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

[Stefan9]

There's a guy commenting on Cricinfo who says Ramela and Ethy Mbhalati should be picked. He also says Cook is too old to be picked even though Cook is more than a year younger than Mbhalati.

Ramela omg. guy that averages 27 in first class cricket...Ethy has been a great pro for the titans but he never had the pace to make it at the highest level. He is 34 as well.

 

[Adders]

LOL. Clueless muppets posting on cricinfo shocker.

 

[Marius]

Ramela omg. guy that averages 27 in first class cricket...Ethy has been a great pro for the titans but he never had the pace to make it at the highest level. He is 34 as well.

Mbhalati is a good senior pro, and has been a great servant of the Titans but he's not a Test match bowler.

Ramela is rubbish, he shouldn't sniff a freaken Test cap. He is only playing for the Cobras because of the quotas.

 

[Marius]

LOL. Clueless muppets posting on cricinfo shocker.

Ha ha, fair enough. I recognise the guy's username though, had some run-ins with him on Twitter when I still went onto that rubbish dump.

 

[StephenZA]

I thought this Test was starting today... my disappointment when realizing that it only starts tomorrow is simply embarrassing really... Its the first game I`ve been able to watch from the beginning since middle of the Tests against India

 

[91Jmay]

I thought this Test was starting today... my disappointment when realizing that it only starts tomorrow is simply embarrassing really... Its the first game I`ve been able to watch from the beginning since middle of the Tests against India

I should be glad as I've got a busy day at work, but I am really not. I share your disappointment.

 

[Marius]

Let's hope the weather holds. A bit overcast in Jhb today and it absolutely bucketed down yesterday. Centurion also always gets rain when there's a Test match on.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Let's hope the weather holds. A bit overcast in Jhb today and it absolutely bucketed down yesterday. Centurion also always gets rain when there's a Test match on.

A bit of cloud cover adds to the spice.

I'd rather the Saffa's make it to day 5 before hopelessly falling on their bums though this time.

 

[91Jmay]

Reckon we will get beaten pretty badly. We seem crap in dead rubbers.

 

[Stefan9]

Seem to be some thunderstorm predicted for all 5 days. Over the last few weeks they all come during the evening though, think we had 2 mornings with rain. That rain didn't last long thought.

 

[Marius]

Seem to be some thunderstorm predicted for all 5 days. Over the last few weeks they all come during the evening though, think we had 2 mornings with rain. That rain didn't last long thought.

Where do you stay? Are you from Joburg?

 

[Stefan9]

Where do you stay? Are you from Joburg?

Live in pretoria, work in centurion.

 

[Marius]

Live in pretoria, work in centurion.

You going this weekend?

 

[JTemperance]

Reckon we will get beaten pretty badly. We seem crap in dead rubbers.

Times have changed for the better then. The dead rubber in a major series used to be the only game England would win.

 

[grecian]

I'm starting to get excited about the NZ tour. Kane Williamson on his first test assignment as captain against Steyn. Mouthwatering.

Ahh irrelevant Williamson mention, been a few pages.

Going to have to stay up to watch Sharapova (who almost seems to match KW in irrelevant contexts on this forum TBH), so will probably miss the first session with sleep. I'm happy with my priorities TBH,

 

[Howe_zat]

AB de Villiers' assertion that England are 'not unbeatable' is the best endorsement of an England side I've seen in years.

He could have said that he was taking the threat from England very seriously and they've got a very strong, improving side, but that's what he would say about Bangladesh or something

 

[MW1304]

Weird comments by AB, is as if he's trying to prove he really does care about Test cricket by coming across a bit of an arse.

 

[Howe_zat]

He's not had to deal with his team playing like **** before tbf

 

[91Jmay]

Wow, thanks for the reminder to come and play AB.

To be fair. I'm surprised he can have appraised Anderson's pace given that Broad has barely let him out of his hutch all series.

 

[indiaholic]

Sounded like a whining **** tbh. Hope it works.. A confrontational us vs the world attitude can help sometimes.