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Nathan Lyon ... enjoys some success with the ball late on day five. Source: Adam Head / News Limited
Australia and South Africa have ended the first Test in a draw with a rained-out second day thwarting the home side's late push for victory on day five.
1st Test - Gabba
9 November 2012 - Day 5, Session 3
South Africa 2nd Innings
| A. de Villier... | 29 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 25.44 |
| V. Philander | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| J. Pattinson | 19 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 3.05 |
Australia's bowlers will take plenty of heart out of their performance with the ball on day five, claiming five South African wickets on a good batting pitch.
But the star of the day was undoubtedly Michael Clarke, the skipper notching an unbeaten 259 to claim Man of the Match honours.
Complete
First ball: 11:00 AM November 9, 2012
Location: Gabba
Match Summary
Australia: 5/565
South Africa: 9/450 & 5/166
Re-live the action with our LIVE and INTERACTIVE blog.
We were lucky enough to be joined by Fox Sports Cricket expert and Inside Cricket panelist Damien Fleming during the lunch break, with The Bowlologist reflecting on a tough five days for the quick bowlers.
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Latest comments (all times AEDT)
1757: So the first Test ends in a stalemate with both sides dominating periods of the match. After an indifferent start, Australia will take plenty of confidence into next week's second Test in Adelaide. Michael Clarke is adjudged Man of the Match for his dazzling 259 not out, while Ed Cowan and Michael Hussey can't be forgotten for their brilliant tons. With the ball, James Pattinson and Peter Siddle both enjoyed some success but bowled consistently throughout, while Nathan Lyon found his groove late on the final day. Thanks again for joining us for this first Test at the Gabba and I look forward to guiding you through the action in Adelaide from next Thursday. Until then, Trent Hile signing off.
1752: And that will do us. Michael Clarke decides that he's seen enough and the match will finish in a draw.
1740: As the Proteas fight for survival, Geoff Longhurst says: Why hasn't there been much if any attention given to the constant mistakes made by the Umpires during this Test regarding the number of Balls in an over? I think Rauf has made this mistake at least 5 times and has been corrected on another 2 occasions by the third Umpire. Fair dinkum, if an Umpire can't count to 6 then he shouldn't be standing in a Test.
Trent says: Fair point Geoff. I guess you can excuse an umpire for getting it wrong a couple of times during the furnace of a five-day Test, but that's getting a bit too much. What is really starting to get on my nerves though is the constant going upstairs to check for no-balls. It's getting to NRL video referee-type proportions where it holds up the game and takes the spectacle out of dismissals.
1731: WICKET! (Rudolph 11 LBW Lyon, SA 5/165) Well that's a curve ball late in the game. Jacques Rudolph is caught on the crease and is hit on the back pad in front of the stumps, with Asad Raud giving it out, then checking the no-ball before determining there are no problems with it. Another wicket in this over would make things interesting.
1756: While the Quiney family are no doubt on the edge of their seats watching Bobby amble in off 10 paces, I think this is just about over. They might call it quits sooner rather than later.
1717: Rob Quiney into the attack. Can the debutante jag a wicket with his medium pacers?
1714: FOUR! Lyon is starting to turn the ball so De Villiers responds by using his feet, coming down the track and flicking Lyon neatly over mid-wicket for another four.
1703: So at this stage, we should have roughly 25 overs left; 10 more, then a guaranteed 15 in the final hour.
1702: FOUR! FOUR! Pattinson drops short and De Villiers helps himself to a pull shot which sails to the rope at mid-wicket. Next ball, Pattinson is again short but this time on the off-side. De Villiers crunches the ball to the point boundary. Two terrific shots. SA 4/151
1657: FOUR! De Villiers drives Siddle confidently through the off-side for a boundary. He shapes as the key wicket for Australia.
1650: APPEAL! NOT OUT: Siddle again, this time to Jacques Rudolph but that clearly pitched outside leg stump.
1648: APPEAL! NOT OUT: Siddle appeals for an LBW against De Villiers but there was a big inside edge onto pad.
1644: WICKET! (Kallis 49 c Clarke b Lyon, SA 4/129) Lyon pitches up and Kallis attempts to defend on the front stool, but the ball kicks up and catches the shoulder of his bat, popping up to Michael Clarke at first slip who takes a great catch. That should do Lyon's confidence the world of good. The danger man is gone and now South Africa's final recongnised batsman comes to the crease. Perhaps there's some life left in this game?
