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Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:37 pm**

what a bad drop from philander.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:42 pm**

Talking about overrates Derek Brewer and Matthew Fleming said yesterday on TMS that umpires could be fined for poor overrates.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:45 pm**

hopefully england declare just before tea or after tea.
just so I can go to the game tomorrow.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:45 pm**

ali gone for 7.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:52 pm**

Don't think they'll need to declare

The way the attacking batting has worked today rather puts the slow Cook/ Jennings/ Ballance progress into some perspective , no ? Always an easy game from in front of the TV but I did suspect it was tough batting on this : even with a less than planned lead I fancy England to win this - batting won't get any easier !

That was a very bad drop by Philander : Bairstow is the only hope to add any more runs as Dawson completes his pair...

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:53 pm**

a full toss missed by dawson.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:56 pm**

bhaveshgor wrote:a full toss missed by dawson.

Borderline beamer, second ball as well. Almost no chance.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:57 pm**

I'm at work tomorrow, so this partially suits me.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:57 pm**

Eight down...Broad gone already.

This could end today.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:58 pm**

Collapsio.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:59 pm**

alfie wrote:Eight down...Broad gone already.

This could end today.

Hopefully, it will mean an England win.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:03 pm**

budgetmeansbudget wrote:
alfie wrote:Eight down...Broad gone already.

This could end today.

Hopefully, it will mean an England win.

Well yes...I highly doubt SA could chase down 280 in two sessions...I highly doubt they can chase this at all unless the pitch miraculously reforms ...

But they've certainly turned what looked like a procession to 400 , declaration , long struggle , into a contest.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:07 pm**

Runs coming freely after lunch.

Pitch looks to have calmed down slightly.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:13 pm**

Bairstow doing a sound job of taking singles and letting Wood smash the bowling

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:16 pm**

Botham introduces Warne and Bumble as the next pair of commentators and first thing Bumble says is "this is an irritating partnership"

couldn't agree more, altho he might have been meaning Wood and Bairstow irritating the South Africans

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