*Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

[Tec15]

Was certainly worthwhile dropping Jansen to play Harmer in the last test.

Probably one of the worst selection calls of all time.

 

[wpdavid]

Looking like we need a Broad special.

EDIT
Or a Stokes special. I'll take either.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Beyond all that, how often have the first two innings of a test match been completed in fewer than 436 legitimate deliveries? It can't have happened too often

They discussed this on TMS. This is the 4th lowest in history apparently. Happened twice prior to the first World War and once in the 1950s.

 

[BazBall21]

Roughly what their captain did.

Yeah wish Stokes would go back to how he batted 2019-2020

 

[Tec15]

Deficit wiped out with a wicket being lost. That's how to do it.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

No innings defeat for SA

 

[kevinw]

Probably one of the worst selection calls of all time.

I know there's a thread for this but I remember a series in England when India picked Kuldeep Yadav for some odd reason.

 

[wpdavid]

They discussed this on TMS. This is the 4th lowest in history apparently. Happened twice prior to the first World War and once in the 1950s.

I thought the 1950s match may have been this one

AUS vs ENG, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia 1950/51, 1st Test at Brisbane, December 01 - 05, 1950 - Full Scorecard

Get cricket scorecard of 1st Test, AUS vs ENG, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia 1950/51 at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane dated December 01 - 05, 1950.

www.espncricinfo.com

But apparently not; 8 ball overs of course.

 

[wpdavid]

Deficit wiped out with a wicket being lost. That's how to do it.

Not entirely unexpected. The whole psychology of the match has been transformed by England's collapse.

 

[wpdavid]

Who wants to keep our reviews anyway?

 

[GRAB]

Who wants to keep our reviews anyway?

Not Stuart Broad... He hates his team having reviews!

 

[GRAB]

Why is Pietersen the commentator so much more pleasant than Pietersen the player?

 

[BazBall21]

Why is Pietersen the commentator so much more pleasant than Pietersen the player?

Maybe not a bad guy. Just a bit of an idiot with below average social skills.

 

[BazBall21]

Broad absolutely all over Elgar there.

 

[BazBall21]

I just said “Christ” when Pollock notified us that the wicket puts Broad ahead of McGrath

 

[BazBall21]

Hint of reverse in this over so far.

 

[grecian]

Umm thanks Dean.

 

[grecian]

Why is Pietersen the commentator so much more pleasant than Pietersen the player?

He talks far too much for me,but tBH that's the modern style in commentary so he may just be doing whats asked.

 

[BazBall21]

He is the absolute worst offender for talking too much?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Looked like it was clearly going down leg live tbh