***Official*** South Africa in England

[Richard]

FFS, Dale, bowl some Yorkers.

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[GIMH]

I wasn't posting here those days. I recall saying on saturday night (ie after day three) that are batsmen and bowlers had silenced some critics. Today the batsmen have allowed the critics to take aim once again.

 

[Richard]

Pattinson should be above MSP, think we can safely say that now.

 

[jammay123]

no way is pattinson worse than monty.

 

[Richard]

This session we've had 27 overs, 127 runs, 6 wickets - and it should be 7 before long.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Thought tea was meant to be taken at 3.40.

Is it this extra half-hour rule when the last wicket is in?

 

[steds]

200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SpaceMonkey]

It was said at the time that England were very lucky in that first Test. We had 2 seperate collapses of 3 wickets a piece in a very short space of time and it was only the 2 partnerships that saved us. We could have easily collapsed for under 250 at one point if SA had got Pietersen or Bell early.

 

[Richard]

That look Boucher gave Morkel there was one of the best I've ever seen!

 

[Richard]

Thought tea was meant to be taken at 3.40.

Is it this extra half-hour rule when the last wicket is in?

Yep, Tea (and only Tea not Lunch or the Close) is delayed if the last wicket partnership is in.

 

[Richard]

FFS, Dale, bowl some Yorkers.

Still he seems intent on banging it in short to tailenders.

It's not even like he's not good at the Yorker!

 

[PhoenixFire]

Jimmy!

 

[Richard]

WoW, I didn't think that carried.

Either way - four for Steyn and four for Morne. Good.

 

[steds]

Anderson's going to be stranded again. Obviously needs moving further up the order.

Fuming.

 

[Richard]

Promote him to six IMO.
Strauss
Cook
Vaughan
KPP
Bell
Anderson
Broad
Ambrose
Flintoff
Hoggard
MSP

 

[Neil Pickup]

I give us till tea. Maybe ten minutes past it if we're very lucky.

and out. Now to watch the end of Le Tour.

 

[Marius]

Now let's hope SA bats properly.

 

[andruid]

I feel so sorry for Tremlett. He's been 12th man pretty much since the India series right on the verge of selection, played fairly well in the County championship and just when the an opportunity is opening up, with England's lead bowler incapacitated, and some random journeyman with a dozen FC matches to his name gets picked instead

 

[Pup Clarke]

Whoa, make that 23* in 37 innings, impressive stuff Jimmy.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

We really need to his SA hard in the last session if we want to have any hope of winning this Test. I wonder who will open. Jimmy and Flintoff? or maybe Jimmy and Pattinson?