[Cricket] 2nd Test Match South Africa v England

[The Wizard]

Solid leave that from Curran, stumps cartwheeling.

If England are going to pick Buttler and send him out with the instruction of playing it like it is a one-day innings then you have to ask what is the point of test cricket?

I suppose the point is he comes in at 300/5 not 150/5.

 

[Badger]

It's always important to know where your stumps are

 

[The Wizard]

Bess
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Now Broad and Anderson taking the new ball...

 

[pasty]

Be amazed if we get to 250

 

[BensGrandad]

Didnt they say Bess was picked because he can bat?

 

[Luke93]

Anderson must be the only number 11 who needs to bring a selection of 5+ bats with him for any test.

 

[The Wizard]

Wonder if we average more batting first in a 50 over game or first innings of a test? I know it’s very different skill but I bet it’s close, indicative of our absolute lack of concentration and ability to go long.

WTF happened to Broads batting, what a farcical dismissal.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Pretty abject batting once again.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Yep, loving that "all-round package" that the selection of Dom Bess has brought to the team.

Shite with the ball AND shite with the bat - you can't get more all-round than that.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Pretty abject batting once again.

We've got No Hope, Bob Hope or Ollie Pope.

 

[The Wizard]

Ollie Pope is THRASHING it about, might as well just send our one day team out probably make a better score

 

[pasty]

Be amazed if we get to 250

Woohoo, I'm amazed

252/9

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Woohoo, I'm amazed

252/9

Do we get a batting point?

 

[studio150]

Pope gets a 50

257/9

 

[pasty]

261 all out

Edit: or not. No ball.

 

[studio150]

261 a/o

around 200 too few

Hang on, no ball

262-9

 

[The Wizard]

Pope holes out, NO BALL

 

[big nuts]

The ball before that went for 4 was also a massive no ball which wasn’t called.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

The ball before that went for 4 was also a massive no ball which wasn’t called.

Crap umpiring

 

[The Wizard]

Isn’t that he same umpire who was widely regarded as the ‘Stevie Wonder’ umpire during the ashes series?