[Cricket] ICC CWC: England v South Africa at The Oval

[Titanic]

Joe Root 50* (56 balls, 5 fours)

Roooooooooot!

 

[Titanic]

Roy gone... a much need breakthrough for South Africa

Battered one straight down the ground for four... the next one is a miscued heave and skews off the edge and down mid-off's throat.

Jason Roy 54 from 53 balls, 8 fours.

England 107-2 (18.4 overs, RR 5.73)

 

[Steve in Japan]

Bit more like it now, ticking along nicely.

What's a good one day score nowadays?

Some excitable bloke on the radio thought we'd see the first 500 score this WC. Not today of course.

Rowlocks! Roy caught, a bit soft.

 

[Titanic]

Captain Morgan smashes his 2nd ball for four through the covers

111-2 ( 19 overs, RR 5.84)

 

[Steve in Japan]

Root gone 111 for 3

 

[Titanic]

and now Root is gone to Rabada... that is a major set back... 111-3

 

[vegster]

Captain Morgan smashes his 2nd ball for four through the covers

111-2 ( 19 overs, RR 5.84)

Can you stop posting, please ?

 

[neilbard]

England v South Africa - Live Scorecard

 

[Easy 10]

Hold up in play. The bomb squad has just arrived in the outfield.

 

[Triggaaar]

What's a part score, and r we on target for it?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

What's a part score, and r we on target for it?

As the old cricket adage goes - you never know what is a good score until both teams have had a bat.

Par across the tournament, for the big teams, is likely 340 - 360 or so. Par in any one match is much harder to predict - dependent as it is on the surface and the weather conditions.

 

[Triggaaar]

As the old cricket adage goes - you never know what is a good score until both teams have had a bat.

Par across the tournament, for the big teams, is likely 340 - 360 or so. Par in any one match is much harder to predict - dependent as it is on the surface and the weather conditions.

Er, thanks not thanks

 

[Titanic]

England 200-3 (35 overs, RR5.71)

Morgan 54*(57) Stokes 38*(41)

15 overs to go... 320 would be a minimum from here.

 

[Triggaaar]

Shit

 

[jakarta]

As the BBC website says, having Buttler come out to bat at this point isn't the worst thing in the world!

 

[Munkfish]

256/5

 

[Titanic]

It's all going horribly wrong... 260-6 (44 overs)

Stokes 72* and Woakes 0*

 

[Mellotron]

Realistically hoping for about 310-315 at best now. Not ideal but should make a game of it at the very least.

 

[Titanic]

284-6 with 3 overs to go... even with something extraordinary this is going to be a disappointing total for England.

 

[Titanic]

Woakes holes out... and it's all going down the tubes