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*Official* England in South Africa 2019/20
- Thread starter StephenZA
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fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
A crap ball from Big Vern - now there's a collector's item
SeamUp
International Coach
Vern is class but on these sorts of wickets I think his attacking threat minimalised. With Kesh not exactly peak they clearly want that cover of a 5th bowler. But the batting issues won't get any better. I suppose it will demand more from each batsman. But it is hard when you have Pieter, Zubs and Rassie all so new to test level.
SeamUp
International Coach
Don't know what is going on but Cape Town has been having humidity lately. So unusual.
StephenZA
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Very Durban like... temperatures hitting late 20's. Real feel higher, more like mid 30's.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Wayne Parnell, Jan 2017.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...d-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2016-17
StephenZA
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Different sort of Test cricket to normal... absolute patience by everybody is needed.All about patience. Reverse and getting players out through boredom/frustration the only way until hopefully some spin comes along.
For all the negative rep, results still happen at PE.
espncricinfo.com/series/10908/scorecard/1075983/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-aus-tour-of-sa-2017-18
That boring partnership between Amla and Elgar that absolutely destroyed the bowlers and frustrated the Aussies. Followed by one of the great ABdV knocks.
SeamUp
International Coach
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah I was originally going to answer with Lopsy but given the way he asked the question ("when was the last time...") I thought I'd go check to more sure they hadn't been any more worse than Paterson since Lopsy, and sure enough there was a Parnell game.
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Howe_zat
Audio File
I had no idea Charl Willoughby played Tests. I knew him as one of a cabal of saffas that took a million wickets for Leics in the 00s.
I must have been about 11 when Howe Snr first took me to a Leics game and tried to explain the concept of who was and wasn't an overseas player. I didn't understand it at the time and have still made very little progress.
I must have been about 11 when Howe Snr first took me to a Leics game and tried to explain the concept of who was and wasn't an overseas player. I didn't understand it at the time and have still made very little progress.
SeamUp
International Coach
Being a Western Province supporter I watched a lot of him and his new ball partner Alan Dawson open the bowling together. Part of a very successful domestic team here always at the top. Both were swing bowlers and used the south-easter wind and all their smarts and then spin came in and with Claude Henderson & Paul Adams. Roger Telemachus too. Fun WP team from 2001/02 : Graeme Smith, Andrew Puttick, HD Ackerman, Jonathan Trott, Neil Johnson, Thami Tsolekile, Alan Dawson, Claude Henderson, Roger Telemachus, Paul Adams, Charl Willoughby
Charl probably just lacked that pace through the air whereas Daws had a bit of a snap which probably made him deal with international cricket a bit better.
Charl ended up with 850 FC wickets. Quality career and was even playing club cricket in Cape Town in the last couple years still.
Sanjay kumar
School Boy/Girl Captain
Fifty runs opening stand between Crawley and Sibley, making most out of the toss. Brilliant from both the youngsters so far