South Africa v England Test Series

Tongo said:
Great performance from England. And without Jimmy. Very clinical this morning.
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Indeed. Looks like Steyn may be out for SA in the next test and if we get Jimmy back, we can win the next as well. England looked pretty solid all round. A few mistakes and one or two could do with a few more runs but a 241 run win is pretty emphatic
 
ball starting to reverse a bit after tea here, big session ahead if England arent to waste a decent start on a good deck

pitch is very dry though (hence the reverse on day 1 and has to suit England more as the test gets to the latter stages) but really should be batting SA out of the game today/tomorrow

rabada been a breath of fresh air, amazed coaches havent got him to use his front arm better though
 
Root through to 50 and then out to a daft shot. A lot on Stokes's shoulders now to get England up to near 300. Definitely SA's day on this pitch and I thought 350 would be a par first innings score. Think we'll struggle to get there or indeed 300. Rabada does look a good young bowler
 
Excellent last session for England against a tiring 4 man attack with Morkel it appears carrying some sort of niggle, clearly their day. Press on in the morning with 450 the minimum target now
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Root through to 50 and then out to a daft shot. A lot on Stokes's shoulders now to get England up to near 300. Definitely SA's day on this pitch and I thought 350 would be a par first innings score. Think we'll struggle to get there or indeed 300. Rabada does look a good young bowler
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I see you are as good at calling cricket as football.:whistle:

Having Bairstow at seven gives great depth to the batting, and hopefully Alli and Braod can get a few as well.
 
What an innings from Stokes. Most runs from an Englishman in a session, most runs ever before lunch in a Test, and 2nd fastest Test double century of all time. What a man. He's not going to be consistently excellent, but when he can play innings like he's played today there's no reason to not have him in the side, he also provides much needed balance. Superb stuff.
 
Dan2501 said:
What an innings from Stokes. Most runs from an Englishman in a session, most runs ever before lunch in a Test, and 2nd fastest Test double century of all time. What a man. He's not going to be consistently excellent, but when he can play innings like he's played today there's no reason to not have him in the side, he also provides much needed balance. Superb stuff.
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No he won't be, but England should be picking him every time even when things dont go his way. England have enough consistent performers, they need the odd player like Stokes who will produce a stunning performance every once in a while to turn a match.
 
That flick off the hip for 4 was a beautiful shot. He's played some brutal, massive shots today, but that was a proper cricket shot. Nudged it off his hip with perfect timing into a tiny gap. This has been a superb innings.
 
Yeah Bairstow's been excellent. Just gone along at his own pace, not got carried away with everything that Stokes was doing, just compiled a superb hundred. He did actually get to his 50 in less balls than Stokes, but since then he's been composed and been the perfect foil for Stokes.
 
Bairstow deserves it.... Class above the rest in the last test. I actually think Elgar is as good a spinner than the offie.... Can't believe given the carnage this morning, he didn't get a go....

Will be interesting to see if Anderson can swing the ball and do some damage.
 
Tongo said:
Good lad. I'd imagine he'll look to tee off now!

On another subject, Amla's lost the plot. Bairstow on 99 and no close catchers. At least put the guy under some sort of pressure.
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I agree.... Although it must be hard given the substandard attack and this mornings antics.

If you think of the previous SA captains, they have all been tough larger than life characters. Amla doesn't fit that bill. He should have enough experience though to make good decisions.
Also, and I hope to eat my words on this, the ball coming on the bat so well I think will suite his and de villiers batting style....
 
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