Gary Baldi
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Only 2 more wickets to go! Surely Root has to go for a 5 fer now?
Well that went well for him ? 4,4,4,6,6,4bOnly 2 more wickets to go! Surely Root has to go for a 5 fer now?
The bowling at the last 2 batters was pathetic and got the tap it deserved from them. I think even I would have fancied my chances.Well that went well for him ? 4,4,4,6,6,4b
And dont forget Burns who top scored in the first test and is only sitting at home because of the stupidity of playing football in training!!Well well.
The youngsters have really come to the party.
Pope, Sibley, Bess have all done very well and Crawley looks to have a future.
Stokes of course is world class.
South Africa are not a particularly good Test side but you can only beat what is in front of you.
One more Test in SA which we should win and then Sri Lanka away which again we should win to show real progress
Absolutely, the last hour we were exceptionally sloppy. Root keeping himself on cos he wanted a 5-fer was something a captain of an U13's team would do. Would a tailender rather face him, or Broad with nearly 500 test wickets and Wood who can bowl 90mph rockets? Then he made the change to bring Curran on?? Maharaj had one shot - a big hoick to mid-wicket, so you go to a left arm over putting on a length, the exact kind of angle that feeds his only shot?The bowling at the last 2 batters was pathetic and got the tap it deserved from them. I think even I would have fancied my chances.
They barely hit the stumps in that period.
I should think there's a good chance the whole Kolpak system will be changed after Brexit. Expect a rush of deals to be done before end of January.A better team would have been more clinical but they got there in the end I suppose.
But gosh are SA a poor team. All that Kolpak talent in County Cricket is doing them no favours
Philander is one. It sounds like the SA players are able to earn a lot more by playing county cricket, even without being a big test star. Smith, Boucher and co are going to have a heck of a jobI should think there's a good chance the whole Kolpak system will be changed after Brexit. Expect a rush of deals to be done before end of January.
Not yet, but if the oppertunity arises (when im in somerset) i'll maybe have a look at Banton in TauntonSome on here I am sure follow the County game more than me.
I was listening to Michael Vaughan last night.
He was suggesting that Darren Lehmann had suggested that Tom Banton, the young player at Somerset was the best young player he has ever thrown down to.
Vaughan's view was that if Banton spurns the IPL and concentrates on 4 day cricket, he will get into the Test team leading to Pope move to No 3.
Has anybody seen Banton play?
Some on here I am sure follow the County game more than me.
I was listening to Michael Vaughan last night.
He was suggesting that Darren Lehmann had suggested that Tom Banton, the young player at Somerset was the best young player he has ever thrown down to.
Vaughan's view was that if Banton spurns the IPL and concentrates on 4 day cricket, he will get into the Test team leading to Pope move to No 3.
Has anybody seen Banton play?
Some on here I am sure follow the County game more than me.
I was listening to Michael Vaughan last night.
He was suggesting that Darren Lehmann had suggested that Tom Banton, the young player at Somerset was the best young player he has ever thrown down to.
Vaughan's view was that if Banton spurns the IPL and concentrates on 4 day cricket, he will get into the Test team leading to Pope move to No 3.
Has anybody seen Banton play?
Ain't that an indictment of how poor our batting has been!100 up ... no loss .... 30 overs bowled
best opening test partnership for 9 years or so