Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
The game is getting away from England. SA 73/1, 91 runs ahead.
Now 95/1. Damage limtation so that we can force a draw. Make them work for their runs.
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South Africa v England, 3rd Test, Cape Town
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Now 95/1. Damage limtation so that we can force a draw. Make them work for their runs.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
can someone who has been watching advise me as to whether the Saffers scoring is due to:
- pitch is now beingcompletely flat,
-crap bowling, or
- great batting.
KP how are YOU feeling?
- pitch is now beingcompletely flat,
-crap bowling, or
- great batting.
KP how are YOU feeling?
- the ball is still doing a bit but not all that much (most of the wickets that fell in the first two innings were with the new ball or due to bad shots, so it's basically a good track)
- there was some dodgy field placing. Amla scored runs with ease through third man. England didn't bowl badly but they suffered from having just four bowlers
- Smith had a scratchy start but started playing really well.
SA have a new ball in the morning but unless they take 8 wickets for about 20 runs, I can only see two results in this game. England's best chance is for Smith to bat on until mid-afternoon and hang on for four sessions.
Did anyone hear ex Sussex captain, John Barclay (now pres on the MCC) on TMS during the lunch interval today. He is well worth a listen when he is on the radio. Aggers reminded him of the time Barclay came up to him during a game at Hove and asked him ever so politely if he could see his way to get himself out within the next over otherwise he would have to bring Garth Le Roux on..... his voice helps make him such a great story telling Englishman.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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So, another day off then swanning around on forum boards and guffing up on TMS... some of us had to work today or the country would be in a right mess
Fitting a kitchen old boy but they put the radio on for me. I do love TMS.
Barclays book is called 'Life beyond the Airing cupboard' by the way.
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The Wizard
Well-known member
- Jul 2, 2009
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Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
467 to win
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Fourteenth Eye
Face for Radio
and theres the declaration. 466 to win but a monumentary blockumentary will ensue.
Not sure we will hold out but the wicket is a pancake so there is a chance
Not sure we will hold out but the wicket is a pancake so there is a chance
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Tempting to go for that..?
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
Tempting to go for that..?
Nope. Would be the second highest EVER fourth innings score.
Records | Test matches | Team records | Highest fourth innings totals | Cricinfo.com
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Records are there to be broken! I think we have too many batters who would not be playing their natural game if they are sent in to block, which is dangerous. If we can keep the scoreboard ticking over...
Highest in a five day test.
That game in SA was a "timeless" test - although it was abandoned on the 10th day as England had a ship to catch.
Mendoza
NSC's Most Stalked
we are not even blocking, just leaving EVERYTHING
The Wizard
Well-known member
- Jul 2, 2009
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Records are there to be broken.
Mendoza
NSC's Most Stalked
three boundaries in succession 
That is brilliant. No wonder the Americans have never found a passion for the game.