1634: Nathan Lyon back into the attack. This could be a telling spell for the young off-spinner. I can't see the Adelaide pitch offering a great deal more than this. He kicks off with a tidy enough over, three runs from it.
1627: Pattinson shakes up Kallis with a short one that rears up at his gloves. Kallis does well to control it towards the ground.
1622: De Villiers and Kallis look to be doing it comfortably against the quicks. Who does Clarke turn to next?
1606: So in response to my earlier question about Australia's side for the second Test, Cam of QLD says: I think we need to drop Hilfy for the next test. He hasn't looked threatening at all. Bring in Starc for some left arm variety, or Ben Cutting, he has been bowling brilliantly for the last year and a half. Anyone know why he seems to have fallen out of favour after being 12th man last year?
Trent says: Hilfy certainly looks the weak link in the pace attack. He hasn't swung the ball and his action seems to be creeping towards that round arm we saw before his return. You can just about lock Starc in. In regards to Cutting, he was off the scene for most of last season with a side strain. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite recaptured that form this season. The likes of Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird are now ahead of him in the pecking order.
1603: We're back after the break with South Africa leveling the scores in the first over after tea. Australia need a breakthrough early in this final session or we could see the captains agree to call it off prematurely.
1540: TEA: It's time for an afternoon coffee. When we return, I'm keen to hear your thoughts on this persistence from Hilfenhaus to bowl from around the wicket. Also, should there be any changes to the Aussie side for the second Test?
1537: Hilfenhaus takes the ball for the final over before tea. Can anyone give me a good reason why he continues bowl from around the wicket? Absolute madness in my opinion.
1532: The dangerman James Pattinson returns for a quickfire spell before tea.
1529: FOUR! Hilfenhaus drops a man back to deep backward-square and responds accordingly by dropping short to Kallis. He pulls it away to the mid-wicket fence. Clarke drops a second man back and almost has success with Kallis playing an uncontrolled pull shot which falls safely, short of the fielder.
1523: Lyon out of the attack as Hilfenhaus returns.
1517: WICKET! (Amla c Hussey b Siddle 38, SA 3/102) Siddle finally gets the breakthrough. Amla drives to a full-pitched delivery but only succeeds in finding Michael Hussey at short cover who makes no mistake. AB De Villiers comes to the crease.
1514: SIX! FOUR! Kallis dances down the track an disposes of Lyon in similar fashion to Amla in the previous over. He follows up with an almost identical shot, this time blazing it flat for one bounce and four. An expensive over for Lyon with 18 runs from it. SA 2/102
1510: FOUR! Lyon to Kallis. Kallis sweeps and sweeps well, finding the gap behind square for another boundary.
1504: SIX! Amla uses his feet beautifully to get to the pitch of the ball, hoisting Lyon over the rope at long-on for six. SA 2/81
1502: A change of pace now with Nathan Lyon introduced into the attack for the first time today. It will be interesting to see whether he can get anything out of this seemingly dead wicket.
1500: FOUR! Siddle catches Kallis out with another bouncer, this time he attempts to hook but gets a thick edge which sails to the fine leg boundary. There were suggestions before the series that the Aussies might try to work Kallis over with the short ball. While they haven't had any sucess yet, it looks like it could pay dividends at some stage.
1454: Hot Spot shows no sign of any glove or arm. The umpires are certainly earning their cheques today.
1452: APPEAL! NOT OUT! Siddle has Kallis rearing away on the back foot with a well-directed bouncer. There's suggestion of it perhaps catching the glove or helmet on the way through to Matt Wade, but it's a difficult one for Umpire Rauf who deems Kallis not-out.
1439: APPEAL! NOT OUT! Another one turned down. Siddle beats Amla with a jaffa and the Aussies go up in unison for a caught behind. Umpire Rauf doesn't agree and Siddle is furious. Replays show it went within a whisker of the bat but it's uncertain whether there was an edge. That's also drinks. SA 2/65
1437: FOUR! Amla crunches Siddle through cover-point for a boundary.
1423: APPEAL! NOT OUT! Hilfenhaus goes straight through the new man Jacques Kallis with a ripper. There's another big appeal from behind the wicket for caught-behind, but Billy Bowden says no. Clarke goes for the referral. The replay shows the ball was nowhere near the bat, with a flick of the back pad providing the noise. Kallis was outside the line, so there's no hope of an LBW either.
