England's Summer test matches, 2012

[chimster]

It's a T20 Yay.... Why have cricket in Wales it always rains.....

[spikeyhead]

and it's all over.

Never mind, there's still elenty billion more one dayers to go.

[hornetrider]

chimster said:

It's a T20 Yay.... Why have cricket in Wales it always rains.....

fk, is it Cardiff?! I'm going to MacIntyre at the Arena tonight - parking ballache!!

[chimster]

Yep. Used to play cricket for Cardiff in the old days. It was wet then. Enjoy the show never seen him live.

[AndySA]

Amla is a machine, another One Day ton notched up

[hornetrider]

DROPPED CATCH- SA 167-3
De Villiers is a dangerous man once he gets going, and England could do with getting him early. They get their chance when he edges Bresnan behind but Kieswetter, diving to his right, can't quite get there and the chance goes to ground. That is the only run of the over, however, as Bresnan turns the screw.



DROPPED CATCH - SA 205-2
Oh no. Amla feathers a Finn delivery down leg and Kieswetter drops the simple chance - the third chance he has spilled today. Mistakes like that make you wonder why Matt Prior - possibly the best wicketkeeper/batsman in the world - is not in the squad. Amla moves to 98 by steering one over the top to third man. A single down the ground takes him to 99. De Villiers takes two himself to move to 20.



SA 218-3
Not sure what happened there as De Villiers top-edges one on the toe of his bat while sweeping and Kieswetter takes the catch. Incredibly, Simon Taufel says not out - and the bowler Graeme Swann pulls massive chunks of hair out of his head in disbelief. That was one for the umpires' bloopers dvd. A shocker. South Africa take five from the over and Swann walks off chuntering to himself while aiming kicks at fresh air. I don't think he's too happy about that.

[AndySA]

150 at a strike rate of 121, reached 3000 ODI runs 12 innings quicker than Sir Viv. (and great facial hair)

Edited by AndySA on Tuesday 28th August 16:36

[Gargamel]

Amla a machine indeed.. We need Swann to play a practical joke on Amla whereby he shaves his beard off, clearly the source of his mysterious batting powers.

(In the same way that Merve drew great strength from his unfeasible moustache)

Anyway 288 to win, Not feeling it, I must admit

[hornetrider]

How does that compare to par?

But like you say, under lights, tough ask.

[hornetrider]

I promise not to put mockers on Bell.

[AndySA]

Come on England, make a game of it Please

[Baron Greenback]

AndySA said:

Come on England, make a game of it Please

+1
Bang goes our world number 1 status for 1 day cricket.

[Daz68]

Oh dear. Poor performance again.

[spikeyhead]

The fat lady is singing

[Baron Greenback]

Fat lady been booooed off stage!

[Gargamel]

Hmm we are a bit patchy at the moment, Yet again failed to get a decent partnership from the openers. Too many confidence players in the top six.


Face it, for whatever anyone thinks of the man, KP walking out at four is still the best thing for English cricket.

[DJRC]

England press conference this morning. Speculation its about Strauss.

[hornetrider]

Grapevine says he's standing down

[DJRC]

As he was always going to if he lost the test series.

[London424]

hornetrider said:

Grapevine says he's standing down

Yep, seems to be the word on the street. Not really a huge surprise is it? His form the last couple of years hasn't been that good. Last 3 years batting average below:

2010 - 34.57
2011 - 28.72
2012 - 36.87