England v South Africa, 2nd Test , Leeds, 18-22 July

Demelza wrote:
And she still wants to marry you?

She wants to marry me because I can do both at the same time!

Brass Monkey wrote:

bliksem wrote:The umpire didn't raise his finger, he didn't give it out.

He didn't? Apologies, my mistake. A nod isn't 'the finger'. I thought the finger would've followed the nod.

Only if the batter doesn't go. Seems to be the norm alot these days!

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:

bliksem wrote:The umpire didn't raise his finger, he didn't give it out.

How often does an umpire raise his finger for an outfield catch?

When it's in doubt.

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:taips - using initialised sentences ...
FFS STFU and LIG.
There's a test match to lose here...

UP YOURS

Okay - cheers.
Now back to the test.

Jimmy's bats till tea possibly beyond, whereafter
the Bellhop and sensible Jaarpie will take us through to the close.
heavy constant rain Tuesday.
Draw.

**Alarm bell rings in background**

Ah, reality ..... all over by tea time.

Sorry but if I refer to SA's success so far I will be acused of bigging my team up.

Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Brass Monkey wrote:

Demelza wrote:
And she still wants to marry you?

She wants to marry me because I can do both at the same time!

Boaster!

bliksem wrote:

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:

bliksem wrote:The umpire didn't raise his finger, he didn't give it out.

How often does an umpire raise his finger for an outfield catch?

When it's in doubt.

Which it clearly wasn't to anyone on the field.

Hence the umpire nodded, the batsman walked, and England celebrated.

In that situation the umpire has no need to raise his finger.

PeterCS wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:taips - using initialised sentences ...
FFS STFU and LIG.
There's a test match to lose here...

UP YOURS

Okay - cheers.
Now back to the test.

Jimmy's bats till tea possibly beyond, whereafter
the Bellhop and sensible Jaarpie will take us through to the close.
heavy constant rain Tuesday.
Draw.

**Alarm bell rings in background**

Ah, reality ..... all over by tea time.

Sorry but if I refer to SA's success so far I will be acused of bigging my team up.

Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

holcs wrote:
Only if the batter doesn't go. Seems to be the norm alot these days!

So, he did go? So, it was out? So, he shouldn't have been called back?

Someone going on about KP versus India?? Big whoop. Sylvester Clarke threw a brick at a spectator - if someone else did it now, would that be used as justification?

JKLever wrote:

bliksem wrote:The umpire didn't raise his finger, he didn't give it out.

He didn't have to - he signalled to the batsman that the catch was good.

After the catch was taken you can see Bowden nodding his head at Amla crouching from behind the stumps*, this was in response to Amla nodding at the Umpire querying whether the catch was good. Bowdens nod said it was and off he trudged....

(* from 1 particular angle)

So why then didn't he raise his finger when Amla stopped?

Jimmy looks like he's going to get out every ball...

taipan wrote:

PeterCS wrote:
Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

Nige. Leave it. He's easily one of the more fair-minded on here. Any allusion to the contrary may only serve to make a person look like a simpering gimp.

Brass Monkey wrote:

holcs wrote:
Only if the batter doesn't go. Seems to be the norm alot these days!

So, he did go? So, it was out? So, he shouldn't have been called back?

Someone going on about KP versus India?? Big whoop. Sylvester Clarke threw a brick at a spectator - if someone else did it now, would that be used as justification?

I'm just saying we can't have it both ways!!!

Its the same scenario and situation!

bliksem wrote:

JKLever wrote:

bliksem wrote:The umpire didn't raise his finger, he didn't give it out.

He didn't have to - he signalled to the batsman that the catch was good.

After the catch was taken you can see Bowden nodding his head at Amla crouching from behind the stumps*, this was in response to Amla nodding at the Umpire querying whether the catch was good. Bowdens nod said it was and off he trudged....

(* from 1 particular angle)

So why then didn't he raise his finger when Amla stopped?

On the outfield you mean? Obviously because there was now some doubt as to the original decision due to the presence of 3 or 4 Saffers flapping their arms about near the boundary

So he wasn't sure then?

Brass Monkey wrote:

taipan wrote:

PeterCS wrote:
Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

Nige. Leave it. He's easily one of the more fair-minded on here. Any allusion to the contrary may only serve to make a person look like a simpering gimp.

