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***England v South Africa, Lords, 3rd Test, 16-20 August***
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Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
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Broad gone, slogging one 20 20 style up in the air, 37..
208 for 7
208 for 7
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Is this really going down fighting?
I think this is just going down. Outclassed in all departments by a better team. Top order, middle order, bowlers, fielding all better from SA for pretty much 3 test matches.
I think this is just going down. Outclassed in all departments by a better team. Top order, middle order, bowlers, fielding all better from SA for pretty much 3 test matches.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Swann, Anderson and Finn to come.......still need 138 runs.
Prior needs to keep the strike.
Prior needs to keep the strike.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Without doubt, but this approach is more refreshing than our traditional way of trying to block it out and STILL losing.
Bold Seagull
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Are you being serious? Prior is batting for his own average now. This game is over.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I bet you're popular down the pub!
Bold Seagull
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We do seem to have a polarised approach to batting which the great sides (SA, Aussies 90's, WI's 80's) don't, in that we either seem to be all out positive, or all out negative. All through this tour each SA player has treated his wicket with great value playing very few high risk shots, but still being positive to the right deliveries. We seem to go all out positive and get out to stupid sweeps and hooks, or go really negative and get out to run outs and caught on the crease.
I still think there is not too much to be critical in our attack, occasionally they do not bowl as a unit which SA have done consistently, but they will always take regular wickets, whereas our batting has been unreliable and lacking purpose, especially once the first 2 wickets go down.
England are/were on the verge of being a very very good side and we seem to be letting that opportunity slip through our fingers.
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Bold Seagull
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I'm not saying he is deciding to bat for his average, I meant realistically in this game that is now all he is doing.
Indeed. I can't think of a player in the HISTORY of world cricket to whom that could be levelled any less. He's sacrificed his wicket dozens of times trying to rescue situations from the middle order collapse.
Had it not been for that SHIT little session last night, this could have been an absolutely AMAZING final session.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
Another 125 runs to avoid having to endure Graeme Smith's smug face every advert break telling everyone how marvellous he is.
Miracle required please!
Miracle required please!
BensGrandad
New member
We haven't been able to overcome losing Strauss and Cook cheaply little word but big meaning IF only.
Marxo
Well-known member
We're still waiting for Broad to 'become' a decent no.8, he's been touted as an all-rounder but his bowling has been below par in this match and his batting doesn't seem to be improving either. Their no.8 Philander has scored 96 runs in this match, I don't know how many runs were scored in partnerships with him but it makes a big difference if you can rely (sometimes) on you no.8, Swann is a reasonable no.9 but really our batting ends after no.7. I won't complain though if Matty steers us to an unlikely win!
Bold Seagull
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There has been more than one shit little session for England in this match....
Its been a pretty even Test, to be fair. Don't forget that SA were 50/4, too.
If we'd not lost those two wickets for none last night, and were 200/5 now, this final session would have been an EPIC.