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[BoyBrumby]

Hopefully Kallis can bat through the innings..

Fred better not bowl too many more balls at him then. Ooops, Kallis onto strike to the great man as I type...

EDIT: appears to have taken two balls, one of which was a wide.

2nd EDIT: Yup, definitely out, but think Jacques may've got a ropey one, not convinced he edged it. Airy waft in any case.

 

[TT Boy]

Looks like a different game is going on at Fred's end.

 

[superkingdave]

yeah, he's a class above. Hopefully Patel can keep it quiet

 

[kingkallis]

How badly controversies cloud you when you are not in form! Happened twice to Kalis this tour...

SAF 96/2 after 16.0 overs

They need to post 210-220 mo make things interesting!

 

[kingkallis]

Samit Patel is a much better all rounder than Ravi Bopara as he is much more confident and can be treated as a full time spin optiuon in the ODIs and T20s

 

[Uppercut]

How badly controversies cloud you when you are not in form! Happened twice to Kalis this tour...

SAF 96/2 after 16.0 overs

They need to post 210-220 mo make things interesting!

Out for me, though. Just as Vaughan's first ball vs. Andre Nel at Edgebaston (?) was.

210 is a winning total for me, considering the length of the match. Given their bowling lately though, they may well fail to defend it.

 

[superkingdave]

yeah, can't see SA losing from here, too many wickets in hand and still going at a great rate. will make 220 and win by 50

 

[TT Boy]

Can't see that happening, JP hasn't timed a ball all series, Bouch needs a base to explode and Philander's isn't a great hitter. They will do a good job just getting 200.

 

[superkingdave]

Patel doing a pretty bang up job so far

 

[kingkallis]

Yeah 80 in 10 overs will take them over 200 but it will be interesting to see how Gibbs plays now...

 

[superkingdave]

One over too many from Patel

 

[kingkallis]

SAF 154/3 after 27.0 overs

50 in last 6 overs --> 204 after 33
60 in last 6 overs --> 214 after 33
70 in last 6 overs --> 224 after 33

Go Proteas Go

 

[superkingdave]

2 quick wickets certainly mudies the water. How good is Flintoff bowling? great figures

 

[Goughy]

Never ceases to amaze how athletic Anderson is in the field for a fast bowler. Any better?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Good bowling by England to pull this back a bit. Still going to be a hard score to chase, probably 190 ish id imagine unless SA really mess it up.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Never ceases to amaze how athletic Anderson is in the field for a fast bowler. Any better?

Probably only Brett Lee? Although id say Anderson is a much better catcher/fielder.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Probably only Brett Lee? Although id say Anderson is a much better catcher/fielder.

Ha. Botham just made exactly the same point about the same players on Sky.

How do Sir Ian.

 

[stumpski]

Match restarted with barely a minute to spare. 137 wanted off 20 overs.

 

[kingkallis]

Congrats Poms for 4-0 lead! Grrrrrrr 137 in 20 is nothing! Prior, KP, Freddie, Collingwood. Wright! Its easy!

 

[kingkallis]

Prior gone!

Eng 7/1 after 2.2 overs

Requires 130 from 106 balls