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

[91Jmay]

Elgar has developed into a really dependable player, in the seaemingly endless line of tough, dour left handed openers for SA.

 

[91Jmay]

Two spinners looking pretty good idea! Turning a lot. Shame about the spinners in question, mind.

 

[wpdavid]

Encouraging turn from Dawson, which I didn't expect.

 

[91Jmay]

Give Root credit for getting spin in early. Often England would pick two spinners then bowl 30 overs + of seam. If you pick spinners might as well give them a go with harder ball, not just when it gets old

 

[Scaly piscine]

Dawson spinning it, without taking wickets, just makes the omission of Rashid look even more stupid.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Elgar has developed into a really dependable player, in the seaemingly endless line of tough, dour left handed openers for SA.

He's the most Graeme Smith player imaginable they could have found to replace Graeme Smith

 

[91Jmay]

I'm looking forward to this mythical Dawson that George Dobell was talking about who doesn't bowl many four balls. He is toilet

 

[OverratedSanity]

There's so much turn here for a day 2 pitch

 

[ImpatientLime]

nice to see noted containing bowler (code for he doesn't take wickets) liam dawson being milked like a prize cow.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Do the team management consider Dawson as their lead spinner just because Moeen can also bat and therefore he can't be as good as a specialist?

 

[91Jmay]

Do the team management consider Dawson as their lead spinner just because Moeen can also bat and therefore he can't be as good as a specialist?

They think he is a containing bowler, I think because he is a left armer so they just assumed he was economical when he isn't.

 

[Spark]

How's Root doing so far captaincy-wise? And I don't just mean tactics.

 

[wpdavid]

How's Root doing so far captaincy-wise? And I don't just mean tactics.

He won the toss, which usually helps.

 

[91Jmay]

Wood has bowled well without reward here, not many loose deliveries and causes batsmen problems but he just needs more wickets.

 

[OverratedSanity]

How's Root doing so far captaincy-wise? And I don't just mean tactics.

Moeen should be bowling now imo

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wood has bowled well without reward here, not many loose deliveries and causes batsmen problems but he just needs more wickets.

Story of his career so far innit? I've always been impressed whenever he's bowled but it never reflects on the scoreboard to any substantial degree.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Can we have someone on who can bowl people out, rather than trying to buy a wicket whilst getting carted?

 

[91Jmay]

Just glad we didn't pick Rashid, as he would probably have bowled a few four balls.

Oh wait

 

[91Jmay]

Story of his career so far innit? I've always been impressed whenever he's bowled but it never reflects on the scoreboard to any substantial degree.

Yeah for sure, he isn't a sure thing by any means but I do quite like him.

 

[Stapel]

I'm looking forward to this mythical Dawson that George Dobell was talking about who doesn't bowl many four balls. He is toilet

Hey, he didn't leak a single boundary in his first over!