Rain rain rain, and now wickets thanks to an excellent spell by Cummins. End of day 4. Just 98 overs, 14 wickets to take by the Aussies. You'd almost back them at this point. That last session of the day was a goodie.

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Very sad to watch. But I can't look away.

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#OfficeKitty is in full stretch mode on a warm, sunny and dry #Melbourne afternoon.
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Today's washout feels like one big wet exclamation mark on what has quite possibly been the most dull and boring summer of test cricket we've seen in this country for many a year... There's been some great bowling and batting from the Aussies, but there's been no tension or fight in any of the games. :ablobsadrain:

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I also thought what Dale Steyn said about the South Africans and the lack of swing bowling was interesting. I was a batter when playing #cricket and don't know so much about bowling. I find Copeland's excerpts in the coverage very informative and enjoyed listening to Dale Steyne.

Steyn said that the South Africans were influenced too much by 20/20 in their bowling. Apparently 20/20 favours bowling with a scrambled seam in order to limit batsmen. When attempting swing bowling with a straight seam in test cricket, the lack of practice of this form of bowling leads the bowlers to pitch the ball incorrectly. They give up and go back to 20/20 form.

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Fascinating interview of retired South African bowler Dale Steyn today. He looked almost hippy and talked about his love of surfing. On the field he looked aggressive and up-tight. He explained that this was a persona he adopted and it was quite the opposite of who he is. He adopted a persona on field because he saw how effective Shane Warne's on-field persona was in his success even if the wicket was not helping him.

I picked the importance of Shane Warne's #cricket persona and how important it was for the psychological mastery of batsmen (esp. English), but did not pick that Dale Steyn was putting it on

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Waiting for the rain to stop at the SCG. Not looking good. #AUSvsSA #cricket #SCGTest

Cricket and couch go together perfectly during January. #AUSvsSA #cricket #melbourne

Let's see if we can reach Day 5!

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Twenty years ago (yesterday), I was at the SCG with my then 7-month-old son when #SteveWaugh scored his century on the last ball of the day. And it must have inspired my son because he started crawling the next morning, and I wouldn't have got away with having him "inert" at the cricket all day! 🏏

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Justin Langer just rambling, word salad. He sounds like a proper loose unit.

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SA batting insuyn in de membruyn. Insuyn in de Bruyn!

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Blinder of a full toss! #AUSvsSA

Nortje on a hattrick! Warner gone first ball. What a circus this game is! #cricket #TestCricket #AUSvsSA #SAvsAUS

Definitely Australia's day today although the loss of Cam Green is going to hurt us in the bowling department. Could open the door for SA to put a good innings together #cricket #AUSvsSA

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Take a bow @davidwarner31 - absolutely sweltering conditions and still a damn fine knock. #BoxingDayTest #AUSvsSA #200NotOut @CricketAus #sportstoot

Warner is about as exhausted from pasting this limp SA team as I am from watching it. Bring on the #BBL

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It’s not Dean Jones in Madras but epic nonetheless. Go on, get the 200.
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