South Africa v England | CT 2009 | Centurion | 27/9/2009

[don1990]

69 needed in 35 balls with 11.82 rpo......

 

[desidudecool]

what an over by anderson he wont miss a penalty for england playing soccer

 

[don1990]

out

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Botha Gone

 

[JustAnotherFan]

They should have sent out Van der Merwe first ... doesn't matter ... he is now

 

[hasanb]

Whats the drama in that?

Whats his reason for not allowing him a runner?

If a player is carrying an injury into the game then fair enough, but smith picked up the injury during this match...

 

[James]

2 runs a ball. come on boys

 

[don1990]

botha gone........

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Saffies are going down in a heap.

 

[cricketpassion]

south africa is heading out

 

[Mohsin]

Botha is STUPID!

You have Smith at the other end, dont try and hit a 6 dumb dumb

 

[Savak]

Anyways the South Africans cant complain about Strauss refusing Smith a runner. It had nothing to do with Morkel's run out or Botha skying the ball second ball.

 

[don1990]

now africa in deep deep trouble..........

 

[desidudecool]

south africa out of the tournament

 

[don1990]

van de merve in....

 

[Mohsin]

Too scared to face South Africa?

Oh tish tosh!































Hell yeah!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Whats his reason for not allowing him a runner?

If a player is carrying an injury into the game then fair enough, but smith picked up the injury during this match...

He is not injured. He is cramping and in that situation its totally upt the fielding captain either he allows the runner or not. Strauus made his decision, I cant see any drama in that.

 

[Savak]

Whats his reason for not allowing him a runner?

If a player is carrying an injury into the game then fair enough, but smith picked up the injury during this match...

Can a cramp come under the category of carrying an injury?

 

[iZeeshan]

Poop.

I was hoping for a last ball finish

 

[don1990]

almost another run out.........

 

[cricketpassion]

SA run rate is below srilanka so if they score LESS than 314 .they wll be out

 

[don1990]

smith still fighting................

 

[Savak]

Would Smith have allowed Strauss a runner in this situation?

 

[James]

nooooo, england couldn't possibly win, we always lose when we score 300. and we're rubbish and south africa are amazing and their strategy was spot on

etc

 

[don1990]

strauss is setting the field........ but another 4444444 by smith......

 

[Afridi_Fan]

263/7 after 45.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

This is where Smith has to to a real captains innings, win the game and not shake Strauss hand. Tell him 2 words.

 

[don1990]

South Africa require another 61 runs with 3 wickets and 30 balls remaining Required RR 12.20

 

[Afridi_Fan]

This is where Smith has to to a real captains innings, win the game and not shake Strauss hand. Tell him 2 words.

Dream On

 

[the_game]

Broad is absolutely sh*t! The boy is reminding me of Sami here.

 

[hasanb]

He is not injured. He is cramping and in that situation its totally upt the fielding captain either he allows the runner or not. Strauus made his decision, I cant see any drama in that.

In this situation captains tend to in the overwhelming majority grant the runner. Its just something that is done...

If he can call back a batsmen he cant give someone who clearly cant walk a runner?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Van der merv gone

 

[12thMan]

Would Smith have allowed Strauss a runner in this situation?

I think so and I am surprised Strauss didn't allow him one. And Strauss takes Owais Shah off the field cause he was having fielding issues

 

[Afridi_Fan]

SOuth Africa are heading out.

 

[cricketpassion]

bowled immmm

 

[hasanb]

I hope england get smashed to bits in the semis

 

[don1990]

van der merwe is also in mood of playing shoots but anderson is not allowed him & cleaned bowled him.....

 

[Afridi_Fan]

In this situation captains tend to in the overwhelming majority grant the runner. Its just something that is done...

If he can call back a batsmen he cant give someone who clearly cant walk a runner?

Thats his decision, he is made that. So, no drama.

 

[KA$H]

SHAMOne!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Now that wasn't a no ball.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

In this situation captains tend to in the overwhelming majority grant the runner. Its just something that is done...

If he can call back a batsmen he cant give someone who clearly cant walk a runner?

It si OK, Strauss is an ex-South African. When England tours in a few months time, someone will be boo'd.

 

[don1990]

Anderson to van der Merwe, OUT, bowled him! a full ball, van der Merwe goes for the booming drive, he misses , Anderson knocks back offstump, top bowling this

 

[saqeeb90]

england an Pakistan are sleeping dogs....

u never know when they are going to unleash................
good job england team

 

[Savak]

This is where Smith has to to a real captains innings, win the game and not shake Strauss hand. Tell him 2 words.

