**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Valer]

It doesn't explain it though, because you bowl different plans to different blokes.

After grouping it by batsman...

 

[Valer]

Ex his plan to dumminy was leavable on length ~middle, but not short stuff. WIth random wide one thrown in? Seriously?

 

[Burgey]

Ex his plan to dumminy was leavable on length ~middle, but not short stuff. WIth random wide one thrown in? Seriously?

Well, sometimes you do bowl a tight line and throw a wider one in. I'm not saying he did it deliberately on this occaion, but it happens.

I think if you have the impression from watching the play that he bowled well, an the consensus seems to be he did, then I'd run with that.

 

[uvelocity]

6'2" ftr - tall

 

[Scaly piscine]

FFS Strauss, missed a straight one.

Mind on the luxury Lord's lunch , perhaps.

Surprise surprise, jabs at the ball from around the wicket and gets bowled. Has been a passenger for well over a year. How many times has he simply just missed the ball either with the bat or in the slips?

They chucked out Colly the instant they thought he was past it. Strauss has been shot for a long enough time now, it's about time they did the right thing for the team. I mean did anyone seriously expect him to make any runs today or any other time?

Given the way they've mercilessly dropped other players and shafted guys like Onions they're making complete hypocrites of themselves the way they're backing Strauss. It is costing us Test matches and series.

 

[Stumpcam]

Surprise surprise, jabs at the ball from around the wicket and gets bowled. Has been a passenger for well over a year. How many times has he simply just missed the ball either with the bat or in the slips?

They chucked out Colly the instant they thought he was past it. Strauss has been shot for a long enough time now, it's about time they did the right thing for the team. I mean did anyone seriously expect him to make any runs today or any other time?

Given the way they've mercilessly dropped other players and shafted guys like Onions they're making complete hypocrites of themselves the way they're backing Strauss. It is costing us Test matches and series.

Indeed, AWTA.

 

[benchmark00]

lol.

 

[NasserFan207]

Philander bowling a good line to Cook.

 

[vic_orthdox]

He has played some unusually intemperate shots for him tbf. His shot at Headingley was... odd.

He snicks that last shot, and everyone says the same thing.

EDIT: was mainly referring to the one in the first innings at Leeds. Think it was quite similar (from memory) in the first test too.

 

[benchmark00]

Steyn won't mind that drive.

 

[Valer]

Well, sometimes you do bowl a tight line and throw a wider one in. I'm not saying he did it deliberately on this occaion, but it happens.

I think if you have the impression from watching the play that he bowled well, an the consensus seems to be he did, then I'd run with that.

This for mine is *very* dangerous thinking. Just because it looks good doesn't mean it will even be effective, or even looking over it can't make useful comment.

 

[NasserFan207]

He snicks that last shot, and everyone says the same thing.

pretty much. There's a lot of bollocks talked about what to play, at the end of the day Batsmen have to score runs.

Welp, Steyn does Trott again.

 

[benchmark00]

#6 babeh.

 

[Spikey]

should have been moved down to 5

 

[Spark]

Think Steyn'll mind that even less.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Not convinced that he's hit it, but I'd like to see it again.

 

[Burgey]

Lol Trott.

Clever piece of bowling.

 

[Riggins]

thought he hit that, live and on the first replay.

 

[Spikey]

a

 

[Spark]

This for mine is *very* dangerous thinking. Just because it looks good doesn't mean it will even be effective, or even looking over it can't make useful comment.

It's a damn sight better than just going off scorecards tbf. Though Hawkeye/pitch maps are useful.