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

[Daemon]

Rillee would also be in that if you want to include Abbott.

I don't think rillee would make the side

 

[Prince EWS]

Rillee would also be in that if you want to include Abbott.

Yeah if you include Abbott you might as well include Wagner.

 

[StephenZA]

I don't think rillee would make the current side.

Rillee was first choice until/before de Bruyn.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It is rough, but Aus circa 1978/79 springs to mind.

The Windies also picked a Packerless team for a couple of Tests.

 

[StephenZA]

Yeah if you include Abbott you might as well include Wagner.

And Jennings......

 

[vcs]

Anything over 300 will be tough to chase, I guess..

 

[91Jmay]

Rillee was first choice until/before de Bruyn.

Never played a Test match and has an average FC record. Doesn't belong in the same breathe as Abbott.

 

[Daemon]

Yeah if you include Abbott you might as well include Wagner.

i even said various reasons for the smartarse comments like this

 

[Daemon]

Rillee was first choice until/before de Bruyn.

I edited the word 'current' away, he wouldn't make a side with faf and ab in it. Maybe come in for Bavuma but idk.

 

[91Jmay]

Really good from those two, tough start but well negotiated and have already shown signs of getting on top of spinner. Get lead past 200 then think about gradual acceleration

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Dont see SA coming back into the game

 

[Daemon]

Yeah a draw is still a far fetched possibility if they keep England's run rate in check. Not looking good at all though.

 

[StephenZA]

Watching Duminy bowl makes me so conflicted... I want a wicket, but just not from him!

 

[vcs]

Don't think draw is a possibility.. England scored far too quickly in the 1st innings. Get the feeling this will be over by tomorrow.

 

[91Jmay]

Reverse sweep is Jennings only scoring shot against the spin at the moment,

 

[Howe_zat]

Reverse sweep is Jennings only scoring shot against the spin at the moment,

Really needs to add the 'hip nudge' shot that's got Cook around 3000 singles against spinners. When Maharaj drops short he's just letting it go down leg.

 

[91Jmay]

Solid containing job from spinners here, but we are building ok. No need to do anything different, especially given the pitch is starting to spin quite a bit

 

[grecian]

Could Jennings stop playing that reverse sweep, the ugliness hurts my eyes.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Don't think draw is a possibility.. England scored far too quickly in the 1st innings. Get the feeling this will be over by tomorrow.

Na, unless Broad has one of his spells SA should take it into day 5. We won't be declaring till just before tea I reckon.

 

[91Jmay]

Great analysis from Ath about the difference in Herath and Maharaj release points. Shows the difference between a top player and a meh guy, one rocks up and bowls same ball the other thinks about the game.