Fair enough as long as he doesn't make any more BS allegations.

taipan wrote:

PeterCS wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:taips - using initialised sentences ...
FFS STFU and LIG.
There's a test match to lose here...

UP YOURS

Okay - cheers.
Now back to the test.

Jimmy's bats till tea possibly beyond, whereafter
the Bellhop and sensible Jaarpie will take us through to the close.
heavy constant rain Tuesday.
Draw.

**Alarm bell rings in background**

Ah, reality ..... all over by tea time.

Sorry but if I refer to SA's success so far I will be acused of bigging my team up.

Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

I don't take exception to good Saffy batting and bowling. Read above to support your wild claim.

holcs wrote:
I'm just saying we can't have it both ways!!!

Its the same scenario and situation!

Chas, you sound like a palette-head, bereft of anything but a propensity to drink jizz.

That's like saying we can hardly complain about out of this world shockers because back in 1982, David Constant rinsed Pakistan.

Makes no sense.

By Ben Dirs


ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS

1100: That's a jaffer from Ntini, the ball launching off a length and leaving Anderson to prod tentatively at the ball. Ntini decides to have a go from round the wicket in an attempt to make Anderson play at the ball. Decent yorker from Ntini, he's making Anderson look like Mr Magoo in this first over. But the Lancashire paceman survives, job dones as far as he's concerned.





Going to be a short day if every England batsman considers seeing off 6 deliveries as job done!

PeterCS wrote:

taipan wrote:

PeterCS wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:

taipan wrote:

Merlin wrote:taips - using initialised sentences ...
FFS STFU and LIG.
There's a test match to lose here...

UP YOURS

Okay - cheers.
Now back to the test.

Jimmy's bats till tea possibly beyond, whereafter
the Bellhop and sensible Jaarpie will take us through to the close.
heavy constant rain Tuesday.
Draw.

**Alarm bell rings in background**

Ah, reality ..... all over by tea time.

Sorry but if I refer to SA's success so far I will be acused of bigging my team up.

Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

I don't take exception to good Saffy batting and bowling. Read above to support your wild claim.

Get a room FFS.

taipan wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:

taipan wrote:

PeterCS wrote:
Why? Praise for good play is something nobody reasonably fair-minded could take exception to.

Except you?

Nige. Leave it. He's easily one of the more fair-minded on here. Any allusion to the contrary may only serve to make a person look like a simpering gimp.

Fair enough as long as he doesn't make any more BS allegations.

Come now T, you do like to give it the old 'Hmmm, not many (insert nationality here) posters around, gone a bit quiet here' every test that SA play and get on top in

I don't know why PCS got so wound up tbh...

taipan wrote:
Fair enough as long as he doesn't make any more BS allegations.

Doubt he will. This is 'continued beef' - he's not one to 'seek out new beef'. Unless it's one of Jezzy's minute steaks - coz they're a f*cking beauty.

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:By Ben Dirs


ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS

1100: That's a jaffer from Ntini, the ball launching off a length and leaving Anderson to prod tentatively at the ball. Ntini decides to have a go from round the wicket in an attempt to make Anderson play at the ball. Decent yorker from Ntini, he's making Anderson look like Mr Magoo in this first over. But the Lancashire paceman survives, job dones as far as he's concerned.





Going to be a short day if every England batsman considers seeing off 6 deliveries as job done!

It's definitely short-term goals where Jimmy the batsman is concerned!

PeterCS wrote:.I don't take exception to good Saffy batting and bowling. Read above to support your wild claim.

Sorry to pipe in again Peter but you do!
This was your intial post on the subject........

But you keep on passing the snide comments (laughably triumphalist, childishly stung or feebly defeatist - however the match happens to be going) ... and beating your chest in laughable fashion over sporting matters, as if your only self-esteem was entirely pinned to the success of your national teams, ....

This is why I raised the point that taipan is the main Saffie poster and it may therefore come across as banging on about his national side.

Brass Monkey wrote:Pattinson - shit. Amazingly innocuous. TBH, it was like a right-armed David Lucas has made his debut and to worsen this, he's a f*cking squinty-eyed Aussie qunt.

So no Aussies being invited to the wedding then, LP?

But his performance certainly confirms what an embarrassment the Miller-led selection Panel is.

JKLever wrote:
Come now T, you do like to give it the old 'Hmmm, not many (insert nationality here) posters around, gone a bit quiet here' every test that SA play and get on top in

Fair do's JKL, posts like that are totally OTT.