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*Official* South Africa in England Thread
- Thread starter Rik
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Craig
World Traveller
Ok, I wasnt sure on his fitness levels.
Kallis is out of this Test.
Sides:
England - Tresocthick, Vaughan, Butcher, *Hussain, McGrath, +Stewart, Flintoff, Giles, Gough, Harmison, Anderson
South Africa (probable)- Gibbs, *Smith, Kirsten, Dippenaar, Rudolph, +Boucher, Pollock, Hall, 9 Dewald Pretorius, Ntini, Adams.
Kallis is out of this Test.
Sides:
England - Tresocthick, Vaughan, Butcher, *Hussain, McGrath, +Stewart, Flintoff, Giles, Gough, Harmison, Anderson
South Africa (probable)- Gibbs, *Smith, Kirsten, Dippenaar, Rudolph, +Boucher, Pollock, Hall, 9 Dewald Pretorius, Ntini, Adams.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Smith put Trescothick down in the slips - dolly
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Tresco flapped around outside off stick again. Ah well.
Butcher in now - the 3 fours he just hit off Ntini had to be seen to be believed.
Butcher in now - the 3 fours he just hit off Ntini had to be seen to be believed.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
I knew I was tempting providence. Butcher gone, 35-2
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Typical Lord's first session, if you ask me.
Important that England get through it no worse than 3 down
Important that England get through it no worse than 3 down
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
4 of the 5 English batsmen dismissed so far ought to hang their heads (got to type quick before another couple go).
Trescothick - a waft outside off stick as usual - this time played on instead of hitting it to third slip or gulley.
Butcher - got a good ball - no criticism there.
Hussain - head up, extravagant drive, bowled through the gate.
McGrath - tried to turn one from off stump, got a leading edge (third or fourth ball faced - foolish)
Vaughan - hooking up, deep backward square leg. Under the circumstances, questionable choice of shot at least.
I have seen this so many times before, so why am I surprised?
Smith and Thorpe next time, please. I'll agree with Rik that McGrath ought to take a break - and I'd look on Nasser as an old, blind sheepdog too (out behind the barn, both barrels, the kindest thing to do)
Trescothick - a waft outside off stick as usual - this time played on instead of hitting it to third slip or gulley.
Butcher - got a good ball - no criticism there.
Hussain - head up, extravagant drive, bowled through the gate.
McGrath - tried to turn one from off stump, got a leading edge (third or fourth ball faced - foolish)
Vaughan - hooking up, deep backward square leg. Under the circumstances, questionable choice of shot at least.
I have seen this so many times before, so why am I surprised?
Smith and Thorpe next time, please. I'll agree with Rik that McGrath ought to take a break - and I'd look on Nasser as an old, blind sheepdog too (out behind the barn, both barrels, the kindest thing to do)
Gough and Anderson saving a few Pommy asses at the moment, perhaps somewhat reminiscint of the Allan Kippax/Harry Horder (I think) partnership of 300+ for the tenth wicket after the score was 9/100ish, playing for NSW v Vic many many years ago.
This is like the Gough of old who used to be able to bat - good to watch. Haven't seen much else of the test, but some of the shots were quite ordinary to get out on.
England definetaly need to look at a new angle. They've done it with the bowling, and I think they're going in the right direction, now they need to go ahead with their batting, and I don't think their going to do that with Hussain (not with his captain complenting his batting anyway) and McGrath......
This is like the Gough of old who used to be able to bat - good to watch. Haven't seen much else of the test, but some of the shots were quite ordinary to get out on.
England definetaly need to look at a new angle. They've done it with the bowling, and I think they're going in the right direction, now they need to go ahead with their batting, and I don't think their going to do that with Hussain (not with his captain complenting his batting anyway) and McGrath......