**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[grecian]

Yes just not well thought through at all, they got the ball reversing & took a wicket, new batsmen came in and then started the short pitch stuff that looks to have ****ed the ball up, from the looks of the pictures when it went to the boundary.

He's so frustrating, why he just can't keep pitching it up, he's 10 times the bowler when he does.

 

[vic_orthdox]

True about the reverse swing early and he's a pad-bat candidate off the quicks with it tailing in a bit, but the Australians, even at their peak, always felt that Kallis didn't like the short stuff.

EDIT: ah, forgot to quote social.

 

[Jacknife]

If I was Captain soon as the ball started to reverse I'd have brought Jimmy back along with Broad and told them to bowl full and at the stumps, nothing short at all because you just don't know how long it's going to last and you've got to make the most of it.

Ideally England need two more wickets before close.

 

[Stumpcam]

No sign of any reverse now.

I blame Broad for breaking the ball.

 

[Jacknife]

Haven't bowled anything like as well since the wickets went down, SA going at 5rpo the last 10. Just feel we've really missed a trick when the ball started to reverse, poor stuff tbh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That 50 partnership came in no time, need the breakthrough quickly or it's bye bye top spot.

 

[Jacknife]

Another 4 to third man off Jimmy, two overs in a row now.

 

[Stumpcam]

Don't review it, don't review it.

 

[Jacknife]

Ohh that looked close than the first one.

Good bit of bowling that from Swann, he could see Amla going across and fired it in at the stumps, very nearly worked.

Lots happening all of a sudden.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ohh that looked close than the first one.

Shot was just uglier. At least the first one was hitting.

 

[Jager]

this is enthralling cricket.

 

[Jacknife]

Shot was just uglier. At least the first one was hitting.

The ugly shot had me fooled.

 

[Jarquis]

Really enjoying this from Swanny

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Swann looking threatening; think both Kallis and Amla moving a bit too much

 

[Jacknife]

Wooh thought he played on then, so so close.

 

[Jager]

Wooh thought he played on then, so so close.

Me too, scary moment! What do we think is a winning score here?

 

[Jacknife]

Anything over 300 would be a massive ask, 250 and under and game on imo.

 

[Jacknife]

Swann should change his angle of attack for an over or two, especially to Amla.

Very loose from Kallis there, they've defo tried to attack more the last 10 overs or so, nearly caused their downfall though.

 

[popepouri]

Time for another Amla hundred.

 

[Jacknife]

Every run Amla scores is hurting Prior.