jakarta
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165 ao, probably a bit more than I thought we would get first up.
[Cricket] 1st Test Eng v SA - Due to kick-off 11am at Lord's (weather allowing)
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Broad 100 wickets at Lords.
SA 17-1
Review might be high...
Broad 100 wickets at Lords.
SA 17-1
Review might be high...
Yes it is.... pity.
JackB247
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Was a bad toss to lose this, a couple of wickets straight after lunch would be great as looks like the weather is going to improve into the evening.
Could be a long shift in the field but I hope I'm wrong.
Could be a long shift in the field but I hope I'm wrong.
At last... Elgar is unlucky... prods forward, off his pad, onto his arm and dribbles back on to his stumps... a wicket for Jimmy
85-1
85-1
thedonkeycentrehalf
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Have this on in the background whilst working. Strauss was talking about crowds etc and seems to live in a different world. Typical public schoolboy who doesn't seem to realise that international games are now a very expensive day out for most people.
jakarta
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Well this as much a shitshow as it was pre BM...
I was at the Kensington Oval yesterday for the first West Indies v New Zealand ODI. What a fantastic place to watch cricket.
We were in the party stand, USD38 per person, which included 5 free alcoholic drinks.
Whilst it was great that the Windies won, there wasn’t much of an atmosphere because the ground was almost empty.
Leach getting some purchase... and a wicket.
45.1 Leach to Markram, OUT
Gottim first ball, wafting outside off! Tossed up and spinning away, Markram could easily have had a sighter and left alone but some reflexive urge to feel bat on ball kicked in and he tickled an edge through to Foakes. Illingworth's finger goes straight up, and England have a third
Aiden Markram c †Foakes b Leach 16 (27b 3x4 0x6) SR: 59.25
160-3
45.1 Leach to Markram, OUT
Gottim first ball, wafting outside off! Tossed up and spinning away, Markram could easily have had a sighter and left alone but some reflexive urge to feel bat on ball kicked in and he tickled an edge through to Foakes. Illingworth's finger goes straight up, and England have a third
Aiden Markram c †Foakes b Leach 16 (27b 3x4 0x6) SR: 59.25
160-3
A brute from Stokes.... Erwee fended off to Foakes
187-4
187-4
larus
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Need to keep the lead under 200 (ideally under 150) and hope we get a better day with the bat. 23 lead at the moment.
Rassie van der Dussen.... trapped in front by Stokes... reviewing but looks a goner to me.
192-5, lead 27
192-5, lead 27
jakarta
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2 for Stokes, no doubt as usual 9 /10 / Jack will make a stack of runs as we try to bounce them out, as opposed to bowling straight...
Broad strikes - his 100th wicket at Lord's 
62.2 Broad to Verreynne, OUT
There's the nick! Broad drags his length back, finds some nibble back into the bat, flicks the edge and Foakes does the needful! 100 Test wickets at Lord's for Broad, and now the game is truly afoot!
Kyle Verreynne c †Foakes b Broad 11 (21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 52.38
210-6, lead 45
62.2 Broad to Verreynne, OUT
There's the nick! Broad drags his length back, finds some nibble back into the bat, flicks the edge and Foakes does the needful! 100 Test wickets at Lord's for Broad, and now the game is truly afoot!
Kyle Verreynne c †Foakes b Broad 11 (21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 52.38
210-6, lead 45
Broad strikes, 100th test wicket at Lord’s
Lead of 45 with 6 down, could be another close one this. Worrying for South Africa as they’ve not made the most of much better batting conditions than England had.
Lead of 45 with 6 down, could be another close one this. Worrying for South Africa as they’ve not made the most of much better batting conditions than England had.
larus
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I'm going tomorrow. First Test match I've been to in several years - £110 to sit in the Lower Grand Stand !!!!!
Nice one. Have a great day. £110 - ouch.
Thank you - transport's a bit of an issue but I'm sure I can get there somehow.
Yes ouch indeed ( however, someone kindly purchased the ticket for me , so no ouch for me - but very expensive . I seemed to remember it being about £30-£40 quid but as I say it's been a while since I went).
Ludensian Gull
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Looking at it logically, a game of football will set you back £45/50 for 90mins entertainment .6 hrs of cricket works out cheaper .
You're right (although I pay about £30 a game at the Amex - season ticket) but with cricket you have no guarantee that 6 hours will be played in the day. I just felt it was a lot of money for a pretty ordinary seat between two mediocre sides. How many were there today ?