fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Gave himself the best end according to Mark Wood.
brilliant interview that, funny guy Wood
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brilliant interview that, funny guy Wood
Piece
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dont think well be seeing Hamza at Joburg! Would be fun watching Wood to him on a faster one though
Have to ask the square leg ump to stand back otherwise he’ll have his toes trodden on ?
If Archer fit, stick him on one end and Wood the other. Popcorn out.
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
Root delivers more pies than a greggs van driver. SA are just bloody terrible and that’s why I thought we would get whitewashed.
HomerJSimpson
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Very poor from SA today especially the start of the day. Going to be tough to get anything without Rabada in the next test unless we collapse
AmandaJR
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Looks like the SA tail had some fun before it finally finished this morning!
If they had got to over the follow on total could we decline to bat again and send them back in?
If they had got to over the follow on total could we decline to bat again and send them back in?
they were already following on Amanda
AmandaJR
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Yes but if they...forget that...doh!
AmandaJR
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Monday morning....brain mush!
IanM
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I thought you meant we could give them three goes!!
i would imagine SA will be voting for 4 day tests
AmandaJR
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I thought you meant we could give them three goes!!
I kind of was! For some bizarre reason I was thinking that if they never made the original follow on target...we could...as I said a Monday morning brain mush moment!
Tongo
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Brilliant performance from England. Funny how when you pick players that are suited to multi-day cricket that the team performance improves. So refreshing to see Ollie Pope looking like a proper test cricketer rather than the attempts to make Bairstow into one. Now they need to ditch Buttler and get Foakes in and England could really start going places.
GB72
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Not checked, is Foakes in the current touring side?
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
A good win in the end despite the SA fun at the death and a good knock from Maharaj
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
no bairstow is the "back up" keeper
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
I genuinely think that England will be a decent force in test cricket but they do need to change things.
Wicketkeeper is a genuine issue for you. Buttler is not a test keeper, he is a brilliant short form option for England.
I think that Foakes needs to be in the squad.
Wicketkeeper is a genuine issue for you. Buttler is not a test keeper, he is a brilliant short form option for England.
I think that Foakes needs to be in the squad.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Definitely the English way of late wanting to focus on white ball cricket then shoehorn those white ball cricketers into the test team. Vaughan already talking about Banton opening in tests next summer lol, hes barely passed 500 runs in his county cricket career!
Dan2501
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I'd like to see Foakes in the side as well, but didn't set the CC alight last summer, doesn't appear to be in great form himself, and if the only other option is Bairstow then I'd rather we stuck with Buttler personally.
As for Archer, not sure which direction they'll go for the next Test. Bess should definitely keep his spot, and I personally like a Broad, Wood, Curran bowling 3 but wouldn't be totally against Archer coming in for Curran, though does seem harsh given his performances this year. It's not a bad thing though, competition for bowling places is great, especially with Anderson and Broad in their last few years. Fast bowling stocks look strong.
As for Archer, not sure which direction they'll go for the next Test. Bess should definitely keep his spot, and I personally like a Broad, Wood, Curran bowling 3 but wouldn't be totally against Archer coming in for Curran, though does seem harsh given his performances this year. It's not a bad thing though, competition for bowling places is great, especially with Anderson and Broad in their last few years. Fast bowling stocks look strong.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Would leave Archer out myself, dont see any need to risk his elbow injury (he was still walking around with ice on it during the last test) albeit watching him and Wood on a bouncy one (assuming thats what we get) together could be fun
