[John_D]

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:13 pm  

richardviking wrote:

Crooked sound engineer?

More like an idiot umpire who can't work a volume control.

And no, I was never a walker. Though my 'running' style was akin to a leisurely Sunday stroll...

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:32 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

That said they've probably been the better side just about so to come away with a 1-1 draw out of the series won't be a bad result and is a scoreline I think the majority would have taken at the start of the tour.

Bit of an understatement that one....Apart from the second test, when England really put their game together, the South Africans have been pretty dominant.

England have constantly been chasing the game, mainly due to some poor batting, and without sounding overly negative, 1-1 will slightly flatter an England side which seems to lack any true world-class performers.

Life ater Freddie is proving pretty uninspirational to watch....Broad, despite his supposed better stats, is frustratingly inconsistant, and definitely lacks the sheer presence that the big fella had, and which he held psychologically over his opponents.

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:41 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

Bit of an understatement that one....Apart from the second test, when England really put their game together, the South Africans have been pretty dominant.

England have constantly been chasing the game, mainly due to some poor batting, and without sounding overly negative, 1-1 will slightly flatter an England side which seems to lack any true world-class performers.

Life ater Freddie is proving pretty uninspirational to watch....Broad, despite his supposed better stats, is frustratingly inconsistant, and definitely lacks the sheer presence that the big fella had, and which he held psychologically over his opponents.

It's periods like today and the cape town test when Smith and Amla have been coasting along that we miss Freddie the most. He was at his best when given the ball in situations like that when the pressure and responsibility to lift the team was on his shoulders. The balance of the side is really struggling aswell and an extra bowler against the Aussies next year is a must however we work the formula out. Having 6 batters is all well and good but i get the feeling a few of them see it as a reason not to put maximum effort and concentration into an innings in the hope that one of the other players will get a score from somewhere.

I agree with Broad by the way. He's got talent but shows it only in fits and bursts and needs to be more consistant like you say. He'd have been the man i'd have left out for Sidebottam in this match if they were that desperate to bring him in. I'd have loved to have seen Onions bowl on this pitch..................i get the feeling he'd have finally got the rewards from this pitch he's deserved for his efforts in the series.

[Matt_Horton]

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:17 am  

Amla gone. 2nd over of the day.

[Matt_Horton]

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:18 am  

Kallis gone. 3rd over of the day

4/217

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:25 am  

Duminy gone too.

273-5 - lead of 93.

Should be 6 down but once again Harper makes a poor call. De Villiers was given out and not once did Harper use the really slow motion replay which shows the ball hitting the glove aswell as the pad. The guy is completely clueless!

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:01 am  

Just heard about the De Villiers incident!

Unbelievable stuff from Harper although i suppose given it's him that should read 'usual stuff from Harper'.

We've been well and truely ripped off in this game and in terms of the review system we've been on the bad end of it all series.

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:05 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Duminy gone too.

273-5 - lead of 93.

Should be 6 down but once again Harper makes a poor call. De Villiers was given out and not once did Harper use the really slow motion replay which shows the ball hitting the glove aswell as the pad. The guy is completely clueless!

There is a chance it hit the bat on the way out too. Iam all for reviews but the technology needs standardising with snicko and hotspot included. Iam surprised when the broadcasters say they cant afford snicko and hotspot.

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:56 am  

Richard1 wrote:

There is a chance it hit the bat on the way out too. Iam all for reviews but the technology needs standardising with snicko and hotspot included. Iam surprised when the broadcasters say they cant afford snicko and hotspot.

Until every country can provide every bit of the technology they shouldn't be using the review system imo.

Michael Vaughan reckons the ICC should be putting the cash up to provide everything and not the countries host broadcaster.

Re: Super Cricket- England in SA : Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:07 am  

Losing Amla and Duminy ultimately helped SA as mentioned by Hussain I think it was. They're really pushing on now and will probably declare before tea. With the good drainage system helping reduce delays, England are really staring down the barrel unless they knock off five wickets extremely quickly.