England v South Africa - 1st Test - The Oval

[Mackenzie]

England turning on the taps now.....300 by the close of play.

 

[Titanic]

A.N.Cook 100* (222 balls)

England 218-2 (70.4 overs)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott

"If you're an opener who gets in on this pitch, you'd be saying to numbers six and seven, 'you go the pictures this afternoon - get yourself an ice cream'."

 

[Pavilionaire]

Quality line from Geoffrey. If only he hadn't battered his wife he'd have been the best Geoffrey ever (1st place goes to the host of 'Rainbow').

 

[Lady Whistledown]

does anyone else think Kallis might be wearing a wig? Looks a bit advanced hair studio....

It's not a secret that Kallis has undergone a bit of rug maintenance is it? He is one of their star cricketing clients, along with Warne & various others.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Kp gone

 

[Pavilionaire]

KP so infuriating, but at the end of the day 42's a decent knock and the 81 partnership with Cook was useful.

 

[Questions]

What changed to make us good at cricket ? Honest question.

 

[severnside gull]

500 up just after tea tomorrow and put the saffers in for the final 90 minutes - sorted

 

[Mackenzie]

What changed to make us good at cricket ? Honest question.

Central contracts and decent coaching/management probably.

 

[Silent Bob]

Also getting a few South Africans in.

 

[jakarta]

Also getting a few South Africans in.

Sorry this is utter bollocks, bowlers win Test Matches and we have the best (and most in depth) bowling lineup in the last 30 years which is nothing to to do with Trott or Figjam.

Finn, Onions, Tremlett and Panesar would have walked into a typical 1980's - 1990's England Team IMO and can't get a game at present. Lots of other options in future for England such as Borthwick and Briggs.

All this from our 'rubbish' County Championship set-up which the ECB (and twats like Michael Vaughan) want to dismantle.

If I wasn't so pissed off with them I might be interested to see what sort of Players emerge from their T20 Franchise vision of the future - what utter bellends they are...

 

[Silent Bob]

Sorry this is utter bollocks,

You are utter bollocks.

 

[vegster]

What changed to make us good at cricket ? Honest question.

Most other countries started to focus on one day or 20/20 just as we decided to get a proper domestic structure

 

[jakarta]

You are utter bollocks.

You watch a lot of cricket then - I doubt it as you haven't tried to disagree with anything I have said?

 

[Silent Bob]

You watch a lot of cricket then - I doubt it as you haven't tried to disagree with anything I have said?

I don't need to try. You think Strauss, Trott, Pietersen, Prior haven't helped improve the England team.

I think you are utter bollocks.

 

[jakarta]

I don't need to try. You think Strauss, Trott, Pietersen, Prior haven't helped improve the England team.

I think you are utter bollocks.

No I didn't say that, try reading my post.

 

[highway61]

Like everyone I would love to see a 500 total, and it may happen, but whats the minimum score you would take? If we lose a couple very early we may struggle as they are a pretty decent attack, but i would take 430-450

 

[Titanic]

Like everyone I would love to see a 500 total, and it may happen, but whats the minimum score you would take? If we lose a couple very early we may struggle as they are a pretty decent attack, but i would take 430-450

450 put us in the box seats... but it is such a good wicket and the batting lineup is long and strong... anything is possible, including 350

 

[highway61]

450 put us in the box seats... but it is such a good wicket and the batting lineup is long and strong... anything is possible, including 350

could not agree more!