*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

[morgieb]

By the standard of English spinners post-Swann that's far from mediocre.

Hardly a high bar if your best spinner is a batting all-rounder who's a 5th bowler for his county....

 

[StephenZA]

I knew that no ball problem was going to bite us in the ass.... the SA 'A' games and the warm-ups have been a problem. Don't know what is going on....

 

[ImpatientLime]

root, bairstow and stokes at 3,4 and 5 is the only sensible way forward. by far and away the three best middle order batsmen england have.

get bairstow to give the gloves to foakes.

 

[marc71178]

Hardly a high bar if your best spinner is a batting all-rounder who's a 5th bowler for his county....

Exactly my point though. The cupboard isn't just bare...

 

[harsh.ag]

53 overs in two sessions is an utter disgrace. Elgar should be banned, unless they hit the 88-90 mark.

Isn't it supposed to be 55 overs till tea and 35 overs in the last session anyway?

 

[Spark]

Isn't it supposed to be 55 overs till tea and 35 overs in the last session anyway?

In a sense they have bowled 55 overs (almost)

 

[morgieb]

That is...not a great wicket.

 

[harsh.ag]

Root so good to watch now. Time for Moeen to justify his weird ass batting spot.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Didn't realise Moeen was already 30

 

[Howe_zat]

Looking forward to seeing what the rootometer says when I get back

 

[MW1304]

Yes Rooteh. Now's the time to start converting.

 

[morgieb]

MJay have had some early luck, but he's definitely looked great after getting in. Hopefully for England's sake this is the norm for him with the captaincy.

 

[91Jmay]

Isn't it supposed to be 55 overs till tea and 35 overs in the last session anyway?

Supposed to be roughly 15 overs an hour, the reason it usually goes 55/35 is because we basically always play extra 30 minutes due to terrible over rates.

Should be 30, 30, 30 but I suppose quicks bowl first session so you could argue 55/35 is fair but they bowled 52 which is 8 overs below the expected rate.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

played root

sa have themselves to blame only

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lots of luck early on but great innings nonetheless. SA should be kicking themselves.

 

[91Jmay]

Bit streaky before 20 but looks a class apart as usual, glad to see he converted but need a 150 here with this batting line up.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

the beard on fire

 

[91Jmay]

Saffers fielding has been **** again, carrying on for white ball stuff.

 

[Heboric]

Thanks a lot ****ing Duminy. You better score at minimum 150

 

[91Jmay]

Think SA missed a trick bowling the part timer at Moeen first when he was in, Vernon at him on 0 would have been a massive challenge. Still is now but they could have had us in all kinds of trouble 200-6