Australia v South Africa 1st ODI

[lemonbella]

Herschelle 9

He's getting there. His scores are going up. He can't always wake up and have it be a hundred day. The important thing is that he hit special HerschelleFours, which aren’t like normal fours at all. They're all floaty and casual and just fours because Herschelle knew they were going to be fours.

HerschelleFours are not to be confused with GraemeFours. GraemeFours are determined and well and truly definitely going to be fours, and it might just be a good idea if everyone stood out of the way because they'll be fours anyway and no one wants anyone to get hurt.

To be honest though, even if he hadn't hit HerschelleFours and then reminded me of GraemeFours he'd have still got full marks for that fluffy moustache.

Imaginary Graeme 432

So, it turns out other people have imaginary Graemes too. On the one hand this makes me feel good, and on the other it makes me slightly concerned that Sparkly and I have imaginary cricketers in common.

Graeme's clearly spent this match trying to drink beer with his feet. His toes are all sticky. I'm just going to leave you thinking about that for a while.

Amla 5

I like that sometimes Amla can go unnoticed. In a team of show-offs he just quietly carries on Being Hashim Amla in fewer layers than any other South African.

Kallis 1

He got four points for being ill last match. He loses three of those because it wasn't permanently debilitating.

Duminy 9

Better than you, younger than you, cooler than you.

Older Morkel 10

He did the special batting thing. The special batting thing that makes me go funny and forget that, should I marry him and have his children, there are some worrying, recessive giant genes lurking in his DNA.

McKenzie 10 and a half

*sigh* I actually don’t have to worry so much about accidentally marrying Albie Morkel in a fit of batting-induced girly patheticness because I have to worry about accidentally marrying Neil McKenzie in a fit of batting-induced pathetic girlyness. And then I'd have to worry about the OCD.

His kit fit this time, sadly. He does get an extra half point for having to run. He's used to batting with Graeme and Graeme doesn’t run. What's more, Duminy *scrambles*. McKenzie is way too old to have to scramble.

Boucher 6

Bouchers ODI jumper is *huge*. If Boucher goes missing at any point during this tour, they should make sure to check his jumper first.

He gets extra points for somehow managing not to smack the larger Morkel around the head in the closing overs. He just looked really pissed off and made sure they went down as wides not byes.

Van Jaarsveld 9

I'm giving him lots of points because maybe having low ratings has affected his confidence.

Trotsky 1

Apparently he had to "assert his dominance" in this match. I'm not sure I like the sound of that. *eyes Botha suspiciously*

Larger Morkel 7

Has a fantastically smiley intro picture. Today he was only "slightly taller" than his brother. They're really struggling with their height comments now.

Steyn 8

Dale was all cross because people kept dropping his catches. He gets extra points because on Zoo Days last night they had a tiny, tiny little cheetah cub who was all yowl-y and fierce but then fell asleep curled up in a fleece and it reminded me of Dale.

And these new ODI trousers make him look tall.

Comments

[indian-skimmer.livejournal.com]

They should absolutely have called the tiny cheetah Dale. It's an excellent name for a cheetah, and it's African as well. It's a great cheetah name.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

It is! They don't have to look around for an African name at all. he's right there

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

I sat really close to the TV when SSN showed their minute long thing of the ODI, and clapped when Albie hit that six. I'm sure he heard me. Somehow.

...great, I am now thinking that he is a Time Lord.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

He did. That's how TV works.

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

I thought so.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

I don't really want to marry either of them, but that seems the only arrangement in which I'd be legally entitled to make them stand in the nets and bat for me all day.

[sophia-silfaery.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Vaughn van Jaarsveld's intro pic...interesting to say the least :) He has been entered onto my pantheon of dorky saffas I love.

And I like Morne's smiley intro too :) 'I am Morne, fear me for I will cute you when you least expect it.'

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting for Van Jaarsveld to grow on me. I'm sure he will, most South Africans do.

[sophia-silfaery.livejournal.com]

He sort of does a wide open manic eyed look and then grins.

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

I've just realised that both Neil and Albie are already married. That may pose you a problem.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

This could save me from being married to people who I don't even know and who I only want for their batting.

It would be a shallow marriage.

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

But enjoyable. You never know, something may have blossomed out of it.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

True. Now I feel slightly sad.....

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

But on the other hand, it would have brought you into close proximity to Jacques Kallis.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

*shudder* See, that's very true. Even if Graeme were the man in question the Kallis problem would still be an issue