**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Jacknife]

difference between not losing a wicket and blocking every ball just about and not even hitting bad balls.

if he is only able to score 3 in 27 balls then that means SA's bowling is almost perfect, which its not.

Surely you're still not being serious.

 

[Thriel]

make that 3 off 31 balls ...

there is just no fight left in the english, probly why ireland screwd them up in that movie

 

[Woodster]

still 3 off 27 balls...

Absolutely! We'd be in a much healtheir position had he taken a risk or two and managed to score at a run a ball, that'd mean we'd have just needed around 115 runs off the last 10!

 

[Jacknife]

where's that ignore button again.

 

[Jager]

where's that ignore button again.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

 

[Jacknife]

Still plays at too many balls Trott, even when he's shut up shop.

What's the betting he'll pull out with 5 overs to go.

6 it is.

So it's all to play for at lords.

Well played both Captains fr making a real game of it, fascinating days play, really enjoyed it again.

 

[Heboric]

If KP doesnt perform at Lords I cant see England winning.

Trott will help the Saffers with all his time wasting between overs

 

[Thriel]

Draw and bell is still on 3 ... i could have predicted that one.

O well, guess Lords it is.

 

[CWB304]

bell is on 3 off 22 balls ? that is slower than slow even for tests...

No mate, I'm not his biggest fan but Bell's done well just to survive some pretty hostile bowling on a tricky pitch. By the time he came in the chase was no longer on, so his strike rate is irrelevant.

 

[Jacknife]

KP MOTM?

Really do fancy England at lords.

 

[Thriel]

No mate, I'm not his biggest fan but Bell's done well just to survive some pretty hostile bowling on a tricky pitch. By the time he came in the chase was no longer on, so his strike rate is irrelevant.

uhm surely it will affect his batting average ? hell, even tahir would get more than 3 from 34 balls.

 

[benchmark00]

uhm surely it will affect his batting average ? hell, even tahir would get more than 3 from 34 balls.

 

[stumpski]

KP MOTM?

Really do fancy England at lords.

Petersen or Pietersen, I suppose. KP's three wickets might just have clinched it.

 

[Heboric]

KP MOTM?

Really do fancy England at lords.

Nah barring KP, England batsmen are to defensive, Makes Kallis look like Sehwag

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Pietersen should get man of the match for me; that innings was special plus he got some wickets

 

[MW1304]

Nah barring KP, England batsmen are to defensive, Makes Kallis look like Sehwag

Yeah you're right we are too defensive to possibly contemplate winning a game of Test cricket.

Ideas for the next game? Trott out and Luke Wright in for mine. Reckon we have to find a way of fitting in Darren Stevens as well, Cook being the one to sacrifice.

 

[Expressway76]

uhm surely it will affect his batting average ? hell, even tahir would get more than 3 from 34 balls.

 

[Jacknife]

Nah barring KP, England batsmen are to defensive, Makes Kallis look like Sehwag

LOL No, where do you get that from about Kallis, he's got the lowest strike rate out of both sides top 6 even Trott.

Eh? they don't all need to be attacking not with KP & Prior in the side

All Cook, Strauss and Bell are in and around 50 strike rate, same as Amla and many other top order batmen around the world.

It's not about attacking it's about putting runs on the board in the first innings.

 

[Heboric]

Yeah you're right we are too defensive to possibly contemplate winning a game of Test cricket.

Ideas for the next game? Trott out and Luke Wright in for mine. Reckon we have to find a way of fitting in Darren Stevens as well, Cook being the one to sacrifice.

Thats a start, with Trott gone it will help the over rate