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First Test: SA vs England

BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
edited December 2009 in Other Football and Sports
South Africa: 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Ashwell Prince, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Mark Boucher, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Friedel de Wet

England 1 Andrew Strauss, 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Matt Prior, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Graham Onions

England won the toss and are in the field, SA currently 159/3.
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    AB de Villiers c Cook b Swann 32

    159/4
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    KetmanKetman
    Shouldn't this thread be in the Underachieving Category ?
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    ChizzChizz
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Shouldn't this thread be in the Underachieving Category ?[/quote]Why?
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    No Steyn for SA, a shame I was looking for de Wet and Steyn to open the bowling for SA.
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    KetmanKetman
    [cite]Posted By: Chizz[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Shouldn't this thread be in the Underachieving Category ?
    Why?

    Because we underachieve in this Sport for the players that we have at our disposal ?
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    Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Chizz[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Shouldn't this thread be in the Underachieving Category ?
    Why?

    Because we underachieve in this Sport for the players that we have at our disposal ?


    I know you're on a wind up and hate cricket but we won the Ashes, and just beat SA in the one dayers so how are we under achieving?
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    Dazzler21Dazzler21
    We'll lose FACT only won the ashes by drawing and I hate life blah blah blah
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    ChizzChizz
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Chizz[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Shouldn't this thread be in the Underachieving Category ?
    Why?

    Because we underachieve in this Sport for the players that we have at our disposal ?


    I know you're on a wind up and hate cricket but we won the Ashes, and just beat SA in the one dayers so how are we under achieving?

    It strikes me that this is a series between he best team in the world and the team that's just beaten Australia in the Ashes. I can't see how that can be regarded as "Underachieving".

    I know you're almost always wrong every time you post a comment about cricket, but I wondered if you might have a good reason for getting it wrong this time.
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    PlaaayerPlaaayer
    No we didn't, we won 2-1 so MEH!
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    Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]We'll lose FACT only won the ashes by drawing and I hate life blah blah blah


    We beat them 2-1. If we'd drawn the Aussies would have retained it.
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    ChizzChizz
    1. The electronic sight screen which switches from "sponsor logo" to "white" has broken down and we're waiting for the groundstaff to drape a white sheet over it, so the game can continue.

    2. The "hot-spot" technology - as well as other technology advantages - is not being deployed for this series as the S African Board of Cricket chose to save some money.

    3. The 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place in South Africa.

    *worried smiley face thing*
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    MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    SA 234-4 80 Overs.
    Taken New Ball.............
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    KetmanKetman
    No wickets taken recently then guys ? :-)
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    ChizzChizz
    We've taken more than they have, so far.
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    262-4 at close
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    262/4 at stumps, should have done better with the new ball, but to restrict SA to less than 3 an over isn't bad going. A couple of quick wickets tomorrow and it could yet prove to be a strong position.
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    AshTrayAshTray
    Strange to only name 4 bowlers, especially with injury doubts. Really needed Wright in my opinion.
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    ChizzChizz
    [cite]Posted By: AshTray[/cite]Strange to only name 4 bowlers, especially with injury doubts. Really needed Wright in my opinion.
    Hmmm... Wright as one of four or one of five? And, in either case, who would you drop to include him?
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    AshTrayAshTray
    I suppose you'd have to leave Bell out? I would have him in addition to the others as I know SA have a strong batting line up, otherwise Sidebottom and just have 5 specialist bowlers. I'm not a fan of 4 bowlers, especially when they aren't all fully fit.
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    Sussex_AddickSussex_Addick
    Considering we have both Broad and Swann who aren't far shy of being all rounders, I think it'd be reasonable to drop a batsman for a 5th bowler (preferably one who can bat a bit as well)
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    ChizzChizz
    [cite]Posted By: Sussex_Addick[/cite]Considering we have both Broad and Swann who aren't far shy of being all rounders, I think it'd be reasonable to drop a batsman for a 5th bowler (preferably one who can bat a bit as well)
    Who though? It's really easy to say we should pick "x", but forevery"x" here has to be a "y" left out.
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    399-8
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    edited December 2009
    414-9

    Very slow scoring. I hope that doesn't mean dodgy conditions for when we bat!!
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    KetmanKetman
    No-one is interested Len even MOG is missing from this thread :-)
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]No-one is interested Len even MOG is missing from this thread :-)

    You've responded :-)
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    418 All Out
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    England 58/1 off 11 overs, taking advantage of some loose bowling.
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    88/1 at stumps...
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    AshTrayAshTray
    Very dull test.
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    JobbersJobbers
    I'm a bit worried about Cook at the moment, had a bad Ashes and a bad start here. Denners has got to be next in line if Cook gets dropped?
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