Australia versus South Africa
South Africa won the toss and batted. Here is Jiminy.
Then it was Australia's turn. Marsh failed. Ponting braved the field, ready to save his team, self, the game.
So this blogger went home to watch the tennis.
Proud to be invited into the National Library of Australia's PANDORA web archive. But still half-arsed at best.
"I didn't really expect to go out. Deep inside I didn't really want to get out there.
"I probably decided 25 overs out, 26 overs out (that I was going to bat).
"I arrived here without any kit and had some pants I'd shoved into my cricket bag to protect my bats.
"I stole a shirt off Jacques (Kallis) and a pullover off Harry (Paul Harris) that still had his hamburger stain on the front left side of it.
"I had Morne (Morkel) dressing me and putting my shoes on and pads.
"I decided I was going to give it a go and give it my best shot and if I got a first-baller or whatever at least I tried.
"Obviously there's a lot of pain. Once one ball hit the bat I thought 'okay, that's one out the way'.
"(I told myself) 'just keep watching the ball and hoping that it hits the bat the whole time'.
"It was about getting out there and doing the best you can."
Smith refused to use his injuries as an excuse for his dismissal.
"He probably would have got me if I had both arms available.
"It cut back off a crack (and) Mitchell has bowled superbly all series.
"I saw they were having a little group meeting just before that over and I was hoping that they were going to give the ball to someone else."
Although the phrase no sense, no feeling did flicker across my mind, trying to save the game for his team and for his country was brave. He was in tremendous pain, and although he's well practised at keeping a straight face, it did show a little. Yep, he's a Gryffindor.The underworld boss has eluded authorities for the past 15 years and is believed to be hiding in Pakistan.
By the 1980s and 1990s, he was one of Mumbai's top gangland leaders, with a billion-dollar vice empire spanning gambling, drugs and prostitution.
Yeah. I'd be shitting myself too.