on a knife-edge…. a few quick wickets and the Aussies would be in trouble…

    … if they don’t lose wickets, the Aussies could well win it at a gallop!

  • 388

    Hate it when the weather decides an outcome of a game… would rather see the game come to a solid conclusion.

  • 389

    388@ grootblousmile:I feel the same, but we don’t have control over the weather. We have lost a few tests due to weather all part of cricket.

    See Tahir took Kahwaja. That broke that partnership up. So if they do come out to bat it will be a bit tougher with a new batsman in. Need to take Ponting quick.

  • 390

    389 @ Puma:
    Ponting needs to go down and Hussey needs to follow suit….

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