jaggyness Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Pope plays on leaving England in the familiar situation of not having a great score with the very real potential for the tail to fall cheaply. A 50 partnership here should put England in the driving seat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Pope plays on leaving England in the familiar situation of not having a great score with the very real potential for the tail to fall cheaply. A 50 partnership here should put England in the driving seat. Certainly don't have much faith in Buttler to score too well, but with Curran and Woakes still to come there are still partners there to help Root convert his 50 for once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Root fails to convert for the 8000th time and Curran goes first ball. Big Nortje bowling well. Root seems to be struggling against sheer pace these days, footwork isn't quite there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Went to make a coffee and they manage to lose 2 wickets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 300/7 at the luncheon interval (a phrase I would suggest has never once been utter outside cricket idiom). This looks like a very decent score to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 300/7 at the luncheon interval (a phrase I would suggest has never once been utter outside cricket idiom). This looks like a very decent score to me. It is a decent score, and it will be enough to get the upper hand I reckon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Buttler out playing yet another shite shot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Mark Wood is such an entertaining cricketer with ball and bat. Wish he could stay fit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Mark Wood is such an entertaining cricketer with ball and bat. Wish he could stay fit Stuart Broad suddenly remembers why he used to be a number 8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Think this last wicket partnership swings it for England. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Elgar getting out there in a carbon copy of how I got out at Brechin in a third XI game last summer. I was batting at 10 and it was an awful wicket for me to give away, never mind a test opener! ETA: it's 43-3. England in full control. Edited January 25, 2020 by die hard doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 74-5 now, Bavuma the latest to go. Nortje in at night watchman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 South Africa has stepped from 'a dip in form', into the world of 'embarrassing shite'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Wood gets Nortje to finish the day. 88-6. Wood has 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 South Africa has stepped from 'a dip in form', into the world of 'embarrassing shite'. Making England look good away from home requires a high degree of shiteness, don't want to downplay their success but can see them struggling in Sri Lanka even though they are utter dugmeat right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Making England look good away from home requires a high degree of shiteness, don't want to downplay their success but can see them struggling in Sri Lanka even though they are utter dugmeat right now. Some of those South African wickets were laughable. Some of them were out to just too good bowling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Some of those South African wickets were laughable. Some of them were out to just too good bowling. Tbf I am in foreign parts atm so I haven't seen any of the Test, basing my judgement on Cricinfo live commentary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Making England look good away from home requires a high degree of shiteness, don't want to downplay their success but can see them struggling in Sri Lanka even though they are utter dugmeat right now.The last 3 tests have highlighted how abject England were in the first one. England have been little more than competent, with the odd brilliant individual display thrown in, but it's been far too good for the Saffers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Elgar getting out there in a carbon copy of how I got out at Brechin in a third XI game last summer. No offence intended but...Elgar clearly needs to find another player to model himself on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Will this be Root's first tour victory as captain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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