*Official* England in South Africa Thread

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm... Steyn giving away extras again...

 

[superkingdave]

Reckon SA will get at least 400, think Harmison will get carried away and pitch too short

 

[Jono]

Giles is taking an absolute beating. He's been hit so many times!

 

[sledger]

Reckon SA will get at least 400, think Harmison will get carried away and pitch too short

on that pitch?!?!? are you serious??

have you seen how much the ball is moving around, if harmy can hit the cracks then he'll rip through their order.

 

[Mr Casson]

I'm liking Simon Jones' batting at the moment; boundaries are flying liberally. First his pet shot, the headbutt to the boundary, followed by a lovely shot over cover for four, this time bothering to use his bat.

 

[superkingdave]

on that pitch?!?!? are you serious??

have you seen how much the ball is moving around, if harmy can hit the cracks then he'll rip through their order.

I hope so, but i don't think the pitch is as bad as it looks.

 

[sledger]

hmmm i expect your right about the state of the pitch, but if england can scrap in with bat and ball, and providing that harmison, hoggard, jones and giles can hit the mark then there shoudlnt been any real worries.......or at least i would hope not.

 

[Swervy]

its been good stuff to watch....there is obviously something in this pitch for the bowlers to enjoy. The key is for England to hit the right spots straight away..not 10 overs in, but straight away,

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I love watching test cricket on wickets with something for the bowlers. Give me this over the roads that have been prepared in Australia for the last couple of years any day.

 

[sledger]

exactly,

however if this keeps up there wont be any game by the time day 5 comes around, it could even finish on day three bt i doubt that .

 

[Langeveldt]

have you seen how much the ball is moving around, if harmy can hit the cracks then he'll rip through their order.

Lol.. Worst post in cricket chat for a long while, not sure what game you are watching..

England have been done over by a definite lack of bounce.. The ball hasnt moved laterally at all.. Definite odd bounce though, no cracks, plenty of soft areas instead..

 

[Langeveldt]

I love watching test cricket on wickets with something for the bowlers. Give me this over the roads that have been prepared in Australia for the last couple of years any day.

Oh, damn right, good to see something in it for the bowlers for once..

 

[Scaly piscine]

Will be interesting to see if (S) Jones does up his pace when he bowls like Duncan Fletcher suggested he would. We'll also see if the bowlers have the same Christmas hangover as the gormless muppets from 1 to 7.

 

[Langeveldt]

Will be interesting to see if (S) Jones does up his pace when he bowls like Duncan Fletcher suggested he would. We'll also see if the bowlers have the same Christmas hangover as the gormless muppets from 1 to 7.

I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it..

I suspect SA were slaving away like madmen as punishment for the PE effort..

 

[superkingdave]

I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it..

I suspect SA were slaving away like madmen as punishment for the PE effort..

I did catch a piece on SSN yesterday showing England having a bit of a jog in santa hats and SA hard at work in the nets...

 

[superkingdave]

All out for 139.

Very poor

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Too much trouble to read the pages before. How's the pitch playing?

 

[superkingdave]

Too much trouble to read the pages before. How's the pitch playing?

A few demons but certainly nowhere near a 139 pitch

 

[superkingdave]

At least Smith is gone, 2 or 3 more tonight and we might have a chance to get back into it.

 

[Mr Casson]

I don't understand; what's the deal with Hashim Amla? Do the Saffies have an amish quota now as well?