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Oh it's not a worry at all. It just means that Johnson has hopefully cluttered up our team for the last time. I've had more than enough of him at test level.

If the South Africans bowl as badly as they batted, our guys could easily get a lead here. The track is flat and our team is full of flat-track bullies. They must be licking their lips. I have no idea what was going on inside the heads of most of the South Africans. There were so many catches...

You are saying don't change players then you want Johnson dropped. That's making a change. And one I agree with. I want him gone from the team, he's about as much use as Steve Harmison was to the English team in the last 2 years of his international career. Stuff all 90% of the time.

Panic changes at every loss? You are aware that this team (apart from two players, Marsh and Lyon) Is the same line-up that got blown away in Melbourne?

The new guard is not making the calls for the second test, it's still up to the old guard or at least the still yet to depart Chairman of Selectors. Due to Marsh's injury, Khawaja will come in and that will be it for the batsmen. If Marsh hadn't been injured it would have been far more...

Well it won't be till NZ series. And if the next batting strip is flatter, I'm sure our nervous nellies can rack up something comparatively useful and then everyone can pretend that the 47 was just a 'blip'. Seriously, I've seen more daft shots from Brad Haddin than I would have thought...

Hughes scored a ton at the Premadasa - the most batsman friendly wicket in the world bar none - which will be enough to keep him going till we find the next road. We'll probably play NZ on at least one road and Hughes will score 200 against their club level attack. He'll keep leapfrogging along...

What sort of questions will be asked though? The first five batsmen plus Haddin were the same as in the Melbourne collapse in the Ashes and they're all still there. Shaun Marsh is the only new one and he shouldn't really have batted in the second innings. He looked very stiff at the crease...

Oh look, the pitch isn't as bad as the shitty batting is making it look. But I've got to say that was one of the best days play I've ever seen. It was so hard to stop from laughing out loud every time a wicket fell. Probably the wrong attitude but I've watched these Aussie batsmen fold so often...

http:/www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/current/story/539642.html Makes me queasy when players start talking about how well they are playing in the nets. I'm sure if they realised how foolish it sounded they wouldn't say it.

Asif would have a tough time getting a game even if his ban was lessened by half after the prison sentence. He can't play in the country that their 'home' stadium is in, can he? And Pakistan probably will never be allowed a neutral venue in England again. He's such a crook and yet such a dream...

Looking at the WACA website, the main streamers for BBL seem to have the Marsh boys as the calling cards. Fair enough, they probably are just about the only players they've got who they could base the marketing around. They can thank CA for giving young Mitch the chance to hit some sixes in SA...

I don't think it's that far-fetched an idea except that if Clarke is as unpopular as Form claims he is, why would Vodafone want him fronting their brand? Don't like the idea of a 3 innings cycle for any player in and out of the test team, it sounds unreasonably extreme and would lead to players...

I don't know about the next 12 months. The next 2 years more likely. The Aussies will have a new (relatively) skipper and new management/selectors. Expecting really good results from the get go is a big ask. I can see why people want that, but you can't create a good culture overnight and it...

People will start calling him senile if they don't agree with the selections or the team doesn't become no 1 next year. Hope he's ready to be pilloried in the press. But I think it's a good choice, he's not noticeably in any club - I would hope he doesn't suffer from starry eyed syndrome over...

Priorities seem a bit misplaced that's for sure.

Well, I've seen one of the most feeble attempts at a chase - not sure I can call it an attempt really - that I've ever witnessed from an Australian side. I'd rather they got out slogging that this stupid 'minnows trying to survive and get an average booster' attitude.

Caution is one thing, but defending deliveries in the last 10 overs of a match when you are over 120 runs behind? WTF are they doing? I can't believe that an Aussie team is making so little attempt to actually play.

We need some oomph here bur with no real batsmen left in the shed, the batsmen can't take too many risks.

I'm curious to see what they are going to do with Steve Smith now. He wasn't bowled tonight and with one over left the debutant went out before him. His golden boy status must be in some danger. If Watson is back next match, I can't see them playing Marsh again though.