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07-14-2012 , 09:57 PM

#4676

Cwocwoc

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Originally Posted by ashley12

Ponting bowling in 05 was a worse call then hussain in 02 imo

Hussain always looked miserable. He was worse than Atherton who did quite well with a mediocre bunch of players.

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07-19-2012 , 05:43 AM

#4677

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

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So looking foward to this ...

Not sure who is favorite but I fear its the weather.

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07-19-2012 , 05:47 AM

#4678

chezlaw

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Originally Posted by Cwocwoc

I don't go along with this building a side stuff. Every now and again talented players emerge and England are having a purple patch in that respect and Australia seem to have hit rock bottom. I expect the luck will turn around again (hopefully in not less than twenty years !).

So true. I have no idea why we suddenly have such a great crop of fast bowlers. So much of that must just be down to chance.

However we did use to waste an extraordinary amount of talent with poor selection/management decisions and that seems to have stopped.

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07-19-2012 , 03:55 PM

#4679

Hoopie1

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Once this test is over, if any of the Saffers have been any good do we get to have them in the England side for the next test or is it polite to wait for the end of the series?

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07-19-2012 , 05:14 PM

#4680

chezlaw

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Originally Posted by Hoopie1

Once this test is over, if any of the Saffers have been any good do we get to have them in the England side for the next test or is it polite to wait for the end of the series?

Not looking like it will be an issue

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07-19-2012 , 06:11 PM

#4681

exec771

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Should be a good series, SA haven't lost an away series since 2006, and last time England lost at home was to SA.

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07-20-2012 , 07:00 AM

#4682

NoJacket

old hand

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Poor Ravi.

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07-22-2012 , 08:13 AM

#4683

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

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this is fun

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07-22-2012 , 08:46 AM

#4684

Ah You

centurion

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SA should declare fairly soon, they are in no danger of losing the test match. May as well give themselves as much time as possible to try and bowl England out. All the pressure is on England.

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07-22-2012 , 10:28 AM

#4685

The Brickie

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Congrats to Amla. First time I've watched someone make a triple hundred. So badly want to see an Englishman do it.

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07-22-2012 , 11:53 AM

#4686

ashley12

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LOL for anyone that missed this...

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07-22-2012 , 11:54 AM

#4687

ashley12

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God damn it I was supposed to use my 5k post for my FA Cup trip report...

FML...

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07-22-2012 , 12:01 PM

#4688

exec771

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SA gonan be v tough to beat this series, if even Smith is in form.

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07-22-2012 , 12:32 PM

#4689

PlzBeALevel

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Great little spell from Morkel to remove KP. Nice bouncers to move him back in the crease then cleans him up with a straight one.

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07-22-2012 , 12:37 PM

#4690

exec771

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would be very surprised if England come away with a draw here. Barring rain ofcourse.

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07-22-2012 , 02:36 PM

#4691

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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england were useless

was at the game, getting absolutely creamed

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07-22-2012 , 02:48 PM

#4692

Hoopie1

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Originally Posted by exec771

would be very surprised if England come away with a draw here. Barring rain ofcourse.

For the first time in forever, we're forecast to have blazing sunshine tomorrow. Yes, in England.

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07-23-2012 , 08:19 AM

#4693

chezlaw

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In its own hideous way this afternoon could be enthralling.

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07-23-2012 , 09:50 AM

#4694

exec771

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lol England odds always out of whack on betfrair.

How is SA to win 1.75:1 even after Bell is gone.

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07-23-2012 , 01:12 PM

#4695

SweHseMfia

centurion

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England were awful. Dale Steyn is confirmed the nuts remember when he played for my team Warwickshire such a good bowler.

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07-23-2012 , 01:14 PM

#4696

grogheadflow7

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I'm so conditioned for England to crush I actually still thought we had a chance with Anderson in to bat. Wish wish wish this was a 5 match series..............

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07-23-2012 , 07:22 PM

#4697

CopTHIS

Pooh-Bah

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All this talk about it being a thrashing, we took two wickets ya know. Could have been worse.

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07-24-2012 , 05:07 AM

#4698

Cwocwoc

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Originally Posted by grogheadflow7

I'm so conditioned for England to crush I actually still thought we had a chance with Anderson in to bat. Wish wish wish this was a 5 match series..............

Why ? England lost 3-0 to Pakistan and lost a test in Sri Lanka. I can't think of a time when we were actually better than South Africa since Graeme Smith has been in the SA side. The other thing I don't understand is why Graeme Smith is taking flak for his batting. He averages 50 at a SR of 60.

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07-24-2012 , 05:41 AM

#4699

Dennis Denuto

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Apparently this is the worst defeat in test history.

Last 10 tests or so suggest that England aren't much good tbh. Confirms the belief that England's batting line up is hugely overrated and will crumble against good bowling. Their bowling attack is still excellent but didn't have much to work on that pitch. Pitches like that aren't great for test cricket imo.

Last edited by Dennis Denuto; 07-24-2012 at 05:49 AM.