Eng v S.A. Test Series

Lord Tyrion said:
Great quote seen on the BBC online cricket feed "great to see two men from Essex wearing white who are not on Love Island" :D
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Excellent quote !!! At least Westley and Cook aren't the orange Essex hybrid spawned from inside the M25 . Proper country boys these two. Cook used to play for Maldon and Westley Saffron Walden both quintessentially Essex towns.
 
Nah, Essex is all abat Dagenham and Brentwood init.

Shame for Westley, looked very promising. Certainly looked more at ease than Ballance has so far this summer.
 
From the look of Malan's dismissal yesterday he just didnt pick the length. The shot that he tried to play was awful and he was rattled for pace. He is going to get that ball regularly in test cricket and he needs to learn to keep that out or he is going to have a short test career. Westley didnt look out of his depth at all, jennings is really struggling!
 
He is allowed to be nervous first match up. I didn't see it so I can only go off the descriptions online but I suspect my feet would be in treacle first few balls.

Jennings needs to go back to County cricket and get his confidence and foot movement back.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
He is allowed to be nervous first match up. I didn't see it so I can only go off the descriptions online but I suspect my feet would be in treacle first few balls.

Jennings needs to go back to County cricket and get his confidence and foot movement back.
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TRJ faced the same bowling batting at 9 and has faired better in his first test also. He also got a toe rattler from rabada just know that he kept out... I just dont think Malan is good enough for Test cricket unfortunately.
 
Jates12 said:
TRJ faced the same bowling batting at 9 and has faired better in his first test also. He also got a toe rattler from rabada just know that he kept out... I just dont think Malan is good enough for Test cricket unfortunately.
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Bit harsh after 1 17 ball innings. Malan's incredibly talented, and I think you have to give him a bit more of a chance that instantly dismissing him after getting beaten by one very good yorker.
 
Dan2501 said:
Bit harsh after 1 17 ball innings. Malan's incredibly talented, and I think you have to give him a bit more of a chance that instantly dismissing him after getting beaten by one very good yorker.
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I do not disagree that he is very talented but his game is geared to ODI and T20 stuff, I know he has got runs at First Class level but I just dont think he is good enough for Test Match cricket. I didnt think he was good enough before and I dont now, Just my opinion mate.
 
I'd rather give a bloke a fair crack of the whip before judging it, but that's just me.

That's the way to get to a ton. Stokes is amazing. What a player.
 
Dan2501 said:
I'd rather give a bloke a fair crack of the whip before judging it, but that's just me.

That's the way to get to a ton. Stokes is amazing. What a player.
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Ive not said that he doesnt deserve a chance, what im saying is that if he doesnt learn to keep out those deliveries its going to be a short career at test level as a number 5. I dont think he is good enough and until he proves me wrong that will still be my opinion. Stokes is a class act, not many in the world better batting at number 7.
 
You may well be right but a tail ender is not expected to make runs so can bat without worries. A batsman has to make runs so tension may have got the better of him. We will need to see him in the next innings and another match before we can start forming a judgement at that level. You may be right straight away of course, I haven't seen enough of him.

Stokes, a bit more than useful to be coming in where he does. Big improvement in his batting and a genuinely class player now.
 
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