*Official* England in South Africa Thread

[wpdavid]

Sounds like a great session, and I'd have settled for Smith & Kallis failing to make a run between them.
Given that our bowlers still aren't close to firing on all cyclinders, we have to be pleased with the lunchtime score. I wonder if Jones will get the old ball to swing this afternoon.

 

[steds]

Erm, how does he get to being one of the all round top players in the world by being a loser?

Okay, maybe failure is a better word than loser


Really, I'm not saying he isn't one of the all round top players in the world, I'm just comenting on the fact that he never seems to win anything...

 

[Langeveldt]

Talksport

Ah cool, no Blofeld thank god then.. But no Aggers

 

[LittleMo]

I'm watching Sky but for the benefit of others, is there any online South African radio coverage?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Oh lord I finally manage to find a radio that can pick the station up and first voice I hear is Atherton... ugh

 

[LittleMo]

Atherton needs to find new employers now that Channel 4 is for the chop.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Atherton needs to find new employers now that Channel 4 is for the chop.

I wish he'd tittle off to satellite, let all the rich toffs suffer him since he's an old boy network crony...

 

[steds]

*mutters*ruddy Rudolph and Dipenaar! Slowing England up. Grrr

 

[Scaly piscine]

plumb lbw turned down

 

[Neil Pickup]

Note: this is a joke

[JustTool]Hair is anti-England he is biased and is clearly cheating. He must be banned forever[/JustTool]

 

[Scaly piscine]

I love the way cricinfo completely fails to mention a plumb lbw not being given, that's after they say edges that go through 3rd/4th slip are a 'great shot for 4'

 

[superkingdave]

if you mean the LBW shout off Jones, it hit the batsman outside the line of off stump, therefore it was not out.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Blame Talk Sport

 

[Pratters]

As I mentioned before the series, there is nochance of the English winning in South Africa. South Africa is too strong at home

 

[Jono]

Fantastic fight back, considering their two top players got a grand total of 0 between them.

 

[Scaly piscine]

if you mean the LBW shout off Jones, it hit the batsman outside the line of off stump, therefore it was not out.

I haven't seen it obviously, but I doubt every single commentator got it wrong for something simple like whether the ball hit in line with the stumps.

 

[superkingdave]

I haven't seen it obviously, but I doubt every single commentator got it wrong for something simple like whether the ball hit in line with the stumps.

Ah thats commentators for you, i doubt every single commentator on Sky got it wrong as they all said it was close but it hit him ouside the line. Given that hawkeye said that it was hitting the outside of off stump and it was angling in, it wa not out.

Anyway its got exciting again, Giles hit the stumps but the bails didnt come off. Rudolph gloved a Flintoff delivery to the keeper but was given not out, but edges behind next ball anway. Good bowling from Freddie

 

[superkingdave]

Again Freddie is the man

 

[The Baconator]

total misjudgement from de bruyn but freddie deserved it

 

[Pratters]

total misjudgement from de bruyn but freddie deserved it

I am getting jitters now whenever any one is leaving the ball. Totally stupid mijudgement of the ball there.

And why bowl Giles to tie one end up right now when one wicket could make a huge difference right now?