CRICKET SA vs England

[WonderBob]

cr@p, covers going back on.

 

[stepper]

Funny comments by English fan(s) on BBC 606 Messageboard.

This one called: Michael Vaughn: I did my way part 2

Well I thought yesterday went quite well no big surprises.

Personally managed to fulfil one of my ambitions from previous artticle by getting back in the dressing room right after Straussy so he had no chance of going on about his captaincy skills. Also what a way to get out, trod on wicket I ask you.

We were soon joined by KP and then we had a little chat and our old mate Colly joined in, it was just like old times, days do not get any better than that.

Got a bit confused by KP on his mobile all the time talking about some new ground I think in India IPAL,IPL,IPIL or something like that, keeps talking about a million, don't like to upset him but you are never going to get a million people into a test ground.

Thought Colly did well, completely confused the bowlers they had no idea what he was doing with the bat, great tactics.

Good to have Freddie at 7 and therefore not out at the end, will do wonders for his batting average, might even get him over that bowler Broad who I dropped.

Anyway back to the grind

 

[LancelotSA]

Hey, this isn't a weather thread.

Aha but it is at least South African weather so I did not derail the thread all the way to India!!!

...AND I made reference to the SA game...

...AND did not discuss Indian whirlwinds and other unrelated cr_p!

 

[Ou grote]

Aha but it is at least South African weather so I did not derail the thread all the way to India!!!

...AND I made reference to the SA game...

...AND did not discuss Indian whirlwinds and other unrelated cr_p!

Pity the Kallis vs Flintoff duel ended so quickly

 

[LancelotSA]

Those sight screens are ridiculous... it is quite obvious that from the one end with Flintoff bowling it is impossible to see the ball!

The commentators have said that England played with those sight screens but it seems obvious to me that it is the darker skies and Flintoff's angle and height causing the problem... seems crazy that they take you off for bad light when you can't see the ball but Kallis, De Villiers and now Boucher have clearly not seen some of the balls! Bit tough to bat if you can't see the ball!!!!!!

 

[sand_man]

Those sight screens are ridiculous... it is quite obvious that from the one end with Flintoff bowling it is impossible to see the ball!

The commentators have said that England played with those sight screens but it seems obvious to me that it is the darker skies and Flintoff's angle and height causing the problem... seems crazy that they take you off for bad light when you can't see the ball but Kallis, De Villiers and now Boucher have clearly not seen some of the balls! Bit tough to bat if you can't see the ball!!!!!!

Lets hope by tomorrow evening Morne will be bowling from that end in equally poor light at the England middle order....

 

[WonderBob]

I dont think the sightscreen issues could have been that bad. It was a very important time of the game and series and I reckon Boucher just played on that a bit. He likes a scrap, and reckon he just tried to give some back to the Pommies any which way he could.

Boucher and Prince will have to grind out a lead of at least 100 tomorrow morning.

 

[milomak]

i was listening on the radio on the way. listened to the over with the lbw appeal. then they gave kallis the single in the next over. now here is the thing:

i understand why they (kallis/prince) took the single. mentality wise you don't want any of the opposition to think they have the edge over you. BUT. if you can't see the ball, should you not as a team be making the decision to be defending your wicket against the bowler who is able to exploit the conditions?

 

[milomak]

I dont think the sightscreen issues could have been that bad. It was a very important time of the game and series and I reckon Boucher just played on that a bit. He likes a scrap, and reckon he just tried to give some back to the Pommies any which way he could.

Boucher and Prince will have to grind out a lead of at least 100 tomorrow morning.

i doubt batsmen are going to let balls through in the manner boucher and kallis did just to get a scrap going. it's also pretty dangerous as you allow the lbw given how close some of them where.

 

[WonderBob]

i doubt batsmen are going to let balls through in the manner boucher and kallis did just to get a scrap going. it's also pretty dangerous as you allow the lbw given how close some of them where.

yes, of course, but I mean the way he was shouting at the Eng players and stuff.

 

[WonderBob]

Also, the light was no worse at the end than it was the rest of the day, and everybody else saw the ball fine, not sure exactly what the issue was.

 

[WonderBob]

quote from Kallis on the sightscreen issue:

"I don't think the light was an issue," said Kallis. "The dark windows above the sight screen, that was the issue.

"Let's hope common sense prevails and we get a sheet over there, otherwise we are going to get tall guys running up bowling yorkers all day.

"Hopefully the two captains can come together to sort that problem out."

 

[LancelotSA]

I dont think the sightscreen issues could have been that bad. It was a very important time of the game and series and I reckon Boucher just played on that a bit. He likes a scrap, and reckon he just tried to give some back to the Pommies any which way he could.

So Kallis was acting when he played no stroke at about three full length deliveries and then shook his head and smiled? And then Boucher turned his head away and flinched when he appeared to lose sight of a delivery just for fun?

EDIT : OK I see this has been discussed... but it is all good and well fixing the problem now when we definitely lost one wicket, perhaps two as a result of the "window issue"

 

[dominic]

huge series day today - prince boucher and the tail to knock on to a lead of 150+ and
then it is ours ours ours


irrelevant edit: Sehwag 199 not with last bat in...

 

[rpm]

I agree - a 150 lead is what is needed. Lets hope Prince/Boucher can do it.

 

[mercurial]

Well I was really hoping that we would get a lead in excess of 200. Seems we would be lucky to get a lead of 100 even. I hope that Boucher and Prince can both make centuries or high scoring fifties.

 

[mercurial]

Live scorecard

 

[LancelotSA]

Well my personal opinion is that even a lead of 100 will be substantial on this pitch. 200 will be great but really excessive considering this looks to be a low scoring match. I know you guys are hoping for a win by an innings but if we can get 100 and put them under extreme pressure we should still be able to knock off the deficit no probs.

 

[WonderBob]

So Kallis was acting when he played no stroke at about three full length deliveries and then shook his head and smiled? And then Boucher turned his head away and flinched when he appeared to lose sight of a delivery just for fun?

EDIT : OK I see this has been discussed... but it is all good and well fixing the problem now when we definitely lost one wicket, perhaps two as a result of the "window issue"

which two wickets did we lose?

The windows were there the whole day, no like someone went and painted them black during the tea break.

 

[mercurial]

Well my personal opinion is that even a lead of 100 will be substantial on this pitch. 200 will be great but really excessive considering this looks to be a low scoring match.

Agreed.