England v South Africa, First Test at Lord's

[vegster]

We are choking.....Amla and de Kock can get this on their own...

 

[vegster]

A nice knock from Wood.

OOps !

 

[Titanic]

Jonny Bairstow 50*

232-9, lead 329

 

[Titanic]

England 233 all out

Lead 330, masses of time for a result, one way or the other.

 

[dazzer6666]

This has potentially done us a favour.....avoids the problem of deciding when to declare, gives the SA team the slightest glimmer of a chance (meaning they'll take a few more risks to score, giving more chances) and means we'll definitely have enough time to bowl them out. Hopefully.

 

[jakarta]

Post #182, ahem...

 

[dazzer6666]

Wow, fabulous catch by Bairstow

 

[pasty]

2 down

Elgar c&b Ali 2

SA 12/2

 

[lawros left foot]

Saffers are struggling now, 12-2

 

[BensGrandad]

Lets get shot of Amla before we start to crow.

 

[pasty]

Duminy c Ali b Wood 2


Tea Day 4

SA 25/3 trail by 306

 

[knocky1]

Was wondering if 19 wickets had fallen in a day in a Test Match at Lords before. Found this:

"That total of 18 wickets falling in a day is not a Lord's record, with 19 seen twice, 21 going down in the England-West Indies match of 2000 and the highest a remarkable 27 in the Ashes Test of 1888."

 

[jakarta]

Shame I know f*ck all about cricket isn't it?

Saffers were always bound to chase down 330 on a 4th Innings wearing pitch.

Oh...

 

[GT49er]

How great to have some 'proper' cricket again. Ebb and flow over a period of days, tactics, cricket whites, TMS. Not a whiff of 'pyjama' cricket - yes, I know it's an economic necessity and, to be fair, a bit of fun at times, but as far as my cricket is concerned, I'm old school (and fully intend to remain here!)

 

[banjo]

28-4.

 

[BensGrandad]

Amla is a good wicket to get so now it is De Kock who we need to get to be well on our way.

 

[dazzer6666]

How great to have some 'proper' cricket again. Ebb and flow over a period of days, tactics, cricket whites, TMS. Not a whiff of 'pyjama' cricket - yes, I know it's an economic necessity and, to be fair, a bit of fun at times, but as far as my cricket is concerned, I'm old school (and fully intend to remain here!)

Me too.......real stuff. Love it.

 

[banjo]

De Kock gone. 5 down.

 

[BensGrandad]

another important strike

 

[banjo]

72-7