*Official* England in South Africa Thread

[wpdavid]

This is awesome stuff from Kemp. Takes one back to Kluesener's glory days...

Indeed. One advantage the SA ODI side has over England's is they're not depending on one player to go ballistic in the last 10. If Kemp fails, there's Boucher & Pollock to come, which probably makes it easier for Kemp to relax and do what he's doing at present. England are almost completely reliant on Pietersen to do this at the moment, and he won't come off every time. Of course, SA's other big advantage is all their main bowlers are doing their job.

 

[biased indian]

my god. its times like these i wish i had coverage.

ditto for me as well, our cable dont show ESPN now a days which shows the game here

 

[biased indian]

ALI is back and we might see more fireworks

 

[superkingdave]

Painful viewing

TBH 2 weeks ago i feared for Jimmy Andersons international career but after this debacle ive half a mind to say bring him in for Hoggard for the next match, he cant do much worse than the two H's have the last 2 matches

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

25 off the 48th from Ali. And seriously, how on earth was that 2nd last ball not called no-ball for height? If Kemp hadn't hit it for six it would have passed him at shoulder height on the full.

 

[SJS]

ALI is back and we might see more fireworks

Ali goes for 23 or so. Wish I had watched this from the beginning

 

[twctopcat]

This better be the flattest, slowest pitch ever created or we are buggered, save us tres.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Kabir serves up yet another buffet over, that's twice he's served up two beamers in a row and both times the 2nd one has not been called a no-ball rightly or wrongly.

 

[twctopcat]

Commentator is quite the comedian:

47.6 Ali to Kemp, SIX, is it a bird on no its kemp hammering the ball
all over the place

 

[Loony BoB]

Kemp looking at a century!?

 

[SJS]

WELL DONE SMITH! Second 100 in the series!

That's a perfect innings from a ODI opener. Absolutely perfect. Play your shots in the first 15 having the scoring rate at around 6 an over, and then guide yourself towards a 100 letting the team play around you. Brilliant stuff. Captain's knock.

A strike rate of about 84 for a century that had only 4 boundaries !!!

Thats brilliant !

 

[andyc]

47.6 Ali to Kemp, SIX, is it a bird on no its kemp hammering the ball
all over the place

hahahaha. kemp racing towards his century here. pity he probably won't make it, though.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Great death bowling from Gough. Two very nice overs in a row, and Kemp is gone.

edit: and Boucher too!

 

[biased indian]

ALI is back and we might see more fireworks

and this was the fire works that took place

47.6 Ali to Kemp, SIX, is it a bird on no its kemp hammering the ball
all over the place
47.5 Ali to Kemp, SIX, hammered over mid wicket ropes
47.5 Ali to Kemp, wide: no run, down the leg side
47.5 Ali to Smith, (noball) one run, full toss no balls
47.4 Ali to Smith, FOUR, hit over the head of mid off, one bounce four
47.3 Ali to Kemp, one run, hammered to long on
47.2 Ali to Smith, one run, pushed to mid wicket
47.1 Ali to Smith, FOUR, gives himself room hammers it past mid off

 

[twctopcat]

Pity no one did it 40 balls previously

 

[andyc]

Commentator is quite the comedian:

47.6 Ali to Kemp, SIX, is it a bird on no its kemp hammering the ball
all over the place

Kemp looking at a century!?

damn slow computer....

47.6 Ali to Kemp, SIX, is it a bird on no its kemp hammering the ball
all over the place

hahahaha. kemp racing towards his century here. pity he probably won't make it, though.

 

[Jono]

Who were those English fans calling for Gough's head after the Champions Trophy? Nevermind I think I remember their names.

Funny, I'd be thankful he hasn't retired considering the back-up bowlers.

 

[biased indian]

JM Kemp 80 (50b 4x4 7x6) :

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Haha. Back to back wickets and a run out... what's that? A team hat-trick?

 

[twctopcat]

Who were those English fans calling for Gough's head after the Champions Trophy? Nevermind I think I remember their names.

Funny, I'd be thankful he hasn't retired considering the back-up bowlers.

I think their collective term is the media. Not sure about people here though!