1619: WICKET! (Smith 23 c Quiney b Pattinson, SA 2/55) Pattinson gets his man as Smith is lured into a drive, but he is caught short by the length and edges to Rob Quiney at gully who snares a terrific catch to his right. I wonder how much influence the verbal sparring had on the Proteas skipper?
1409: Bit of feeling out there in the middle now. As Pattinson runs in and delivers, Smith pulls away late due to a bird flying across the pitch. Pattinson has a bit to say to the Proteas skipper. The next ball is a bouncer and Smith receives another spray from Pattinson. Umpire Rauf steps in and asks Michael Clarke to keep his young fast bowler in line. Good luck with that, Michael.
1357: APPEAL! NOT OUT! Amla pushes back to Pattinson, missing the ball through to Matt Wade but there's a noise and the Aussies go up confidently. Asad Rauf doesn't agree and Clarke opts for the DRS challenge. Replays suggest Amla clipped his bat on pad but there's no sign of an edge.
1354: FOUR! Siddle drops short and wide outside the off stump and Amla helps himself to a cut-shot behind point for a boundary. Siddle follows up with a big no-ball.
1350: FOUR! Amla unleashes with a perfectly-timed cover drive to send further "what-ifs" fluttering through James Pattinson's head. SA 1/39
1641: As the players begin to filter back out onto the Gabba after enjoying their lunch break, we wish Damien Fleming well and thank him for his time this afternoon.
Flem says: Pleasure guys. Let's chat again in the next Test.
Trent says: Damien is a regular panelist on Fox Sports' Inside Cricket program on Monday nights at 8.30pm and a key commentator for Fox Sports coverage of the Big Bash League. He says he'll be back in the blog for the next Test as well.
1639: Issac asks: Hey guys I'm 16 years old I was wondering what are the best ways of becoming a faster bowler?
Flem says: Thanks for the half volley outside off stump Issac! Straight away download my bowlologist app from the iTunes store. You'll find how to bowl quicker how to swing it both ways, how to bowl varieties like cutters and slower balls, bouncers and yorkers. It's bowlology gold!
1635: John asks: You have been on a quest to find the perfect replacement for corridor of uncertainty, what are your top three so far, and have you got a new quest?
Flem says: I'm still out there trying. I've tried to get the leg bye banned but the ICC won't let me. It's a batsman's error , there shouldn't be runs in that, should there? The other day Glenn McGrath credited me with coming up with the saying "corridor of uncertainty". That's not right of course. So far my No.1 one is avenue of apprehension, No.2 is the doorway to departure and No.3, the strip of vindaloo (not sure if there are runs in it or not). No, that should be number one. The best thing is I asked ABC listeners to tweet them in and they came up with those, now I just pretend I invented them. It's great!
1632: Trudey of Wagga asks: Mitch Johnson seems to be being spoken about in the national frame again, has he had his chance or is there more to come from him?
Flem says: The blueprint for Mitchell Johnson is Ben Hilfenhaus last summer. He'd had a disappointing Ashes, went back, straightened his action and forced his way back with pure wickets and had a cracking summer against India. The way MJ comes back is the same way: through Shield cricket. He's too young and too fit with too many wickets on the board to write off at this stage.
1329: Jakoby of Roseville asks: Can you believe South Africa went in without a spinner, and will Tahir be back next time?
Flem says: If South Africa have any sense Tahir will be rolling his arm over in the Adelaide nets right now. It was too conservative. There was no need for a fourth seamer when you have Kallis. Tahir does bowl a lot of four balls and I don't think he'd trouble the top four or five, but his wrong-un would be like krypotonite to the lower order. He'll be back in Adelaide.
1326: Nicky Pell of Dural asks: This Gabba track is a bit of a road , what was the most unforgiving track you ever bowled on?
Flem says: Easy. Any pitch that Mark Taylor scores 334 on, particularly late Mark Taylor, we all know that's not a seamer's paradise. Rumours are that stadium was brought down and they used that pitch as their highway.
1322: Fingers of Leichhardt asks: Hi Flem, do you think any of the Aussies are under pressure to hold their spot for the second Test?
Flem says: If Watson's fit there'll be one out. Although Mickey Arthur says if Watson can't bowl, it'll be Warner or Quiney who misses out. You'd imagine that it will be Quiney… as he was a replacement I see that as an easy substitution.
1318: Don Dilley of Bathurst asks: Flem what do you make of these fast bowlers continuing to take wickets with no-balls? Michael Clarke must be ripping his hair out. Is it really so hard to stay behind the line?
