South Africa v England | 1st test | Centurion | 16-20 Dec 09

[Afridi_Fan]

It is funny eh ?

But it's true. We are the best at everything.

Chocking included?

 

[Indiafan]

Why play two spinners against South Africa ?We're the best players of spin bowling in the world.

Look who is back

 

[Amir]

It is funny eh ?

But it's true. We are the best at everything.

Remind me....what happened to "The Best" when they ran into Afridi and Ajmal?

 

[deep82]

Kallis played well but overall traditional style of boring test cricket?? Couldm't watch more than 4 overs on a trot...

260/4 in a day...thats seems like a test match of early 90's

I would rather see 340/6 and atleast one batsman blazing away....Saffies always play safe...they are always a boring test side esp Kallis....

 

[cricket_fever]

Chocking included?

choking

who was you teacher of english?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kallis gone for 120. 283/5

 

[Afridi_Fan]

choking

who was you teacher of english?

I was never good at English. And it hasn't improved one bit.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

300/5

 

[saffer]

Remind me....what happened to "The Best" when they ran into Afridi and Ajmal?

Don't know. We beat you 2 -0 in tests in Pakistan so obviously not much.

 

[saffer]

Kallis played well but overall traditional style of boring test cricket?? Couldm't watch more than 4 overs on a trot...

260/4 in a day...thats seems like a test match of early 90's

I would rather see 340/6 and atleast one batsman blazing away....Saffies always play safe...they are always a boring test side esp Kallis....

Nope. Of our batsmen only prince and kallis can be called defensive. Smith , De villiers , Dumminy etc are quick scorers. Kallis is very good at what he does and he shouldn't change a thing and is very elegant to watch when he's going.

I find India a very boring test team by the way. Prepare a flat pitch that will crumble and then hope they win the toss and score 600 plus or play for the draw.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Choking Kings doing well so far.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Duminy Gone now to spin of Swann. Yeah! The Saffies are really great players of spin bowling.

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

I see Trott and Pieterson making 100s against this bowling attack of SA.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Why play two spinners against South Africa ?We're the best players of spin bowling in the world.

) )

Yeah Right.

) )

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Review.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Missing the stumps. Morkel survives.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

330/6 at Lunch on Day 2.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nope. Of our batsmen only prince and kallis can be called defensive. Smith , De villiers , Dumminy etc are quick scorers. Kallis is very good at what he does and he shouldn't change a thing and is very elegant to watch when he's going.

I find India a very boring test team by the way. Prepare a flat pitch that will crumble and then hope they win the toss and score 600 plus or play for the draw.

2.77 runs per over and that surely makes them an attacking batting line up.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

I dont think England are happy with the review system ) ) )

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I dont think England are happy with the review system ) ) )

And they surely have no clue how to use it too. The caught behind review yesterday was really a waste with no hot spot.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

And they surely have no clue how to use it too. The caught behind review yesterday was really a waste with no hot spot.

True

I think the Morkel decision tells us how important the review system is - it still needs a little bit of tweaking BUT its far better than having nowt

 

[Amir]

Don't know. We beat you 2 -0 in tests in Pakistan so obviously not much.

Well considering you didn't play them in tests, yeah, not much would happen. But I am talking about the Legendary players of spin against those 2 in T20. The one time they did play them, they looked obviously very foolish.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Morkel hit on jaw by Onions.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Onions takes Morkel 341/7

 

[Afridi_Fan]

350/7

 

[Afridi_Fan]

English bowlers are bowling Rubbish here.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

375/7

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A pushing towards 400 which looks par on this wicket!

 

[AZ]

what a snoozefest...knock 'em over already! I want to see Makhaya and de Wet!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Swann gets Boucher. 377/8

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Boycott having a go at the trophy. )

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Collingwoods puts one down in slip off Swann.

 

[Da Best]

Pitch not helping today. Interesting to see what the SA bowlers will do on this pitch. SA almost nearing the 400 mark now, decent score this.

 

[saffer]

Pitch not helping today. Interesting to see what the SA bowlers will do on this pitch. SA almost nearing the 400 mark now, decent score this.

Pitch is dead. England could score big too.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

400 up for Saffies.

 

[AZ]

yaaaaaaaaawwwwn

yar yeh log kab out hoyengey?! kasam se bore kardiya hai

 

[Hash]

South Africa seem to be following the Pakistan tactic of scoring at 1 run every 86 overs.

I really really really do not understand this tactic. It doesn't work, it sends people to sleep and it isn't exactly a good advertisment for test cricket. Just keep the scoreboard ticking, they only have 2 wickets in hand.....just go for some runs now. You can still go at 3 an over without taking risks....you don't have to go at 0.0000000001 run per over in order to preserve wickets.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

401/8 at Tea on Day 2.

 

[Big Mac]

You reckon English fans are furious about incompetent tactics and defensive field placings? Or do they just accept that this happens occasionally on flat wickets?

 

[Big Mac]

Although they probably are genuinely complaining about not having a fifth bowling option, any attack where Jimmy is your number 1 strike option is an attack asking for a beating.

