***Official*** South Africa in England

[Steulen]

Anderson in serious danger of regressing to Anderson Mk I here.

 

[steds]

Strauss has given himself up there.

 

[Zinzan]

Clear half-volley for mine

 

[steds]

Have seen people claim worse, tbf.

 

[Richard]

Dammit that nearly carried.

 

[_Ed_]

Good on Strauss for admitting he wasn't sure. Really impressed.

 

[Zinzan]

Have seen people claim worse, tbf.

Indeed, still not out though

 

[tooextracool]

2? There was 1. The other was taken straight off middle and would have been plumb lbw had it been missed.

Anderson bowling a no-ball - that's an extreme rarity.
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Thought that was on leg stump.

 

[Zinzan]

Good on Strauss for admitting he wasn't sure. Really impressed.

Yup fairplay alright, McKenzie was walking

 

[steds]

Indeed, still not out though

True. Credit to Strauss for honesty. Would have been better for us if he'd claimed it, though.

 

[Zinzan]

Thought that was on leg stump.

You and me both

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yet another instance of England's slips being too deep?

 

[tooextracool]

Good on Strauss for admitting he wasn't sure. Really impressed.

Think that was out tbh. We've seen countless occasions where catches referred have looked like they bounced when they were actually taken.

 

[Richard]

Yet another instance of England's slips being too deep?

No, just well played with soft hands.

 

[irfan]

Yet another instance of England's slips being too deep?

Yet another instance of Scaly being overly critical?

 

[Richard]

Thought that was on leg stump.

You and me both

It might've been middle-and-leg. Whatever, it was hitting the stumps and was plumb if it'd been missed.

 

[Zinzan]

Think that was out tbh. We've seen countless occasions where catches referred have looked like they bounced when they were actually taken.

Have to disagree, was a close thing, but ball was on the rise going into the hands, definate half volley IMO

 

[Richard]

Nothing definate about it. It might have been out, but on balance I'd reckon it probably bounced.

 

[Zinzan]

Is it just me or does Ambrose seem like a slow mover behind the stumps compared with someone like McCullum?

 

[zaremba]

Have to disagree, was a close thing, but ball was on the rise going into the hands, definate half volley IMO

That's not conclusive though - it could have been bouncing up off his fingertips or off the ground. I can't tell either way.

I thought Strauss did claim it though