Flem says: Im a fan of the DRS getting rid of the howlers. We've seen in the past players lose confidence in umpires and theres more aggro. When it came in I was thjnking about the effect at the batting end not the bowlers end. In years gone past we were pretty lazy in training, bowling no balls and that's preparing you to do it in a game. The umpires can help, if umps call them when they see them it will get bowlers back behind the line. You need proactive umpires to get bolwers behind the line
1300: LUNCH: Well after a few nervous moments, the Proteas have survived to lunch with just the loss of Alviro Petersen. Michael Clarke will be shaking his head over another no-ball which has cost his side a crucial wicket. South Africa are 1/31, still trailing by 84 runs. Grab yourself a bite to eat, but don't go too far away as Damien Fleming will be joining us shortly. Get through your questions now!
1259: FOUR! Smith makes the most of a 'freebie' on his leg-stump, gliding it past fine-leg for a boundary.
1250: WICKET! Wait ... NO BALL! Oh no, it's happened again. James Pattinson has Hashim Amla out bowled after chopping-on a full and wide delivery. But Asad Rauf wants to check the no-ball and sure enough, Pattinson overstepped.
1247: Guys, just a reminder that we have former Test seamer Damien Fleming joining us in the lunch break to answer your questions from about 1.15pm. Make sure you get your questions through to Fox Sports' resident bowlologist by either posting a comment or firing an email through to blogs@foxsports.com.au.
1244: CLOSE! Siddle squares-up Smith with a good delivery that catches the outside edge, but it falls just short of Michael Hussey at third slip.
1238: Siddle is welcomed into the attack for the first time today, with Hilfenhaus switching over the wicket to the left-handed Smith. I think that's a good move. If he's going to get Smith out LBW with his usual in-swinger to the left-hander, then he needs to do it bowling from over the wicket.
1237: We've had a few responses to Peter's earlier query about the Pattinson seven-ball over:
Sam says: Peter Thomas, ball 1 was a no ball apparently...
Stooge of CQ: Trent, first ball from Pattinson was a no-ball...
1229: FOUR! Smith gets a reprieve with Hilfenhaus overpitching, allowing him to simply lean on an on-drive which eventually finds the rope at long-on. SA 1/16
1227: Glenda and Kim email in with their support for the home side: Let's hope that JP can clean up the South African bats like did against Qld a couple of weeks ago. C'MON AUSSIES!!!!!!!!
1223: APPEAL! NOT OUT!: Pattinson pitches one up to Amla who is caught on the pads in front. Looks good from the naked eye, but Billy Bowden rightly adjudges that Amla got an inside edge.
1217: Here's an interesting spot from Peter Thomas of Australia: Nice 7 ball over for Pattinson's first. First 2 on leg stump, 1 on off stump, 1 wicket and 3 to the new bowler, that's 7.
Trent says: Did anyone else notice that?
1209: Close! Amla is beaten by a beauty first-up from Pattinson.
1207: WICKET! (Petersen 5 c Wade b Pattinson SA 1/6) And there is the early breakthrough! Pattinson bowls an enticing out-swinger at a driveable length and Petersen can't help himself, but only manages to find the outside edge with Wade accepting a simple catch. Great new-ball bowling from Pattinson. Perfect start from Australia.
1201: Ben Hilfenhaus takes the new ball. He might well be bowling for a spot in the second Test.
1158: The Aussies are bouncing around with energy as they take the field; interesting to see Ricky Ponting in the centre of the huddle, no doubt telling the boys that this one is far from over. Australia lead by 115. I wonder what sort of approach the Proteas will take? It can be dangerous to shut up shop for the afternoon in situations like this...
1150: AUSTRALIA DECLARE: Wait, hold the phone ... Clarke has declared! The skipper heads for the sheds with Australia 5/565, a lead of 115. Clarke remains not out on 259 and Wade undefeated on 19.
1149: As the players enjoy a well-earned drink, Rippersportspro of NSW says: To add even more trivia, Clarke needs another 41 runs to become the first batsman to score two triple centuries in a calendar year.
1141: FOUR! Wow! Steyn offers Wade a bit of width outside off stump and the left-hander clobbers him through cover and to the ropes. That's almost the shot of the morning. Wade looks the goods.
1137: FOUR! What a shot by Matt Wade! The nuggety keeper clubs a drive straight back at Rory Kleinveldt who does a good job to avoid being clocked in the head. FOUR AGAIN! The next ball, Kleinveldt drops short and Wade plays an uppercut that sails over backward point and to the fence. AUS 5/550
1134: A terrific piece of fielding from that man again, Faf du Plessis, prevents a certain boundary to Matthew Wade. He's certainly got some Jonty Rhodes about him.
