'Dale Posted January 23, 2020 Share The Blommetjies are desperate A lekka toss will help ✌???? Edited January 23, 2020 by 'Dale gemmerbal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mntboy Posted January 23, 2020 Share Look, if the gods of cricket were in any way fair: WE SHOULD WIN THE FLIPPING TOSS Elgar due a big inningsFaf due a 50Bavuma in good formRassie looking okQdK always a dangerman Between them they should be able to rack up 300+. Then the question is whether we can bowl the Poms out in the absence of Rababa - maybe Hendricks can do it?They certainly very capable of doing doing so, however there really hasn't been much sign that this could happen in this match. I certainly hope that the batting sparks and that it has a positive knock on effect on the bowlers as well. Let's how tomorrow unfolds and take it from there. gemmerbal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemmerbal Posted January 23, 2020 Share Ja, i also want to know how we went from such a strong showing in the first 2 games to capitulating like a bunch of heartless amateurs. Pressure is probably the only difference and we didn’t cope whilst under the pump. Let’s try and be positive. Viva Proteas Viva! Agreed 100%. Your first batting innings helps set the tone for the remainder of the match. If you look at the second test of this series it backs up the point you're making. Added to that is the team that carries the "momentum" from the first innings generally places themselves in a strong position to challenge for the win during the second innings, which imho has been what has happened throughout this particular series. What has confounded me though is how we went from being able to almost bag a draw in the second test to playing some of the most insipid cricket I've seen during the third test. I am hoping against hope that our positive record at the Wanderers will help give Bouch and his coaching team a bit of respite from the current state of affairs, especially where the media and the uninformed fans are concerned. Mntboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2020 Share Ja, i also want to know how we went from such a strong showing in the first 2 games to capitulating like a bunch of heartless amateurs. Pressure is probably the only difference and we didn’t cope whilst under the pump. Let’s try and be positive. Viva Proteas Viva!Test 1. Poms were sick,let us bat firstTest 2. Under the gun the whole game, came closer to rescuing drawTest 3. Don't want to talk about it This will be one hell of a comeback if we can get the result. Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2020 Share we need 20 wickets, this doesn't help at all!8.27am Good morning all, welcome to the Wanderers for ESPNcricinfo's live ball-by-ball coverage of the fourth Test between England and South Africa. Where unfortunately Firdose Moonda has some rather unwelcome early news:"Morning. It's pouring," she says. "And was for a lot of the night. Forecast not great for today."Oh phooey. Never mind. We shall persevere. Stay tuned for breaks in the clouds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2020 Share might get some play in today it seems. rain delay has seen off their first weapon thoughhttps://twitter.com/NHoultCricket/status/1220657263641354240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted January 24, 2020 Share Toss will take place at 13h00, play starts at 13h20. Feedback from the pitch:Looks a classic "lose the toss" deck C'mon Faf, keep that record running.. Either way, we could see some fireworks in the first hour of play with a lively deck expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted January 24, 2020 Share Toss will take place at 13h00, play starts at 13h20. Feedback from the pitch:Looks a classic "lose the toss" deck C'mon Faf, keep that record running.. Either way, we could see some fireworks in the first hour of play with a lively deck expected."1pm Faf loses the toss again! Root will bat" Now he listens... figures hey. Edited January 24, 2020 by Swift&Aero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2020 Share "1pm Faf loses the toss again! Root will bat" Now he listens... figures hey.so 7 tosses in a row for Faf to lose, 9 for SA. Root batting might help us 1 bit, we need 20 wickets for the series, so more time now. Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted January 24, 2020 Share For those that missed the news, Bavuma is in, Hamza is out. South Africa: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Pieter Malan, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Faf du Plessis (capt), 5 Quinton de Kock (wk), 6 Temba Bavuma, 7 Dwaine Pretorius, 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dane Paterson, 10 Beuran Hendricks, 11 Anrich NortjeEngland: 1 Dom Sibley 2 Zak Crawley 3 Joe Denly 4 Joe Root (capt) 5 Ben Stokes 6 Ollie Pope 7 Jos Buttler (wk) 8 Chris Woakes 9 Sam Curran 10 Mark Wood 11 Stuart Broad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted January 24, 2020 Share We dropped our best batsmen, Maharaj, too. Stretch and Vetplant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted January 24, 2020 Share Why did it start late? Rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted January 24, 2020 Share Why did it start late? Rain?Netso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2020 Share Most consecutive Test tosses lost by SA captains: 8 GC Smith 2008-09 7 F du Plessis 2019-206 PW Sherwell 1906-10 6 JE Cheetham 1954-55 6 WJ Cronje 1999-00 6 SM Pollock 2001-02 World record: 10 N Hussain 2000-01*and 14 in a row with whiteball stuff included) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted January 24, 2020 Share Most consecutive Test tosses lost by SA captains: 8 GC Smith 2008-09 7 F du Plessis 2019-206 PW Sherwell 1906-10 6 JE Cheetham 1954-55 6 WJ Cronje 1999-00 6 SM Pollock 2001-02 World record: 10 N Hussain 2000-01*and 14 in a row with whiteball stuff included)Umm... We won the first test... So how can faf have 7 in 2019/2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mntboy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Umm... We won the first test... So how can faf have 7 in 2019/2020?Shebeen is referring to tosses not the end result of the match. Stretch and Vetplant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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