Pollock: poms to struggle with Protean pace

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/02/southafricacricketteam.englandcricketteam

He also alludes to the fact that the skipper has matured since the days of calling his opposite number gay.

Personally I tend to agree with Donald that SA will struggle with English pace, especially Sidebottom's.

How does this thread get 65 views in about 8 minutes when there are only a couple of us logged in?

Minki stalkers.

should be a good series. both teams have good-ish batting and bowling, certainly wont be a 500 plays 550

Thank God for a Test series between two decent teams.

lardbucket wrote:Thank God for a Test series between two decent teams.

Not sure about that Lardy! We only just snuck past the Kiwi's despite the last test!

If the SA bowling fires were are farked!

The One wrote:should be a good series. both teams have good-ish batting and bowling, certainly wont be a 500 plays 550

Yeah, I agree. Is Fox covering this in Aus, I wonder? You'd expect so.

I'm pretty sure Fox will cover it, it always covers the whole English test summer. The one day matches might be in jeopardy because of the Olympics though.

skully wrote:

The One wrote:should be a good series. both teams have good-ish batting and bowling, certainly wont be a 500 plays 550

Yeah, I agree. Is Fox covering this in Aus, I wonder? You'd expect so.

Yes. No news on how much of it will be delayed until 2am due to the ANZ netball championships, however.

Sure is a lot of talk coming from the Saffer camp pre-series...

I think what is more prudent is the lack of shoite being sprouted by our camp at the moment.

I get the feeling they are in bullish mood, and we know we are farked!!?

I'm hoping for an instalment of Smith's tour diary soon.

JKLever wrote:Sure is a lot of talk coming from the Saffer camp pre-series...

I thought it was an Aussie tradition for ex players to come out of the woodwork and say how crap the English are?

ANY batting lineup would have problems dealing with bowling that constantly changes its shape and appearance.

Protein paste?

Come off it! Men and boys, Dell.

[Keegan]I would love it if we beat the South Africans. Love it. [/Keegan]

It'd be great to see that twattish cyber-dickhead taken down a peg or two.

Which one is this?

The self-appointed forum snake.

ah

You realise you are setting yourself up for a fall if England slump to 87-8 at lunch on the first day?

How? I said I'd love it, I didn't say it's going to happen.

I think we have faced fast bowlers before like Lee and Akhtar.

Isn't it about time one of England's ex players came out and made a provocative comment? I'd love to see the headline- 'Botham- South Africa will be worried about choking' or 'Willis- South Africa's batting looks thin, as does Jacques Kallis's latest girlfriend'.

If Dale stays fit then SA will thrash England!

PlanetPakistan wrote:If Dale stays fir then SA will thrash England!

So if he doesn't shave it's 4-0?