England's Summer test matches, 2012

[spikeyhead]

We've dropped two, if they were five down instead of three the game would already be in the bag.

I think our fielding is the one area we really need to work on.

[hornetrider]

It's usually st hot as well.

Hmmmm.

[Baron Greenback]

Wickets are tumbling hope our batsman keep lvl headed!

[hornetrider]

The RR is poor as well, we must be favourites at this point.

[Baron Greenback]

Don't think we are going to bowl them out again, shame! 6 wickets down for 176 not bad.

[Baron Greenback]

Cook out after 1 over, come on guy's concentrate!

[hornetrider]

In the bag.

[Baron Greenback]

Bopara need to get his act together, more wickets D/L comes into play. Still load of wickets in haand .

[spikeyhead]

At least we're starting to remember how to play.

I'm a little concerned about Cooks lack of runs.

[Laurel Green]

Woo hoo!! Two one up with one to go, so at least we will remain at number one in the limited overs game. Well done chaps.

[DJRC]

hornetrider said:

It's usually st hot as well.

Hmmmm.

Its been st all year. Not a patch on our fielding 18months ago.

[Carfolio]

SA in unable to push home their advantage shocker.... Well played England, but I had expected better things from the SA team after the test series. Questions I have to raise: Where's Levi? Why do we stick with Robbie P? Why did we not look for a new 'keeper before Boucher retired hurt? Can we try and pick both Morkels for a match please? Thank god we're playing like this now and played far better during the tests!

[Gargamel]

Is that Bopara's last appearance in an England shirt ?

Please tell me he isn't in the T20 side, walking wicket doesn't begin to cover it.

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Hick/Ramps

[Cheib]

Gargamel said:

Is that Bopara's last appearance in an England shirt ?

Please tell me he isn't in the T20 side, walking wicket doesn't begin to cover it.

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Hick/Ramps

I reckon he'll go to India. They need a fifth bowler out there and "he can play spin"

[Gargamel]

Cheib said:

I reckon he'll go to India. They need a fifth bowler out there and "he can play spin"

Yeah for two or three balls !

[spikeyhead]

We'll need some luck to put up a decent target.

[Baron Greenback]

No excuse to not bat full 50 covers, that's just bad batting. 6th top scorer is extras and that's only 9!!

[tmk2]

Tight bowling so far, shame we like making things hard for ourselves

[Baron Greenback]

Oh well required run rate now is 2 an over 20 covers left, done deal!

[Gargamel]

All over red rover,

That is nothing like our best one day side, where were the bowlers... no Finn, Broad, Tremlett, Onions or Swann (exception for Swann who couldn't twitter a wicket at the moment)

Beg on you knees for KP to return , especially now it is T20 all the way. We looked like a really poor side today, not the current number one ranked one day side and world T20 champs.

Tired and short of talent.