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142-3 to 150-6

That almost never happens

5 catches to Quinton out of 6 wickets to be dismissed. Chance of breaking all time record.

5 tickles behind and a yawning gate

Curran falls on 176 and England's last 3 only have 20 runs in them, so expect a sub 200 score

3 walking wickets, so Buttler has to prove he can marshall a tail

With Archer and Broad in the tail, don't expect too much.

England are convinced that Buttler and Bairstow are world class bats. It's going to take a lot of evidence to convince them otherwise.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:With Archer and Broad in the tail, don't expect too much.

England are convinced that Buttler and Bairstow are world class bats. It's going to take a lot of evidence to convince them otherwise.

Now Archer and Broad are together.

The invisible phenomenon Big Vern gets JB2.

Big Vern has a better average than anyone to take 100 wickets in the teens. You find him in anyone's team of the decade though.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=bowling

SA have three of the top four.

Broad goes.

QDK equals SA record for dismissals in an innings.

According to someone on obo in the Guardian, Ed Smith is on record as saying Foakes has to get a Big Bash contract before he will be considered again for Tests.

Might be a joke. I'm not sure.

Durhamfootman wrote:
80 run first innings lead for SA, I reckon

or 103

England were that good

Durhamfootman wrote:Curran falls on 176 and England's last 3 only have 20 runs in them, so expect a sub 200 score

turns out the 20 from the last 3 wickets was the number of balls not runs

4 wickets for 5 runs

how good is that?

or 39 runs for the last 7 wickets if that makes things look better

4-16 from Big Vern. Handy lead for SA with England batting last. Good Boxing Day Test home entertainment for the home crowd. England a long was from out of it given the match situation. But a long way out of it given how badly they are playing.

How did it come to be that Joe Denly is their key batter? Though he was dropped on zero.

7-39 at the end for England.