England vs South Africa | Group B | Chennai

[ShehryarK]

Guys,

This is the 'England vs South Africa Match Commentary' thread.

It is NOT the 'Let's Ogle Any Female with a Pulse Commentary' thread.

Please keep your posts on-topic, thanks!

 

[MHZ]

For England, if they lose this match, then it will be knockout from here onwards.

 

[James]

I think they'll win by 6 wickets. 220 would have been a decent score on this pitch but the batting either side of the Trott-Bopara partnership was simply abysmal (and the Trott-Bopara partnership wasn't that great either really)

 

[James]

this is where we see if the pitch really is a dirty sod or if England just made it look like one.

 

[IPLFan]

bye bye england.. go play county kir-kut

 

[Blitz]

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England copying SA's tactics. How low can you go?!

 

[MHZ]

Opening with Yardy!!!

 

[hussnainn]

Yardy to bow..

 

[pakistanvilla]

He didn't take them mainly against minnows. Lol

mainly against tailenders

 

[James]

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England copying SA's tactics. How low can you go?!

nothing wrong with stealing good ideas.

 

[Blitz]

Imagine someone opening with a spinner against Afridi

!

 

[hussnainn]

 

[Looney]

4444444444

 

[Blitz]

nothing wrong with stealing good ideas.

Are you sure its a good idea FOR England?!

 

[duostyle]

Come on Amla you beauty, I'm expecting a quickfire 60+

 

[Looney]

Congrats South Africa win by 10 wickets

 

[IPLFan]

amla will clean the poms up

 

[James]

Are you sure its a good idea FOR England?!

Yardy is cack but it's worth a go. this score is indefensible so you have to take risks to get the wickets.

 

[Looney]

5 off 1st over

 

[Hando]

South Asia vs world XI

 

[MHZ]

Yardy bowling action is like a ten year old, who is learning to bowl.

 

[Looney]

Lol Anderson coming on - mistake

 

[James]

That was actually quite a good over. Not standard Yardy.

 

[IPLFan]

sorry whippy dude.. inherent need to beat england..doesnt matter if we are indian,pakistani or irish.. beating england feels good

 

[MHZ]

Anderson to bowl. Should be interesting.

 

[James]

Jimmy on. starts with 2 maiden balls! better than expected

 

[ShehryarK]

nothing wrong with stealing good ideas.

Or for that matter... good players!

 

[James]

they was wubbish, we made them good.

 

[Looney]

sorry whippy dude.. inherent need to beat england..doesnt matter if we are indian,pakistani or irish.. beating england feels good

It is like they are the Americans of cricket , everyone wants them to lose :navjotsidhu

 

[PakPosheeda]

Anderson = Game Over.

 

[James]

SA behind the run rate...England have it in the bag

 

[Looney]

4 dots hmm

 

[Blitz]

Or for that matter... good players!

))

 

[MHZ]

SA behind the run rate...England have it in the bag

and they still have Bopara's ten overs up their sleeve!

 

[James]

erm...a good over from Anderson? totally unthreatening but one conceded is an improvement

 

[IPLFan]

and they still have Bopara's ten overs up their sleeve!

boparas 10 overs = game over..amla cleanup bopara

 

[Blitz]

more

 

[IPLFan]

4 .... go amla

 

[Looney]

Strauss hurt himself ?

 

[Looney]

could have been a great catch !

 

[MHZ]

dropped?

 

[IPLFan]

barbie looking tense

 

[MHZ]

England need to attack here. Botham saying they're too negative.

 

[ShehryarK]

they was wubbish, we made them good.

True that

 

[Robert]

What has England prepare for more - Ashes or WC?

During the Ashes England had sprinkler. In the WC they are a stinker !

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One can only wonder what the "stinker dance" looks like.

 

[James]

England need to attack here. Botham saying they're too negative.

Bootha that wonderful captain and gun ODI player speaks...

 

[MHZ]

Bootha that wonderful captain and gun ODI player speaks...

How dare you doubt Sir beef!

 

[IPLFan]

smithy 44444444444444

 

[Blitz]

poor by anderson

 

[James]

Anderson reverts to type with a leg-side pie.

 

[MHZ]

4444444444

 

[Looney]

i need tea

 

[emclub]

Anderson reverts to type with a leg-side pie.

whats wrong with him? john ethridge thinks its due to him losing a lot of weight???

 

[James]

whats wrong with him? john ethridge thinks its due to him losing a lot of weight???

He's tired and disinterested, and was probably never that good an ODI bowler in the first place.

 

[MHZ]

Amla showing his class here.

 

[MHZ]

Yardy keeps bowling wide gimmes.

 

[ZenBowman]

Amla is way too good against spin to try such antics.

 

[Blitz]

I heard an egde!

 

[JustAnotherFan]

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England copying SA's tactics. How low can you go?!

You'd swear Strauss was born in another country.

 

[James]

Do commentators have nothing more interesting to say about Bresnan every game than 'quicker than you think, bowls a heavy ball'. Maybe if they do their research they will realise that he was by far the fastest England bowler during the Ashes and has bowled an immaculate line and length all season.

that was out. oh well.

 

[Blitz]

India win the toss and will bowl first! )

 

[Blitz]

The Swann has arrived!

 

[MHZ]

India win the toss and will bowl first! )

They don't want Kevin O'Brien chasing against them.

 

[James]

only chance is Swann taking a double hat trick.

Backing him to do it.

 

[duostyle]

India win the toss and will bowl first! )

 

[James]

Nice over, but we needed 220 or else even a top-class spinner will struggle to become a factor.

 

[emclub]

India win the toss and choose to misfield

 

[Blitz]

) ) )

overthrows

 

[ZenBowman]

Good jinx by Nasser again.

 

[Schickelgruber]

Amla starting to show some rust.

 

[James]

Amla starting to show some rust.

) love it.

 

[Schickelgruber]

Amla looking weak here against Swann. I think he will be out soon.

 

[Blitz]

Amla starting to show some rust.

He's just warming up

 

[ZenBowman]

England too defensive, they need to set an aggressive field with this total.

 

[Schickelgruber]

) love it.

Well it could not have lasted forever, his Purple patch was a fluke

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Good ball

 

[Schickelgruber]

Ripper! By Swann. And they say Tailhendir is good, huh my foot.

 

[James]

that was a heartbreaking over, it was that good. I wish we actually had a total on the board and this would be a great match.

 

[Blitz]

Well it could not have lasted forever, his Purple patch was a fluke

Its not really funny anymore, this blind Amla hate. Go hate on Smith, he can't even touch the ball against Swann.

 

[Schickelgruber]

Its not really funny anymore, this blind Amla hate. Go hate on Smith, he can't even touch the ball against Swann.

I'm just broadcasting my opinion bhai, not trying to be funny. Due to my expert advice, I say Amla should work on getting forward to the ball or he will struggle against better teams like Pakistan and Australia.