1st Match - England v South Africa at The Oval

[mr_mister]

He should be breaking rocks on the chain gang.

 

[Burgey]

Anyone else feel that stokes catch is very overated?

Its getting so much hype - Im sure ive seen over 300 more impressive catches in cricket before.
It was just a quick jump and a catch from a tall guy. Great catch but there have been 100s that are more impressive than that.

Nah it was a very fine catch. Not, as Nasser Hussain said, the greatest catch ever (he'd basically say a dolly to silly point was the greatest catch ever if a Pom took it, that's why his commentary, as with his droning voice, is so odious, parochial and error-riddled) but it was still a great grab.

 

[Burgey]

It’s rare you’d get a custodial sentence of any major length even if found guilty for that offence, he’d be out ages ago either way.

That's just frankly complete bullshit.

 

[91Jmay]

That's just frankly complete bullshit.

No, it isn’t.
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2018/08/16/the-ben-stokes-trial
Probably worth educating yourself on the matter.

 

[Burgey]

Sorry mate, I'll rely on 25 plus years practicing law rather than gather a few tidbits from an anonymous blogger. But feel free to hit the books (you know, the real ones) all you ****ing well like.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

No, it isn’t.
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2018/08/16/the-ben-stokes-trial
Probably worth educating yourself on the matter.

lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

What a cracker of a post.

 

[Daemon]

sometimes i imagine burgey and sledger just prowling the forums in court dress just waiting to pounce on people who make ill informed posts on legal and data security respectively

not the heroes we need but the ones we deserve

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Depressing effort, England looked on top all throughout their bowling innings. Archer had exactly the sort of impact they hoped he would.

Annoying that Plunkett picks up a couple of largely undeserved cheap wickets yet again

 

[Burgey]

Yeah Archer looks very good indeed. Great find for England. I'm grateful our blokes have seen a lot of him via the BBL, so they at least shouldn't be too surprised at what he dishes up.

Hope Amla is ok. SA have three matches in a week including last night, so if he's badly concussed he could end up missing a significant chunk of the tourney.

 

[mr_mister]

South Africa are already toast. Steyn likely to miss the next game too

 

[trundler]

That didn't go as expected.

 

[PikeyB]

Unbelievably bad analysis throughout this thread, acting like SA were odds on and 300+ was a poor score.

Very kneejerk and a complete lack of perspective, I expect better CW.

You say that , but England had all kinds of good measured analysis , in 2007 and '11 and '15 ...and it didn't help us none .We were so far off the pace in '15 it was embarrassing . After the debacle of 2015 ,England had to tear up everything we thought we knew about one day cricket . One of the first things to go was the notion that 300 was a good score . To the England mindset 300 is the new 240 :it's 'something to bowl at' .

I would be delighted if this World Cup proved that good cricket trumps shooting for the moon but I'm skeptical . I'll be interested to see how West Indies approach the game today.

 

[91Jmay]

Sorry mate, I'll rely on 25 plus years practicing law rather than gather a few tidbits from an anonymous blogger. But feel free to hit the books (you know, the real ones) all you ****ing well like.

In the UK? Or in Aus?

You are genuinely trying to claim that the average sentence for affray is a long custodial one?

 

[Zinzan]

Damn, just pipped by Howe

England score sweep: (Closed)

Burgey 264
Trundler 280
Weldone 282
StephenZA 289
Howe 299
Zinzan 327
Seamup 329
Cabinet 330
Harsh 338
Jaideep 341
Groundking 347
PikeyB 355
Mr_mister 400

 

[91Jmay]

sometimes i imagine burgey and sledger just prowling the forums in court dress just waiting to pounce on people who make ill informed posts on legal and data security respectively

not the heroes we need but the ones we deserve

He hasn't provided any evidence he has just said "I am very old".

 

[Fuller Pilch]

That net run rate is going to be very important when the top 4 is decided. Worrying start for the Saffas to be far behind on NRR early

 

[h_hurricane]

That net run rate is going to be very important when the top 4 is decided. Worrying start for the Saffas to be far behind on NRR early

SA generally start the WCs on a great note and then things progressively start getting worse for them towards the business end. For a change, it would not hurt them to start so badly and then progressively improve.

 

[Pom_in_SA]

SA generally start the WCs on a great note and then things progressively start getting worse for them towards the business end. For a change, it would not hurt them to start so badly and then progressively improve.

They will need a much better batting line up for that too happen

 

[stephen]

They will need a much better batting line up for that too happen

ABDV retired at a stupid time. Should have retired from tests only.

 

[Pom_in_SA]

Of course it was not.a stupid time to retire..he has just had two kids in the last three years.

...It is the best time of his life to be there for his wife / family...cricket is just a game in comparison.