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

[James]

Nasty bouncer from Nel and played very well by KP, the best of both sides with that delivery...good cricket

 

[ThaSiccSense]

Nel bouncer, KP smells the leather, Nel gives KP a lovingly stare.

 

[James]

Wicket maiden.

We need a few good overs or we could be consumed by good bowling here until we ultimately collapse.

 

[BroskiBeat]

quite frankly Michael Vaughan should never play one day cricket again, he has to be the worst player to play more than 50 games for England

 

[James]

quite frankly Michael Vaughan should never play one day cricket again, he has to be the worst player to play more than 50 games for England

Wait til he takes 4-23 with the ball

 

[CricketBuff]

Its free entry into the ground after 11 am

 

[Straight Bat]

38-2 after 13.2

 

[James]

I don't rate Hall. The most accurate bowlers are off now, so any further 'reconnisance' and defence is inexcusable.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

England need to survive till Hall bowls, then they will have a chance to strike.

 

[BroskiBeat]

Wait til he takes 4-23 with the ball

Well id say hes more effective with the ball then bat, and that says it all...

 

[ThaSiccSense]

Strauss spanks one for four, 46/2

 

[James]

Strauss is playing pretty well here. After a poor winter he owes the team some runs.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

47/2 15 overs

 

[ThaSiccSense]

Strauss smacks Teletubby for four!

 

[Lara400]

Two South Africans at the crease.

 

[James]

What would be a good score today? It's not the easiest pitch.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

240 would be good.

 

[Lara400]

I dont think SAF can chase more than 220. 15 overs of spin and that will be tto much for them.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

KP gone 53/3

 

[Straight Bat]

KP gone!

 

[James]

Poor innings from Pietersen, too defensive. It was coming.

Looks like another Collingwood rescue job is required...

 

[hasbeen]

pieterson goneeeeeeeeeeeeee to nel. good catch by smith

 

[NeVerMind]

Piterson gone. So Smith wins that battle and Englan in major trouble...see if Collingwood can save England from here.

 

[James]

I'm not so sure that South Africa are particularly set in this game. They've started very well but their lack of slower bowlers could really hurt them in the next 20 overs.

 

[NeVerMind]

I'm not so sure that South Africa are particularly set in this game. They've started very well but their lack of slower bowlers could really hurt them in the next 20 overs.

That is if there is anybody left to bat by then.

Need to do a recovery job similar to that of Bell and KP against the Aussies and have a big partnership. Need to push the score to 240...

 

[ThaSiccSense]

56/3 18 overs, to state the obvious, partnership needed.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

Collingwood MBE edges for four over the slips 62/3 19 overs.

 

[ThaSiccSense]

70/3 21 overs

 

[Lara400]

Slow predictable cricket from England.

 

[12thMan]

Eng 89-3 after 25 overs

 

[NeVerMind]

they need to kick it to another gear now 106 for 3 in 30.2 overs....

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

They really need to aim for 230+ to make a good game out of it i would think !!

With wickets left and Flintoff to bat im sure they can make it ...

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Nelson strikes

111/4

Strauss gone ct in gully by Kemp off Kallis.

 

[hasbeen]

strauss gone on the nelson. 111-4

 

[12thMan]

Strauss out ct in gully off Kallis
Eng 111-4 after 32.3

 

[Straight Bat]

strauss gone.

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Partnership was 58 runs.

Out comes Freddie Flintoff.

 

[NeVerMind]

Strauss gone...England 111 for 4! Flintoff has a big job on his hand...

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

115/5

Colly lbw to Hall

 

[Straight Bat]

colly gone

hall bowled LBW given

 

[NeVerMind]

5 already down so it looks very bleak indeed now...

 

[12thMan]

Collingwood out LBW
Eng 115-5 after 33.5
Bopara in

 

[Straight Bat]

Bowled! Flintoff gone for 5

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Freddie bowled for 5 by an incutter.

 

[hasbeen]

flintoff goes ) oh well he can drown his sorrows tonight on his pedolo

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Niko comes in at 119/6.

On what basis do Fred and MV bat above Niko and Bops?

 

[Straight Bat]

another one bites the dust..

121/7

nixon caught behind

 

[hasbeen]

all talk nixon goes. they made him a hero after SL match even thgh they lost and now he goes

 

[infamous9383]

and i was expecting england to show some fight.

 

[12thMan]

Eng 121-7 after 36 overs
Sajid Mahmood in

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Here's me thinking Chris Read was the one weak under pressure...

Not sure why Monty bats below some of the jokers above him either. Fletcher is determined to typecast him as a rabbit.

 

[hasbeen]

whippy was saying he dont rate hall and hall tells whippy where to stick it

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Hall is a terrific player - never lets the team down. The Kamal of SA.

 

[NeVerMind]

looks like it's all over for England unless the Pakistani and the Indian can resue England...

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Hall is a terrific player - never lets the team down. The Kamal of SA.

Saj out for a golden duck

 

[Straight Bat]

lol

hall bowls Saj, golden duck

 

[hasbeen]

goodbye saj. take that slow walk back to the pavilion

 

[12thMan]

S mahmood bowled by Hall
121-8 after 37.1

 

[NeVerMind]

And Saj gets a golden duck!

