Eng v S.A. Test Series

I think that would be too short a time frame. I accept the opening bowlers will be slow in the first hour or two but that should be balanced out by the use of spinners or change medium pacers.
 
a little confused at the line Anderson bowled to Der Brain. out side off would have seen him either not score or get out. yet JA bowled middle and leg which suited DB shovel into the leg side.

Mo Ali bowled well though., Rashid would have been a handful on that wicket.
 
De Kock is class. Imo, Ingram would / should be in the SA side. Ali bowled well today, he is a fantastic cricketer for England.
 
Englands run rate was bit pedestrian this afternoon, should have had over 250 lead by COP. Maybe made more of an effort to go after their spinner, esp with Phillander injured. could have really pressed home the advantage and put pressure on the bowlers and make them use the part timers more.
 
fundy said:
top class counter attack from de Kock. 50 off 36 balls and looked imperious especially batting with the tail
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To be fair all of the Sky team, Botham, Warne, etc reckon he should be at 4 or 5 at the lowest. He's a good batsman and often seems panicked (not today) trying to make runs with tail enders. Shame he made a mistake after the 50 and the 2nd fastest at Lords isn't a bad thing for the CV
 
one helluva morning session as the pitch deteriorates pretty quickly. Saffers giving themselves an outside chance albeit gonna be mighty tough chasing on this

would love to see them show some intent and send de kock in at the top of the order
 
All those muppets complaining about Cook and Ballance scoring too slowly - look what happened when they got out. T20 has made too many cricket fans totally clueless about Test match play.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
All those muppets complaining about Cook and Ballance scoring too slowly - look what happened when they got out. T20 has made too many cricket fans totally clueless about Test match play.
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Willis and Botham as per usual sucking the life out of a solid days performance. I agree 100% with you. Loads of time left to bat, difficult wicket, just make sure the lead gets to 300. SA now 74/7, further proving the point.
 
Moeen been superb, SA been awful

Always looked a very dry surface, sort of explains why we picked Dawson (well explains why we picked a second spinner, not why we picked Dawson)
 
fundy said:
Moeen been superb, SA been awful

Always looked a very dry surface, sort of explains why we picked Dawson (well explains why we picked a second spinner, not why we picked Dawson)
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Good selection, I thought TJR would get the nod. Bit of a kick in the stones for Rashid tho. Is his test career over???
 
Fantastic day of cricket for the armchair fans. Wickets a plenty before lunch and then SA set a tough target and skittled out by some top class bowling. I think SA look average and not sure whether Du Plessis will make a difference if he comes back in. They seem a side in development but any side that has lost the players of the stature of those that have retired in the last few years would struggle.

Thumbs up to the women too who recovered from a wobbly collapse to post a competitive score and then got the job done on the Aussies to grab a win
 
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