*Official* England in South Africa

[wpdavid]

There's plenty of Australians that can attest to how well he can bowl

changing the subject, I was interested to see Simon Amstell as your avatar. I thought he was brilliant on 'Buzzcocks' but didn't realise he was well know in Aus.

 

[wpdavid]

Looks like the pitch is beginning to deteriorate. Not a great call to choose to bat last.

 

[Eds]

Good to see Strauss getting some boundaries early on. We need a big innings from him IMO.

 

[Goughy]

You kind of get the impression, certainly early in the series, that it was a deliberate plot from Smith/Arthur to mouth off and try to wind us up. Pretty ridiculous tactics against people such as Strauss and Flower, but there you go.

I think they are just being themselves. No plot IMO

 

[Jayzamann]

changing the subject, I was interested to see Simon Amstell as your avatar. I thought he was brilliant on 'Buzzcocks' but didn't realise he was well know in Aus.

Oh, he isn't. I just have a raging hard-on for panel based British comedy, whatever I am able to stream over the internet.

What sort of word is 'pernickety' and what sort of person besides Andy Flower would use it?

 

[grecian]

Will be three down by close-of-play, will lose this match about an hour-and-a-half after lunch.

This day sucks the big one, utterly miserable

 

[King Pietersen]

For some reason I'm feeling a collapse coming on in this session. I see us being 4 or 5 down at close of play and effectively out of the game.

Haha, beaten to the pessimism. I like it.

Nice field placing Smith! Cook lobs one over De Wet's head for Four. Quality placement from Cook tbh.

 

[GIMH]

Can see this being over by about tea tomorrow. Six wickets the margin of vicrtory, red the colour of Fat Gray's face.

 

[Jarquis]

What are the odds of Swanneh being not out at the end of play?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Doom, gloom, etc.

Oh. England haven't lost a wicket yet. Odd.

 

[grecian]

Doom, gloom, etc.

Oh. England haven't lost a wicket yet. Odd.

Hello Samuel, I'm an England fan, you've clearly not met one of us before

 

[wpdavid]

Hello Samuel, I'm an England fan, you've clearly not met one of us before

And there's a perfect example of why we are as we are. Exactly why did we need to risk a runout at this stage of the game?

 

[Jono]

No different to Pakistani fans

 

[Uppercut]

England are far less of a joke than Pakistan though.

 

[Prince EWS]

No different to Pakistani fans

Or pasag.

 

[Jayzamann]

I want England to chase this down, actually. It'll take Australia off the mantle for letting big chases catch up with them.

 

[Jono]

Okay so when will an England win become a realistic chance?

GIMH I'm not looking for you to reply to this Nor an overly pessimistic England fan either.

A normal person.

 

[King Pietersen]

50 for Cook. Looked really good in this innings, amazing what a hundred'll do for the confidence!

 

[GIMH]

Are you implying that I am not normal?

 

[Jarquis]

Okay so when will an England win become a realistic chance?

GIMH I'm not looking for you to reply to this Nor an overly pessimistic England fan either.

A normal person.

250 runs needed with 7 wicket left?