**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[benchmark00]

Quality right arm pie chucking on view!

Harsh on Bresnan, hasn't had many overs...

 

[bombay_bomber]

Top call Benchy!

 

[Spikey]

if only england had someone as good as kallis to bowl that 79th over

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Surprised they haven't gone after it a bit more before the new ball arrives. 223 off 80 overs is not a great scoring rate really.

 

[Burgey]

Big Easy teeing off aws

 

[uvelocity]

yeah smith about 10(50) since the ton

 

[wpdavid]

Well this is it. If these two are still batting at tea then even our most optimistic supporters might concede that we're in a bit of trouble.

 

[Spikey]

yeah smith about 10(50) since the ton

saving himself for the big 150 to 200 rush

 

[GIMH]

Ugh

 

[Jacknife]

Still surprised Strauss gave Jimmy that spell about 10 overs ago or whatever it was.

 

[Jacknife]

Come on **** heads at least try to bowl properly.

 

[Ruckus]

pretty great sight to come home to...let me guess, English bowlers not getting anything on placid pitch?

 

[Stumpcam]

Come on **** heads at least try to bowl properly.

Perhaps he listened. Is that the first ball to go past the edge today?

 

[benchmark00]

pretty great sight to come home to...let me guess, English bowlers not getting anything on placid pitch?

It's God's fault. Weather conditions conspiring against the Englishmen. Just not fair.

 

[Garson007]

You'd expect this partnership to end up top at the end, unless South Africa can find an opener that won't lose his wicket before Smith.

Partnership records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[benchmark00]

Well bowled Johnno.

 

[bombay_bomber]

Some utter tripe from the Malfoy kid

 

[Jacknife]

About as bad as I've seen either bowl in ages, rubbish, way to go lads, if the SA got **** on the first day you lot deserve more. Just bowl like you have been doing for the past 3 years, simples.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wow, Smith is playing superbly.

 

[bombay_bomber]

Even Raufie's having a stretch and fancies a bowl now