**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[The_roc]

TMS speculating that England may have ordered up this dry pitch. If it crumbles Swann is in basically.

A couple from Tahir have moved off the straight. Shame they were pitched a couple of feet outside off.

 

[MW1304]

Wicket with a slow long hop just before the new ball. Marvellous KP.

 

[Stumpcam]

KP gives it away yet again.

Dumb ****

 

[BoyBrumby]

****, that's poor.

Credit to Kallis for the idea, but woeful shot.

 

[GIMH]

Not a bad day this.

Edit- oops

 

[Jayzamann]

KP missed out on some tonnage there

 

[LegionOfBrad]

That was REALLY stupid in the over before the new ball.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

SA needed that, need to hope they get some magic with the new ball now to claw the day back. Still think 400 is the minimum we will get and more than likely to get 550.

 

[grecian]

In the ever exciting, for sad people, average race between Cook and KP, Cook goes ahead now, of course could all change with him getting out soon.

 

[vic_orthdox]

No new ball?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No new ball?

6 overs with it so it really new in morning maybe?

 

[social]

Apart from the 09 Ashes pitch, when else has he?

The Oval has the potential to be one of the best "cricket" pitches in the world but too often they get it wrong with it being one extreme or the other

BTW, I dont blame them for the pitch in '09 - it was the dumbarse Aussies fault for not seeing the same thing as the rest of the world did

 

[grecian]

Oh c'mon people you can't slag off KP for that nowadays, he is what he is, after all these years surely we're used to it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Oh c'mon people you can't slag off KP for that nowadays, he is what he is, after all these years surely we're used to it.

Yeah, Trott getting out to the shot he did was a surprise. KP was expected.

 

[social]

Oh c'mon people you can't slag off KP for that nowadays, he is what he is, after all these years surely we're used to it.

Par for the course

Very good player but dumb as a box of rocks

 

[Jacknife]

Oh c'mon people you can't slag off KP for that nowadays, he is what he is, after all these years surely we're used to it.

Well people want him to entertain and increase the run rate to put England in winning positions and moan when he gets out playing shots. It is a **** when he gets out to Kallis in that fashion mind. There were 2 maidens the previous 2 overs, which seemed a little strange at the time with the new ball coming.

Apart from all that he should have put it into the stands anyway.

 

[Furball]

The Oval has the potential to be one of the best "cricket" pitches in the world but too often they get it wrong with it being one extreme or the other

BTW, I dont blame them for the pitch in '09 - it was the dumbarse Aussies fault for not seeing the same thing as the rest of the world did

**** all wrong with last year's pitch.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I think it's Mr z who suggests that KP is best understood as Tigger. Bouncy, enthusiastic, endlessly confident, refers to himself in the third person a lot, ultimately well-meaning and not the deepest thinker.

 

[Jarquis]

Belly's creamed that. Lovely.

 

[Jacknife]

Shot by Belly.