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[GJ]

Great chance for us to win this series now, but a but surprised with Onions being dropped. I thought hes bowled well this series and has been more than useful with the bat...
Also interesting to see Sa dropping Harris and opting for McClaren. No frontline spinner and the inexperice of Wayne Parnell, a great oppurtunity for England!

[SillyShilly]

Bl0ody strauss!!!! Thats a big wicket for the Saffers.......get into work and the first words i hear from TMS is "Strauss is out" - could be a long day

[smokingdavo]

Terrible Terrible shot by Trott.

[GJ]

wouldnt say terrible shot, more the fact he was in second ball of the test! unsure on the situation...
looks quite an odd pitch though

[SillyShilly]

I know he has a good test record - but i get so frustrated watching Pietersen, what a wan*er!!!!!! Grrrrrrr, this cricket is ruining what should be a fun day at the office!

[SillyShilly]

It gets worse - i think im going to retire to the toilets and sit on the loo and sulk all day........belly and brigadier block to save the day!

[Talisman]

Will we get to lunch?

[Buzz]

they are harping on about Cook's dismissal being a noball on the radio, but does anyone who saw it disagree

I thought, unfortunately that it was fine.

the law says...
http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball,50,AR.html
5. Fair delivery - the feet
For a delivery to be fair in respect of the feet, in the delivery stride
(i) the bowler's back foot must land within and not touching the return crease.
(ii) the bowler's front foot must land with some part of the foot, whether grounded or raised, behind the popping crease.
If the umpire at the bowler's end is not satisfied that both these conditions have been met, he shall call and signal No ball

[smokingdavo]

 

wouldnt say terrible shot, more the fact he was in second ball of the test! unsure on the situation...
looks quite an odd pitch though

Please mate.... if you wanna use that excuse uve got rocks in your head. If you bat three, you should be raring to go from the first ball. Just because he came in 2nd ball of the innings doesnt give him an excuse to say he was unsure, and start playing flashy drives and then on his dismissal, which you can debate was terrible, try and whip a new ball bowler who you havent middled yet through mid wicket off middle stumps in the 2nd over when your 1/5.

England have fought hard in this series to  get to where they are, very hard, and soft dismissals like that in situations like undo alot of the good work

[SillyShilly]

Is food all you think about?

Not happy with Darryl Harper the mans a fool, howver Strauss has shown a good bit of captaincy by not loosing it - my toys would have been out of the pram straight away!!!

[Talisman]

I didn't know you had got them back in the pram after the last episode......

[SillyShilly]

Just about - can you tell Oliver and Belle that they'll have their toys back next time i see them......i think the pram is an upgrade on the ax mind you.

Harper is the worst umpire in test cricket -not my words, the words of Boycott (the voice of reason)!

[SAF Bats]

Just tuned in at 64-4,  so was Strauss and Cook out in dubious circumstances?  I assume the Saffers got our Saffers out legitimately!

I believe Olly's toy of choice is a Knocking in mallet!

[GJ]

Please mate.... if you wanna use that excuse uve got rocks in your head. If you bat three, you should be raring to go from the first ball. Just because he came in 2nd ball of the innings doesnt give him an excuse to say he was unsure, and start playing flashy drives and then on his dismissal, which you can debate was terrible, try and whip a new ball bowler who you havent middled yet through mid wicket off middle stumps in the 2nd over when your 1/5.

England have fought hard in this series to  get to where they are, very hard, and soft dismissals like that in situations like undo alot of the good work

Wouldnt really put it as a soft dismissal, Pietersen's was however...
Hmmm yes will we make it to lunch? Bell could prove some critics wrong again, which would be nice.

[SillyShilly]

From the sounds of it England have made a mistake in picking sidebottom - from what the tms team have said about the pitch i think onions would get more out of it.........also, i just dont rate sidebottom, he is an average county bowler and always will be.