*Official* England in South Africa 2019/20

[honestbharani]

As a bowler you are no longer allowed to give the batsmen a send off apparently... that is what Rabada has been consistently done for.

Kesrick Williams should not be allowed to play cricket, if that is the case.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The dickhead pundits are already talking about moving him to 3 ffs.

Happy enough with Denly taking time out of the game and hardness off the ball and averaging 30. It is basically what I wanted Ballance to do a few years ago but we went with Vince.

 

[Flem274*]

hahaha just seen the celebrations. he's a tosser but should play. you want him to play so you can smash him. nothing better than seeing blokes like him dragging their bottom lips around the park chasing some leather.

 

[91Jmay]

So what kind of celebrations deserve demerit points according to the ICC? According to the rules its "gestures which could provoke an aggressive reaction from the batsman". I saw Bumrah bowling the west indies batsmen over and over last year , smiling at them as they were walking off and shrugging at them as if to say 'well what could you have done'. It was ****y as **** tbh and could easily have provoked a reaction if some of the west indies players were less mild mannered.

Celebrations not done by England, Aus or India.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Celebrations not done by England, Aus or India.

Honestly amazed kohli is only on 3 points tbh

 

[StephenZA]

Honestly amazed kohli is only on 3 points tbh

He gets less opportunity than a bowler does... you more likely to get a demerit point while in the field than when batting.

 

[Pothas]

Happy enough with Denly taking time out of the game and hardness off the ball and averaging 30. It is basically what I wanted Ballance to do a few years ago but we went with Vince.

I really don't think what Denly is doing right now is sustainable, he has had almost no low scores which is weird for any top order player and they are bound to come. Basically he needs to make some big scores soon or that average will drop and you are looking at someone averaging 20.

 

[Groundking]

Happy enough with Denly taking time out of the game and hardness off the ball and averaging 30. It is basically what I wanted Ballance to do a few years ago but we went with Vince.

So am I, it's nice not being 30/3 every innings.

 

[King Pietersen]

Stokes and Pope are a lovely partnership to watch. Pope is so talented, could be a seriously good player.

 

[Gremlin]

Happy enough with Denly taking time out of the game and hardness off the ball and averaging 30. It is basically what I wanted Ballance to do a few years ago but we went with Vince.

I would always have been happy with Vince at 5 in that period. But, y'know, Baliss and all that wanting a sr of 70 at the top of the order...

Meanwhile it is exciting to see some players at the start of their career shining, it does feel that there is a new side emerging, they do need a little time and faith but the initial signs are positive.

 

[Gnske]

He gets less opportunity than a bowler does... you more likely to get a demerit point while in the field than when batting.

He does most of his shenanigans in the field though. But he has the brains to do it from a distance.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Honestly amazed kohli is only on 3 points tbh

spirit of cricket standard bearer no less

 

[91Jmay]

Honestly amazed kohli is only on 3 points tbh

Anderson does a Rabada celebration 3 times a test and as for Stokes,

 

[StephenZA]

He does most of his shenanigans in the field though. But he has the brains to do it from a distance.

Other than the number of times you've seen Kohli run up to the batsmen?

But point still stands more likely to get a demerit in the field than when batting, and this will be particularly true for bowlers who are literally standing next to the batsmen whenever they are doing their job.

 

[StephenZA]

The rain seems to be allowing the ball to come onto the bat better this morning than it did yesterday. However, the bowling has just not been good enough.

 

[Gnske]

Other than the number of times you've seen Kohli run up to the batsmen?

But point still stands more likely to get a demerit in the field than when batting, and this will be particularly true for bowlers who are literally standing next to the batsmen whenever they are doing their job.

Agreed on the latter. But unless I'm forgetting a few incidents, Kohli generally does his screaming and lunacy away with sufficient distance from the batsman, not encroaching on them or anything.

Genuinely, I can't recall him going that far at least in the last few years.

 

[StephenZA]

What Rabada obviously needs is for Tahir to train him on how to celebrate a wicket...

 

[SeamUp]

England are about another 120 runs away from definitely not losing this test match I reckon.

 

[91Jmay]

Brilliant ton, foot down after lunch as we will need plenty of time to take 20 wickets.

 

[StephenZA]

England are about another 120 runs away from definitely not losing this test match I reckon.

Anything over 400 and SA are looking for a draw which seems likely that England will get well over 400...

And there goes Pope. Nope.