[Cricket] 1st Test Eng v SA - Due to kick-off 11am at Lord's (weather allowing)

[Is it PotG?]

Weather looks a bit iffy in NW8 today, clouds and possible storms.

Win the toss and take the ball I'd say.

 

[Titanic]

Stokes is a useless tosser... Elgar has inserted.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Big toss to win.

Weather better tomorrow onwards, damp wicket already.

SA win the toss and bowl, no plop Sherlock.

 

[PeterT]

I’m up there Thursday and Friday. Oh well, would like to have seen us batting tomorrow but that doesn’t look very likely, unless the bulk of today gets rained off!

 

[Titanic]

England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Alex Lees, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes (capt.), 7 Ben Foakes, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Jack Leach, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 James Anderson

South Africa: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Sarel Erwee, 3 Keegan Petersen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Rassie van der Dussen, 6 Kyle Verreynne, 7 Keshav Maharaj, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Anrich Nortje

Why no Ollie Robinson? Surely he would have been ideal in these conditions?

 

[Titanic]

Tricky session ahead... one down already.

Poor shot from Lees

England 6-1 (3 overs)

 

[jakarta]

Tricky session ahead... one down already.

Poor shot from Lees

England 6-1 (3 overs)

He has got to go shirley - get Phil Salt in there.

 

[Titanic]

Crawley fails again... prodding at Rabada

25-2 (8.5 overs)

 

[Simster]

Our openers are absolutely tremendous aren't they?

 

[Titanic]

LBW review - Rabada on Pope... looked leggy ??

 

[Titanic]

Review burned.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Perfect bowling conditions though isn't it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

LBW review - Rabada on Pope... looked leggy ??

Ngidi

 

[Titanic]

Crikey... Marco Jansen is a GIANT!

2.06 metres tall, left arm over... could be a right handful.

6' 9" in old money.

 

[Titanic]

Root out.. LBW to the beanpole. Review but looked close enough.

 

[Titanic]

Clipping leg... he's gone.

42-3 (13.5 overs)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I know the technology shows that it IS (just) hitting, but honestly - that's a shit call from the umpire. You can't give stuff that you think 'might just' be clipping leg stump, surely?

 

[dazzer6666]

I know the technology shows that it IS (just) hitting, but honestly - that's a shit call from the umpire. You can't give stuff that you think 'might just' be clipping leg stump, surely?

Barely even a coat of varnish....didn't think it looked like it was hitting in real time or on the replays

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I know the technology shows that it IS (just) hitting, but honestly - that's a shit call from the umpire. You can't give stuff that you think 'might just' be clipping leg stump, surely?

Barely even a coat of varnish....didn't think it looked like it was hitting in real time or on the replays

Yep. Very poor umpiring.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Barely even a coat of varnish....didn't think it looked like it was hitting in real time or on the replays

Seriously - if that is out, then I ought to be getting 3 or 4 LBW decisions every spell I bowl.