**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Scaly piscine]

Truly ****ing epic effort this.

So far they're managing to score 1.66 an over and yet they've still:

Got run out going for a 4th
Go through prolonged bouts of wafting at everything outside off
Get out flashing outside off
Let a straight delivery smack them in front of middle
Lose 4 wickets in 27 overs

 

[benchmark00]

Truly ****ing epic effort this.

So far they're managing to score 1.66 an over and yet they've still:

Got run out going for a 4th
Go through prolonged bouts of wafting at everything outside off
Get out flashing outside off
Let a straight delivery smack them in front of middle
Lose 4 wickets in 27 overs

Disappointed this post didn't include the word 'pathetic'.

 

[Jono]

Steyn was putting his hat back on and then put it down to run Taylor out

 

[ProteasFan]

Truly ****ing epic effort this.

So far they're managing to score 1.66 an over and yet they've still:

Got run out going for a 4th
Go through prolonged bouts of wafting at everything outside off
Get out flashing outside off
Let a straight delivery smack them in front of middle
Lose 4 wickets in 27 overs

yep, all batsman's fault really. nothing to do with the quality bowling or the pressure created

 

[Jono]

Trott to Taylor:

You don't average 50 by running 4s son.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

this test match has been cracking stuff. the first 3 days was a massive arm wrestle and SA just about managed to get away yesterday after lunch when the new ball was taken.

England seriously need to look at Strauss, he's been in schit form for the last 2 years and dropping him will be a very hard decision to make, one that I don't think the England management team are capable of doing.

If we lose in India and he doesn't make runs it might be time to go.

Half the problem is we don't have any openers coming up. Trott goes to opener but then we need another number 3 etc. With two new guys in this line up its gonna be hard to change another. Carberry is not really a step up.

I'd assume he'll go after the ashes if he makes it that long.

 

[grecian]

I think that was a wicket we can safely put down to cretinous from our Batsmen TBF.

 

[Jono]

Truly ****ing epic effort this.

So far they're managing to score 1.66 an over and yet they've still:

Got run out going for a 4th
Go through prolonged bouts of wafting at everything outside off
Get out flashing outside off
Let a straight delivery smack them in front of middle
Lose 4 wickets in 27 overs

Add dropped in slips to your list.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Partnership 20 from 22. Just do that 10 more times and we'll be done around tea.

 

[Ruckus]

Like how Trott is actually playing his shots, yet his SR is still somehow under 40.

 

[Jono]

so true Ruckus

 

[bombay_bomber]

Wishing the Bradford lad does well here...After all it is where I was born!

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Bumble is about to get bombarded with tweets about Chris Woakes.

 

[uvelocity]

not oot

 

[Spark]

Looked down leg to me.

EDIT: Yep. Clipping at best.

 

[Burgey]

Reckon this is very close if he hasn't hit it

 

[Burgey]

Reckon this is very close if he hasn't hit it

 

[Burgey]

Fmd that's a great shot.

 

[Spark]

Quietly, just very quietly, Bairstow is playing the first signs of a gem here.

 

[Stumpcam]

It certainly looks as if Bairstow is going for a win - he's played a few great shots already.