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

[Is it PotG?]

100 lead up, Stokes getting tonked.

16 off the over.

Sir Jimmy feeling the rough end of a pineapple too.

 

[The Wizard]

Ridiculous bowling to the lower order as usual, why do England always struggle so much with lower order batsmen?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Just set a normal field with three slips, gully etc and pitch it up at the stumps.

With the occasional shorter to unsettle them.

It's really not rocket science.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Looks like a decent lead for NZ. We need a big 2nd innings, but can we do it if we are not chasing?

 

[jakarta]

Saffers taking the piss, I'll bet 400 is on Elgar's mind.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Looks like a decent lead for NZ. We need a big 2nd innings, but can we do it if we are not chasing?

I can absolutely guarantee you, that NZ will not win this Test.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Looks like a decent lead for NZ. We need a big 2nd innings, but can we do it if we are not chasing?

Yup, my money is on SA.

 

[A1X]

Ridiculous bowling to the lower order as usual, why do England always struggle so much with lower order batsmen?

Trying to be too clever. That and it happened to them with the Aussies a few years ago and now they think it has to be done by them to everyone else.

 

[jakarta]

Reluctantly, I suppose this thread needs bouncing.

Anyone want to run a Zak Crawley 2nd Innings Sweepstake, I think he will limp to 25 then nick off...

 

[Titanic]

Reluctantly, I suppose this thread needs bouncing.

Anyone want to run a Zak Crawley 2nd Innings Sweepstake, I think he will limp to 25 then nick off...

A 'daddy'

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[Mackenzie]

Reluctantly, I suppose this thread needs bouncing.

Anyone want to run a Zak Crawley 2nd Innings Sweepstake, I think he will limp to 25 then nick off...

11.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Crawley - either 5 or an annoying 30 something that will do just enough to drag the agony of his current inclusion in to the 2nd test.

 

[A1X]

Everyone will be watching. I’m going 4 (probably off three balls).

 

[Titanic]

Brilliant catch from Broad... Rabada gone 3rd ball of the day... 289-8

77.3 W
Potts to Rabada, OUT
Hoicked leg side, over the leaping fielder... Oh My Broad! He's grabbed a blinder! Looked for all the world like Rabada's firm pull would clear Broad at midwicket, only for the veteran to stick up his right paw and pluck the chance from the sky!

Kagiso Rabada c Broad b Potts 3 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Reluctantly, I suppose this thread needs bouncing.

Anyone want to run a Zak Crawley 2nd Innings Sweepstake, I think he will limp to 25 then nick off...

A wildly optimistic 48!

 

[jakarta]

Still bowling this dozy short pitched stuff, Saffers unconcerned. 307-8

 

[Titanic]

Broad pitches one up... Jansen edges to Crawley at 2nd.

318-9, lead 153

 

[jakarta]

Broad pitches it up and gets a wicket - who would have thought it?

EDIT: and does it again!

 

[The Wizard]

Crawley