**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Jacknife]

Thought this before but Vern's very similar to Asif in terms of what he does with the ball.

 

[Ruckus]

would be interested to see Anderson's split

 

[Jacknife]

Not unusual tbf.

Yes but still 14 points.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Looks alarming the way the footmarks have appeared already from the bowlers follow throughs. Could be very tough to bat on in the 4th innings if the opening hour is anything to go by.

 

[benchmark00]

Amla to erect a barn in the field by the close of play.

 

[Ruckus]

 

[Stumpcam]

Looks alarming the way the footmarks have appeared already from the bowlers follow throughs. Could be very tough to bat on in the 4th innings if the opening hour is anything to go by.

Yeah, and Morkel's done a good job of roughing up the right hander's off side. Bodes well for Swann.

 

[Prince EWS]

Thought this before but Vern's very similar to Asif in terms of what he does with the ball.

He's also quite similar to Andre Adams, who only got one Test for the might of New Zealand. To be fair to the New Zealand selectors, Adams had the likes of Ian Butler to contend with; hard to get by greats of the game like him.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

How come Philander bowls every damn ball at 79.4 mph

 

[vic_orthdox]

How many times has Philander been to England? Thought he'd been a couple of times; with the amount of Sky covered games I'm surprised a few of the commentators saying that they hadn't seen him before.

 

[BeeGee]

Mmmmmmm... scrambled brain.

 

[Burgey]

Nasser informing us that Strauss is apparently the only captain in test history who's opened the batting and had to contend with a rain delay in over 130 years of big time cricket.

Dickhead.

 

[Ruckus]

How come Philander bowls every damn ball at 79.4 mph

He is a cybernetic organism. Living tissue over a metal endoskeleton.

 

[uvelocity]

just home & lol that morkel got the first wicket of the series

steyn change wow

 

[Uppercut]

How many times has Philander been to England? Thought he'd been a couple of times; with the amount of Sky covered games I'm surprised a few of the commentators saying that they hadn't seen him before.

He played an ODI in England as an all-rounder that just varied his pace hugely every single ball. Hard to believe it's the same player tbf.

 

[MW1304]

would be interested to see Anderson's split

As with most Anderson stats, would have improved over recent times. Had the wood over quite a few lefties recently.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

He is a cybernetic organism. Living tissue over a metal endoskeleton.

 

[Prince EWS]

He played an ODI in England as an all-rounder that just varied his pace hugely every single ball. Hard to believe it's the same player tbf.

Pretty sure Jack meant county stints.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Philander goes literally ineffective in first spell; alarming sign for the Saffers

 

[Jacknife]

Apparently according to cricinfo

Strauss goes and stands next to Trott, fiddling with his field. Trott carries on with his gardening at the crease

Which is a bit strange.