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

[GIMH]

If you've fallen asleep now, why are you even at the cricket.

To chat up female interviewers, duh

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Flood lights on now as well.

 

[ajdude]

Flood lights on now as well.

bilal shafayat spotted warming up

 

[wpdavid]

bilal shafayat spotted warming up

Dodgy things, batting gloves.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need to bat 25 more overs minimum. Can't believe we are going to contrive to lose this. Saffers have bowled really well, but so gutless from us.

No we don't, we won't bowl all the overs and it will get be a race against the light for SA.

We won't bowl more than 25 overs after tea, no chance.

 

[Jono]

To chat up female interviewers, duh

weird connection

 

[Jono]

I think its done in the next 5 overs tbh

 

[wpdavid]

I think its done in the next 5 overs tbh

I don't think so. Unless one of these goes into first innings Stokes mode.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Yeah those clouds say this is a draw.

 

[Furball]

When was the last time England were tasked with'bat out day 5 for a draw' and achieved it with ease? We were 9 down against Australia in 2009, twice here last time, I'm sure we were 9 down in New Zealand.

 

[Jono]

I don't think so. Unless one of these goes into first innings Stokes mode.

Its not the runs, its the cloud cover. I don't think we're getting a full last session

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah I think they're safe now barring a hat trick or something.

 

[Compton]

Game's a bogey unless England lose their remaining wickets in the next 10 overs.

 

[Furball]

Another 20-25 runs and we're in the realms of 'pretty bloody unlikely'.

 

[wpdavid]

When was the last time England were tasked with'bat out day 5 for a draw' and achieved it with ease? We were 9 down against Australia in 2009, twice here last time, I'm sure we were 9 down in New Zealand.

Maybe at The Oval against India in 2007.
Which would be astonishing if we really hadn't done it since then.

 

[Compton]

Cook should declare, see if he can bowl out SA when they're attempting the chase.

 

[91Jmay]

40 overs from now left and 150 to win. Another 15 and I will be feeling fairly comfortable.

 

[Jono]

lol stumped is hilarious

 

[Heboric]

By the way, let's not forget that this is the same SA side which refused to chase 16 in 3 overs. I think England might already be safe.

No its not.

Plus they had **** batsmen left in the hut, so it was a good decision. Ended up winning that series.

 

[Daemon]

Oh god please be out