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by **budgetmeansbudget** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:40 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:18 runs off ten overs. England building a platform.

Must be looking to build a skyscraper!

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:42 am

Cook goes for 69, great catch from Bavuma.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:44 am

Scratchy knock from Steely, going by the highlights

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:45 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Scratchy knock from Steely, going by the highlights

isn't all his innings scratchy.

by **budgetmeansbudget** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:55 am

SA devastated, both slow coaches out.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:55 am

bit surprised with all the talk the chairman said last year that england been told to play entertaining and attacking cricket they pick ballance lol and he isn't even justified to be picked either.

by **Aidan11** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:01 pm

Root gone now.

This hasn't gone to plan.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:01 pm

Root gone for 5.
looks like I might not go to the cricket tomorrow then.

by **budgetmeansbudget** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:02 pm

Pitch is turning into a bit of a minefield.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:05 pm

budgetmeansbudget wrote:Pitch is turning into a bit of a minefield.

nice to see lords producing a nice pitch now, generally in the past few years england pitches have tended to be awful.
if the pitches are going to be slow in the uk the ball needs to move to get a good game.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:16 pm

did say the attacking batsman won't last long in this pitch especially with a big lead.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:18 pm

Although still think england need a lead of more than 300 to be sure of a win.
anything under 300 Sa still got a 5-10% chance of winning.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:19 pm

Yep holding *modded* overrate, Morkel is really slow in bowling his overs.

by **budgetmeansbudget** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:21 pm

bhaveshgor wrote:did say the attacking batsman won't last long in this pitch especially with a big lead.

I still think we should take a few risks, there are a ton of wicket balls out there right now, and you either hang around scoring sod all before one eventually gets you or you can play a few shots and keep the board ticking.

by **Dr Cricket** » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:23 pm

budgetmeansbudget wrote:
bhaveshgor wrote:did say the attacking batsman won't last long in this pitch especially with a big lead.

I still think we should take a few risks, there are a ton of wicket balls out there right now, and you either hang around scoring sod all before one eventually gets you or you can play a few shots and keep the board ticking.

yeah it is the right way to play.
takes the declaration problem out of root hands.

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