[Cricket] 2nd Test Match South Africa v England

[pasty]

Survived the day. Just.

262/9 at close.

 

[pasty]

no doubt the footie warm up will be banned shortly by new Director Sir Ashley Giles.

England will no longer play football in warm-ups before matches

 

[vegster]

I think the BBC Cricket headline sums today up nicely...https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50982276

 

[Lower West Stander]

Bess’s “all round ability” certainly came to the fore. Out first ball.

Why on earth did we pick him? Not even a regular starter for Somerset despite the raging turners at Taunton.

Meanwhile an exciting leggie like Parkinson doesn’t get a look in despite being chosen as one of the two first choices to go in the first place.

Muddled, misguided thinking. Still at least Root and Silverwood didn’t pick their Yorkshire mate Bairstow again....

Don’t rate Giles, don’t think Silverwood is up to it and Root isn’t leading well either.


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[Durlston]

If we can get a few more runs on the board in the morning - 280 wouldn't be disastrous. SA will feel they've let us off the hook a bit.

"While there's still Pope, there's hope!"

 

[BensGrandad]

If we can get a few more runs on the board in the morning - 280 wouldn't be disastrous. SA will feel they've let us off the hook a bit.

"While there's still Pope, there's hope!"

Should have come in before Ben Stokes.

 

[Mayonaise]

Stuart Broad- what has happened to his batting?

 

[The Wizard]

Stuart Broad- what has happened to his batting?

Apparently he averaged 24 before he got that ball to the head, since then he averages 11. I guess he literally had it knocked out him.

 

[BensGrandad]

Why can we not unearth a gem like Marcus Lambuschagne who has just hit his 4th century in 5 tests?

 

[pasty]

Jimmy gone

Eng 269 all out

 

[BensGrandad]

All down to the bowlers to get us out of the s..t again.

 

[Mayonaise]

Ollie Pope looked like a confident, accomplished middle order batsman. At least that is one positive but the top of the order could have done a Burns innings to build upon.

Let's hope our bowlers have a good day.

 

[BensGrandad]

What is Lambuschagne test average?

What happened to the great hope of a couple of years ago Haseeb Hameed?

 

[The Wizard]

Some catch from Stokes that, South African batsman shot choices almost as bad as ours.

 

[maltaseagull]

Stuart Broad- what has happened to his batting?

I think he got hit in the face possibly in the West Indies.
Never been the same since,but understandably.

 

[The Wizard]

Test match batsman nowadays seem to have real issues with leaving the ball, all 3 South African wickets and many of England’s wickets are just nothing pushes at balls that are on about 7th stump line. Very poor application, makes you wonder about the long term future of test match style cricket.

 

[Pevenseagull]

All down to the bowlers to get us out of the s..t again.

So far, so good

 

[jakarta]

All down to the bowlers to get us out of the s..t again.

Which they appear to be doing! 48-3

 

[The Wizard]

Abysmal umpiring once again.

 

[pasty]

Lunch Day 2

SA 60/3

Eng lead of 209