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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #660 on: January 02, 2016, 08:37:08 AM »
Haha!! Yeah loving the barmy army and the team singing it together..
What a setting for a test match at Newlands
Head down lets go :-)
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #661 on: January 02, 2016, 09:12:15 AM »
Absolutely great weather in Cape Town today. Gutted I can't get down to the ground today.

Would have loved to see Hardus Viljoen bowl in this match.
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #662 on: January 02, 2016, 09:49:53 AM »
Cracking catch from the debutant!!

Cook out. And before hales for the 3rd innings running......
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #663 on: January 02, 2016, 09:51:50 AM »
And Compton in full m and h gear.

It's not got 50mm edges that bat though
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #664 on: January 02, 2016, 09:52:44 AM »
Thought cricketers were a superstitious lot, if he fails surely he'll blame the change of gear ;)
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #665 on: January 02, 2016, 09:57:06 AM »
Quote from: smilley792 on January 02, 2016, 09:51:50 AM
And Compton in full m and h gear.

It's not got 50mm edges that bat though

Maybe cuz he got it from their storm damage "bargain" pile
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #666 on: January 02, 2016, 10:02:24 AM »
On another note...hats off to Aleem Dar for becoming only the 3rd to get 100 Tests
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #667 on: January 02, 2016, 11:34:48 AM »
Fifty for hales!!


Abit flashy that first over after lunch. But then Compton has upped the tempo to. Words from the dressing room?
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #668 on: January 02, 2016, 11:35:48 AM »
Or he just wanted to get through to lunch maybe?
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #669 on: January 02, 2016, 11:46:38 AM »
Compton seems to be having an identity crisis
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #670 on: January 02, 2016, 12:00:51 PM »
How long before Hales has a rush of something to the head and needlessly tries to play a big shot
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #671 on: January 02, 2016, 12:02:02 PM »
Ooohhhh your psychic
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #672 on: January 02, 2016, 12:06:25 PM »
It's a strange partnership to watch this one. These 2 are Englands least established batsmen and whilst both players are clearly talented I think neither of them quite understands their best approach to test match cricket. If they were partnering any other player in the team I'm sure it would be easier, but sticking them together makes difficult watching as they don't understand their own games, or each others
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #673 on: January 02, 2016, 12:07:04 PM »
Lot of chat still from the SA commentators about Compton's lack of shots, even as he put the foot down a bit. Didn't look that way at Glos in the t20 last year when he put the bowlers all round the ground! Bloke adjusts his game to the format, clearly. Isn't that the idea after all!
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Re: South Africa vs England
« Reply #674 on: January 02, 2016, 12:07:32 PM »
I want Hales to do well at test level as I really do rate him, but I do wonder if he has the temprament to play a really "dig in" Test Match openers innings.

As I type that Compton is flashing outside his off stump, role reversal?
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