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

[StephenZA]

Can SA get to 100.... probably not. Pathetic display really. TRJ bowled unbelievably well though.

Don`t think Philander will bat either. He is in hospital?

 

[Cabinet96]

Can't believe Philander is too busy being fat when his team are six down for fifty.

 

[wpdavid]

Can't believe Philander is too busy being fat when his team are six down for fifty.

He's been taken to hospital hasn't he?

 

[StephenZA]

He's been taken to hospital hasn't he?

Thats what I heard...

 

[Gnske]

Reminder only true cricket fans have hated Philander's lack of commitment to his fellow man since Adelaide 2012.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hospitalisation suggests big Vern's got something worse than a case of the two bobs.

 

[wpdavid]

Did you catch the conversation on TMS about the last double-barrelled Englishman to take a fivefer doing so with under-arm bowling?


Oh, and there goes Maharaj.

 

[Howe_zat]

Fair chance that Toblerone won't get a second spell let alone a fifth wicket.

If England do manage to bowl them out tonight the follow on decision obviously won't matter in the slightest, which is probably why it'll get a bunch of people whinging as hard as they can.

 

[honestbharani]

Seems like one of those days when the collapse starts, you just cannot stop it. Must suck to be a RSA fan right now.


But glad England are back too. It has been a see-saw series and been excellent to follow as a neutral.

 

[StephenZA]

This is probably going to jinx him now... but I really like Bavuma and think he has a real chance of becoming a quality international batsmen.

 

[91Jmay]

Anyone get the feeling these are two **** teams?

 

[StephenZA]

Seems like one of those days when the collapse starts, you just cannot stop it. Must suck to be a RSA fan right now.


But glad England are back too. It has been a see-saw series and been excellent to follow as a neutral.

I don`t like losing, but I know that our batting is very brittle, so it does not surprise me in these conditions. I am more upset that Philander got ill and could not bowl, cause that was our best chance to get on top.

 

[Howe_zat]

Imagine being Joe Root and wanting to take Anderson off here. He just wouldn't go

 

[Gnske]

This is probably going to jinx him now... but I really like Bavuma and think he has a real chance of becoming a quality international batsmen.

He'll be a regular Jacques Rudolph if he's lucky

 

[Howe_zat]

This follow on talk is just mind-crushingly frustrating.

A bunch of ex players who know EXACTLY why they won't enforce it and all of them pretending like it's this crazy mystery. Just because they want a day off. Madness.

Edit: And it's exactly this echo chamber bullshit that leads to the nonsense coming on here as though it's fact.

 

[Howe_zat]

Bavuma seems to make a habit of being the last man with not many runs. Is he batting too low?

 

[StephenZA]

Yay! 100...

 

[StephenZA]

Bavuma seems to make a habit of being the last man with not many runs. Is he batting too low?

I think he has the technique to open... but he tends to just lose concentration and get out. He has had opportunity to convert a number of times when looking good... very frustrating.

 

[91Jmay]

Bavuma looks a good player to me but end of the day he's played plenty of Tests and his record is ****. Needs to start scoring big runs

 

[91Jmay]

If these two take it till close it means Vern might be able to bat. If they can get to about 100 behind then it gives them a small % chance if they bowl supremely