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

[Stapel]

Broad is looking quite a bit better than earlier this test.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This feels like a Broad special kind of day. Gloomy, lights on, good pitch to bowl on.

 

[harsh.ag]

None of the usual suspects work for me lately, unfortunately..

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[Gnske]

Would've opened with Finn here, make it as comfortable as a first date out there.

 

[weldone]

Forecast has rain today.

 

[Adders]

This feels like a Broad special kind of day. Gloomy, lights on, good pitch to bowl on.

Yep, he looks tuned on.

 

[harsh.ag]

Commentator just called watching test cricket tiring #DoingHisJobWell

 

[cnerd123]

None of the usual suspects work for me lately, unfortunately..

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[91Jmay]

England bowling to short. Those lifters from back of a length look great but haven't taken a wicket all test match. Get it up there.

Rabada bowled really, really well. Superb talent.

 

[weldone]

Commentator just called watching test cricket tiring #DoingHisJobWell

I'm going to give Botham benefit of the doubt here. What he probably meant is watching every ball from the dressing room is tiring for a batsman who is yet to bat, and he needs to switch off for some time before he goes out there.

 

[weldone]

None of the usual suspects work for me lately, unfortunately..

Try the bad old internet explorer.

 

[harsh.ag]

England bowling to short. Those lifters from back of a length look great but haven't taken a wicket all test match. Get it up there.

They have bowled so well ffs

 

[91Jmay]

Philander is also out of the series isn't he? Or has that report been rebuked?

 

[91Jmay]

They have bowled so well ffs

They have bowled like Morkel. Looked good but but far less effective than pitching the ball up. Name one of the dismissals in this match from those shortish lifters?

 

[vcs]

Try the bad old internet explorer.

I use Ubuntu..

 

[harsh.ag]

They have bowled like Morkel. Looked good but but far less effective than pitching the ball up. Name one of the dismissals in this match from those shortish lifters?

The ball that broke Elgar's fingers could have gone for a catch. Moeen Ali was a goner had there been a third slip. Haven't seen a lot of play so can't say.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Philander is also out of the series isn't he? Or has that report been rebuked?

Even if he is fit, I doubt he would be playing if Steyn is fit.

Rabada got a 5fer, Morkel is bowling well, and don't see SA going with 4 seamers again.

 

[Compton]

Gibbs on TMS just mentioned that this is the first test pitch that the curator has produced. Not a bad start

 

[wpdavid]

The ball that broke Elgar's fingers could have gone for a catch.

Is that a definite? I know he was hurt just before lunch, but I didn't whether anything had been confirmed since then.

 

[91Jmay]

Even if he is fit, I doubt he would be playing if Steyn is fit.

Rabada got a 5fer, Morkel is bowling well, and don't see SA going with 4 seamers again.

Morkel isn't bowling well but they won't drop him ,and shouldn't so i agree they probably won't rush him back. Find it hard to imagine Morris keeps his place though, looks a very ordinary bowler.