The Cricket Thread 2015-16

SA may have prevented an England victory by winning the toss. Putting on a good score which may be tough for England to emulate on this pitch now.

Murray 1 set all, but has now broken Sousa twice in third set. Murray is so fast and wins balls he has no right to reach.

 

Murray doesn't know it, but his father-in-law has collapsed and is receiving medical treatment on another court...where the player he coaches is playing. That match suspended, but has now restarted so may be good news.

 

Apparently Andy's father-in-law, Nigel Sears, has collapsed while watching Ana Ivanovic, who he coaches. That match has been suspended and Andy Murray is unaware of what's happened.

 

Just seen that....I wondered why they kept referring to that game.

 

Murray won 3 sets to one...on form.

Suspect a draw is the best England can hope for....luckily series already decided.

 

de Kock gets his century. I was right we got early wickets, but wrong in that I thought we would bowl them out quickly. **

** Any admission of being wrong should not be taken as an indication that I will ever admit to being wrong again.

 

439-8.......

 

SA 475 all out. De Kock finishes on 129 no.

Disappointing lack of sniggering in the TMS commentary box when they kept going on about the difficulties England were having getting de Kock out. Brian Johnson will be turning in his grave...

 

Haha, yes. I thought Vaughan was on particularly good form this morning:

"de Kock is going hard now"
"It's the positioning of de Kock I'm most impressed by."
"If it's full de Kock will be coming this way."

 

Missed that !

 

78-2

 

I'm relying on England to take my mind of the Saints match today. Come on, England.

 

Mark Boucher as a commentator on TMS .

I rate him

 

This match is a little worrying. The pitch is starting to misbehave already. I think England may need to bat all day tomorrow and into Monday. Either that or blow the South Africans away in the second innings again.

 

Puck , take a bow Agnew says " England may need to bat all day tomorrow and into Monday " .( after you said it ) .

 

If Aggers agrees it must be true...

 

Root, Taylor and Bairstow gone in quick time. Brilliant bowling by Rabada. 5-76 for him. England 211/6.

 

England have lost 3 wickets for 3 runs. Truly awful shot from Taylor.

 

Winning the toss was the game changer for this match....I bet they don't find it so easy to score in their second innings (if they need to ). I'll delay plans for lunch in case I have to eat my words.

 

Rabada gets Stokes for 33. Looks some bowler this kid.