[Cricket] 2nd Test Eng v SA - Due to kick-off 11am at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

[Titanic]

Bairstow gone for 49... pace and bounce for Nortje, fenced outside off, nicked to 1st slip

Jonny Bairstow c Erwee b Nortje 49 (63b 7x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

134-4, trailing by 17

Bit of reverse and increased pace in the wicket... interesting times

 

[Titanic]

Zak Crawley going at a run a ball this morning... the 'Daddy' is ON

 

[Titanic]

Zak Crawley going at a run a ball this morning... the 'Daddy' is ON

Oh dear

Zak Crawley c †Verreynne b Nortje 38 (101b 5x4 0x6) SR: 37.62

It was a very good ball... and he was good enough to nick it.

 

[The Wizard]

Bloody hell that’s a snorter from Nortje, Crawley gone but not much you can do about that kind of ball, one of those where he’s almost done well to get a nick on it.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

The quality of batting in test cricket has probably never been lower. Credit to the bowlers for taking advantage of the conditions, but jeez, a whole top order can't get through a tough session. I know ours can't either.

Really? That's not what people were saying in the previous series when both sides were posting huge (400+) totals. Then it was all about how shite the bowling/bowlers were...

 

[Titanic]

England 154-5, leading by 3

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Stokes and Foakes going along nicely, 201/5

But batting suddenly looking very much harder - its started to absolutely rip for Maharaj.

 

[Titanic]

Ben Stokes 51* (101 balls, 3 fours 2 sixes)

67.5 Harmer to Stokes, SIX runs
Test match six No.102! Stokes strides to the pitch, unleashes his levers, belts the full length high over long-on, and marches through to a vital fifty!

England 239-5 (68 overs), leading by 88

 

[hans kraay fan club]

252/5

Lead past 100...

 

[Titanic]

Ben Foakes 51* (116 balls, 4 fours)

Partnership up to 136 from 41.2 overs

England 283-5 (77 overs), leading by 132

New ball due soon... will that make a change?

 

[Titanic]

Stokes flicks the new ball for four, and then next ball batters it to a diving extra cover, leaping like a salmon, it is spilled by Markram.

Stokes 92*

 

[hans kraay fan club]

308/5 at Tea

England lead by 157

Stokes 98*, Foakes 61*

Partnership of 161*

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

This is amazing.



Two days and it hasn't rained in Manchester

 

[jakarta]

Stokes gone but still some batting to go, Hope Foakes makes his ton... 360-6

 

[jakarta]

Foakes gets his ton, Robbo out. 244 lead so time to go for it?

 

[Jeremiah]

415 -9 dec , a lead of 264.

I went to the wrong test match !

A couple of wickets before close would be nice.

 

[jakarta]

Come on chaps, back to page 1 shirley?

 

[Beach Hut]

33/1

Jimmy bowls an unplayable one (yet again)

 

[jakarta]

Well bowled Ollie, 43-2

 

[Beach Hut]

54/3 Broad strike legally this time