England v South Africa - 1st Test - The Oval

[Simster]

Who would you have then? Or would you keep Ravi in?

I would keep Ravi in, or play a 5th bowler.

 

[Titanic]

Bell leaves a straight one.

284-6

350 looks a long way off.. unless Bresnan can produce something special

 

[Horsham Gull]

Bell bowled by Kallis

 

[Razzoo]

Saffers right back in this.

 

[Simster]

Error from Bell and he's gone. England are now paying the price for Pietersen's typically cheap dismissal last night, but will seemingly have to tolerate him as he made 40 odd with ease.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

does anyone have a link to watch or listen?

 

[Marshy]

Error from Bell and he's gone. England are now paying the price for Pietersen's typically cheap dismissal last night, but will seemingly have to tolerate him as he made 40 odd with ease.

Really. So its Pietersen's Fault they got out ?

 

[Simster]

Really. So its Pietersen's Fault they got out ?

No. It's Pietersen's fault they have been exposed to the quality South African bowling this morning under a cloudy sky. He could easily have batted out the session himself last night, and is a good enough batsman to have ensured our lesser players weren't facing early this morning.

Instead, England will be about 330/9 at lunch, as Prior is not going to last another half hour IMO.

 

[Titanic]

... Prior is not going to last another half hour IMO.

and Bresnan has no hope either

 

[hans kraay fan club]

You can understand the South African's whingeing though, since all of their players are native Africans.

Apart from the Pakistani, Imran Tahir, presumably?

 

[highway61]

No. It's Pietersen's fault they have been exposed to the quality South African bowling this morning under a cloudy sky. He could easily have batted out the session himself last night, and is a good enough batsman to have ensured our lesser players weren't facing early this morning.

Instead, England will be about 330/9 at lunch, as Prior is not going to last another half hour IMO.

BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott
"The way Prior has played he could have been out I don't know how many times. He's almost playing a shot a ball before he's got in. Just play an innings."

 

[Titanic]

Bresnan smashes Kallis though the covers... and England cruise past 300...

302-6 (108.3 overs)

Prior 17* Bresnan 8*

 

[Titanic]

Tahir leaves Bresnan in a spin... another drag-on... oh well.

313-7

 

[Titanic]

Broad faces a review... not given... looked like it was going down or just clipping...

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

Anybody got a stream this morning??

 

[Titanic]

Lunch - Day 2

England 326-7

Prior 32* Broad 8*

Well, I think South Africa shaded that session...

25 overs, 59 runs, 4 wickets.

 

[Silk]

No. It's Pietersen's fault they have been exposed to the quality South African bowling this morning under a cloudy sky. He could easily have batted out the session himself last night, and is a good enough batsman to have ensured our lesser players weren't facing early this morning.

Instead, England will be about 330/9 at lunch, as Prior is not going to last another half hour IMO.

Lets remember that it was Bell and Cook that were in, two top batsmen. You might have a point if Pietersen had left the tail exposed. But since he didn't, you're talking cods.

 

[Titanic]

Matt Prior reaches a pretty irresponsible 50, in 75 balls

and England have crept past 350...

England 357-7 Prior 53* Broad 16*

 

[mikeyjh]

Thought at the start that 350 would be reasonable so pleased with this. I've really started to appreciate Prior, (it's taken a while), he's obviously not the best keeper out there but he's right up there worldwide in terms of WK/Batsmen...

 

[Titanic]

Broad gone. Bowled Philander.

358-8