Second test match - England vs South Africa @ Headingly Carnegie

[CHAPPERS]

Vaughan is yet again back on the balcony bemoaning getting out after 7 balls and not in the nets.

 

[Gazwag]

Pattinson is 29 nearly 30 and has only played 11 first class matches

After years of toiling away for Dandenong in Melbourne's club cricket, higher honours appeared to have permanently eluded Darren Pattinson. However, Victoria plucked him seemingly from nowhere when a spate of injuries struck down their frontline fast bowlers in November 2006. At 28, the uncontracted Pattinson made his Pura Cup, limited-overs and Twenty20 debuts and proved a steady and reliable new-ball option. His job as a roof-tiler took a backseat as he claimed 4 for 87 in his maiden first-class match against South Australia. Despite impressing with his line and length and sometimes clocking more than 145kph, Pattinson missed out on a big haul in his first season but earned his initial state contract for 2007-08. He was only used twice in Pura Cup games in his second season as the strike bowlers returned and he picked up five wickets from four FR Cup matches. Pattinson, who was born in England, was signed by Nottinghamshire at the start of the 2008 season on a two-year contract. After picking up 29 wickets at 20.86 midway through the summer, he was called up by England as cover for the second Test against South Africa at Headingley, and incredibly found himself thrust in for his international debut when Ryan Sidebottom failed a fitness test.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Vaughan wasn't even half way forward to his out ball. Very poor.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Did anyone just see De Villiers trying to CHEAT just then?

 

[Hiney]

Did anyone just see De Villiers trying to CHEAT just then?

f***ing SCANDALOUS

Not even close - Botham not happy

 

[CHAPPERS]

I'ev not seen a more blatant attempt at cheating in my life. He even tried to tell Strauss that he caught it. Shocking.

 

[CHAPPERS]

There's a LOT of needle in this match so far.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Strauss gone.

****s.

 

[Storer68]

Well at least they did not pick Tremlett.

It seems that Moores has the right hump with Harmison as he would have been the obvious one to bring back in.

Probably the correct decision not to bring Jones back yet, let him get a full season under his belt and then take him to India.

isn't harmison playing in amatch for durham at the moment - can't really pull him out of that mid match

 

[Storer68]

But Pattinson has done NOTHING to merit an international call up.

Bet we never see him again. England have an unfortunate hapit of picking bowlers who are only picked when a test is at Leeds.

he's only played 11 first class matches EVER! If this is the criterial then Hoppo must be a shoe in for the Oval.

I mean its like taking Gary Hart to the World Cup!!!!!!

 

[Uncle Buck]

isn't harmison playing in amatch for durham at the moment - can't really pull him out of that mid match

Well as Tremlett in theory could come and play for Hants today and tomorrow against us, I would guess it works the other way as well.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Pieterson gone driving VERY loosely. Poor shot.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Make or break for Ambrosia.

 

[SNOOBS]

1 more wicket and freds in

 

[CHAPPERS]

Ambrose goes. Poor shot again. Ntini coming round the wicket at him, could have easily left it alone but played and edged to Boucher.

 

[Mendoza]

Ambrose's plave must be under pressure now, especially as Prior can bat 6, meaning Flintoff can stay at 7

 

[hans kraay fan club]

234 all out.

 

[vulture]

150-6 poor shot by bell oh dear that little garden knome ambrose should be dropped

 

[CHAPPERS]

f***ing throwing this away we are. Flintoff out chasing a wide one. That's 5 wickets that could have been avoided in my eyes.

 

[vulture]

181-8 broad out