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First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby sussexpob » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:46 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:
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Arthur Crabtree wrote:And Stokes.


You trying to say my mother in law was unlucky when we tucked into her buffet at Christmas?


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It was quiet random, but then again my brain isn't working due to lack of sleep, too much alcohol, excited children and too much food

Christmas here is similar to a trip to Guantanamo bay
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:47 pm

dan08 wrote:Never seen Amla in such horrible form. 7/3 in that innings.


Excellent bowling though.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:48 pm

why are england appealing like their is no DRS.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby hopeforthebest » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:52 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:You've noticed how many drops have gone down off Ben. Or sailed through the gaps in the slips.

Norwegian buffet. Plenty of fish?


Yes Stokes has seen a few drops in his time. Flintoff suffered that way too.
Work expands to fill the time available, so why do today what can be put off until tomorrow.


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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:54 pm

bhaveshgor wrote:why are england appealing like their is no DRS.


Maybe they have no faith in drs to overturn the decision.

Broad bowling at 144k!
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:56 pm

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bhaveshgor wrote:why are england appealing like their is no DRS.


Maybe they have no faith in drs to overturn the decision.

Broad bowling at 144k!


why use it then?

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:56 pm

Good move from Cook to bowl Mo.

Is it nearly tea?
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby hopeforthebest » Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:58 pm

Why is Ali bowling middle-middle and leg line? Surely he should bowl for a slip catch not Lbw.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:02 pm

bhaveshgor wrote:
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bhaveshgor wrote:why are england appealing like their is no DRS.


Maybe they have no faith in drs to overturn the decision.

Broad bowling at 144k!


why use it then?


Maybe they are going to use it if it's taking out middle.

If they had pressured the ump into giving the Amla 'edge', it probably would have stayed onfield. Given not out, it wouldn't have been overturned.

I actually think (as I said earlier) it's over-appealing. I'm looking for possible reasons why it isn't. During the summer when England were playing NZ, the suggestion was they were going to play a more honorable or sporting 'brand' of cricket.They felt the public were being turned off by what they saw. So I'm looking for signs that this is going to continue, as I welcome that intention.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:05 pm

NZ series is an one off.
Stokes, Root, Broad are too aggressive to behave like that at all times.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby hopeforthebest » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:10 pm

Time to replace Moeen, six an over is too many.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby backfootpunch » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:11 pm

hopeforthebest wrote:Why is Ali bowling middle-middle and leg line? Surely he should bowl for a slip catch not Lbw.

Why is he bowling full stop

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:13 pm

have to give credit to Stokes, Arthur he didn't claim the catch.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:15 pm

I was thinking that.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby hopeforthebest » Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:16 pm

We've seen less likely catches given.
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