GLuvsMtb Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 He has a all rounder's batting average .... Or a Sri Lankan opener's...
GLuvsMtb Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 yowzer! I heat up my lunch, have a chat to a collegue and when I get back to my laptop it looks like a nuke exploded onto the Sri Lankan scorecard...
JGR Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Or a Sri Lankan opener's...True that but I would like to hold us to a higher standard
deanbean Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Parnell's havin fun, rock, paper scissors with kids
Shebeen Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Mathews gone finally, bowled by tahir. lead is 180, 2 wickets left. will probably bat till halfway in the final session tomorrow. set them 350/400 to win in 3 1/2 sessions. Can only really see two results possible here, one of them being the draw.
Shebeen Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 and in other news....Cook is having a real rough time in the england shirt.10.1Kumar to Cook, OUT, Cook falls cheaply, again! cue a hundred articles, superb line from Bhuvneshwar, just outside off, making Cook play, no footwork from Cook as he nibbles it through to the keeper, India strike even before they have had time to rue the Rahane miss
milky4130 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) England captains have had a horrid time of late, "100-making-machines" but as soon as they are handed the captains arm band the crack or in Allistar's case "Cooked". Same happened to Strauss & Vaughan.IMO their media puts way too much pressure on them hence they try too hard to perform but end up failing. Check at what happened to Trescothic & Trott cracked under pressure & now they are blossoming again in a less demanding & stress free environment of County Cricket.Not sure if Atherton & Hussain had to endure the same. Edited July 18, 2014 by milky4130
milky4130 Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Oh dear I'm afraid that Sa declaration came way to soon or maybe too little runs on the board.
Mr Winter Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 Oh dear I'm afraid that Sa declaration came way to soon or maybe too little runs on the board. I have the same feeling, we will see after the first session if we declared to early
Vetseun Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 Â Â I have the same feeling, we will see after the first session if we declared to earlyHey Wareeek. You been quiet Pal. Ja I am also wondering
Christie Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 If we bowl well, there will be opportunities to get wickets if they play their shots. If we bowl badly, we will lose.It looks like the spinners are not doing the job so far. Philander has a 0 in the wickets column - I feel we depend too much on Dale Steyn to bowl sides out, he almost bowled the same nr of overs as Thahir in the first innings, and the same now.
Christie Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 There we go! Some fire and brimstone from Steyn, and a loose shot from Sangakara opened it up for us. At 200+ behind and 6 wickets down, I doubt SL will chase the win, Mathews should look to shore up and farm the strike. The win is on the cards! If we keep the good bowling up, and have a bit of help from a delivery or two that misbehaves from here, we can take it.
Christie Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 Another for Steyn. Need 2 more, if Eranga doesn't bat. Selectors need to look at Tahir and Philander for the next match, both not contributing in this game. Time to give Piedt a go - he cant do worse than Tahir. Philander is a more difficult debate, but on flat pitches he looks ineffective. When will Abbot get a look?
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