3rd ODI: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Nov 27, 2009

[8ace]

Umpires: M Erasmus, R J Tucker, J Srinath, B G Jerling
South Africa: Gm Smith (C), Amla, de Villiers, Duminy, Petersen, Boucher (W), A Morkel, McLaren, van der Merwe, Steyn, Parnell
England: Strauss (C), J Trott, Pietersen, Collingwood, E Morgan, Prior (W), L Wright, Bresnan, Swann, Broad, Anderson

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

 

[CHAPPERS]

England's batting is a strong look.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Is it going ahead? I'd presumed that the outfield would be overrun with baboons.

 

[Scarface]

Looks a strong team all round. The news reader on Absolute Radio said who ever won the toss would win. Although he also said the game was being played in Kemp Town!

 

[CHAPPERS]

SA won the toss 12 times here, batted 12 times and have won 12 times.

LUMP ON? Not at 4/9!

 

[BensGrandad]

Apparently the team batting first usually wins in Cape Town.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Sarf won toss and batt first...

 

[Titanic]

Smith and Amla cruising... 31-0 (5.1 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Flippin' 'eck Tucker! That looked close.

 

[Titanic]

Flippin' 'eck Tucker! That looked close.

maybe pitched just outside leg...

32-0 (6 overs).

 

[CHAPPERS]

Reckon SA to get up to 360.

 

[Titanic]

Reckon SA to get up to 360.

They will if we keep feeding Smith with wide half-volleys.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

anyone got a decent internet stream of this?

 

[CHAPPERS]

They will if we keep feeding Smith with wide half-volleys.

Are they bowling over or around the wicket to him?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Flippin' 'eck Tucker! That looked close.

(having looked again at the opening post on this thread) I've just seen what you did there...!

 

[Titanic]

Are they bowling over or around the wicket to him?

Over... and now Broad's dropped short and been pummelled to mid-wicket.

60-0 (10 overs)

 

[Titanic]

South Africa 98-0 (16.4 overs)

Smith 50* (50 balls)

 

[Titanic]

South Africa 100-0 (17 overs)

 

[Perry Milkins]

Over... and now Broad's dropped short and been pummelled to mid-wicket.

60-0 (10 overs)

he's not really that good is he...

 

[CHAPPERS]

I can't help but think our quicks just aren't quick enough. We need someone like Steyn or Lee to really get at batsmen sometimes.

Mahmood is the only option we have in that mould. Anderson, Bresnan and Broad just don't have enough variation of pace.