Cricket - England Vs South Africa Summer 2017

[Gargamel]

Morning all

amongst all the terrible news, bombs, politicians and other crap. This has sneaked up on me.

First ODI today versus the mighty Proteas.

Anyone going ?

Expecting a close series on both fronts, we have the batting, but think we lack a top of the line bowler, and definitely some guile in the spin section.

Jimmy A also a doubt for the Tests, with a groin tear..

Edited by Gargamel on Wednesday 24th May 15:18

[Gargamel]

Flying start for England !

[skeggysteve]

I thought this might be a close game but it seems not!

OK 12 over to go but we are still well in front.

Hope I've not jinks (sp) it!

[spikeyhead]

Nothing can go wrong from here

[Black can man]

Ben Stokes !

What a cricketer this chap is .

[spikeyhead]

spikeyhead said:

Nothing can go wrong from here

Or from here

[spikeyhead]

spikeyhead said:

spikeyhead said:

Nothing can go wrong from here

Or from here

and 19 minutes later we claim a comfortable win.

Told you there was nothing to worry about

[Gargamel]

Ha ha... far too squeaky at the end. Woods bowled a death over that only Jade Dernbach could have bettered.

Lovely stuff from England. But we are still a bowler short to challenge for silverware in this format.

one day the bats will only get 280 and the bowlers can't defend that... yet.

Still good win, and Morgan remains an underrated Skip.

[Baron Greenback]

Not a good start, just glad we won the series!

[Gargamel]

Baron Greenback said:

Not a good start, just glad we won the series!

Overcast Morning at Lords and an 11 am Start.

Needed a more Boycottian approach to the first ten overs I think.

[Baron Greenback]

Oh dear! good catch!

[Gargamel]

Will we make 50 ?

[Baron Greenback]

Love the commetry, still looking like a phone number in score card!

[Busa mav]

Good chance for Bairstow to make a point .

[Busa mav]

I wonder if SA will reverse the batting order to make a game of it for the crowd

[Gargamel]

Busa mav said:

I wonder if SA will reverse the batting order to make a game of it for the crowd

Don't know, would be funny if they did. But clearly the ball is moving around, so they probably won't

Rashid needs his head examining. five down and not 30 on the scoreboard. 1st ball, what shall I do.....

[spikeyhead]

Doomed, doomed I say.

At least we won't go into the Trophy too cocky

[Gargamel]

100 up - still fighting



Still I reckon this will be very close, I mean South Africa will probably win, but only by a couple of runs.

[Dermot O'Logical]

Thank goodness for Jonny Bairstow!

I know that we secured the series in the last (excellent) game, but come on! It's always good to let the lower-order batsmen get some match practice in, but 20-6 half way through the first Powerplay? Come on!

What it needs now is a debutant with a double-barrelled surname to come to the rescue, and help Bairstow out.

[fathomfive]

Well that was a brief chase.