 

[Ali Raja]

SA has batted way too slowly to force a result, how can they expect to bowl England out twice in three days on this pitch?

Another boring draw, ZZzzZZZzzzZZzzz....

 

[Juggernaut]

Dunno much about the pitch but Paul Harris gets behind the ball better than most of our so called batsmen.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Dunno much about the pitch but Paul Harris gets behind the ball better than most of our so called batsmen.

)

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Harris bowled by Onions. 414/9

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Makhaya Ntini comes to bat in his 100th Test.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another Review.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Thats out. Swann gets his 5th.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

South Africa 418 all out.

 

[Mohsin]

Thats out. Swann gets his 5th.

Did you hear it in your ear? :younis

 

[Afridi_Fan]

AB drops Cook.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Did you hear it in your ear? :younis

I just had a strange feeling that he was out. It turned out that I was right.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Cook gets a life already bad news for ntini!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Swann gets 5 for, intresting to see how much pitch crumbles later....

 

[IMMY69]

new saffie bowler already bowling arnd 90/91 mph...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

De Wet Gets his debut wicket Cook gone.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Well cook didnt make much of his repreive. Intresting to see how Trott goes here...

 

[IMMY69]

de wet now bowls a 93.7 mph bouncer...

 

[saffer]

new saffie bowler already bowling arnd 90/91 mph...

He went over 150 kph now. But bring morkel on...his speed has been right up there recently.

 

[shahzadddd]

The only non south african born people on the pitch right now are the umpires.

England 49/1 after 10. 15 overs left for today.

 

[saffer]

Morkel already up to 150. I predict a fierce spell from him once he settles.

 

[mindless slogging]

Super batting from England.

84/1 after 22 overs. RR:3.8

S.A.'s run rate was 2.72.

1 over to go.

 

[mindless slogging]

End of the second days play.

England 88/1 after 23 overs.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another dead pitch. Probably another boring draw.

 

[jusarrived]

England are a far better Test side , much more balanced and have a good approach as well .

Even if this match ends in a stalemate , I expect England to come stronger in the remaining part of the series .

 

[deep82]

Nope. Of our batsmen only prince and kallis can be called defensive. Smith , De villiers , Dumminy etc are quick scorers. Kallis is very good at what he does and he shouldn't change a thing and is very elegant to watch when he's going.

I find India a very boring test team by the way. Prepare a flat pitch that will crumble and then hope they win the toss and score 600 plus or play for the draw.

Lolz! Here goes his own hypothetical logic.... )

400 in 5 sessions on a flat track and you call them these boring Saffies quick scorers....

England already scoring at 4runs per over and are looking much better....

Atleats India scores at 3.50 runs per over consistently, flat track or not.....

Once again confirmed, SA is the most non happening test team and need a green track for their bowlers to get a result....

 

[jusarrived]

Lolz! Here goes his own hypothetical logic.... )

400 in 5 sessions on a flat track and you call them these boring Saffies quick scorers....

England already scoring at 4runs per over and are looking much better....

Atleats India scores at 3.50 runs per over consistently, flat track or not.....

Once again confirmed, SA is the most non happening test team and need a green track for their bowlers to get a result....

they will get owned on a green pitch . England has some very technically correct batsmen , they will survive , but not the likes of Prince , smith or Amla

 

[SAVIO]

England are a far better Test side , much more balanced and have a good approach as well .

Just goes to show how flawed the test rankings are eh.

 

[mindless slogging]

Just goes to show how flawed the test rankings are eh.

Nah, the rankings are flawed from 2 and below.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Just goes to show how flawed the test rankings are eh.

He was probably suggesting that England is far better in Test cricket than in ODI cricket. Just my opinion.

 

[Amjid Javed]

England 93/1 at moment.

 

[d0gers]

Ntini got rid of Strauss early. England are 117/2 and the run rate has slowed down considerably

 

[James]

what the blob has happened to the pitch, every other ball skidding along the ground WACA-style. I suspect night-time pitch aliens! I would rather get bowled out for 200 and follow on now, better chance of winning.

Can't blame the choice to bowl first. With a bit more luck and an extra bowler we would have got them out for less than 400. I don't think bowling or batting first was that important, the pitch is a difficult one to read.

 

[James]

Trott gets himself out, bit cringeworthy

 

[d0gers]

Trott did a Misbah there. 28 off 116 and then gets out to an ugly swipe

 

[James]

Pietersen is our Lara or Tendulkar, in that 'there's always a chance' if he's still in. And I wonder if this sort of dodgy-pitch attrition will suit Collingwood's nudges and nurdles. I've not given up hope yet...

 

[Amjid Javed]

England need to rebuild here and need KP to get a biggie!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

143/3 at lunch.

 

[James]

Despite some could-be-better shot selection, consider his time out of the game and his poor form, I think he has played as well as could be expected so far. Some nudging and nurdling at the other end and one of KP's slower fifties or hundreds could be on the cards to at least help us bat out the day, and we'll see where we are then.

 

[d0gers]

KP gone, 168/4 and not looking so rosy for England

 

[James]

Pietersen edges a no-ball onto his stumps. life is unfair