Barney Rubble
International Coach
I wonder what the fastest 1000 runs in Tests is by someone never batting any higher than eight? Broad has 285 in 7 matches so far, good bet that he'll make 1000 runs inside 15-20 Tests at this rate.
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***Official*** South Africa in England
- Thread starter TT Boy
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Call yourself an England fan! 
Hoping to catch the last half hour when I get home, what is the light/weather like?
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Similarly though, it's a good bet that he might move up the order
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
Well unless he clears up the tail this innings is going to hurt Steyns bowling average!
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Should be innings that counts surely? Otherwise players in teams with weaker batting orders would be favoured.
jammay123
State 12th Man
the south africans bowling has too come back and perform like they shouds be . this is a performance that is truley disapointing i expected from all of the hype about the bowling attack that when sent in england would be all out by tea but low and behold when i get home yesterday i see how lame they are bowling. i thought it would be different tthis morning but obviously not. morkel is the only bright spot for the tourists so far showing great promise.
the defensive bowling too me seems a desperate ploy by smith to make the englands innings last as long as possible ensuring no result posssible . he and the other south african batsmen should be fully able to perform better batting against a english attack which is undoubtedley even with this innings poor showing by the south africans a much poorer attack.
steyn also is not living up to expectatioms and this cannot be placed soley on the lack of swing because he performed well in india were conditions were a loot worse for swing but he seems at this moment like a rabbit in headlights against the previously frail and possibly still frail england batsmen who have coped well and as i speak harris gets out broad.
very good dinnings by broad.
the defensive bowling too me seems a desperate ploy by smith to make the englands innings last as long as possible ensuring no result posssible . he and the other south african batsmen should be fully able to perform better batting against a english attack which is undoubtedley even with this innings poor showing by the south africans a much poorer attack.
steyn also is not living up to expectatioms and this cannot be placed soley on the lack of swing because he performed well in india were conditions were a loot worse for swing but he seems at this moment like a rabbit in headlights against the previously frail and possibly still frail england batsmen who have coped well and as i speak harris gets out broad.
very good dinnings by broad.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Broad obviously wanted to leave himself a lower Test best score to beat next innings.
Hoping England will stop pissing about now.
Hoping England will stop pissing about now.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Haha, I didn't mean I'd actually love it. It'd just be quite amusing.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's only played 9 innings, which isn't bad.
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open365
International Vice-Captain
I don't think his FC record is puzzling at all, he's a young cricket who's developing all the time, he's obviously a much better player now than he has been in the recent past and I don't think he batted that high for leiecstershire at the start of his career anyway. FC stats are pretty meaningless in Broad's case when considering him as an international batsman.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Oh for god's sake Alec Stewart is on about Prior again. Grrrrr
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
Hardly any one else to talk about though is there. They're all as bad as each other.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I can see arguments for others, just not for Prior because he's rubbish with bat or gloves so he doesn't fill any role whatsoever.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
I agree. If you're going to have a crap batsmen keeper then at the very least he should be the best keeper you can get. So for me its either Foster or Read. Until someone comes along who can actually bat.
