*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

[Cabinet96]

Snicking off to Olivier on a slow pitch isn't a great look.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Jennings He's going to get eaten alive in Australia with this kind of play.

kek

only chance of him going there this winter is if thats where he's taking his holidays.

 

[Howe_zat]

Well at least he made it to the change bowler.

 

[Cabinet96]

Why did no one tell me there's a James Anderson end at Old Trafford. That's so cool.

 

[Howe_zat]

Why did no one tell me there's a James Anderson end at Old Trafford. That's so cool.

do you even read the thread any more

 

[Cabinet96]

Waste of time.

 

[StephenZA]

Waste of time.

But you miss all the amazing discussions about who should be opening with Cook....

 

[91Jmay]

Well you can't say they have produced a dead pitch for us to draw on..

 

[Howe_zat]

Old Trafford looks a lot better since they added the second big red toaster. Looked bizarre with the first one, but at least it's now a symmetrical toaster lineup.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

But you miss all the amazing discussions about who should be opening with Cook....

No, the excuses for Jennings from the Durham lot.

 

[wpdavid]

Is Maharaj injured too?

 

[91Jmay]

De Bruyn could go ok here on a deck like this, might not be the worst option in the world and gives them a solid enough looking batting line up.

 

[StephenZA]

If we lose Maharaj now as well.... sigh, hopefully not.

 

[StephenZA]

De Bruyn could go ok here on a deck like this, might not be the worst option in the world and gives them a solid enough looking batting line up.

I want to see Bavuma as well... he gets a bit of movement.

 

[91Jmay]

I want to see Bavuma as well... he gets a bit of movement.

Yeah he is a proper Jon Trott style, as slow as death and swings it miles. Kind of bloke who takes 140 wickets a season and plays till he is 60 in amatuer cricket.

 

[StephenZA]

Maharaj has been our 2nd best bowler after Philander... he has continued to do everything asked of him.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah after getting flogged at Lords he has done great in rest of matches, which is odd given the surface. Wonder if he is a guy who prefers keeping it tight and rotating with a seamer rather than being the frontline bowler in an attack.

Really good session for us though, Cook supreme in negating the conditions and Westley has been watchful but i'd like to see him rotate strike more.

 

[Furball]

Scoreline smack on so far, probably need a bit of rain in Manchester to keep it that way
Cook unlikely to match Root for runs but isn't out of reach
Vern has done well but his wickets tally has been hindered by pestilence
I think Toby did better than expected
De Kock might turn out right with another poor test, has been okay but two fifties and a high score of 68 would be poor returns for a man of his calibre across 4 tests. Wrong about the Oval
I'll assume I'm right about infractions
Last one must have happened at some point. We can count any Dawson dismissal as controversial seeing as him playing was pretty controversial

Haven't been infracted this year

 

[Cabinet96]

Hameed looks like a player's kid in the changing room there.

 

[StephenZA]

Needed that... well done Maharaj.