***Official*** England in South Africa 2015/16

[Compton]

That Taylor catch is absolutely ridiculous. No right to get to that.

 

[91Jmay]

That catch is so ridiculous. Literally everything had to be perfect in terms of technique for that to stick. Finn not being on is because he was off the field, would imagine after this over he is in as he had Faf in all kinds of trouble in first dig.

 

[social]

Mm, that doesn't really explain Philander though, plus that's been the case throughout the time SA have been clear #1. That's a serious external pressure, but I think this is more internal.

Lots of both plus fat Vern has never exactly been the model professional

 

[Captain_Cook]

Stuart Broad you beauty! These spells are brilliant!

I'm not sure there are many other (fit) contenders for the best bowler in the world at the moment. Stuart is a cut above the other (fit) pacemen around at the moment.

 

[Spark]

Have a hard time buying that you need any more motivation to play at your best than when you're defending your no. 1 ranking. The team has simply declined like all very good teams do. It's been rather quick though, admittedly.

Which is exactly the thing. Reading all the internal stuff from our less-than-successful Ashes campaigns from Brettig and others, one thing that really shines through that poor team morale can seriously **** a team up if they have a slight dip in form.

 

[91Jmay]

James Pattinson will be there with Broad in 12 months time, but yeah fit he is the best at the moment.

 

[Spark]

Jasveer Singh Kharra
@imjsk27
Stuart Broad's last 24 balls
W, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 (dropped), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, W, 0, 0, 0, 0, W, 0, 0, 0, W, 0, 0, 0
#SAvENG

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Which is exactly the thing. Reading all the internal stuff from our less-than-successful Ashes campaigns from Brettig and others, one thing that really shines through that poor team morale can seriously **** a team up if they have a slight dip in form.

Look at the whitewash with the team split for us.

 

[Cabinet96]

Broad's got four wickets, and forced a drop, in his last four overs while conceding one run.

Edit: Dammit Spark.

 

[91Jmay]

Which is exactly the thing. Reading all the internal stuff from our less-than-successful Ashes campaigns from Brettig and others, one thing that really shines through that poor team morale can seriously **** a team up if they have a slight dip in form.

Chicken/Egg though isn't it, only hear about bad morale when a team is losing.

 

[Cabinet96]

I think Broad has gone to the next level after his spell against the Kiwis when they successfully defended 220 or so and bowled them out for 70-odd in 2013.

He's only really had one bad series that wasn't injury related since the India one in 2011 IMO.

 

[Spark]

Stunning.

 

[MW1304]

I'm still not sure what even happened there.

 

[Cabinet96]

Hahaha, what?

 

[GIMH]

This is unreal

 

[Pothas]

Which is exactly the thing. Reading all the internal stuff from our less-than-successful Ashes campaigns from Brettig and others, one thing that really shines through that poor team morale can seriously **** a team up if they have a slight dip in form.

You have got to wonder how important Smith retiring has been to that process as well, was in charge for so long.

 

[Stapel]

Amidst the Broad-god-mode praise, I'd like to bring forward that Jonny looks quite good today behind the stumps.

 

[Niall]

R.I.P South Africa cricket.

Complete and utter ****.

 

[Howe_zat]

I chose a bad time to go out.

 

[Spark]

You have got to wonder how important Smith retiring has been to that process as well, was in charge for so long.

Yeah, absolutely critical. No way the last six months happens like it does if he's still around, even if he doesn't score that many.