Re: South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 26-30 December, 2015

by skully Sat 26 Dec 2015, 22:06

Decent recovery from England after 2-12 & 3-49 start.

by skully Sat 26 Dec 2015, 22:19

We talked a fair bit about the thinness of the SAf batting during the recent Indian series, but the bowling sans Snorkel looks just as thin. The SAf team is the AB-Stain show these days.

by Red Sat 26 Dec 2015, 23:59

skully wrote:We talked a fair bit about the thinness of the SAf batting during the recent Indian series, but the bowling sans Snorkel looks just as thin. The SAf team is the AB-Stain show these days.

Did you mean sans Steyn? Morkel and Abbott were too short for most of the day.

by skully Sun 27 Dec 2015, 07:19

Red wrote:
skully wrote:We talked a fair bit about the thinness of the SAf batting during the recent Indian series, but the bowling sans Snorkel looks just as thin. The SAf team is the AB-Stain show these days.

Did you mean sans Steyn? Morkel and Abbott were too short for most of the day.

No, I meant sans Morkel. I thought he was still injured!!!

So if the Ostrich bowled badly, then SAf really does consist of just ABdV and Stain.

by Red Sun 27 Dec 2015, 08:10

Stokes gone.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 10:15

Dire collapse, ironically when the pitch has looked much better for batting. Thank the stars that Broad and Finn have bothered to try

by skully Sun 27 Dec 2015, 10:58

Topsy turvy effort by England, but 303 in the end is pretty decent.

Seems Snorkel got things together on day 2. Well done to Compton, then Sturat and Shark at the end.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:04

Phwoar, that was a peach from Broad. Shite from van Zyl mind you, but a 90mph ball searing into off stump from around that wicket, all the same.

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:07

Van Zyl isn't an opener. Somehow selectors fail to understand this.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:22

Jonny Ironhands shells one from Christi

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:33

I'm a fan of Graeme Smith's commentary.

by Lindsay no.2 Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:34

Bairstow's cat-like reflexes in evidence again. Sigh.

by Lindsay no.2 Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:34

That drop plus the non-review - England's Xmas presents to Amla?

by Lindsay no.2 Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:35

Good work - 3rd time lucky. Great bowling Broad - thankfully Jonny didn't have to mvoe for that one.

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:36

Brass Monkey wrote:I'm a fan of Graeme Smith's commentary.

Aye, he's impressed me.

Amla gone.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:36

Yeah, that was a lovely ball - turned Amla inside out. Broad's proper on one

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:39

Brass Monkey wrote:Yeah, that was a lovely ball - turned Amla inside out. Broad's proper on one

Alma's trigger movement has gone. A year ago his back leg would have been across outside off and made it an easy block.

by Lindsay no.2 Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:18

That was a catch by Stokes - TV foreshortening or not, when you can see someones fingers under the ball then trust your eyes.

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:20

Lindsay no.2 wrote:That was a catch by Stokes - TV foreshortening or not, when you can see someones fingers under the ball then trust your eyes.

Personally I thought it was out but when the fielder himself isn't sure it created uncertainty.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:48

It looked clean to me. Another weak decision IMO

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:49

Brass Monkey wrote:It looked clean to me. Another weak decision IMO

According to cricinfo the onfield ump gave a soft signal not out.

by Brass Monkey Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:51

Here's my soft signal

Can you see it?

by taipan Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:54

Brass Monkey wrote:Here's my soft signal

Can you see it?

You will have to speak up.

by JGK Sun 27 Dec 2015, 13:31

AB looking superb.

by Lindsay no.2 Sun 27 Dec 2015, 13:33

JGK wrote:AB looking superb.

Apart from having been out once already, I agree. Reckon he will go onto score heavily.

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