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*Official* England in South Africa Thread
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superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
good start by SA this morning
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Great. Second most anticipated series of the entire year and cricinfo manage to mess up most of the commentating...(yes, I know it's free, I know it's hard work - but compare to Aus v Pak or Ban v Ind)
Congrats to Dippenaar on his century, as well. Means he'll get a few more goes in the SA team, I suppose...
Congrats to Dippenaar on his century, as well. Means he'll get a few more goes in the SA team, I suppose...
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
SA got a bit more than England would have wanted this morning, England still looking good tho.
Mr Casson
Cricketer Of The Year
Strauss is bloody marvellous!! I love watching him play because sometimes he is all class, and others he just looks good living dangerously.
I'm in heaven at the moment; almost non-stop cricket until the end of February with both Australia and England! Boy am I glad it's holidays!
I'm in heaven at the moment; almost non-stop cricket until the end of February with both Australia and England! Boy am I glad it's holidays!
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yep Strauss oozes class, just wish he'd stop trying to pull people bowling wide from over the wicket like Ntini.
Mr Casson
Cricketer Of The Year
Do you reckon when he hears the call of "no-ball" his natural instinct is to just leave it? It seems like it to me, because a few times today I've seen him leave a few balls dangerously close to his stumps, only to realize that they were no-balls.Scaly piscine said:
Personally, I can't imagine why if you were going to do anything after hearing the call, you would choose not to try and blast it.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Is it just me, or is the commentator blaming the umpire for doing his job and calling them?Cricinfo said:
Good start by England, anyway. Hadn't expected this. 
Mr Casson
Cricketer Of The Year
No I don't think it's aimed at the umpire at all. I think the poor fella has had enough of "Stain".Samuel_Vimes said:Is it just me, or is the commentator blaming the umpire for doing his job and calling them?
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I wouldn't know about Strauss leaving on the no-balls, I'd imagine he wouldn't have time to change his shot that's if he even hears the call.
England's performance so far doesn't surprise me (how many teams win 10 out of 11?), I think people look into the tour match warm-up games too much. Nowadays the best warm-up (especially when certain teams deliberately serve up pitches completely unlike the ones they're likely to face in the Test matches) players are getting is in the nets and the form they'll carry is from them rather than the tour games.
England's performance so far doesn't surprise me (how many teams win 10 out of 11?), I think people look into the tour match warm-up games too much. Nowadays the best warm-up (especially when certain teams deliberately serve up pitches completely unlike the ones they're likely to face in the Test matches) players are getting is in the nets and the form they'll carry is from them rather than the tour games.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
So has the SA captain (dunno who's standing in? Smith's injured...maybe Pollock?). Then again...his alternatives for fourth bowler are a half-fit Kallis, a 29-year-old all-rounder or a no-balling jittery youngster...poor guy.Mr Casson said:
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Now Hall is serving up no-balls too. Richard must be tearing out his hair in agony.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Mr Casson said:
Can't be a good day to be South African...Tom Halsey
International Coach
It's a shame that I don't currently have control of the TV, and the immensely interesting Reading versus QPR is on the TV. 
Anyway, played Straussy.
Anyway, played Straussy.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Jennings will probably be tearing the offenders' hair out strand by strand in the tea break.Samuel_Vimes said:Now Hall is serving up no-balls too. Richard must be tearing out his hair in agony.