*Official* England in South Africa 2019/20

[Spark]

I would like to know why the England management aren't communicating the noball situation to the middle. Unless Stokes role in this spell isn't actually to take any wickets.

Why aren't SA! They're missing out on free runs here.

 

[greg]

How many runs are SA missing out on as a result of this? Must be a fair few by now.

Perhaps the theory is that once one of the noballs gets called they'll stop bowling them. So it only costs them one run at most...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why aren't SA! They're missing out on free runs here.

Well Rabada bowled a few yesterday too.

 

[StephenZA]

Why aren't SA! They're missing out on free runs here.

Could get another reprieve?

 

[Gnske]

Unlucky, if anyone deserved to take that.

 

[Prince EWS]

Could get another reprieve?

Stokes was bowling so many that you'd be tempted to just start hitting out against him knowing you'd probably get one.

 

[Gnske]

Not sure at all what Curran thinks will happen with these short balls.

 

[thierry henry]

Not sure at all what Curran thinks will happen with these short balls.

A 5’10” blonde lefty pretty boy bowling 130kph bouncers. Clearly he’s the first disciple of WAGNERBALL.

 

[StephenZA]

Nice from these 2. The partnership that shows that looking good is not a requirement to put runs on the board.

 

[wpdavid]

Not sure at all what Curran thinks will happen with these short balls.

You'd think his captain would be having a word. Something along the lines of pitch it up or piss off to fine leg at both ends for the rest of the innings.

 

[wpdavid]

Nice from these 2. The partnership that shows that looking good is not a requirement to put runs on the board.

They've been almost completely untroubled. It's looking really good for SA now.

 

[artvandalay]

Yea they showed that Curran isn't getting the 1 degree ot so movement here that he was at centurion.

 

[Gnske]

A 5’10” blonde lefty pretty boy bowling 130kph bouncers. Clearly he’s the first disciple of WAGNERBALL.

Wagner looks a dead on 6'0 to me though and I consider myself quite the judge, that's like a night and day difference.

 

[thierry henry]

Wagner looks a dead on 6'0 to me though and I consider myself quite the judge, that's like a night and day difference.

Well this clearly proves why there’s only one height guru at CW.

 

[hazsa19]

Root is clueless. Gifted the initiative back after lunch and now this ****.

 

[StephenZA]

Big obvious difference between the two teams has been Nortje/Maharaj versus Curran/Bess, even Stokes has not done that much.

 

[StephenZA]

Continue to prove me wrong Rassie.

 

[hazsa19]

My god it’s going to be a massacre down under next year.

 

[wpdavid]

Big obvious difference between the two teams has been Nortje/Maharaj versus Curran/Bess, even Stokes has not done that much.

Spot on regarding the 3rd quick. We have posed absolutely zero threat once our openers finished their spells. Bess has probably done as well as anyone could have hoped at this stage of the game but hasn't had the advantage of a batsman doing a Denly and missing a straight one.

 

[wpdavid]

My god it’s going to be a massacre down under next year.

It will be one of the more pointless series. Best avoided imo.