Got on South Africa at $6.25. Now going to try to get a reasonable price on Australia and ensure a handy profit. I see the bookies are taking the draw out of the equation a bit these days. Makes it trickier to get a price about Australia.

What a shocking shot from Hayden.

good price south africa.... not sure if they can win, but you get the feeling that aussies can lose wickets quickly in middle order

Geez, they're $8.50 on IAS now!!!

Australia weren't scoring much quicker than this in the one-dayers last week!!!

Anyway, I agree with you about Australia's middle order, but I thought that Ponting looked in very good form early on, so I decided not to wait and I simply took the $1.44 on offer about Australia there and then. They're $1.36 now.

Im sure you are experiencing that sinking feeling sportz !!! surely the aussies are too short though !! IMO market over adjusts to match situation !!

Hmmm yeah. I'm normally very patient when it comes to betting on Cricket, but for some reason, I've jumped the gun here and backed Australia way too soon!!!

Oh well, never mind. As long as it's not a draw!!! (surely it won't be a draw)

Okay 6-199 and the price out to $1.60. Now is the time I would normally have backed Australia.

Anyway, Australia's under real pressure now. Let's see how they go.

C'mon, we need a wicket bad!!!

Spot on there.

Some of the shots today were horrible (not just the middle order though). Once again, the Australians looked very complacent. As for Symonds, well surely this MUST be his last test!!! Quite simply, he is a one-day player, not a test player and that's the way it's always going to be.

First wicket is important, think that the aussies are always short based on history rather than form . might be chance to back against them in future for profits

In my opinion Ponting is a very ordinary captain.

Steve Waugh at times made declarations where it was just possible to lose in order to win.

If Ponting had declared with a lead of just over 400 there would have been much more time to bowl. In addition South Africa, after plenty of time in the field, would have had to face more overs on Monday when they were likely to lose wickets. They lost two in the last session Monday, but only three the whole of Tuesday.

Why wasn't Symonds bowled? Why did Warne bowl over after over from the one end? What was Ponting doing with just a couple of attacking fieldsman when Hodge was bowling?