***Official*** South Africa in England

[Richard]

So, will Pietersen's batting be impacted by the captaincy? This could be interesting.

Well he's not going to be out in single-figures in his maiden captaincy innings.

 

[GIMH]

Cook seriously needs to score a hundred. He has had Ian Bell syndrome lately.

 

[Richard]

It's remarkable he's done as well as he has with his current technical issues.

 

[GIMH]

Still needs to ton up though.

Thought he was out then, nowhere near though

 

[GIMH]

been a few no-balls this morning so far

 

[Richard]

Usually is with Morne Morkel around.

 

[GIMH]

Big one for KP here and he gets the hollow victory of the English MOTS

Was looking it up earlier, Anderson averaging around 25 this summer. Just over 30, as you may just have seen on screen, in this one, but as I said in an earlier post, for once Anderson's figures actually misrepresent him in a negative way. He has been the best thing to come out of this summer.

 

[jammay123]

lol at botham looking at south africa odi squad.' two morkels are they related?'
pollock' yeah they are brothers'

shows beefy knowlege about cricket

 

[Richard]

What's annoying is that Vernon Philander is in the ODI squad.

IIRR, he's a very promising First-Class all-rounder and a very poor OD one.

 

[Precambrian]

What's annoying is that Vernon Philander is in the ODI squad.

IIRR, he's a very promising First-Class all-rounder and a very poor OD one.

Hmm... Your point being? He is being class-selected in place of some other deserving person?

 

[Wiglad]

nel has looked poor today.

 

[GIMH]

Hmm... Your point being? He is being clas-selected in place of some other deserving person?

His point is that players should be selected in the form that they are actually good in

 

[Richard]

Shocking shot... worse than Bell's. Out to a rank bad delivery.

 

[Wiglad]

Once again cook gets in and then throws it away.

 

[Richard]

Hmm... Your point being? He is being class-selected in place of some other deserving person?

His point is that players should be selected in the form that they are actually good in

That precisely.

 

[Richard]

nel has looked poor today.

Not sure about that. He's bowled a damn sight better today than he did for most of the second-innings at Edgbaston.

This sort of pitch is good for Nel from the bounce POV - just could do with some seam-movement.

 

[Wiglad]

Not sure about that. He's bowled a damn sight better today than he did for most of the second-innings at Edgbaston.

This sort of pitch is good for Nel from the bounce POV - just could do with some seam-movement.

perhaps...

anyone else tipping KP for a big hundred?

 

[Richard]

Collingwood seemed keen to run himself out there.

 

[steds]

So angry with Cook. Worst shot.

 

[Manee]

at Nasser.