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[Manee]

WoW, that was quite some ball.

3/32. It wasn't long ago that people were calling for him to be axed from the team and now he is outperforming Flintoff and Harmison who are both looking on the top of their games.

 

[Richard]

Hope Freddeh can clean-up the tail sharpish.

 

[Richard]

Haha jeeysh, don't get many closer leaves than that.

 

[tooextracool]

That's 4th-youngest. Botham was the youngest at 23.

Hmm guess i misread that. Botham, I believe was one of the youngest bowlers in the world to reach 200 wickets at the time too. Would probably have got well past Hadlee if it wasnt for his extensive time out of the side for whatever reasons and various injuries.

 

[tooextracool]

If Harmison, Anderson and Flintoff keep this up, will be interesting to see if Sidebottom will be able to return to the side at this rate. With Jones on the sidelines, it begs a very interesting question for the first test in India to say the very least.

 

[Manee]

Flintoff and Harmison swap boots and Pollock remarks "that is how you get ankle problems".

 

[Richard]

Bowl round-the-wicket at Morne Fred FFS.

And bowl full at Morne FFS all bowlers. Nothing more annoying than seeing bowlers bowl short at a tailender with a ball that's swinging when you pitch it up.

Tailenders + swinging ball, pitched straight = over pretty quickly, on most occasions.

 

[Richard]

That was odd. Definately a noise, but bat apparently didn't hit ground or ball.

 

[GIMH]

Wow, was not expecting that

 

[Richard]

Bloody hell, the 13th-man has only just passed his 18th birthday. What a thrill that must be.

 

[kingkallis]

Its time to toss the ball to Monty since Morkel is at the crease!

 

[Richard]

First class record [ 40 & 35 over games ]

How does that work?

 

[kingkallis]

Its pretty simple! We dont have lights @ our club ground and we start the game @ 11:00 AM so its impossible to complete a 50 over game

And yeah you cant say it First class cricket though!

 

[Richard]

Yeah nah was meaning First-Class as in limited-overs stuff, not wondering about the number of overs.

 

[Richard]

ABdeV misses a straight ball and that appeared plumb but it's high, just before Tea as well.

 

[kingkallis]

Unlucky ABDV!

SAF 158/7

 

[NUFAN]

Stuart Broad looks as good a bowler as Greg Blewett.

Keep hearing he's got potential and I guess he could be decent eventually, but I don't see him being anything but a handy part time bowler for a while.

 

[Napier16]

ABdeV misses a straight ball and that appeared plumb but it's high.

That, AGAIN?

Nice to see the umpires took note of Amla's dismissal in the last test & then go and repeat the dose. Admirable consistency.

 

[Manee]

Stuart Broad looks as good a bowler as Greg Blewett.

Nah. Blewett could reverse it.

 

[Manee]

ABdeV misses a straight ball

Skidded a tad.