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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. ChilcoSaint

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    I’m sure they didn’t actually mean to get that sickness bug which put paid to the warmup match.
     
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    Proper maiden 50 from Sibley.
     
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    218-4 .

    Sibley 85 not out .

    Root went for 61 .

    Crawley out for 25 .

    Denly 31

    Bess 0

    England lead by 264 runs .
     
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  4. The Ides of March

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    It was the time. Two meaningless warm-up games was inadequate. Had they been in SA longer, they would hace had more time to acclimatise.
    PS: Do England take their own chefs on tour?
     
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    Stokes has surely won the game for England now, with a brutal 72 off 47 balls. He got to his 50 off 34, before Sibley made the 15 he needed to bring up his excellent maiden Test century.
     
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    375-7 at lunch, lead by 421.

    Surely the declaration will occur while they nosh?
     
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    Get a weather check. Would love to see Bess get a five wicket haul in SA's second innings. A good spinner gets wickets on most tracks a la Warne, Lyon and Murali.
     
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    Another wicket immediately (Curran)....surely declare now.
     
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    England declare with lead of 437.
    Sibley 133 no
     
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    Come on Bess. 5 wickets please.
     
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    Looking like a day of hard toil tomorrow - and Du Plessis in particular has form for channelling his inner Collingwood, in a rear guard effort - but I'd still give us more than a 50% chance.

    Two wickets with the old ball followed by two wickets with the new ball would leave us about 55 overs to get the last four.
     
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    At Last . Real TEST Cricket :)
     
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    170-4 at lunch .
     
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    225-5 at tea .

    Draw ?
     
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    With Jimmy struggling the draw has to be favourite now.
     
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    ....but hang on!

    Denly’s got De Kock out!
     
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    3 wickets needed 15 overs or 1 hour to go
     
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    Stokes is getting it to reverse now, only a matter of time.
     
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    Got him!

    2 to go...
     
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    Pretorius gone
     
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