*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

[Groundking]

Yes jimmy!

 

[91Jmay]

He has a **** technique but strikes the ball nicely, he is a test number 9.

JIMMY

 

[nick-o]

And that four moves Jimmy ahead of WG Grace's test career runs!

 

[Kirkut]

Has Steyn retired unofficially from tests? Been ages since he played his last game.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm that was unexpected, still think Anderson should be playing for his partner mind although to be fair Broad over the last few years is not much better than Anderson.

 

[harsh.ag]

Root happier than Jimmy's mother after the six. Fantastic shot!

 

[wpdavid]

Yes jimmy!

Has he ever hit a six in test match cricket previously?

EDIT
Apparently he'd done it twice before. Cricinfo ahead of me there.

 

[cnerd123]

Rabada to Anderson, SIX, now it's Jimmy's turn...the Burnley Lara! He's come down the pitch - at Kagiso Rabada - and swung him over deep midwicket into the crowd

Okay someone please provide me a clip/gif of this because I have to see it to believe it

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Has he ever hit a six in test match cricket previously?

Yeah that's his third. I know another one was when he was batting with Swann who promptly fell about laughing when he did it.

 

[StephenZA]

I really don't know why Maharaj is not bowling.

Great effort from Amla.

 

[Adders]

There is nothing better in this game of cricket than one of these Stuart Broad innings........WAG or WAC. Take your pick.

 

[91Jmay]

That's ideal, 15 mins to bowl at them. Perfect.

 

[Scaly piscine]

TMS saying Anderson's previous sixes were against Paul Harris in 2010 and Sajid Ajmal in 2015.

 

[StephenZA]

Yay.... now a new opening partnership for SA with 20min before lunch.....

 

[StephenZA]

There is nothing better in this game of cricket than one of these Stuart Broad innings........WAG or WAC. Take your pick.

Picked

 

[wpdavid]

Ah, shame. I was enjoying that.

Still, 10 minutes for their openers against a couple of quicks who'll be thinking this is their day may not be sch a bad thing.

 

[Kirkut]

Amla and De Kock must score.

 

[Scaly piscine]

And that's why Anderson's balls per innings has dropped over the last few years.

 

[StephenZA]

AOP (Any other predictions): Quotas not to be mentioned on commentrary at all but alluded to every time Bavuma bats....
: Quotas will be partly blamed for anything wrong in the SA team on CW by posters who know nothing about the quotas or SA cricket.
: Adil Rashid to be mentioned on CW every time England bowl.
: The length of England batting line-up to be a pain in the SA ass..
: ABdV retiring from test cricket to be mentioned in commentary once a day...
: Kolpak and the Pound to Rand mentioned every test..
: Moonda to produce an article on Rabada and/or Bavuma every time they either take 2 or more wickets or score more than 30 runs.

2nd prediction done....

 

[NUFAN]

There is nothing better in this game of cricket than one of these Stuart Broad innings........WAG or WAC. Take your pick.

WAC is correct. I can't remember another batsman who I've been more annoyed with whenever they've reached 30. Awesome team Root.