Australia and the South African Proteas did battle in the 3rd & final Test of the Series in Australia at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground (WACA), Perth.
The game took place mostly in the middle of the night for South Africans, so live updates was given in the mornings.
Some thought it strange when South Africa chose to bat first after winning the toss, considering the batting surface, but in hind sight it proved the perfect decision. After only posting a modest 225 by South Africa in the first innings, they took the Australian batsment apart with regularity in Australia’s first innings, reducing them to only 163 all out.
Then came the master class of the South African second innings, amassing 569 runs in double quick fashion and with an hour to go in Day 3, the Australians went in to bat. No wickets fell in that last hour of Day 3, but Day 4 was the clincher, with Australian wickets falling at regular intervals.
Michael Starc hung on, frustrating the South African bowlers and South African spectators alike, but in the end South Africa won the Test by 309 runs, more than a full Day early, and thus winning the Test Series 1 / 0 to retain their World No 1 Test ranking.
South Africa 225 & 569
Australia 163 & 322
South Africa won by 309 runs
- South Africa in Australia Test Series – 3rd Test
- Test no. 2064 | 2012/13 season
- Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- 30 November, 1,2,3 December 2012 (5-day match)
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South Africa 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GC Smith* |
c Clarke b Watson |
16 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
53.33 |
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AN Petersen |
b Starc |
30 |
73 |
4 |
0 |
41.09 |
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HM Amla |
run out (Warner) |
11 |
43 |
2 |
0 |
25.58 |
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JH Kallis |
b Starc |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
28.57 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c Clarke b Hastings |
4 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
33.33 |
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D Elgar |
c †Wade b Johnson |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
not out |
78 |
142 |
12 |
0 |
54.92 |
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RJ Peterson |
c †Wade b Lyon |
31 |
45 |
3 |
0 |
68.88 |
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VD Philander |
c Hussey b Lyon |
30 |
54 |
2 |
1 |
55.55 |
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DW Steyn |
b Johnson |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
18.18 |
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M Morkel |
c Hastings b Lyon |
17 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
113.33 |
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Extras |
(lb 2, w 2) |
4 |
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Total |
(all out; 74 overs) |
225 |
(3.04 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-38 (Smith, 11.3 ov), 2-61 (Petersen, 22.4 ov), 3-63 (Kallis, 24.3 ov), 4-67 (Amla, 26.5 ov), 5-67 (de Villiers, 27.4 ov), 6-75 (Elgar, 30.5 ov), 7-132 (Peterson, 47.3 ov), 8-196 (Philander, 67.1 ov), 9-206 (Steyn, 70.2 ov), 10-225 (Morkel, 73.6 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
16 |
3 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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JW Hastings |
20 |
2 |
51 |
1 |
2.55 |
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SR Watson |
9 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
2.44 |
(1w) |
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MG Johnson |
17 |
3 |
54 |
2 |
3.17 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
12 |
1 |
41 |
3 |
3.41 |
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Australia 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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DA Warner |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
13 |
35 |
2 |
0 |
37.14 |
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EJM Cowan |
c Kallis b Steyn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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SR Watson |
lbw b Philander |
10 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
83.33 |
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NM Lyon |
c du Plessis b Steyn |
7 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26.92 |
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RT Ponting |
lbw b Philander |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
57.14 |
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MJ Clarke* |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
38.46 |
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MEK Hussey |
c Smith b Morkel |
12 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
30.00 |
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MS Wade† |
b Peterson |
68 |
102 |
7 |
3 |
66.66 |
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JW Hastings |
c Petersen b Peterson |
32 |
58 |
4 |
0 |
55.17 |
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MG Johnson |
b Peterson |
7 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
31.81 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(lb 5) |
5 |
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Total |
(all out; 53.1 overs) |
163 |
(3.06 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-3 (Cowan, 0.3 ov), 2-18 (Watson, 5.1 ov), 3-34 (Warner, 12.1 ov), 4-35 (Lyon, 12.4 ov), 5-43 (Ponting, 15.2 ov), 6-45 (Clarke, 16.2 ov), 7-100 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 8-140 (Wade, 45.5 ov), 9-162 (Johnson, 51.5 ov), 10-163 (Hastings, 53.1 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
16 |
4 |
40 |
4 |
2.50 |
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VD Philander |
16 |
0 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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M Morkel |
13 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1.46 |
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RJ Peterson |
8.1 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
5.38 |
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South Africa 2nd innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Petersen |
c & b Johnson |
23 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
115.00 |
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GC Smith* |
c Lyon b Starc |
84 |
100 |
13 |
0 |
84.00 |
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HM Amla |
