***Official*** South Africa in England

[Richard]

Sheeysh Bell is looking unbelievable... so annoying that someone so blatantly good (and he often starts like this) hasn't carried on more often than he has so far.

 

[Laurrz]

Bell?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

What a dire over rate. You'd think 4/5 of the South African attack are fast bowlers.

 

[Manee]

What is it?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

What is it?

12.3, I think.

 

[Langeveldt]

Sheeysh Bell is looking unbelievable... so annoying that someone so blatantly good (and he often starts like this) hasn't carried on more often than he has so far.

? He's looking scrappy for mine.. A timid and over rated player who is flaying at anything outside off stump.. With a bit of luck he'll run Pietersen out.. I'm slightly more worried about Collingwood, whose laughable form must come to an end before long

 

[Pup Clarke]

Timid?

 

[Manee]

12.3, I think.

Oh dear!

 

[Richard]

? He's looking scrappy for mine.. A timid and over rated player who is flaying at anything outside off stump.. With a bit of luck he'll run Pietersen out.. I'm slightly more worried about Collingwood, whose laughable form must come to an end before long

Bell's a better batsman than Collingwood in his sleep. If Steyn doesn't stop swinging the ball (and presuming the catches are taken) he'll have Collingwood every time he gets a decent bowl at him.

BTW the "timid" stuff is based more on cosmetics than realities. Yeah, so he's short, he's blonde, he's got a young-ish looking face, and he's from Warwickshire. Different from being timid.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

? He's looking scrappy for mine.. A timid and over rated player who is flaying at anything outside off stump.. With a bit of luck he'll run Pietersen out.. I'm slightly more worried about Collingwood, whose laughable form must come to an end before long

Timid in general. He usually looks terrified, but he looks a lot more confident at the moment, IMO.

 

[Richard]

Prince is a fielder and a half.

Bell up to 30* from 18.

 

[Laurrz]

Bell has immense talent

Have always likened him to Clarke, ie. the youngish batsman with a lot of talent and gun technique etc. unfortunately for Bell he isnt that mentally strong

 

[wpdavid]

BTW the "timid" stuff is based more on cosmetics than realities. Yeah, so he's short, he's blonde, he's got a young-ish looking face, and he's from Warwickshire. Different from being timid.

Agreed, actually. There's plenty of grounds for questioning his mindset that have nothing to do with his physical appearance, which is a complete irrelevance.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

BTW the "timid" stuff is based more on cosmetics than realities.

Looked a definite reality in the 2005 Ashes.

 

[social]

Bell has immense talent

Have always likened him to Clarke, ie. the youngish batsman with a lot of talent and gun technique etc. unfortunately for Bell he isnt that mentally strong

Actually dont think his technique (especially early on) is all that flash

Like Vaughan, it's a case of more style than substance - that lead-footed waft outside off to Kallis early on was pretty typical

 

[Laurrz]

is it just me or has the bowling changes been too frequent - hard for bowlers to find a good rhythm

 

[Richard]

Looked a definite reality in the 2005 Ashes.

I don't think it did really. It was only afterwards that people started talking about that. The reality is that he got lots of good deliveries from McGrath and Warne - he's far from the first to do that.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I don't think it did really. It was only afterwards that people started talking about that. The reality is that he got lots of good deliveries from McGrath and Warne - he's far from the first to do that.

Everyone I was talking to during the Ashes noted it actually. He looked terrified of the Australians. Not just his face and demeanor. It was reflected in his approach and shots.

 

[Goughy]

6ft according to this - probably looks comparitively small considering he is skinny and surrounded by quite a tall team.

Seeing that I can confidently assess I am 7ft tall

 

[open365]

Vaughan gets cleaned up in the way which everyone knew he would. It was definitely a great delivery by Steyn, but you can't help noticing that Vaughan seems to get more than his fair share of 'excellent' deliveries.