***England v South Africa, Lords, 3rd Test, 16-20 August***

[highway61]

WICKET
Taylor whips Morkel off his legs, and once more shows confidence by scampering back for a second run... but it's all over for the little chap when Morkel induces an edge to Smith at first slip... but the umpires are just going to check for a no-ball. It's a legal delivery, so Taylor has to begin the long walk back.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Inevitable. Morgan, Bairstow, Taylor, Bopara. If it carries on like this then our treble-chasing side will be shorn of Nash and Yardy...

 

[keaton]

then have the other 10 refuse to play....its a right mess

I assumed they were

 

[Marxo]

Whether ranked 1st in the world or 7th/8th England seem to be never far from a collapse. It must be said that on paper S.A. are no.1 in the world anyway but England are still a good team.

 

[vulture]

big trouble

 

[vegster]

We need some better Saffers in our team, Bedwetter is in good form for starters..

 

[sydney]

it's like watching a bucket full of cow shit with a hole in it ,slowly empty out all over your new living room carpet.......especially when you bet on England to win the series 2-1.........:fucksake:

 

[Titanic]

To continue with @sydney's colourful metaphor.. a small lump of dried shit has stuck in hole... and slowed the stream of excrement to a trickle for now...

Tea.

England 94-4 (trail by 215)

Bell 20* Bairstow 19*

 

[sydney]

the cucumber will get to them tite's and i'm sure we will see a momentous, gusset threatening wobble resulting in a final total of around 160-170.........as long as they tonk the aussies i don't care , well i do but i don't. eh?

 

[Titanic]

England have avoided the follow-through... which is nice.

113-4

Bell 30* Bairstow 28*

 

[Sussex on Leith]

England have avoided the follow-through... which is nice.

Especially important when wearing whites, I always find.

 

[Titanic]

Jonny Bairstow 52*

151-4

 

[Titanic]

Bell and Bairstow 100 partnership

154-4

 

[Titanic]

Ian Bell 51*

165-4

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Nice piece of batting from the pair of them. Would be nice to see Bairstow go on to a century and cement a place in the team, a very talented lad but hadn't really shown it in tests until today

***I accept no responsibility for his impending demise now that I have posted this***

 

[Titanic]

Been out for an hour... Bell gone...

England 204-5 Bairstow 72* Prior 18*

 

[Titanic]

Close of play - Day 2

England 208-5 (72 over) - trailing by 101

Bairstow 72* Prior 22*

The game is progressing nicely, the weather is set fair for the next couple of days at least... and it is still in the balance.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Great test cricket between the top two teams in the world - very even, bar the absurd England performance in the first test. It's a scandal that it's only a three test series

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Great test cricket between the top two teams in the world - very even, bar the absurd England performance in the first test. It's a scandal that it's only a three test series

This.

 

[vegster]

Close of play - Day 2

England 208-5 (72 over) - trailing by 101

Bairstow 72* Prior 22*

The game is progressing nicely, the weather is set fair for the next couple of days at least... and it is still in the balance.

We need to put on 150 + for the last 5, the tail MUST wag if we have any chance.

Impressed by the Bairstow boy, I think last season he tonked us singlehandedly in a one dayer, is his mother a Voortrekker ?