***Official*** South Africa in England

[sanga1337]

Theres a good chance that Paul Harris won't even get a ball at this rate.

 

[Richard]

FFS, what's the point of bowling short deliveries at MSP?

Just pitch it on the stumps and job's a good-'un.

 

[Marius]

Just following the cricket on Cricinfo, not on TV, so are England batting rubbish, are South Africa bowling well, or a bit of both?

 

[Goughy]

As long term forum members will know, there are 2 things I hold of high value in International cricket.

They are a) You cant have too much batting (England doing similar to what I heavily criticised India for doing against SA this winter)
and
b) There must be a loose structure for selection that has some basis on merit and long term performance.

This England team has just ****ed it all into the wind and deserves everything it gets.

Clueless. There needs to be resignations as this composition is a joke.

After years of hoping the situation improves they go and take it to new heights of incompetence. Im sick

 

[Langeveldt]

No, nothing to do with that. It was for a slow over-rate.

Yeah I knew that, was just wondering why Pickup was calling for a ban regarding poor sportsmanship when Collingwood rampantly disreguarded any codes a few weeks ago..

 

[Richard]

Just following the cricket on Cricinfo, not on TV, so are England batting rubbish, are South Africa bowling well, or a bit of both?

South Africa bowled well enough at the top-order (were obviously lucky with the Cook wicket but then should have had Pietersen early) and the six-downwards from England has predictably been atrocious.

 

[steds]

I heavily criticised India for doing against India

 

[Richard]

As long term forum members will know, there are 2 things I hold of high value in International cricket.

They are a) You cant have too much batting (England doing similar to what I heavily criticised India for doing against SA this winter)
and
b) There must be a loose structure for selection that has some basis on merit and long term performance.

This England team has just ****ed it all into the wind and deserves everything it gets.

Clueless. There needs to be resignations as this composition is a joke.

After years of hoping the situation improves they go and take it to new heights of incompetence. Im sick

Think the fact that it has barely changed in all these years suggests that, sadly, all the resignations you'll get won't alter much.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Beautifully played by James.

 

[Richard]

Come on, lose these last 2 wickets and get bowling.

 

[steds]

Not before Jimmy gets his 100.

 

[Langeveldt]

Come on, lose these last 2 wickets and get bowling.

Haha, so which team are you supporting now?

 

[Richard]

SA, methinks. I'm a glory-seeker.

Seriously, whoever I'm supporting, seeing tailenders at the crease bores the life out of me. I want to see bowlers bowling at batsmen.

 

[wpdavid]

So Collingwood was banned for that farcical Elliott run out against New Zealand? I don't see the difference really.. Gamesmanship of the worst order on both counts..

Then I'll explain.

1. The Elliott run-out wasn't against the rules. Arguably against the spirit, but legal all the same. One-hand-one bounce, otoh, is not within the laws.

2. Collingwood made no pretence of what he was doing, whereas AB was completely two-faced about it.

In football terms, you're comparing someone playing insetad of kicking the ball out for an injured player to a player diving to get a penalty.

 

[TazzX]

Gone

 

[Richard]

Haha, Morne benefits from bowling a no-ball. Always annoys me, thaaaaat. At least MSP is gone.

C'mon Dale-eo, get this last wicket.

 

[steds]

Jimmy!!

 

[Richard]

Pattins has 4 Test runs, something I bet he never thought he'd have in his life 2 days ago.

 

[GIMH]

**** me we're ****

 

[Richard]

I really wish I was posting during the second and third days of the First Test, y'know. I wonder what consensus was there.