*Official* England in South Africa 2019/20

[Howe_zat]

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on The Cricket Social

If you bat like this you earn the right for Stokes and Buttler to get on with it later on.

He said it! He said the thing!

 

[theegyptian]

pretty average stuff this by denly vs Maharaj. almost exactly the same as the first innings of the last test. would have thought he have come up with a better aproach in the meantime.

 

[Howe_zat]

Both batsmen on 13 at tea. Howe Snr is probably pulling his hair out somewhere.

 

[Bijed]

Not going to complain too much about 35 & 44 from our openers, considering what we've become used to, but I get the feeling the side that wins this one is the one with someone who kicks on after a start in the first innings. Always the case tbf, but just feels moreso here imo

Also, re:

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on The Cricket Social

If you bat like this you earn the right for Stokes and Buttler to get on with it later on.

On the occasions we do get a good start, I really don't like it if our middle order takes it as licence to 'have a go' or 'get on with it'. Declarations etc notwithstanding, build and build some more

 

[Sanjay kumar]

Keshav Maharaj gets Denly

Great call by Q de Kock

 

[Heboric]

Well done KG Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot gone

 

[SeamUp]

KG came up with a massive performance v Australia here last time if I remember correctly.

 

[MW1304]

Another first innings with loads of starts then.

Seems like SA have bowled especially well?

 

[wpdavid]

Well done KG Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot gone

Did him for pace didn't he? Good effort on this track.

 

[MW1304]

Nice platform in that first session laid by the two young openers, this has to be the innings we pass 400!

Why post this though? At lunch on the first day. Rookie stuff.

 

[Spark]

Sounds like a PE special, this.

 

[OverratedSanity]

If another wicket falls soon (but not too soon) , this could be a chance for the highest team score without a 50. Would be the most England thing ever for the tailenders to all score 30 odd to get there.

 

[mackembhoy]

Cricket doesn't help itself why not keeping playing for another 30 mins.

Just because they've got 90 overs quicker than usual

 

[wpdavid]

Cricket doesn't help itself why not keeping playing for another 30 mins.

Just because they've got 90 overs quicker than usual

Six hours was up at 15.00 our time, wasn't it?

 

[91Jmay]

Good platform, starts not being converted will cost us long term though. Pitch is dreadful, makes for attritional cricket.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Only following through t'tinterweb at work, but a good recovery from Stokes and Pope. When we wobbled from 103/1 to 148/4 one sort of feared the worst. Let's be honest, we've been there before...

Don't wanna jinx the boy, but Pope seems to have something about him, doesn't he?

 

[StephenZA]

Pitch is wonderful, makes for attritional cricket.

ftfy

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wonder if one of our players will actually bother to go on to a decent score some time?

 

[Bijed]

Don't wanna jinx the boy, but Pope seems to have something about him, doesn't he?

I hadn't been impressed at all by his international exploits up to the end of the 1st NZ test, but he's seemed much more at home since imo. I know we're talking literally a few innings and it's not like he's made massive scores, but I wonder if his 80 in the 2nd NZ test just gave him the confidence of knowing that he can score runs at test level

 

[Howe_zat]

If another wicket falls soon (but not too soon) , this could be a chance for the highest team score without a 50. Would be the most England thing ever for the tailenders to all score 30 odd to get there.

Record is 313, from the last time England were South Africa, except it was the home side.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...3rd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-2015-16

It'd take a couple more 40s from Buttler and Curran but yeah, on the cards.