Topic: England Tour of South Africa, Test ODI and T20 (Read 143437 times)

WABH-J · « **Reply #240 on:** December 28, 2019, 02:43:30 PM »

Ah gutted for Sibley - would have loved to have seen England 100-0 - I�ve forgotten what that feels like!

edge · « **Reply #241 on:** December 28, 2019, 02:44:32 PM »

And I'd been deliberately avoiding saying anything about Sibley playing really well... damn.

Jimbo · « **Reply #242 on:** December 28, 2019, 02:58:46 PM »

Sibley might not have got a huge score but facing 90 balls is a lot closer to what you'd want from your opener than previous occupants.

rickjames · « **Reply #243 on:** December 28, 2019, 03:36:10 PM »

I'd have taken that at the end of the day, to be honest. Just hope these two can carry on grinding it out tomorrow

LEACHY48 · « **Reply #244 on:** December 28, 2019, 03:40:59 PM »

Burns really was a good pick. People had been crying out for him for years to get in the set up and now they've picked him he's scored 6 50s and 2 hundreds at an average in the mid 30s, pretty good going. Denly is coming into his own at 3, we've just got to stop root being a terrible captain, and getting himself out, and bairstow needs to be dropped until he learns to hit a straight ball and we are looking like a decent outfit. Still a long way to go, but good signs are there

Buzz · « **Reply #245 on:** December 28, 2019, 03:51:16 PM »

Eng will be bowled out tomorrow for 230/240

Psi · « **Reply #246 on:** December 28, 2019, 03:54:01 PM »

Nooo!...

ppccopener · « **Reply #247 on:** December 28, 2019, 04:02:30 PM »

Much better from us a lot of determination and picking the balls to play. Can�t believe I read on here sometimes �have a dip� that cannot surely be the way on any pitch unless we are left right with the tail....

Sibley has started off at least showing something like Burns did in his first couple of games which is promising.

Can�t see any coverage except a few clips on sky so don�t know what to make of Archers 5 wickets at over 6 an over seems a bit odd.

But much better, chances are we will lose tomorrow but a solid start is what we have desperately needed

alexhilly1492 · « **Reply #248 on:** December 28, 2019, 04:16:39 PM »

Archer bowled crap

He bowled about 7 good balls and took 5 wickets

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #249 on:** December 28, 2019, 04:41:25 PM »

Got a chance tomorrow now I guess would back SA 7 out of 10 times I reckon but if we can get through the first 30mins with the ball now 35 overs old if we can get to maybe 3 down before next new ball and about 100 away we could pull this out the bag. If we do pull off a win then we can put this piss poor bowling performance down to the illness going around and maybe just an off day. Would also love to see Denly get the big score that I personally think he deserves, been arguably our best bat over the last 4 tests along with Burns

ppccopener · « **Reply #250 on:** December 28, 2019, 04:48:16 PM »

Denly has the experience we need with 2 newish openers in. They say batting is in the head he bats according to the situation the team is in.

He�s 33, for the life of me cannot figure why that makes any difference. Root also needs some experience around him, he is I�m afraid a poor Captain lacking instinct and experience.

SD · « **Reply #251 on:** December 28, 2019, 06:53:34 PM »

Quote from: alexhilly1492 on December 28, 2019, 04:16:39 PM

Archer bowled crap

He bowled about 7 good balls and took 5 wickets

Is that not the job of a strike bowler? It reminds me a bit of when Steve Finn came into the test team. He was taking his wickets at an exceptional strike rate but there was a preoccupation with his economy rate.

With 2 experienced seamers in the team in Broad and Anderson, Archers role in the side should be to give it everything in short bursts to take wickets and not worry about bowling bad balls or trying to dry the runs up

Wazza08 · « **Reply #252 on:** December 28, 2019, 07:06:08 PM »

Quote from: SD on December 28, 2019, 06:53:34 PM

Is that not the job of a strike bowler? It reminds me a bit of when Steve Finn came into the test team. He was taking his wickets at an exceptional strike rate but there was a preoccupation with his economy rate.

With 2 experienced seamers in the team in Broad and Anderson, Archers role in the side should be to give it everything in short bursts to take wickets and not worry about bowling bad balls or trying to dry the runs up

Its fine with that approach if you have a group of batsman to knock off the runs, hmmmmmmm.................

Mister Le Chiffre · « **Reply #253 on:** December 28, 2019, 07:11:40 PM »

There�s still plenty in the pitch for the bowlers, Maharaj bowled a couple that basically rolled on the ground. Rabada has been pathetic so far. We should smash him around. Wreck him.

rickjames · « **Reply #254 on:** December 29, 2019, 08:24:38 AM »

I'll never get tired of Rabada getting hooked for six

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