CRICKET SA vs England

[mercurial]

we are batting first.

For a change
Will be interesting to see how much we can make. We've been chasing in the last two matches.

 

[mercurial]

Live scorecard

 

[WonderBob]

For a change
Will be interesting to see how much we can make. We've been chasing in the last two matches.

its overcast, so will be a difficult morning, ball should swing some. Will be a tough job for the openers.

 

[silkman]

would like to see a great partnership from Amla/Kallis.. their combination is lekker to watch

 

[killadoob]

Can i ask why England keep firing their captains when its the batsmen letting them down?

 

[sand_man]

And what a t1t for admitting he does not know how to read a pitch

He would have been a bigger t1t for admitting he does know how to read a pitch when he does not..

 

[WonderBob]

Can i ask why England keep firing their captains when its the batsmen letting them down?

He quit, he was not fired.

 

[sand_man]

I think England are going to come out firing!!! I would have bowled 1st today under the circumstances.

 

[WonderBob]

He would have been a bigger t1t for admitting he does know how to read a pitch when he does not..

off course, but he should have been able to answer the question without admitting either way... (i know, its not a perfect world )

 

[sand_man]

agreed...

 

[dominic]

okay
we bat them out of the game with a 600+ total despite losing smith and mckenzie in the first hour
kallis finally gets a double hundred
pietersen does well and scores a solid and relatively slow century
but morkel, in a more relaxed atmosphere and a slightly quicker pitch, takes them apart with his first 10fer in test match (not sure if he has a 1st class one...)
result: draw or SA victory on the 5th day without batting twice

as series winner we should be able to take henry blofeld away and have him as our travelling commentator

 

[mercurial]

Dominic, you are rather optimistic eh? Is that the spirits talking?

 

[WonderBob]

holy cr@p Graeme. Not the way to start!! Lucky

 

[sand_man]

oooh... I'm scared for us this morning... If we lose early wickets then we going to battle... OMG Smith dropped 1st ball...

 

[sand_man]

I don't see us getting much more than 270 1st innings. In fact I see us being bowled out today...

 

[mercurial]

Why we batted 1st is beyond me. The conditions supports the decision of bowling first.

 

[UnoPanelvan]

Score 0-0, nearly 0-1, Smith dropped in first over, I think first ball, well what a luck. Harmisson bowling, on fire, some movement.

 

[WonderBob]

what an over.

Dropped first ball, some good balls after that, Smith gets hit on the balls, then some blood from Ambrose.

 

[Ou grote]

what an over.

Dropped first ball, some good balls after that, Smith gets hit on the balls, then some blood from Ambrose.

And no tv at work - wanna go home

No wides yet so a fifer for Harmi on the cards here.

 

[WonderBob]

And no tv at work - wanna go home

No wides yet so a fifer for Harmi on the cards here.

I've got a TV in my office