England v South Africa [Super 8s/Match 19] - Updates

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Well, English fans will have seen him do well in the test series in 2004 I think and in (albeit) county cricket. He seems to be one of these guys who never lets the team down but is never certain of his place in the team, a fallguy , a bit like Dips.

 

[infamous9383]

anybody giving england a chance?

 

[CricketBuff]

Ravi Bopara should have been sent ahead of Flintoff

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

That would be too unorthodox for England to change the batting order!

 

[Sheikh]

anybody giving england a chance?

No chance.

 

[Easa]

I feel for Bopara. z10 was right about him - he is ridiculously talented, and is a treat to watch. Also, he seems to be fairly consistent, which is more than what can be said about his teammates, Michael Vaughan in particular. How he is still in the ODI team, I have no clue. He might be the best captain of all time (which he is not) but if he can't even score one 100 in god knows how many matches, and keeps throwing away starts, he should be kicked out immediately.

 

[P4K1 #1]

england have lost this game i feel.. saffers in the semis ..

 

[Usman Chadda]

I feel for Bopara. z10 was right about him - he is ridiculously talented, and is a treat to watch. Also, he seems to be fairly consistent, which is more than what can be said about his teammates, Michael Vaughan in particular. How he is still in the ODI team, I have no clue. He might be the best captain of all time (which he is not) but if he can't even score one 100 in god knows how many matches, and keeps throwing away starts, he should be kicked out immediately.

Shouldn't Younis be kicked out for the same reasons? You defended Younis' position in the team yet you want Vaughan out even though their performances have been pretty much the same

 

[Easa]

Shouldn't Younis be kicked out for the same reasons? You defended Younis' position in the team yet you want Vaughan out even though their performances have been pretty much the same

Vaughan and Younis's performances are not even close to the same. Younis has a crucial 100 against England, and a 92 against South Africa in his last 15 matches. Vaughan has nothing even close to that.

 

[Zechariah]

Vaughn never plays an innings, while yoounis does it once in a while

 

[Straight Bat]

Mahmood's getting slapped about like a cat on fire

 

[Jayed]

26/0 after 3 overs. Run rate above 7. Brilliant Start. No guesses who's bowling; Saj

 

[Jayed]

6 6 6 6 6 6 this over...NO lol.

30/0 3.3. overs 4 off Mahmoud

 

[Jayed]

34/0 another 4!!! SAJ MAHMOOD IS IZZAT TO PAKISTAN!!!

 

[Jayed]

35/5 at 3.5 overs. Exactly ....100000000000000000 runs and over lol!

 

[ThaSiccSense]

Pathetic performance from England.

 

[Jayed]

37/0 3.6 overs. beautiful batting

 

[Jayed]

Pathetic performance from England.

darn tootin

 

[Jayed]

40/0 of 4.3 overs, wide by anderson

 

[Jayed]

THIS HAS MADE D VILLIERS AVERAGE REACH 36 FROM 35!!! what a couple of 4s will do to you eh?

 

[Straight Bat]

appeal for caught behind but not given

 

[Jayed]

4 by villers. 44/0 of around 4 overs

 

[Jayed]

should saf take it slow? i really want no wickets drowned. show the english a thing or too.

 

[Easa]

Damn, de Villiers is really inconsistent. 4 ducks in this tournament, but when he gets going, he ends up getting a big one.

He is playing some lovely shots at the moment, 27 of 16 balls with 5 fours.

 

[Jayed]

If saf were batting first and they maintained it; we could see a repeat of the scores made in THAT odi v Aus

 

[Jayed]

Damn, de Villiers is really inconsistent. 4 ducks in this tournament, but when he gets going, he ends up getting a big one.

He is playing some lovely shots at the moment, 27 of 16 balls with 5 fours.

should reach 50 in the next ten balls if maintained.

 

[Jayed]

flintoff WHACKED for four by smith. that too has buffed up his average to 39!!!

 

[12thMan]

SA 53-0 - need 102 to win from 44.2 overs @ 2.3

 

[Jayed]

4 byes from flintoff. 5 overs averaging 10 an over

 

[Jayed]

england took 16 overs to reach their 50

 

[Jayed]

this could be over by the 20th over.