c & b Johnson |
196 |
221 |
21 |
0 |
88.68 |
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JH Kallis |
c Johnson b Starc |
37 |
65 |
5 |
0 |
56.92 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c †Wade b Starc |
169 |
184 |
21 |
3 |
91.84 |
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D Elgar |
lbw b Johnson |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
c Clarke b Johnson |
27 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
71.05 |
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RJ Peterson |
c Johnson b Starc |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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VD Philander |
not out |
14 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
82.35 |
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DW Steyn |
c †Wade b Starc |
8 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
47.05 |
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M Morkel |
b Starc |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 4, w 3) |
11 |
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Total |
(all out; 111.5 overs) |
569 |
(5.08 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-28 (Petersen, 6.6 ov), 2-206 (Smith, 32.3 ov), 3-287 (Kallis, 51.5 ov), 4-436 (Amla, 88.1 ov), 5-436 (Elgar, 88.5 ov), 6-538 (du Plessis, 102.6 ov), 7-539 (Peterson, 103.5 ov), 8-557 (de Villiers, 107.4 ov), 9-569 (Steyn, 111.3 ov), 10-569 (Morkel, 111.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
28.5 |
3 |
154 |
6 |
5.34 |
(1w) |
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SR Watson |
9 |
3 |
24 |
0 |
2.66 |
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MG Johnson |
25 |
1 |
110 |
4 |
4.40 |
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JW Hastings |
19 |
1 |
102 |
0 |
5.36 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
22 |
2 |
128 |
0 |
5.81 |
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MEK Hussey |
4 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
6.50 |
(1w) |
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DA Warner |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4.66 |
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RT Ponting |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Australia 2nd innings (target: 632 runs) |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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EJM Cowan |
c Elgar b Steyn |
53 |
149 |
5 |
1 |
35.57 |
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DA Warner |
c Smith b Philander |
29 |
34 |
5 |
0 |
85.29 |
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SR Watson |
c Smith b Morkel |
25 |
46 |
4 |
0 |
54.34 |
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RT Ponting |
c Kallis b Peterson |
8 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
34.78 |
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MJ Clarke* |
st †de Villiers b Peterson |
44 |
52 |
8 |
0 |
84.61 |
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MEK Hussey |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
26 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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MS Wade† |
c Smith b Peterson |
10 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
83.33 |
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JW Hastings |
c Smith b Morkel |
20 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
66.66 |
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MG Johnson |
c †de Villiers b Philander |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
23.07 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
68 |
43 |
9 |
2 |
158.13 |
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NM Lyon |
c Smith b Steyn |
31 |
43 |
6 |
0 |
72.09 |
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Extras |
(lb 3, w 2) |
5 |
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Total |
(10 wickets; 82.5 overs) |
322 |
(3.88 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-40 (Warner, 13.2 ov), 2-81 (Watson, 28.6 ov), 3-102 (Ponting, 37.4 ov), 4-130 (Cowan, 42.5 ov), 5-188 (Clarke, 57.5 ov), 6-198 (Hussey, 60.3 ov), 7-198 (Wade, 61.5 ov), 8-204 (Johnson, 66.5 ov), 9-235 (Hastings, 70.2 ov), 10-322 (Lyon, 82.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
22.5 |
6 |
72 |
3 |
3.15 |
(1w) |
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VD Philander |
21 |
8 |
41 |
2 |
1.95 |
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M Morkel |
16 |
2 |
57 |
2 |
3.56 |
(1w) |
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RJ Peterson |
20 |
2 |
127 |
3 |
6.35 |
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D Elgar |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4.00 |
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F du Plessis |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
9.00 |
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| Match details |
| Toss South Africa, who chose to bat |
Test debuts JW Hastings (Australia); D Elgar (South Africa)
Player of the match tba |
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire JD Ward |
| Close of play |
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– day 1 – Australia 1st innings 33/2 (DA Warner 12*, NM Lyon 7*, 11 ov) |
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– day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 230/2 (HM Amla 99*, JH Kallis 17*, 38 ov) |
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– day 3 – Australia 2nd innings 40/0 (EJM Cowan 9*, DA Warner 29*, 13 ov) |
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| Match notes |
- Australia: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia – 73/1 in 26.0 overs (EJM Cowan 22, SR Watson 19)
- Australia: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia – 110/3 in 38.0 overs (EJM Cowan 37, MJ Clarke 8)
- EJM Cowan: 50 off 146 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia – 152/4 in 51.0 overs (MJ Clarke 27, MEK Hussey 7)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (MJ Clarke 28, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 0)
- Australia: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: Australia – 204/7 in 64.0 overs (JW Hastings 2, MG Johnson 3)
- Australia: 250 runs in 72.2 overs (434 balls), Extras 5
- MA Starc: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (MA Starc 37, NM Lyon 14, Ex 1)
- Australia: 300 runs in 79.6 overs (480 balls), Extras 5
- New Ball Taken: Australia 302/9 after 80.1 overs (MA Starc 60, NM Lyon 19)
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178/1 lead by 240
Amla and Smith batting really well out there.
