**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[uvelocity]

No it applies to batting too.

actually youre right of course, icc rules are completely different than the mcc rules

 

[Briony]

Morkel to Prior could get messy. He won't get away with his stock long hops outside off.

SA bowlers don't seem to be good at bowling the dry line that England bowlers do. Even Steyn is a very attacking bowler and takes plenty of stick at times.

 

[hazsa19]

Poor crowd in. Is this the worst example of scheduling ever?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Looking more and more like one of Matt's patented "attractive 60 before chipping to midwicket" type of knocks.

 

[Uppercut]

SA bowlers don't seem to be good at bowling the dry line that England bowlers do. Even Steyn is a very attacking bowler and takes plenty of stick at times.

Yeah true. Morkel's the worst for it, and when he bowls spew it tends to be wide spew, so Prior really isn't a good match for him.

 

[Woodster]

Shame KP went so early this morning, but his innings yesterday was unbelievable, very rarely does a bowler as good as Steyn get dealt with so dismissively. I desperately wanted to see him work hard early in his innings giving himself the opportunity to dominate later on but thought it would take a massive effort and display of skill to do such a thing to this SA attack. Didn't imagine he would do it in such a commanding fashion. You get the usual periods of uncertainty and nerves such as when he is premeditating his assault on Morkel and the short ball, but it was his day and boy did he prove his class.

Just on yesterday's play, the Warwickshire boys will be hugely disappointed with their dismissals and gifted their wickets away. Was hoping to be treated to a Bell technical masterclass, but sadly wasn't to be yesterday. Taylor impressed with his discipline and temperament and played very well alongside KP, again his dismissal probably won't please him too much either.

Prior started excellently this morning, nibbling away at this deficit now.

 

[Spark]

OK this is becoming ****ing daft. 3 no balls in 3 overs?!

 

[BoyBrumby]

50 for Matty, then. Been a typically jaunty Prior knock.

Now double it, etc.

Tahir bowls yet another NB as I type. Think that's three this morning. Woeful, tbh. No other word.

 

[Uppercut]

OK this is becoming ****ing daft. 3 no balls in 3 overs?!

45 extras in total. England gave away 11.

 

[Furball]

Tahir is just a massive ****. Bowling front foot no-balls just inexcusable.

 

[Prince EWS]

45 extras in total. England gave away 11.

Yep. England didn't actually bowl a single no-ball or a single wide; South Africa have sent down 15 combined.

 

[Jacknife]

Missed the KP dismissal at the time, just caught it now & not the ball KP wanted first up, got a cracker, shame would have loved another morning of him, still Prior going along nicely and need to gets support to make at least a ton.

 

[Jacknife]

There's been quite a few 5 wides in the SA inning from Morkel.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

 

[Prince EWS]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

gun

 

[Uppercut]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

 

[Jacknife]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

No you haven't

 

[BoyBrumby]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

Yup.

Bugger.

 

[Spark]

Any chance of Tahir being wided if he keeps pitching outside leg? Getting a bit monotonous.

&, I'll probably jinx him into a wicket now, but Philander undergoing some serious "reversion to the mean" here. In no way looks a sub-20 ave bowler.

Well done.

Bresnan guilty of seriously going into his shell there.

 

[Uppercut]

Thank **** for that, painfully dull innings from Bresnan.