00:07The
00:30Welcome to all the eastern states in Australia. We're at Plumfontein for the last of these limited overs matches. A
00:35day night game. It's a no ball ball by Fanny de Villiers. Mark Waugh is the batsman. He's listed there
00:45at number three on your card. Michael Slater has made ten and Mark Waugh has the same score. Batsman out.
00:51Mark Taylor caught by Vessels at slip off Matthews bowling for one.
00:56One for 23 now and eight overs gone. It's been a bit of a struggle out there. The players yet
01:01haven't come to terms with the pace of the pitch. Might even be the lack of pace of it.
01:21Just to confirm for you the Australian team which is different from the one which triumphed in Cape Town at
01:29Newlands the other evening.
01:30We have Slater back inside after his illness. Taylor retained his place but is now out. As Mark Waugh David
01:36Boone is back in after injury. Steve Waugh border healy rifle worn Fleming.
01:42Damien Fleming is playing in place of Tim May. Tim May has a badly bruised thumb. Couldn't come through a
01:48fitness test.
01:49So Damien Fleming gets his chance here in this vital game for Australia. And Glenn McGrath is number 11.
01:57David Boone has been pushed down from the number three position to allow Mark Waugh to go in there.
02:12And for South Africa. Tim Shaw has regained his place. He's in there at number nine. Gary Kirsten has been
02:21made 12th man. They shuffle the Kirstens around.
02:27And the left arm spinner who bowled so well in that game at Port Elizabeth has come back in. He
02:33picked up two for nine in there. David Richardson, the keeper, is playing his 50th limited overs international.
02:46Charlie Rhodes the fielder. This game must be won by the Australians if they're to square the series. They're down
02:543-4 at the moment to South Africa. This is their last opportunity.
03:00They played wonderfully well in the game at Newlands the other evening. It's a brilliant exhibition of limited overs cricket.
03:12Packed house at Newlands as has been the case in all these limited overs games. They're tremendously popular over here.
03:19As indeed they are throughout the world.
03:25One for 24. That's the way the Australian card looks at the moment. Slater 10, Taylor 1, Mark Waugh 11
03:30and Taylor's dismissal court vessels.
03:32While Matthews happened like this. Got in. Beautifully caught by Vessels. Nice and low.
03:42And that's a very good wicket. Taylor beaten by a ball which probably moved in the direction a little bit.
03:48And that just goes to show the value of a slip in position.
03:5611 to Mark Waugh 10 to Slater. After that setback with Taylor dismissed with the total at 7.
04:03Matthews has one for 12. De Villiers never get for 12.
04:06It's going to be Matthews now.
04:10Responding from the Willows end.
04:18And Lee Irvin is with me in the commentary box.
04:22Craig Matthews has done outstandingly well in this series.
04:25He's really probably the number one limited overs bowler for South Africa today.
04:31Tall man who has a very long delivery stride.
04:34So doesn't use all of his height.
04:39Main delivery leaving the right-hander.
04:41But then he has that interesting one that nips back.
04:44And that was the one that was able to get Mark Taylor out today.
04:56His stats in the matches he's played so far.
04:593 for 26 in Pretoria.
05:012 for 46 in Port Elizabeth.
05:034 for 10 in Durban.
05:050 for 34 East London.
05:072 for 35 Port Elizabeth.
05:08And 4 for 47 in Cape Town.
05:10So one can see he's been the outstanding bowler for South Africa in this series.
05:26No, no!
05:29No, no!
05:30You see Richie, he seems to be adopting a slightly different technique today, Mark Waugh.
05:40He's almost walking after each shot.
05:45almost a little bit more hesitant and he played so beautifully in cape town
05:50one wonders you know he should be on a high and he seems to have just lost a little bit
05:53of confidence somehow
05:57feeling that the ball's not coming on to the batters quickly as was the case at newlands
06:03that was a very very hard and well-grossed pitch
06:13it's a single to Mark Waugh
06:23Eric Simons is the man down at deep third man
06:27he's had a pretty good series so far
06:29Mark Waugh able to wait on this one
06:32beautiful balance
06:34but unfortunately for him it's a straight to the field Eric Simons
06:52there's a man out at deep cover we're only in the 10th over
06:56and yet you're able to have a full complement of men outside the fielding circle
07:02I hope Australian administrators don't get sucked into that
07:04that is definitely a no-no
07:27one for 26
07:3326 on the board for the loss of Mark Taylor here in Bloemfontein
07:41change in bowling here and this is the usual with Kepler vessels
07:46Eric Simons to come on
07:48and he's done outstandingly well himself
08:00bowling figures to date with Simons coming on at the Loch Logan end
08:05something to excite the Scots
08:08the Villiers now we get for 12
08:10Matthews one for 14
08:11Simon's about to bowl his first ball
08:21he's had remarkable figures as well
08:23two for 29 Johannesburg
08:25one for 39 Pretoria
08:27will carry on after the first delivery
08:36the light towers and consequently the lighting
08:41been in the news in recent times
08:42looks to be quite satisfactory here
08:45we won't know until the lights come on
08:46but they're big banks of lights
08:53about 90 lights
08:56on each of the towers here
08:59there's a background of dark cloud
09:01with them at the moment
09:05be a couple there for Michael Slater
09:11yes the lights at Newlands were brilliant
09:15quite terrific the other night
09:16the ones at Port Elizabeth
09:17we've already talked about
09:18they were unsatisfactory
09:19and very disappointing
09:21so too
09:23the lights in East London
09:24we don't know about Durban
09:26we don't know about Jo'burg
09:27because we only played day matches there
09:31but lighting is all important
09:33if you're going to be playing day-night matches
09:38we were talking the other night
09:40about Barry Gibbs
09:42the executive director
09:44of the South Australian Cricket Association
09:45and the information he gave us
09:47about the proposed lights in Adelaide
09:49which sound very good
09:52Brisbane's another ground
09:53that's looking at lights
09:54but it'll be very disappointing
09:57if they don't increase the capacity
09:59of their ground
10:00up to around about
10:0233,000, 34,000
10:05talking when we're up there
10:06having it around about 27
10:07which is disappointing
10:14what's been your experience
10:15of the lights on this ground?
10:17yes these are one of the
10:18more modern lights
10:19and better than you'll find
10:21in Johannesburg
10:22and even Durban
10:24but of course
10:25all of the lights
10:26are in the process
10:27of being upgraded
10:27Western Province
10:28and Cape Town
10:29was the first set
10:30but Johannesburg
10:32I gather
10:32are second in the queue
10:34and all of the grounds
10:36will be upgraded
10:37over the next couple of years
10:47get low
10:50that's a good call
10:51from Mark Ward
10:52not so good
10:53from Michael Slater
10:54who was off
10:57and had to be brought
10:58to a sudden halt
10:59first of all
11:00by Mark Ward
11:00and then by the sight
11:01of Johnty Rhodes
11:04yes he had a good thought
11:05there
11:05he was trying to angle
11:06the ball into the gap
11:07this pitch is obviously
11:08too slow for that
11:09very difficult shot
11:11to angle fine
11:12when it's a little bit slow
11:25yes man he's too deep
11:29five meters good
11:34at the end of the over
11:35at one
11:35it's
11:35it's
11:35coming back
