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[ProCricketer1982]

Elgar's technique vs short bowling is interesting. He's leaning backwards every time he tries to pull/hook, that's only going one way.. in the air. I expect better from a top order player tbh, should at least be competent at 130kph to keep it down. (I'm assuming he can't based on playing it 4 times now and every time there are men out)

oh review on Amla

[smilley792]

So the middle stump will have cartwheeled off towards the stumper and it's not out??


Shocking decision.

[ProCricketer1982]

So the middle stump will have cartwheeled off towards the stumper and it's not out??


Shocking decision.

just clipping wasn't it??  doubt so not out. Did look high, above the knee roll etc. I'd have expected an umpire to give it not out as there was doubt there.

[northernboy1987]

Stokes is raging, pushing 90mph now.

[ProCricketer1982]

Stokes is raging, pushing 90mph now.

starting to leak runs because of that though, needs taking out the attack as he's becoming erratic

[smilley792]

starting to leak runs because of that though, needs taking out the attack as he's becoming erratic

Do you have sky?

[northernboy1987]

I'm at work so unfortunately having to rely on text updates telling me that his pace is increasing, could do with breaking this partnership soon!

[ProCricketer1982]

Do you have sky?

yeah, watching in on the ipad via skygo live

Stokes operating around 135kph so not quite 90mph!  He his going red like a beatroot though.. angry boy

From what I've seen of Elgar.. Pepper him with short balls and then throw them up swinging away outside his off stump as his feet won't move and he looks worse than Jos/Hales. His pull/hooks will go in the air (as they have today) so swap it around and bowl full outside off and surprise ball being short etc etc. Bowling poorly at Elgar given his obvious weakness

[northernboy1987]

Stokes operating around 135kph so not quite 90mph!  He his going red like a beatroot though.. angry boy

Like I said I was having to trust the BBC text coverage "He's pushing 90mph now, the Durham man. Wound up and bowling gas."

[ProCricketer1982]

ok Broad, I said he can't pull but bowling a half tracker at 130kph is a bit too easy even for Elgar.. crunching pull for 4. dispatched.. go pick that up Broady lad

yeah he's not pushing 90 unfortunately.. some Eng fan getting over excited again as Stokes is the hero currently

that's better, 135kph at Elgar and he fluffs it again..so poor for a opener

[ProCricketer1982]

since lunch at Elgar

40% short
40% length
20% full

Not good enough on this wicket, there is nibble in the wicket if you bowl full.

at amla

short - 42%
 length - 47%
full - 11%

[smilley792]

Turn for moeen.

[ProCricketer1982]

oh good god.. Elgar is awful

Moeen takes his wicket with a bog standard ball that barely did anything.. Bonus wicket again for England, now the key partnership for SA.. Get one of these in the next 5 overs and England should roll SA.

[ProCricketer1982]

AB assaulting Mo already. quick feet and four down the ground.

make that back to back 4's. AB counter attacking mr avg (only just cleared cook at midwicket though! so risky)

[ProCricketer1982]

Mo has gone ultra defensive. bowling around the wicket, aiming at middle-leg with 5 leg side fielders. Interesting passage of play, asking questions of AB's patience

Amla gone to a good ball from Finn.. full length, moved away and took the edge. Amla opened up a bit too much. Exactly where Eng should be bowling. good ball

SA could fall away now