Eng v Saffers

[tallliman]

Ali gone too. Starting to feel like a one innings match.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Broad's on form, thank goodness. Amla and de Villiers at the crease. Key moments for the game now.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Broad: 5 - 1 in his last 31 balls! SA 35-5.

 

[Beebo]

When he is in form he is truely distructive.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

46 - 7! Stokes and Finn in the wickets that Broad left for them. James Taylor pulls off another spectacular catch apparently (I'm listening, not watching).

 

[Supersuperleeds]

46-7 now

 

[tallliman]

Is the remaining question whether Hales gets a * next to his name?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Is the remaining question whether Hales gets a * next to his name?

If it stands for ''not selected''....

 

[nickyboy]

There will be plenty of naysayers making comments that, without Steyn and Philander, SA were there for the taking. But an away series win against the #1 ranked team in the world is not to be sniffed at

Beaten Australia and now SA. Batting line up looks the dogs now. Vey encouraged by the fact that England haven't relied upon an ageing Anderson to get the wickets. Would be nice in the final dead rubber to rest a couple and bring in tomorrow's men like Woakes

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Chacon a son gout! I can tolerate him, and love him like an old antique, but the number of gaffs he makes are turning him into the Phil Liggett of cricket.
I particularly like Simon Mann's style of enthusiastic but knowledgeable amateur, commentary. A breath of fresh air and nicely understated humour.

To be honest I know less than nothing about cricket, apart from Yorkshire are brilliant and Boycott should have his Yorkshire passport revoked, so any gaffs go over my head anyway.

Edit: Also like Phil Liggett, I know less about pro cycling than I do about cricket, so I can live with his gaffs as well. TDF coverage wouldn't be the same without him for me.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There will be plenty of naysayers making comments that, without Steyn and Philander, SA were there for the taking. But an away series win against the #1 ranked team in the world is not to be sniffed at

Beaten Australia and now SA. Batting line up looks the dogs now. Vey encouraged by the fact that England haven't relied upon an ageing Anderson to get the wickets. Would be nice in the final dead rubber to rest a couple and bring in tomorrow's men like Woakes

And at key points of the game, England managed to find players who could take the game away from SA. Remember that it was only today that the whole game was still in the balance. Broad, Root, Stokes were outstanding.

 

[tallliman]

I'm with you - particularly Hales and Compton. Sir Denis would not have approved.


Edit: I see he had a CBE not a knighthood. Sorry.

No Middlesex fan would complain if Denis got a posthumous knighthood. A splendid servant for County and country with a 50+ score on average every third innings.

 

[nickyboy]

Am I alone in being disappointed that England lost 3 wickets chasing that modest total?

Probably did it to keep the odds down to a sensible level for the final test

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Probably did it to keep the odds down to a sensible level for the final test

More spin than Shane Warne in that post!

 

[gavgav]

We really are a fantastic test side now. Number 1 in the world for me