**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Ruckus]

more beard than man

 

[Valer]

England cant and should not do anything else. They have no chance of winning but a very good chance of a draw.

I think its SA that are disapointing though they are doing whats quite normal in these circumstances. I justdont understand this kind of cricket. Especially not with players now used to T20-cricket. They are running out of time yet they crawl along with EIGHTEEN wickets in hand.

Its almost similar to cardiff 09 where Australia threw away a certain win ( and with it the whole ashes series) because they played so slow for so long letting England escape with a draw with dozens of unused australian wickets.

Already called it.

 

[benchmark00]

Crowd cheering dot balls.

 

[Spikey]

I've seen kallisball mentioned in older threads I've stumbled across.

Changed the match with his dismissal of KP, taken it out of England's hands with his innings. Classic example of kallisball

 

[BeeGee]

England cant and should not do anything else. They have no chance of winning but a very good chance of a draw.

I think its SA that are disapointing though they are doing whats quite normal in these circumstances. I justdont understand this kind of cricket. Especially not with players now used to T20-cricket. They are running out of time yet they crawl along with EIGHTEEN wickets in hand.

Its almost similar to cardiff 09 where Australia threw away a certain win ( and with it the whole ashes series) because they played so slow for so long letting England escape with a draw with dozens of unused australian wickets.

Every poster who offers T20 experience as evidence for how a team should be playing in a Test match has no ****ing clue what they are talking about.

 

[Spikey]

Were India number 1 when Amla made that 253*?

 

[benchmark00]

England just slowing it down so they don't have to bowl as many over itbt.

 

[Stumpcam]

What the **** is wrong with Stuart Broad? 77mph half volleys ffs.

EDIT: Then a 79mph one. Who's side is he on?

 

[benchmark00]

I can't even remember an appeal. Other than that run out.

 

[Spark]

Starting to look a little Ponting/Dhoni-esque, this captaincy. One plan per over.

 

[Ruckus]

Amla vs Cook...who is the better batsman overall?

 

[Spikey]

Were India number 1 when Amla made that 253*?

Checked myself and they were. Means Amla has scored 250 against the number 1 team in the world, on their soil, twice. Pretty nifty feat

 

[Prince EWS]

I can't even remember an appeal. Other than that run out.

Yeah certainly no appeals today. Only three even remote chances I can remember - the run out, Kallis inside edging one onto his pads off Ravi, and Kallis playing and missing outside off, again to the bowling of Bopara.

It wouldn't be a stretch at all to say Bopara had bee.n the pick of the bowlers in this innings (certainly since the Petersen wicket) and when he's taken 0/56 off 14, that says it all.

 

[Jacknife]

What the **** is wrong with Stuart Broad? 77mph half volleys ffs.

EDIT: Then a 79mph one. Who's side is he on?

32 overs and Knackered at a guess.

 

[morgieb]

Is this Kallis's highest score in England?

 

[Spark]

32 overs and Knackered at a guess.

He's bowled at around this pace (or just above) all summer, it's gotta be deliberate.

Haha, cheer at beating the bat

 

[Stumpcam]

32 overs and Knackered at a guess.

Is he not fit , then?

He hasn't bowled all 32 overs today after all.

 

[benchmark00]

Strauss will filthy right up if he makes a pair tonight.

Spent 600+ runs in the field. Broken sunnies. Pair.

 

[Garson007]

They'll have to start lifting the ball at some point to up this rate.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Have a funny feeling Strauss might get some runs, just with people talking about Morkel being his bunny after getting him out the first innings back.