The Official Cricket Thread

[Insane_Homer]

fokken rain needs to head north pronto!

[Mahoney]

Robinson has Verreyne on toast at the moment

[FalseBayFC]

I'm such a coward when my team bats first. Can barely watch. So I go and do something else. As soon as I sit down to have a look we lose a wicket.

[FalseBayFC]

Like fkn clockwork.

[Mahoney]

Sky suspiciously uninterested in showing us the ball tracking for the second LBW. Looked very high to me.

[Mahoney]

And now they do and it's completely out, so what do I know?

[OomStruisbaai]

And now they do and it's completely out, so what do I know?

to late now Boet.

[Insane_Homer]

151

[FalseBayFC]

36 overs for England to face. Could be interesting. Great bowling from the two geriatrics. Combined age of 76 ffs.

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas will need some special bowling to keep England under 400

[Mahoney]

England have passed 400 5 times in their last 49 innings.

England have passed 300 13 times in their last 49 innings.

England have failed to pass 200 23 times in their last 49 innings.

[Mahoney]

(It is a bit better in their first innings - passed 400 5/25, 300 10/25, failed to make 200 8/25. The median score is 284, modal score is 100-199).

[OomStruisbaai]

should have dropped ngidi instead of jansen

Agree, Jansen give viarity and bat well

Sorry Ngidi

[FalseBayFC]

Joe Root goooorn!

[OomStruisbaai]

England running away with it now. Bairstow in full flight

[OomStruisbaai]

England in a very good position and well on their way to 400.

[Mahoney]

England have not scored 400 without Root scoring a century in their last 25 matches (in this innings Root made 9).

The lowest score when the 3rd wicket fell & England went on to score 400+ was 131/3 (in this innings England were 34/3).

I mean, they might, but it'd be well outside normal behaviour.

Mockers silliness aside, England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

[SaintK]

England have not scored 400 without Root scoring a century in their last 25 matches (in this innings Root made 9).

The lowest score when the 3rd wicket fell & England went on to score 400+ was 131/3 (in this innings England were 34/3).

I mean, they might, but it'd be well outside normal behaviour.

Mockers silliness aside, England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

Oom doesn't let facts get in the way of his prophecies

[Lobby]

Bairstow gone, and SA bowling well.

Its unlikely that England will be able to get much of a lead from here as SA are now only a wicket away from England's tail.

[Mahoney]

England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

Would settle for 50 now…

[Thor Sedan]

England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

Would settle for 50 now…

Meh - if Stokes gets going you could easily have a 150 - 200 lead by tea time. Foakes isn't a bunny either.

[OomStruisbaai]

Yep minimum 400 on the cards.

[Insane_Homer]

lead +100 - game over

[OomStruisbaai]

Innings defeat coming up.

[Thor Sedan]

Innings defeat coming up.

Yep - could get pretty ugly unless the new ball misbehaves.

But the call to bat first.....jeesh.....mental.

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas will have to bat 6 sessions to get out of this.

[OomStruisbaai]

England have not scored 400 without Root scoring a century in their last 25 matches (in this innings Root made 9).

The lowest score when the 3rd wicket fell & England went on to score 400+ was 131/3 (in this innings England were 34/3).

I mean, they might, but it'd be well outside normal behaviour.

Mockers silliness aside, England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

Oom doesn't let facts get in the way of his prophecies

You must always listen to Oom's prophecies.

[SaintK]

England have not scored 400 without Root scoring a century in their last 25 matches (in this innings Root made 9).

The lowest score when the 3rd wicket fell & England went on to score 400+ was 131/3 (in this innings England were 34/3).

I mean, they might, but it'd be well outside normal behaviour.

Mockers silliness aside, England should probably be hoping for a lead of 100-150 here.

Oom doesn't let facts get in the way of his prophecies

You must always listen to Oom's prophecies.

[Mahoney]

Mostly happy, but slightly irritated Oom has got so lucky/unlucky.

[OomStruisbaai]

Now is the real test for the Protea batters to show real guts. Fighting session per session.

Bazzz cricket won't help them, now it's real test cricket.

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas finally get through a session without losing a wicket . They'll need at least 4 more. 2nd new ball not far away.

[OomStruisbaai]

and back came that man again.

[OomStruisbaai]

Series leveled. Have to wait for a month for the final test.

[duke]

Series leveled. Have to wait for a month for the final test.

12 days shurely? Next test starts on Thursday week

[OomStruisbaai]

Series leveled. Have to wait for a month for the final test.

12 days shurely? Next test starts on Thursday week

Vok that's a long time After the shite performance the Proteas should work in an extra game vs Somerset.

[Margin__Walker]

Was at Old Trafford for this yesterday. Really enjoyable day with the result never really in doubt.

Nice of the Saffers to collapse in that final session to bring it to an end on the day though.

Sets thing up nicely for the next game, which will hopefully be a tight affair after two blowouts.

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas will fall away. Expect England to put them away in 3 days. Oval will probably a good batting pitch

[SaintK]

Johnny Bairstow out...........for a while

England batter Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the third Test against South Africa and the Twenty20 World Cup after sustaining a possible broken left leg while playing golf on Friday.
The 32-year-old slipped walking to a tee box and will see a specialist to ascertain the extent of the injury.
Bairstow confirmed he will need surgery on his Instagram account.

Always thought golf was a bloody stupid game!!!

[OomStruisbaai]

Who break his leg playing golf? Only of you pissed and roll the golf cart

[Enzedder]

C'mon Zimbabwe. 5 runs in 80 balls with 4 wickets in hand - to beat Oz in Oz.

Oops - no, 3 wickets. Bum tightening time