Live Scores , Live Streaming – Australia vs South Africa, 3rd Test in Sydney

Posted by Bill Belew on January 2nd, 2009 in Gadgets, gizmos and toys | No Comments

Australia and South Africa will play their 3rd Cricket Test Match between from 3rd Jan-09, Saturday in Sydney. Start time 10.30am (23.30GMT)

South Africa has already beaten Australia in the 3 match test series – 2-0.

It was Australia’s first home defeat in 16 years. If S. Africa can wins this match they  will gain the official  No 1 ranking in the ICC. The no 1 Test ranking is up for grabs today at the  Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australia has never lost all matches in a home series of three or more tests. Additionally, Australia has won 12 out of the past 14 Tests at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Click Here for Live ScoreCard

Click Here for Live Streaming

Team news :

For Australia  Andrew McDonald and Doug Bollinger are set to make their debuts in place of Bret Lee and Andrew symonds respectively who are injured.

Australia 1. Matthew Hayden, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Andrew McDonald, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Doug Bollinger.

South Africa has named the same squad which played in the 2nd test.

South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.

You may also be interested in:

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


 

Post a new comment

Your Thoughts

Comments

  1. zulfiqar ahmedkhan says

    January 6, 2009

    its brave n unexpected decision by ricky ponting but it seems without south african captain its not good decision bcoz if smith present then ponting think about decleration many times , any way i hope south africa will win n clean sweep without smith.Good luck south africa>>>.