sundayterritorian.com.au PUB: NT NEWS DATE: 11-NOV-2012 PAGE: Nothing to do but to read the newspaper for cricket fans like Simon Bolton, of Brisbane, as wet weather surrounds the Gabba yesterday Picture: ADAM HEAD 60 COLOR: Rain benefits South Africa CRICKET come No. 1. The Gabba was South Africa won last time ruled out for months follow- amount of cricket still to be we had been and weren’t as By MALCOLM CONN considered the best chance they toured four years ago ing an operation on his Ac- played so it’s probably a little clinical as we hoped to be. in Brisbane C for Australia to make an chasing down a record score hilles Tendon yesterday. premature to be talking ‘‘We had a no ball wicket early impact given the new of more than 400. Duminy was involved in a about what were going to (when Peter Siddle had Kal- M SOUTH Africa is in the box South Africa had never It was the first time since a freak accident while running day. This time tomorrow the lis caught), our lengths were seat to retain its No. 1 rank- played there. Test against Pakistan in Nov- on the field after play on Fri- game will be shaped a little slightly wrong and I don’t Y ing after the second day of The last time a South Af- ember 1983 that a full days day and had to be carried bit more.’’ think we were able to build K the first Test at the Gabba rica side played a Test in play had been lost at the Gab- from the ground. Arthur also admitted that pressure for long enough. was completely washed out Brisbane was 1963, and Aust- ba. The forecast is better for Australian coach Mickey Australia’s bowling perform- ‘‘On our report card prob- yesterday. ralia has not lost at the Gab- today with showers clearing Arthur lamented the lost day. ance on the opening days was ably disappointing. We dis- The tourists need only to ba since 1988. and Australia’s last hope is to ‘‘There’s been a huge chunk disappointing. ‘‘It probably cussed it and I was confident draw the series to retain the However South Africa has make an impression with the of the game taken away. wasn’t good enough,’’ Arthur the guys would have come title and the only likely out- such a strong grip on this second new ball when South We’ve still got to play very, said. ‘‘We probably got our back today and executed bet- comes for this match are no match Australia will do well Africa resumes on 2-255. very well to give ourselves an lengths wrong. We needed to ter. We’ve still got the second result or a South African to escape with a draw. Hashim Amla is unbeaten opportunity to win and if we be a little bit fuller. new ball up our sleeve. win. By contrast Australia The following Tests are on on 90 and Jacques Kallis 84. can’t win it, make sure we ‘‘We weren’t bad by any That’s the one trump we must win the series to over- a flat Adelaide Oval pitch However, the tourists are a don’t lose it,’’ he said. stretch of the imagination have. We have to make that take South Africa and be- and then in Perth, where man down with JP Duminy ‘‘There is a massive but we weren’t as clinical as second new ball work for us.’’ Wade feels Tim’s pain Richards laments DRS NEWLY crowned Australian Stars Twenty20 senior, became the gun glove- BATTING great Barry Rich- on the boot by mon sense clause in cricket. wicketkeeper Matt Wade ad- clash. Before he man in Tasmania. ards believes cricket’s De- Ben Hilfen- Anyone who is cricket mits he feels sorry for Tim had a plate in- Accepting Paine had osten- cision Review System is cre- haus. savvy would have said Alvi- Paine as his good mate and serted in his sibly closed the door on him ating more problems than it The DRS ru- ro Petersen was out. I am rival gloveman attempts to right hand. Be- in Tasmania, Wade moved to is solving and also claims led that a por- sure the third umpire Rich- fight his way back to inter- fore the pain Victoria when 19. the game is simply striving tion of the ball ard Kettleborough would national cricket. Tim Paine and five oper- How the wheel has turned. to be too perfect for its Barry Richards was outside off have thought it was out. It wasn’t long ago that ations, including a bone graft Now Wade holds the whip- own good. stump at the point of con- ‘‘Because part of the ball Paine was the golden boy of from his hip in a desperate hand as Brad Haddin’s Test The DRS was in the news tact. was a fraction outside off Australian cricket. In some bid to strengthen his bat- successor, while Paine is the on the first day of the first ‘‘The DRS is creating stump the rules say it was circles he was the anointed tered index finger and save one chasing shadows, having Test between Australia and more problems than it is not out. one, regarded so highly by his teetering career. just begun his comeback via South Africa at the Gabba solving,’’ said South African ‘‘In trying to get cricket the powers-that-be that Paine Wade, better than anyone, domestic cricket for the Tas- with Peter Siddle costing batting great Richards. down to a finite centimetre had been earmarked as a fu- knows in the fickle realm of manian Tigers. himself a wicket after being ‘‘It is not like tennis the common sense has just ture Test captain. wicketkeeping you don’t give If Wade, 24, continues to no-balled when he had where there is a fixed point gone out the window. That That was two years ago. a sucker an even break. fire, Paine, 28 next month, Jacques Kallis caught and on a fixed line — and the is the problem. Everyone is Before Paine was smacked He and Paine were child- may never wear the baggy Alviro Petersen was con- ball lands. It is a hell of a lot sitting around and saying on the hand by Dirk Nannes hood buddies in Hobart. But green again. troversially given not out to easier to get it definite. ‘is Alviro out?’ ’’ in the now-defunct ACA All- Paine, three years Wade’s — PETER BADEL an lbw shout when struck ‘‘There should be a com- — ROBERT CRADDOCK 60 Sunday Territorian. Sunday, November 11, 2012. www.sundayterritorian.com.au.