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***Official*** England in South Africa 2015/16

flibbertyjibber

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Not even had halfway through day 2 yet. No need to declare. Only time to consider declaring is whether we have a crack for 15 minutes or so before tea or not or carry on.
 
Scaly piscine

Scaly piscine

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Captain_Cook said:
England have been caught out before. WI batter 150 overs against us last year (the longest the Windies have batted in 80 years).

I think any more than 650 is excessive because Cook will want the option to not force the follow on.
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You always have the option to not force the follow on. It depends really on how England are batting. If they're scoring as fast as they would in a second innings then it's not necessary to declare below 700 really.
 
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Dan

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They're scoring so quickly that a declaration is wholly unnecessary. At this rate they'll be 800 by the end of the day, with 270 overs left in the match. Bowl the Saffas out in ~120 overs, bat for a session to give the bowlers a short break, and give yourself about 4 sessions to bowl them out again.
 
ajdude

ajdude

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they won't declare, they'll wait until voges comes in and is nearing a milestone. smith will nudge cook and say "i'll take it from here alastair"
 
Compton

Compton

International Debutant
As well getting the runs now against a tired and demoralised side at 8 an over than waiting until the pitch has more in it and letting rested bowlers stop you scoring a sharp 150 before a second innings declaration.
 
Cabinet96

Cabinet96

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Just saying, I played a game of ICC in the summer where Stokes at 6 and Bairstow at 7 broke the English record for a 6th wicket stand.
 
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