***Official***Match #20- England vs S Africa - October 21st - Wankhede (D/N)

[King Kane]

Topley getting England back on top with a couple of crucial wickets.

Now SA's weak lower order is exposed, Jansen is handy with the bat but he is batting at least one or two spots too high.

 

[Owzat]

South Africa won two games convincingly battling first. And choked the only time they chased and that too a modest total against a minnow. And when your batting is relative light today (England's), it makes no sense for them to chase and also because of what happened againsg Afghanistan..

Obsession of teams to continue to blindly choose to bowl first is getting ridiculous imo.

as mentioned a few times, those who chose to bat have so far lost every time - dutch may buck that trend even if it is only P4 L4.

Sri Lanka wobbling somewhat at 104/3, the current required rate is not likely to be a problem, depth of their batting might be beyond the current pair who've added 41 but taken 10.4 overs to do so

could be a repeat of the win over the saffers, that took a 70 from someone middle order (Englebrecht this time, Van Beek also scoring fifty to help add 130 for the 7th wicket off 23.5 overs)

 

[Owzat]

Topley getting England back on top with a couple of crucial wickets.

Now SA's weak lower order is exposed, Jansen is handy with the bat but he is batting at least one or two spots too high.

might already be in sight of too big of a target, Coetzee hit 22 in their defeat and Maharaj 40. Not sure you can even argue England's bowling is better than dutch based on 3/4 matches so far!

 

[BazBall21]

Toppers

 

[Owzat]

there's a big clue in England captains name as to what some of the bowling should be doing..... (and I ain't Jos....hing, the surname)

 

[Silver Silva]

I thought Atkinson was rapid

 

[Silver Silva]

Mark Wood has been a big let down for England , was supposed to fill the boots of Archer

 

[thierry henry]

Just tuning in, and this scorecard has a very BazBall v BazBall look to it. I guess both teams are disgusting and deserve to suffer? Plz advise if I’ve missed something

 

[mackembhoy]

I thought Atkinson was rapid

Wood is the only rapid bowler we have.

Everyone else can bowl 90 but only on a blue moon when the stars align.

 

[Silver Silva]

Just tuning in, and this scorecard has a very BazBall v BazBall look to it. I guess both teams are disgusting and deserve to suffer? Plz advise if I’ve missed something

Bavuma missing and Reeza Hendricks hit 85 on WC debut

 

[ashley bach]

Good attempt from Jansen to throw his wicket away too.

 

[BazBall21]

Mark Wood has been a big let down for England , was supposed to fill the boots of Archer

He's as quick as Archer but not as skilled.

 

[thierry henry]

I’ve never really looked closely at Klaasen but I assume he’s an awful English-style batmsan?

 

[mackembhoy]

Mark Wood has been a big let down for England , was supposed to fill the boots of Archer

He's nothing like Archer. He's been **** all the same.

 

[Owzat]

I thought Atkinson was rapid

only on the way to the boundary...........! (as in the ball)


Even if saffers managed a Test old skool rate of 3 an over England would face a daunting total, even if England knocked them over for another 20-30 at any old rate would still be much the same daunting total. If anyone thinks 300+ is par 9 sides have won so far batting first, 245-288 was enough for four of those sides including AFG vs ENG and HOL vs SAF

on the flip side four similar size totals have been chased, three being India over Afghanistan, and India and kiwis over Bangladesh ie the totals were decent from not top quality sides but the sides chasing were top sides

 

[mackembhoy]

He's as quick as Archer but not as skilled.

He's quicker than Archer. Archer is a mid 80s bowler with occasional 90+ in him.

Wood has all the fastest spells for England.

 

[kevinw]

Mark Wood has been a big let down for England , was supposed to fill the boots of Archer

Atkinson had barely played a List A game and has looked miles better than Wood.

 

[BazBall21]

He's quicker than Archer. Archer is a mid 80s bowler with occasional 90+ in him.

Wood has all the fastest spells for England.

Archer was still better though.

 

[Owzat]

can just imagine onfield chat

England fielder : "what's the plan then, skip?"
Buttler : "yes, we could try skipping"

 

[King Kane]

A good result there for England, just one run off that over from Atkinson off the last ball and it allows Jansen to keep the strike.