wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yup, we've been really poor this afternoon. If Pope hadn't enjoyed a few slices of luck, SA would be looking at a first innings lead.
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*Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Looking at the bright side, at this rate, Pope and Foakes will be available for their county on Monday.
GRAB
First Class Debutant
True, though it's difficult for me to call someone who bowls military medium a front-line bowler. Dwayne Pretorius's bowling (also playing for North-West) is in a similar category.
Socerer 01
International Captain
The stat could be misleading because Foakes is certainly going to go after more half chances and high risk ones than Buttler because he is the better keeper and he would be in a better position to attempt for them while Buttler doesn’t. Apparently Jarrod Kimber seems to think the same and I don’t think he is a much worse keeper than Buttler and Paine
RootingforEngland
Cricket Spectator
Can't believe how wasteful that batting was. The bowlers were superb, and then all the advantage they've earned thrown away by the batsmen. Ridiculous.
I was looking earlier for a worse nr 8 (actual planned batting position) for England, and to my surprise I found someone who finished his career (after a lot of test matches) with a batting average of 7. The number 9 averaged 5.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Yeah right, Stokes’s innings was definitely careless
RootingforEngland
Cricket Spectator
I'd say it goes beyond careless. I'd say it probably goes beyond wreckless, but that's the absolute minimum I'd call it personally. I can't see how his team mates don't find it insulting. And to make it all the more offensive, he showed only in the last game how well he can actually bat.
As for Brook, if that flick down to long leg's how he's been told to play by the management on effectively day 1 of a test match with the game in the balance, then they might as well not have bothered to give him a debut.
Anyway. I'm not actually angry about it, and you can't argue with the fantastic record England have had this summer, but I'm sure to many people, it all just seems a bit....flakey.
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Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Excellent bowling conditions, high quality attacks and probably only 3 proven test batsman: one ATG and two very good players in Elgar and Stokes. Good chance of a 2 day test.
TheJediBrah
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3 day Test, need to make a game of it. No point batting at 2 rpo for a day and a half
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Broad has said the conditions were too much in favor of the bowlers in the mrng sessions when they bowled. Did it even get better to bat on later in the day?