England v South Africa - 1st Test - The Oval

[Titanic]

and FIGJAMs back in the hutch... played down the Bakerloo to a straight one... after a couple of short ones from Morkel

57-3 it really is IMPOSSIBLE to bat out there.

 

[Titanic]

Strauss BAMBOOZLED by Tahir... combined with a poor shot choice from the hapless England captain... 67-4

How Swann bowled 52 overs without taking a wicket is BEYOND me.

 

[brightonmark1234]

swann didnt take a wicket because they made him look rubbish but we all know he is not

 

[Titanic]

England close the day on 102-4

Bell 14* Bopara 15*

Still trailing by 150.

Well played South Africa - I think you have shaded that one!

 

[larus]

At lunch, 177-5. Trailing by 75.

Bopara the man out, and Bell/Prior still there. 62 overs left. SA are still favorites, and we could do with losing only 1 wicket in the afternoon session (obviously, be good not to lose any).

 

[Pavilionaire]

2nd new ball will be key.

 

[larus]

2nd new ball will be key.

Especially as Prior has now gone. Need to keep the scoreboard ticking over, so that we can get in front, which helps the time equation.

 

[Simster]

New ball has been taken. Ten (ish) overs to determine the outcome of the test?

 

[Simster]

Bell goes, 210/7

I should think that's that.

 

[leigull]

Where's Monty when you need him

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Bell goes, 210/7

I should think that's that.

Think so - stopped listening when that happened.

 

[ROSM]

Prior has to man up and take responsibility for his wicket. Just another 10 - 15 overs and I think we would have got the draw. Tuffers went bonkers on TMS about it. I know others have let the side down (KP etc) but Prior had played himself in. Poor Cricket.

 

[brightonmark1234]

rubbish England going to lose 3-0

 

[brightonmark1234]

cant see england winning the next two tests

 

[larus]

Perspective. Christ, we've lost a test match; not had a 5-0 drubbing from the Aussies.

It was a test match where we didn't play well; guess what - shit happens in life. See we've got the usual 'time to cut my wrist cos we've lost and we're shit' suspects out now.

 

[farawaysaint]

Have to love Steyn, even when he's not bowling well he's deadly.

 

[Common as Mook]

Perspective. Christ, we've lost a test match; not had a 5-0 drubbing from the Aussies.

It was a test match where we didn't play well; guess what - shit happens in life. See we've got the usual 'time to cut my wrist cos we've lost and we're shit' suspects out now.

Yup. We are a QUALITY side and we always start series badly. There is so much about this team in terms of character and I fully expect us to bounce back and at least salvage a draw from this series.

 

[leigull]

perspective. Christ, we've lost a test match; not had a 5-0 drubbing from the aussies.

It was a test match where we didn't play well; guess what - shit happens in life. See we've got the usual 'time to cut my wrist cos we've lost and we're shit' suspects out now.

Panic!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[crodonilson]

Oh dear, what an absolute DISGRACE.

Put the result, not just losing but the size of it into perespective. First time in the history of test cricket a side has won whilst losing only two wickets. An innings defeat is a humiliation if you lose all you wickets twice over for that of one of the opposition, we lost twenty for less than they lost two. It would be the equivalent in football of Spain losing at home to third in the world Uruguay 8-0.

Ravi Bopara, never again, and maybe some of the ego's in the squad should shut the f*** up about creating legacies, being the best England side ever and an era of Australia-esque dominance and worry about playing and working hard a bit more.