I'm loving the cricket. Australia are getting smashed and rightfully so.

Ponting again shows why he is not a captain. Poor leadership on the field. Leadership isn't just about being a great batsman, its about being able to handle the pressure and giving ur team the confidence to perform at their best. His body language and fielding positions were pathetic and unsupportive.

On the other hand, SA have played w/ control, grace and modesty. I really like them. I remember Smith being quite arrogant but the years have seen him mature. Duminy and AB both sound like blokes u could sit down and have a long yarn with. Ntini has always been a great competitor too. I couldn't want any other team to beat us at home other than them. Of course, I quite hate India and England so I'm somewhat bias.

Back on the Australians, losing Lee exposed them a lot. Lee is supposed to be the leader of the attack but he clearly isn't. Hauritz is a mind boggling defensive choice which has been brought on by the loss of Stuart Clark. I have no idea how they could possibly have stuck with Hauritz. He was serviceable but hardly potent. Dropping Krejza was a poor and desperate move. We need to give the bowlers a chance and what they did with Krejza reminds me far too much of what happened to Damien Martyn back in '93 I think it was. We have only two strike bowlers, one of which is a work in progress (Siddle). There's a lot to like about Siddle but it's obvious he's still learning. The way he bowled at the tail had u questioning sometimes but I'm all for that. Ishant Sharma and Monty Panesar are the type of bowlers that developed at a young age, having never really proved their wares but have gone onto prove to be good cricketers. Australia needs to develop them and realise they're going to lose more often. If I was a selector, the majority of the team would be replaced. It might be fragile but we're only going to stagnate if we don't put in new players and give them a chance to find their feet over two or three series.

And the Aussie batsman, I don't think too much needs to be said. There's a lot of talent to pick from, give them a chance. I don't want to see us lose the Ashes.