1131: I've just been informed that we'll have another special treat for you in today's lunch break, with former Test quick and Fox Sports commentator Damien Fleming joining us for a live chat. Make sure you get your questions in for Flem now, by emailing blogs@foxsports.com.au or leaving a comment at the bottom of the page.
1126: FOUR! FOUR! Clarke clips Steyn over mid-wicket with ease for another four. The next ball, he goes straight back over Steyn's head and the ball falls just short of the rope. That's 250 to the skipper.
1125: Dale Steyn is introduced into the attack for the first time today.
1120: Glenn of Fremantle says: Hi Trent, Not sure why Graham Smith would be looking so unhappy about the LBW against Hussey... If it hit's inside edge it hits inside edge! Can shake his head all he wants but the DRS is there for that kind of thing so not so sure what he's so upset about except the fact they have been batted out of the game.
Trent says: No doubt the signs of a frustrated skipper after chasing leather for more than a day and a half.
1111: WICKET! (Hussey 100, c du Plessis b Morkel, AUS 5/527) Well it's certainly all happening at the Gabba. After surviving a nervous few minutes, Michael Hussey eventually succumbs to Morne Morkel after finding Faf du Plessis at cover who takes a difficult low catch. That brings Matthew Wade to the crease for his first Test dig on Aussie soil.
1109: CENTURY TO HUSSEY! Well talk about a dramatic way to bring up three-figure. Hussey knocks one to point, setting off for a quick single and the throw just misses at Clarke's end. He brings up his ton off 128 balls in an important knock in the context of his career. AUS 4/527
1106: APPEAL! NOT OUT! REFERRAL... STILL NOT OUT! Hussey is caught on the crease to Philander and the ball cannons into his back pad. The Proteas appeal enthusiastically but umpire Billy Bowden is unmoved. The replay looks horrible for Huss and he looks set to go ... until Hot Spot reveals a feint edge! That's a close call for Mr Cricket.
1105: Hussey cuts in the air but it lands safely. It pulls up short of the rope but he picks up three to move to 99.
1102: Hussey glides one through backward point, picking up three to move to 96. Another Morkel delivery stays low to Clarke, but he manages to keep it out. AUS 4/522
1101: James of Sydney asks: Hi Trent. Just wondering what the pitch looks like? still as flat as a tack?
Trent says: It looks like it's starting to crack up. There's some inconsistent bounce. Morkel's last over saw two almost identical shorter-pitched balls - the first one Clarke tried to pull but stayed low, almost hitting the top of his off-stump; the second reared and hit him in the stomach. The Aussie quicks certainly won't mind seeing this.
1053: FOUR! There it is. Clarke lofts Morkel straight back over his head and to the fence. With that shot he moves to 239 and overtakes Alastair Cook (235*) as the holder of the highest score at the Gabba. Morkel doesn't like that too much, following up with two short ones that collect Clarke in the stomach then shoulder. Ouch.
1052: Here's an interesting piece of trivia thanks to Rippersportspro of NSW: Providing he gets 236 or above, the Gabba will be the second ground in Australia where the highest individual score in a Test match belongs to Michael Clarke.
1050: FOUR! Hussey moves to 93 with a trademark cover drive.
1045: The big question this morning is how many does Clarke need to declare? He hinted last night that he wanted something around a 100-run lead before letting his attack loose. If you were in Clarke's shoes, what would you do?
1038: FOUR! Clarke punches an over-pitched Morkel delivery through the covers and to the rope to move to 232. That's the 200 partnership up between these pair (203 to be exact) and it's come off just 233 balls.
1034: Morne Morkel takes the ball from the other end and beats Clarke with a short one first up.
1031: FOUR! Well no mucking about this morning, Clarke adds to his overnight score of 218 with a cracking square drive off the third ball of the day. He finishes the over by picking up three with a neat on-drive to finish Vernon Philander's opening over. AUS 4/494
1000: Welcome back to foxsports.com.au's LIVE and INTERACTIVE coverage of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba. Trent Hile joining you in the chair for the first time this summer, and hoping Michael Clarke and Graeme Smith can conjure up a thrilling conclusion to this first Test. Clarke and Michael Hussey will resume at 4/487, 37 runs ahead of the Proteas.
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