CRICKET SA vs England

[WonderBob]

This year?
Isn't that just against England in his career?

No. That was runs scored in 2008.

 

[.geek]

This year?
Isn't that just against England in his career?

Between 2 Aug 2007 and 2 Aug 2008:

JH Kallis (SA) 15 24 4 1315 186 65.75 2446 53.76 6 4 1 147 8 investigate this query
GC Smith (SA) 15 26 2 1303 232 54.29 2049 63.59 4 4 0 173 3 investigate this query
HM Amla (SA) 15 24 2 1137 176* 51.68 2286 49.73 4 4 2 144 2 investigate this query
SC Ganguly (India) 13 25 2 1101 239 47.86 1706 64.53 2 6 3 136 7 investigate this query
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 9 14 1 1070 213* 82.30 2075 51.56 5 2 1 114 2 investigate this query
AB de Villiers (SA) 15 22 4 1035 217* 57.50 1907 54.27 3 3 0 117 5 investigate this query
KP Pietersen (Eng) 13 23 1 1021 152 46.40 1812 56.34 4 1 0 127 7 investigate this query
IR Bell (Eng) 13 23 2 990 199 47.14 1949 50.79 2 7 1 129 5 investigate this query
V Sehwag (India) 7 13 1 947 319 78.91 1123 84.32 3 2 0 112 16 investigate this query
VVS Laxman (India) 13 23 6 915 112* 53.82 1661 55.08 2 6 0 113 0 investigate this query

Source: Cricinfo Statsguru

 

[Ou grote]

Between 2 Aug 2007 and 2 Aug 2008:



Source: Cricinfo Statsguru

Ok, thought u meant 2008.
He had 1181 runs against Eng before this game.

 

[WonderBob]

Between 2 Aug 2007 and 2 Aug 2008:



Source: Cricinfo Statsguru

nice stats there. Includes 2 tests against Bang though which most people will be quick to point out.

 

[WonderBob]

Ok, thought u meant 2008.
He had 1181 runs against Eng before this game.

He does have 1000 runs in 2008 though. Should be about 1005 now. And he is the highest runs scorer in 08 as well.

 

[.geek]

**** first wicket. McKenzie missed that one completely.

 

[milomak]

that's so unfortunate. again the problem with not seeing the ball.

 

[.geek]

I just score those stats out the corner of my eye on Sky Sports. I saw 2008, Graeme Smith & 1000 runs. The rest is history.

 

[milomak]

if flintoff continues that type of ball he could have us all out in no time.

 

[milomak]

yeah it was 1000 runs in 2008 that they showed

 

[.geek]

that's so unfortunate. again the problem with not seeing the ball.

Have any of the English batsman had the same problem?

Hussain & Holding (Sky Sports commentators for those who don't know) demonstrated the other day how when the bowlers arm is fully extended just before the release of the ball in the bowlers delivery, the ball "comes out" of the area above the white sight screen. The problem is that there are seats there, making it hard (impossible) to see the red ball in the dark background.

 

[Fiekus]

can't take those flippin commentators anymore!

Sarcastically going on about the effects microphone.. and then the wicket falls. I was about to send them an email but I'll refrain for now

 

[LancelotSA]

Sh_t! They are still battling to pick up Flintoff's yorkers!! Bloody Edgbaston!

Flintoff to McKenzie, OUT, complete misjudgment from McKenzie! Flintoff fires in a yorker, McKenzie somehow fails to pick it and doesn't offer a shot, the ball swings in in the air and hits the boot, umpire Steve Davis gives him out. Hawkeye reckons that would have clipped the offstump. If you don't offer a stroke you're generally in big trouble. This reminds me of Chris Read getting out to Cairns at Lord's in 1999

 

[LancelotSA]

Have any of the English batsman had the same problem?

Hussain & Holding (Sky Sports commentators for those who don't know) demonstrated the other day how when the bowlers arm is fully extended just before the release of the ball in the bowlers delivery, the ball "comes out" of the area above the white sight screen. The problem is that there are seats there, making it hard (impossible) to see the red ball in the dark background.

Perhaps what we have is the England management/fans/groundsmen placing lots of fans there wearing red shirts when SA bat and then get them to put on white shirts when England bats!

I really feel the crowd/surroundings should not be able to have an effect on the game... even if it is only a problem with Flintoff's style/action, the stands should not favour one bowlers action!

 

[milomak]

the sky team making mention that although morkel is taller the english batsmen never seemed to have the same issue. but given how inconsistently morkel bowled that may be the reason.

but yeah it does worry me this thing.

EDIT: the simple thing is to have smith face flintoff. the lbw is less likely for him if he bowls from over the wicket.

 

[.geek]

Strange that. Also heard it and thought it doesn't make sense.

 

[.geek]

As for David Gower...

"Sort it out before the game".

Yeah sure, just get all the England bowlers to give you a quick warm up from both ends before the game starts.

 

[milomak]

apparently though it's not the first time that batsmen have lost sight of the ball at egbaston. so maybe there is a need to make the sightscreen longer.

 

[milomak]

hmm.

 

[DJ...]

Marginal Amla LBW that one - benefit should have gone to Amla, not the bowler...