*Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

[CarlsbergXpress]

Should be fun us batting, the 3 day thing will mean we will be pure bazball, not sure how it will work in these conditions.

i’m sure we will go for it, being a 3-dayer and may even get parity today runs-wise, thanks SA for making a game of it after all.

could be all out for 60 of course ?

 

[grecian]

Glad we haven't got to face Ngidi in these conditions, would be hard to score runs.

 

[kevinw]

I'm sure Baz will take the positives from Crawley's innings.

 

[wpdavid]

Lees and Crawley now averaging 24 and 17 respectively for the summer.

 

[GRAB]

Well those are the two free wickets out the way... These two are the two, plus stokes, who can take the game away though...

 

[TheJediBrah]

Root looks ominous

 

[wpdavid]

Root looks ominous

First time he's reached two figures this series, isn't it.

 

[Heboric]

Rabada letting the team down, he was poor last game as well

 

[grecian]

Lees and Crawley now averaging 24 and 17 respectively for the summer.

They are both appalling. It needs addressing.

But Pope and Root are doing well, 68-2 off 12 really great in the circumstances. bring in Broad next.

 

[Zinzan]

I'm sure Baz will take the positives from Crawley's innings.

Surely now 2 new openers, even with McCullum's over the top loyalty. Enough is enough.

 

[wpdavid]

Elgar may want to give Maharaj a bowl at Pope, even this early in the innings.

 

[TT Boy]

Issue for South Africa from here on is if they bowl well, they will lose a test match in 2 days as opposed to 3.

 

[Nintendo]

Letting pope face 40 balls without sending a ball of spin down at him is criminal. Especially at the oval.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Fun day this. Get a 150 lead and we could see a 2 day test here. SA batting is woeful.

 

[BoyBrumby]

They are both appalling. It needs addressing.

Yeah, even as 5s off 30-odd balls go, Crawley's innings was dire.

Meanwhile Lees hasn't ever really suggested permanence and this is, what, his third full series?

Enough's enough.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant England, Robinson's definitely got something

Looks much slimmer this summer than the winter when he couldn't play back to back games. Hope this is a sign he has grown up and realises he needs to work at it off the field too. He is a class act when he is fit.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Looks like rain coming

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, even as 5s off 30-odd balls go, Crawley's innings was dire.

Meanwhile Lees hasn't ever really suggested permanence and this is, what, his third full series?

Enough's enough.

Yeah I can see the logic behind giving both the summer but for the winter I would bring Burns back, and er, maybe just have Broad open

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah, even as 5s off 30-odd balls go, Crawley's innings was dire.

Meanwhile Lees hasn't ever really suggested permanence and this is, what, his third full series?

Enough's enough.

Jennings probably has to get a chance after his good season and he may be useful in Pakistan depending on what the pitches are like. As for the other opener it is a lucky dip again with the rest being poor, useless or terrible.

 

[Heboric]

Well done Marco