Why blame Strauss? Whether he gave Smith a runner or not, it doesnt matter with respect to how Morkel got run out, Both skied second ball, Van der ma got bowled.

Be a sport. SA should not have conceeded 324 runs against a weak English ODI team and should not have lost to an over rated Sri lankan team in the first game. The hotshot tournament favorites should not have played so poorly in this tournament.

 

[iZeeshan]

Roelf van der Merwe gone. Along with it, the game

 

[KA$H]

micky arthur looks more and more like boucher to me

 

[James]

Broad is absolutely sh*t! The boy is reminding me of Sami here.

The Ashes.

Jimmy has been awesome today, toss up between Jimmy and Morgan for man of the match

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Jimmy Rocks

 

[don1990]

smith still trying to better his team run rate,,,,,

 

[Afridi_Fan]

266/8 after 46.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

The Ashes.

Jimmy has been awesome today, toss up between Jimmy and Morgan for man of the match

Hey, what about Shah?

 

[James]

It si OK, Strauss is an ex-South African. When England tours in a few months time, someone will be boo'd.

Strauss just knocked you out of your own tournament in your own ground full of your own fans. we might get booed and whitewashed on the coming tour but for now, I doubt he cares

 

[hasanb]

Thats his decision, he is made that. So, no drama.

If he didnt call the batsman back in the SL game that would also be his decision, and yet there would have been drama then.

So thats rather silly logic youre using mate.

 

[don1990]

South Africa require another 58 runs with 2 wickets and 24 balls remaining

 

[James]

Hey, what about Shah?

dropped Smith

I feel Jimmy and Eoin had a bigger overall impact on the momentum of the game

 

[Savak]

I think so and I am surprised Strauss didn't allow him one. And Strauss takes Owais Shah off the field cause he was having fielding issues

Smith is a ruthless character, in pressure situations he can dish out verbals to the opposition, he has done it in the past and i am certain he would have refused Strauss a runner if he was facing this situation.

Anyways not that it would make any difference to the end result of the game. South Africans have been outplayed. As usual over hyping themselves before a major tournament, pretending they have won it before it even begins.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Smith crashes for 444444444444

 

[don1990]

smith is not ready to give up,,,,,,,

 

[the_game]

The Ashes.

Jimmy has been awesome today, toss up between Jimmy and Morgan for man of the match

Whippy, only today my man. Not questioning his bowling in the test series. Kept bowling rubbish today though.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Why blame Strauss? Whether he gave Smith a runner or not, it doesnt matter with respect to how Morkel got run out, Both skied second ball, Van der ma got bowled.

Be a sport. SA should not have conceeded 324 runs against a weak English ODI team and should not have lost to an over rated Sri lankan team in the first game. The hotshot tournament favorites should not have played so poorly in this tournament.

It is called sportsmanship.

Do you kick a man when he is down?

 

[don1990]

now smith dealing in boundries,,,,,/,..

 

[James]

fair enough. I've been a Broad fan since his introduction, so I'm quite sensitive
Rubbish at times, but I think he has had a better beginning than Freddie, encouraging

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Game Set and Match

 

[don1990]

smith gone./

 

[cricketpassion]

smith goneeeeeeeee

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

South Africa need to hit sixes. This is the only was they can brong their net run rate up.

 

[the_game]

...And he keeps bowling garbage. Good God.

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

They better have calculated how much they need to get to surpass SL or they won't even have a minute chance. After this game, either SL or SA are definitely out of the tournament I think...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Bye Bye South Africa.

 

[Mohsin]

Very very very very very well played Smith

SA out

 

[James]

It is called sportsmanship.

Do you kick a man when he is down?

from an SA

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Awesome Innings Smithy.

 

[cricketpassion]

Shah caught it

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So its the end of the road for the Saffers?!

 

[JustAnotherFan]

I am surprised Shah caught that one.

 

[don1990]

a fighting knock a skipper comes to an end.. but he is disappointed,.

 

[Omar-45]

45.5
Anderson to Parnell, no run, slower bouncer from Anderson, Parnell was through with his "****" before the ball arrived, attempts a second shot at it, the ball sails over middle stump

 

[the_game]

And England knock them out. Poor Saffies. Dare I use the "C" word?

 

[Savak]

It is called sportsmanship.

Do you kick a man when he is down?

) )

Sorry about that.

But lets be honest, SA have their best side ever now, the team is balanced, they have pacers, spinners, hard hitters, consolidators and they still chocked in a major ICC tournament.