But, having seen off Juventus and Chelsea so far, Rafael Benítez's side stands a good chance.
Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich closed the day on 50 without loss having seen off the final 15 overs.
Amla and de Villiers, having seen off Johnson and Harris, should get a few more scoring opportunities from Pattinson.
Kent are the other team sure of a Royal London Cup quarter-final berth having seen off Sussex at Canterbury.
He has said it many times, in different ways, since taking power last November, having seen off the challenge posed by Mr. Bo.
A negotiated departure is the most likely outcome, although Mr Eriksson, having seen off at least some of his enemies, might yet decide to soldier on.
ITV, having seen off the advertising crisis and built an impressive production portfolio in the US, might go the same way.
That will be hard for the party, which craves the legitimacy that comes from having seen off Westerners and the Japanese.
Having seen off smoking in the city's bars, he ought to be ready for what is perhaps an even greater political challenge.
But having seen off the initial bursts of Hastings and Chris Rushworth they felt a sucker punch when Wessels helped a Chase long-hop to deep square-leg.
Finally, in 2010, having seen off opposition from residents, local MP Simon Hughes and the market traders, Network Rail began work.