 

[Jayed]

andersen coming in now. gone for 1, 55.0

 

[Jayed]

3 runs followed by a 4!!!!

 

[Jayed]

this batting is worthy of indias 120 runs off us in 10 or 12 overs i think in the 2005 odi series at home

 

[aliff]

Saffers are aiming to improve run-rate as well

 

[Jayed]

i'm not bothered to watch this one. this outcome is as obvious as me getting u-graded on my tests.

 

[shabbu1]

Oh dear...Saffies creating CARNAGE out there

 

[Zechariah]

After 7 overs, England were 9-0 and interestingly the Proteas are going at the rate of 9 runs per over with 64-0.

 

[Easa]

71/0 - pure and total destruction.

 

[siddharth]

Damn!!! Another Aus - SA semi final in the world cup.

 

[Easa]

80/0 - de Villiers batting like a dream, quality cut shot.

 

[Straight Bat]

you lot jinxed bvilliers!

 

[aliff]

De villers gone, 85/1

 

[Straight Bat]

116/1

 

[Rob H]

They can stay on that Island for the rest of their lives. Disgraceful performance by the team but what should i come to expect from a team that do this every match. I expect heads to roll after this.

 

[Jayed]

justanotherfan must be laughing in the aisles.

 

[Jayed]

saf back where they left off after villers loss. should be over in the next 4 overs max.

 

[Jayed]

42 off 35 balls doesn't justify the carnage

 

[hasbeen]

They can stay on that Island for the rest of their lives. Disgraceful performance by the team but what should i come to expect from a team that do this every match. I expect heads to roll after this.

knowing england they might get an OBE for making it to the super 8's

 

[ThaSiccSense]

England have been executed.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

justanotherfan must be laughing in the aisles.

Naah, thinking ahead to the semi-final now. Nightmares of 1999. Or time for revenge?

 

[12thMan]

150 up
SA 150-1 after 18.5 overs

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Kallis moves to 9000 ODI runs

 

[Straight Bat]

game over.

Well played SA.

lol at England.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

SA win by 9 wickets and with over 30 overs to spare, England have been slaughtered!

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Smith asked Flintoff if he wants to have some beers. )

 

[aliff]

Saffers win by 9 wickets in 19th over .

 

[Jayed]

They would've scored 405 runs if they continued at that monstrous rate

 

[ThaSiccSense]

David Gower - England are officially a minnow

 

[12thMan]

England and WI out of WC

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

The 4 best form teams remain:

Aus, SA, NZ and Sri Lanka......I am with Sri Lanka all the way!!!!!!!!

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Saffers always have funny games. Destroyed WI and Eng. Lose to Bangladesh. Gave Aus a good game (still lost by a big margin, but had the upper hand for a while). Beat Ireland. Lose to NZ on a damp pitch (was unplayable for 1st hour).

So what does that leave us ... semi-final against Aus. Sounds like fun.

 

[siddharth]

Saffers always have funny games. Destroyed WI and Eng. Lose to Bangladesh. Gave Aus a good game (still lost by a big margin, but had the upper hand for a while). Beat Ireland. Lose to NZ on a damp pitch (was unplayable for 1st hour).

So what does that leave us ... semi-final against Aus. Sounds like fun.

what kind of ''fun'' u r looking for ,the fun which had in 1999 semi final

 

[Jayed]

England and WI out of WC

are bd still there?

 

[12thMan]

are bd still there?

they are still at the stadium enjoying the extra food they ordered. They play WI on Thursday I think

 

[saffer]

awesome...sa...versus oz...wow...dream come true !

 

[Uzzy]

I always predicted it to be a Aus, NZ, SL and SA Semi-Final.

 

[Jayed]

NEXT CUP:

INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INSHALLAH.

Pak/Bang final and the result will be..............................................

?????

 

[Monsee]

NEXT CUP:

INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INSHALLAH.

Pak/Bang final and the result will be..............................................

?????

Lets just say BD fans will not be sharing a 3 course meal ordered from England...they won't even be feeling like partying

 

[Jayed]

Lets just say BD fans will not be sharing a 3 course meal ordered from England...they won't even be feeling like partying

Thats the spirit! We can win...we can win....