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[rickjames]

Finnnnnnnny

[JB]

Excellent start to the morning, Ali and Finn have been on the money from ball 1

[StillNotOut]

Almost there!


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[ppccopener]

we've been on fire in this game,and a nice warm feeling for those of us who thought we had a chance at least to get a draw against the worlds best team.

for SA.......it just shows how hard it is to replace world class players when they retire in a short space of time

Graeme Smith injured or not injured, fit or unfit.....to get his whites out again !

[rickjames]

DING DING DING 1-0. Great win.

[Thesmiff]

Fantastic team performance as good an overseas win since the 3-1 ashes series. Couple of nice touches at the end. Cook getting Finn a stump ( bowled very well) and Root signing autographs as he left the field

[StillNotOut]

As Atherton mentioned, it's been over a decade that England has won the first test in a series outside of England. A great all round performance by the team


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[smilley792]

The perennial slow starters have won the first test of a series away from home! And against the worlds no1!


Interesting to hear smith say rankings mean nothing as this is not the side that earnt those points.
And that if England win 4-0(which is gonna be a push) South Africa drop to 5th in the rankings.


Just thinking back, think it was @procricket B3 among a few that were confident going into this and got some serious abuse from the aussie/SA contingent on here.

Dave showing here knows cricket and that later being awfully quiet in here.

[Seniorplayer]

Yep 5 days is a long time in test matches you need the Comptons and Cooks to see off the opening bowlers and the new ball to give the middle order stroke players the  best opportunity to get a score.

[ppccopener]

Yep 5 days is a long time in test matches you need the Comptons and Cooks to see off the opening bowlers and the new ball to give the middle order stroke players the  best opportunity to get a score.

exactly, this was a big match for Nick Compton and he's passed it with flying colours.If you let the SA pace attack get thru they will dominate and games will be lost in 3 days. Someone has to counter that for the team.

[petehosk]

Great start by England but that was only the first test! Even a fully fit DS wouldn't have saved that match!
But am pretty sure that SA will fight back, but only if they make a change or two.
I would have happily taken a 2-2 test result a week ago so just take one test at a time!

[Seniorplayer]

Great win the only downside is   Barring injuries  and Jimmys not ready England will probably go into the next test with the same eleven.

[StillNotOut]

Best not to rush Anderson as we need him fully fit for the T20 World Cup. Might be an option to keep him away from Tests and play him in One Dayers?


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[rickjames]

Anderson won't be anywhere near the T20 squad, or Broad for the time being. Don't ruin a good thing...

[FattusCattus]

I totally disagree - play him in tests if he's good to go and win a series against one of the worlds best teams.

He should leave the world T20 well alone - it is nothing but a smack and giggle joke of a tournament played by dirty sloggers dressed as garlanded poppinjays!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think.