 

[JustAnotherFan]

must be looking for 250+ now!

Where are they looking? )

 

[JustAnotherFan]

I don't rate Hall. The most accurate bowlers are off now, so any further 'reconnisance' and defence is inexcusable.

Hmmm ... so do you still not rate him?

 

[Easa]

England are a joke, especially when they keep on collapsing after a decent start.. from 111/3 to this! ) )

 

[infamous9383]

how did we lose 2 matches to England last year and to ireland and west indies.

 

[infamous9383]

very good crowd there. how many free tickets?

 

[NeVerMind]

So it's looking like we will have Sri-Lanka-NZ as one of the semi-finals and the other, surprise-surprise, Aussies vs the South Africans!!! Can the South africans erase the memory of the 1999 World Cup or will they be just another casualty of the Australian juggernaut!

 

[12thMan]

10 from the last over
134-8 after 40 @ 3.35

 

[12thMan]

chokkkaaa by Bopara need a few more to make this game interesting
Eng 141-8 after 41.2

 

[Straight Bat]

monty caught behind

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Panesar caught Bouch

 

[NeVerMind]

Just wondering who has been a bigger failure with the bat, Flintoff or Vaughn? Anybody have any stats?

 

[Straight Bat]

4 overs left 144-9

 

[hasbeen]

Just wondering who has been a bigger failure with the bat, Flintoff or Vaughn? Anybody have any stats?

Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
PD Collingwood 8 8 3 270 90 54.00 357 75.63 0 2 0 23 4
KP Pietersen 8 8 1 344 104 49.14 457 75.27 1 3 0 26 4
PA Nixon 8 7 3 155 42* 38.75 155 100.00 0 0 0 13 5
RS Bopara 7 6 2 132 52 33.00 161 81.98 0 1 1 14 0
EC Joyce 5 5 0 152 75 30.40 221 68.77 0 2 1 14 2
IR Bell 8 8 0 211 77 26.37 349 60.45 0 1 1 19 0
AJ Strauss 3 3 0 76 46 25.33 114 66.66 0 0 0 4 2
MP Vaughan 8 8 0 130 45 16.25 241 53.94 0 0 1 18 0
A Flintoff 7 6 0 77 43 12.83 120 64.16 0 0 1 7 1
MS Panesar 8 2 1 3 2 3.00 30 10.00 0 0 0 0 0
JWM Dalrymple 2 2 0 5 3 2.50 16 31.25 0 0 0 0 0
SI Mahmood 6 4 2 2 2* 1.00 5 40.00 0 0 2 0 0
JM Anderson 8 2 1 0 0* 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 1 0 0
LE Plunkett 2 1 1 29 29* - 34 85.29

thats not including today

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Hall gets Anderson lbw for 5 wickets.

England all out

 

[Straight Bat]

jimmy gone

hall picks up a 5 wicket haul

 

[hasbeen]

well bowled hall 5fer

 

[Easa]

154 all out. Hall is turning out to be an excellent bowler for South Africa, bowled very well against us, and now a 5 wicket haul when they most need it. Well done.

 

[NeVerMind]

must be looking for 250+ now!

Did I say 250+? I meant 150+

 

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Hall has been around for a long time now so I wouldn't say turning out. He has always been a very fine performer with bat and ball but he is definitely coming to more prominence as a result of doing well in the World Cup so in that sense I would agree with you Easa Q.

 

[NeVerMind]

Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
PD Collingwood 8 8 3 270 90 54.00 357 75.63 0 2 0 23 4
KP Pietersen 8 8 1 344 104 49.14 457 75.27 1 3 0 26 4
PA Nixon 8 7 3 155 42* 38.75 155 100.00 0 0 0 13 5
RS Bopara 7 6 2 132 52 33.00 161 81.98 0 1 1 14 0
EC Joyce 5 5 0 152 75 30.40 221 68.77 0 2 1 14 2
IR Bell 8 8 0 211 77 26.37 349 60.45 0 1 1 19 0
AJ Strauss 3 3 0 76 46 25.33 114 66.66 0 0 0 4 2
MP Vaughan 8 8 0 130 45 16.25 241 53.94 0 0 1 18 0
A Flintoff 7 6 0 77 43 12.83 120 64.16 0 0 1 7 1
MS Panesar 8 2 1 3 2 3.00 30 10.00 0 0 0 0 0
JWM Dalrymple 2 2 0 5 3 2.50 16 31.25 0 0 0 0 0
SI Mahmood 6 4 2 2 2* 1.00 5 40.00 0 0 2 0 0
JM Anderson 8 2 1 0 0* 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 1 0 0
LE Plunkett 2 1 1 29 29* - 34 85.29

thats not including today

Vaughn just edges Flintoff...I was thinking, maybe they should align thier batting order according to the batting averages i.e. Collingwood and Pieterson opening...can't get any worse!

 

[Easa]

If I recall correctly, Hall wasn't exactly setting the world alight with his bowling in 2005 and half of 2006. He has recently found his bowling groove, and that is why he is being recognized as a bowler now; he has results to back him up.