***Official*** South Africa in England

[Richard]

You know I'd have laid good odds on you not posting that today if I knew what was going to happen (to date).

 

[Richard]

Well this will finish early - how about an 8 overs each single wicket contest between Smith and KP to fill up the evening?

It wasn't that long ago at all that ludicrous stuff like that did indeed happen when games finished early.

 

[pasag]

Honestly, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard during an innings before.

 

[Richard]

Why specifically did you laugh unusually hard on this occasion?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jesus. Just clicked onto cricinfo & nearly feel off my chair.

Good bowling or is Trent Bridge a bit sporty today? Our start looks fairly solid tho, especially in context of the SA score & our openers.

 

[pasag]

Why specifically did you laugh unusually hard on this occasion?

Three guesses...

 

[GIMH]

You know I'd have laid good odds on you not posting that today if I knew what was going to happen (to date).

Nah, I'm delighted, honestly, just a shame that I'll miss out as the next two I believe are day games

Though is one on Friday, I am having a day off?

 

[GIMH]

Three guesses...

Someone was tickling you throughout the innings?

 

[GIMH]

Right, I''m gonna be home in about 45 minutes, will the game still be in course do you think folks?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Right, I''m gonna be home in about 45 minutes, will the game still be in course do you think folks?

You'll get home for the last rites, I imagine. Unless Bell starts taking some more strike.

Prior seems keen to finish things before you get home.

 

[Richard]

Three guesses...

What, the low score? You were laughing all innings?

 

[stumpski]

Halfway to the target ...

I got home just in time to see the last wicket fall.

 

[Richard]

SA hardly played and missed, Bell and Prior have done so several times already. Almost never see occasions where the nicks come almost every time for one team and not at all for the others.

 

[Richard]

Haha, two catches off free-hits, how unusual.

SA can be damn grateful Morne has missed these opening games, he'll give away so many runs from free-hits it's untrue. Steyn gives away enough himself.

 

[stumpski]

Right, I''m gonna be home in about 45 minutes, will the game still be in course do you think folks?

If the match is still in progress, there'll be an interval at 6.00 regardless of how many are needed. Would expect England to make 34 before then though.

Resident Saffies a bit quiet today I take it?

 

[Richard]

Resident SAffies?

There's only 1 SAfrican who ever posts much, and that not often every day.

Unless you count me and TT_Boy as SAffies that is.

 

[stumpski]

You mean Langeveldt, I take it. Didn't realise he was the only regular. Shame.

 

[Richard]

UIMM, Hingeh is indeed the only actual SAfrican who actually is a SAfrica fan of CWers who posts very often. Joanna AKA jot1 used to post a bit but has disappeared of late. There's Nicole (Protean) as well who's been around a little while now but hasn't posted all that much this thread and a few others who hardly ever post at any time.

As I say though, myself and TT_Boy support SA as well, as IIRR does Kev Goughy as a secondary team. But secondary after England.

 

[Uppercut]

Can't say I was expecting this, even when they were 40/5 or whatever I thought they would get to at least 130. Bit gutted in a way, have some time alone tonight where I planned on spending a lot of time viewing

Ditto. I'm bed-bound due to my rogue tonsils and now i have nothing to watch all evening

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Very weird game. Broad finally showing the potential that i was sure he had. You have to ask why he tends to bowl differently in Tests though. It cant just be a stamina thing, he visibly bowls shorter in Tests and tries to be a sterotypical 'fast' bowler, where in ODI's he seems content to just put the ball on a good line/lenght and is much more effective.