1st Match - England v South Africa at The Oval

[trundler]

That's a horrible ball

 

[ajdude]

Wonder if they've done it for the Australian/Asian TV market. Doesn't really make sense to have 10:30 starts for weekday games from a local perspective.

australia’s match on saturday starts at 10:30pm our time so it’s hard to say

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The bouncer doesn't work on this wicket.

 

[trundler]

Come on 4 dots followed by a freebie

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

australia’s match on saturday starts at 10:30pm our time so it’s hard to say

Welcome to my world. Watching my Windies play all the way Down Under.

 

[Zinzan]

Come on 4 dots followed by a freebie

Good pitch, but yeah SA haven't helped themselves, both tactically (apart from the Tahir 1st over), or in terms of execution. Far too many freebies so far.

 

[StephenZA]

Now if only SA had a mystery spinner...

Markram

 

[GIMH]

Wonder if they've done it for the Australian/Asian TV market. Doesn't really make sense to have 10:30 starts for weekday games from a local perspective.

D/N cricket is an irrelevance at this time of year as it's light anyway. Would have preferred it myself for obvious reasons but never mind. A better timezone for the global audience so it's understandable.

Pleased with this start.

 

[mr_mister]

australia’s match on saturday starts at 10:30pm our time so it’s hard to say

They were only thinking about India I think

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This is just too easy now.

 

[harsh.ag]

Kinda surprised that Pretorius isn't being hit out of the park more. Some innocuous stuff.

 

[trundler]

Every. Single. Over.

 

[SeamUp]

Please ditch the short ball to Roy ploy. He is batting smart. Hitting it straighter and down to the open space.

 

[SeamUp]

I won’t mention not picking Dupavillion as a replacement for Nortje.

You and me both.

I have this feeling they want him to perform in 4-day cricket first before even an SA A call-up. Not sure I agree with it. To be fair, it looks like he was at HPC yesterday for physical check up with Vincent Barnes along with Bosch and Burger that I know of.

 

[MrPrez]

Pretorius going for 13 off his first 3 is huge (if completely undeserved). He should be targeted for 80 off 10 realistically by this England batting line-up (or, if he shares overs, 80 off the combined 10.)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They're still bowling short to Roy.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Dharmasena has saved more runs than some of the SA fielders.

 

[Daemon]

Kinda surprised that Pretorius isn't being hit out of the park more. Some innocuous stuff.

Phehlukwayo’s even gentler

 

[SeamUp]

Good start Andile. Still think he could be the decider how we do this WC. If he performs on top of the expected it gives us more security between batsmen and bowlers.

 

[Starfighter]

Two trundlers bowling in the middle overs. It's like the eighties have returned.