90 @ bdb:
More bdb
89 @ Stormersboy:
Tough playing in a wind like that. Youngster’s golf sounds good. Will remember his name and look out for him.
With the cricket, so far we doing it out there. Smith and Amla batting well now.
Ahhhh, the SA lead is 250… 9 wickets standing in the 2nd Innings!
I said at the close of play yesterday that the wicket was a tricky one… and it proved so with South Africa getting the Aussies out cheaply.
Now it certainly looks like the wicket has calmed down as Smith and Amla is really going after the Aussie bowlers… Amla and Smith could both reach their tons before close of play and SA could very well have a lead of over 300 at Stumps on Day 2.
Amla on 91, Smith on 80
Amla on 92 and Smith on 84
Hope they both get a century. Awesome batting by both.
Smith perishes on 84… arghhh
Well batted Smith, well caught Lyon
SA 206 / 2, with a lead of 268
SA have been batting far in excess of 6 runs per over, so they have absolutely raced to this score
As I say that, Smith goes. Well played captain. Just hope the rot don’t set in now. Happens so often we going so well then all of a sudden we lose one wicket the rest go easy. Focus boys we need a big lead here.
Remember the last time there we had to chase 450 and we got it, think in a day and a half something like that.
Kallis in wit Amla now.
Amla on 96, Kallis on 2
Kallis dropped on 3… phweeew
Phew! Kallis dropped on 3 dammit now focus boys don’t let this awesome batting today go to waste.
To think this only day two another 3 days left. We will have to try and get double what we have to be safe. If going by Amla and Smith’s batting it looks now like a batters pitch out there.
Nice Kallis, goes to the boundary, 4 more to the total… 🙂 🙂
Kallis on 16… 3 nice sudden fours from him
Amla on 97…. can he reach his ton before Stumps?
Amla on strike…
No risks now, Amla!
Amla misses a swing at a bouncer, then hits one in the air almost to a fielder…. eishhh nervous times
Amla goes to 98 of 83 balls
We still need our boys to be batting by close tomorrow. Then we are in the driving seats I would think. Far too many days left we need to focuse and stay calm. We get 550 or more then it could be a hard chase for them.
meant = focus
Amla on 99 off 84 balls at Stumps on Day 2.
SA lead of 292
Well done Ama-Blomme…. in hind sight it looks like the right decision to bat first…. hahahaha
Tough on Amla at close he is on 99 and will have to face the first ball tomorrow. Would have been great if he had got his 100 tonight. What a magnificent batting display by him and Smith earlier. They have put us in a great position here. Just need to carry on tomorrow from this great lead we have. Like I said we will still want to be batting by close tomorrow, also hope we have around 550 by then.
112 @ grootblousmile:
Oz were in a great position like this in 2008 we batted last and won that time. Still early days yet boeta. Think we came out and chased 450 they had a big lead and we got it. Looking more and more like a batters pitch out there now much like it was back then. Doubt there will be any rain as this time of year in Perth it is dry.
Okay back for the Rugby. Rugby that we here in SA can just put our feet up and enjoy. No stress for us today… 🙂
Cheers gbs. Catch up later.
Was a wonderful day for SA Cricket today… took 8 wickets cheaply, came in to bat and piled up 230 runs at a hell of a clip… and only 2 wickets down
116 @ Puma:
Cheers, Oompie doubter!
Fark, SA had the Aussies reeling at 45 / 6 early on.
Then Wade came in and occupied the freegin crease.
Hussy also stayed on for his 12 off 40 balls, but Wade stuck around for 102 balls and 68 runs
92: more Puma, jammer ek groet nou eers, was uit gewees vir ‘n ruk.
Ons moet hul heeltemal uit die wedstryd kolf, geen maar geen kanse waag nie. Soos julle noem, hierdie is nou ‘n batting paradise, so speel eers heeltemal veilig sodat hul moet kolf om die toets elykop te laat eindig, en dan eers kan ons druk op sit met die boulwerk en gaan vir die wen.
Kolf tot middagete op dag 4, en stuur hul dan in. Maar ja, dit is toetskrieket, alles kan in een sessie weer verander.
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