Cricket

[Kamy100]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

I cannot stand Talksports coverage of the cricket, its appalling, more like a boys club get together than quality analysis and coverage.

Test match special can be a bit stuck up, some of the comments from Agnew and Co irritate at times but its so much better than talksport.

 

This test match is the first time that I have been listening to talksport cricket coverage and completely agree, it is awful.  Some of it is cringeworthy.  TMS is in a different league.

Just got to stay patient, keep bowling the right line and length, hopefully the wickets will come.

[Husky]

Finally confirmed, the reason why Bess finally got the nod over Parkinson.?
 

 

 

[Kamy100]

South Africa doing well and we seem to be running out of ideas and some concerns about Jimmy's fitness.

A few baffling fields set by Root in last session with players seemingly in running saving position's when there is no threat of them getting close to the target.  

Big final session coming up.

[jim mk2]

Tough for England to take 5 wickets in final session.

SA showing how to save a Test match. 

Question marks again over Root's captaincy.  

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

 

Question marks again over Root's captaincy.   

How? 

we tried everything. 

The pitch is a farce and another example of poor pitch. its slow and no pace at all as Michael Holding has just agree my comment/post from the commentary box

[jim mk2]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

How? 

we tried everything. 

The pitch is a farce and another example of poor pitch. its slow and no pace at all as Michael Holding has just agree my comment/post from the commentary box

Michael Holding checks your posts on here before making comments.

Interesting.

?

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Michael Holding checks your posts on here before making comments.

Interesting.

?

not watching it Jim? 

if you were you would the point Ive just make as he does the same one from commentary box in South Africa

 

Edited January 7, 2020 by chaddyrovers

[Kamy100]

I think that it has been a decent test pitch, maybe got a bit too slow on day 5 but if you bowl in the right consistently you will get wickets.  We haven't quite been able to do that consistently today.  Root's is not a very tactically aware captain, he field placings not the best, particularly to spinners.

[chaddyrovers]

9 minutes ago, Kamy100 said:

I think that it has been a decent test pitch, maybe got a bit too slow on day 5 but if you bowl in the right consistently you will get wickets.  We haven't quite been able to do that consistently today.  Root's is not a very tactically aware captain, he field placings not the best, particularly to spinners.

The wicket is dire after day 3. Offering nothing much at all

[jim mk2]

28 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

The wicket is dire after day 3. Offering nothing much at all

That's a good Test pitch and has been England's problem for years - they struggle to take wickets on tracks that offer little help to the bowlers

[den]

Fantastic stuff here.

[den]

Stokes on a hat trick

[chaddyrovers]

22 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

That's a good Test pitch and has been England's problem for years - they struggle to take wickets on tracks that offer little help to the bowlers

You want a pitch that has pace all the way through the test matches for the fast bowlers but also for the spinners. 

Stokes has bowl magnificent so far in this spell. 

[Kamy100]

One more wicket.  Come on boys but Rabada isn't a rabbit, he can bat.

[den]

?

[Husky]

Sky nearly cut the feed just before the final wicket.

Phew!

[chaddyrovers]

Good in there. 

England have delivered. 

The England fans there in Cape Town have been fantastic and what a great support

[Kamy100]

Absolutely brilliant.  Stokes is unbelievable.  Special test match.

A superb advert for why the 4 day test match idea is bonkers.

[AllRoverAsia]

The pitch held together but lost its pace, replaced by some varying bounce.

A lot of good performances by England.

This match was a great tonic for 5 day Test cricket. True cricket.

It also made for rivetting TV so a win, win, win.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, Kamy100 said:

Absolutely brilliant.  Stokes is unbelievable.  Special test match.

A superb advert for why the 4 day test match idea is bonkers.

Get your line and length right and you'll get wickets. Stokes got it right at the end, on or about the off stump.

[den]

15 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Get your line and length right and you'll get wickets. Stokes got it right at the end, on or about the off stump.

Yes, but it’s about more than that Tyrone. Stokes was still bowling at 90 mph pretty much throughout his 23 overs. He forced that result through sheer guts, strength and determination - something Jofra Archer should take on board.

Edited January 7, 2020 by den

[oldjamfan1]

Ben Stokes’ performance in every aspect of the game was unbelievable, and in some ways surpassed his Headingley innings, given that he produced excellence with bat, ball and in the field this time. Immense!

[jim mk2]

Well played England against a weak South Africa side. Anything other than a 3-1 win would be sub-par.

England have been blessed with some brilliant all-rounders over the years.

Who is best - Botham, Flintoff or Stokes? 

[chaddyrovers]

Over confidence yet again Jim..

South Africa are decent side.

Don't forget we don't if Anderson will be fit. Plus we have 4  inexperience test batsman players within our top 6 now in Crawley, Sibley, Denly and Pope. 

 

 

[chaddyrovers]

26 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Who is best - Botham, Flintoff or Stokes? 

Why does they have to a best out of those 3? 

All very special players on their own