Well the Proteas bowling squad have not performed thus far in this game.
Sure hope that this is not what we can expect from the TEST team.
Some of these bowlers are running up tons in their bowling figures, is it poor bowling or just great batting.
Appears to be both.
Oh s...
Still another day to go and 170 odd runs behind with 7 wickets standing.
Not the start that the Proteas would have wanted at the beginning of the tour.
But fortunately we have batters all the way down to #11.
Sorry but could not resist the dig.
Rain please.
The only true test is being out in the middle, that's what it comes down to regardless of all the prep leading up to that moment, some of these guys have been idle of match practice for several months.
It appears that comments made by the SA captain are ruffling a few feathers in England cricket circles.
Trust that we can deliver once the first ball is bowled.
First Test: Eng 100/5 - L unch Day 1
Yep, quite the turnaround...
116/6...raining now
Some hostile bowling from Rabada and Nortje in particular.
We won the toss and sent them in to bat...I thought you're always supposed to bat first?
Gooooooooo England!!!
Never England...never ever, no matter how bad things become, never England!
Tail wagging a bit here.
160-200 is likely the 1st innings total.
...and why do I have a feeling that it's gonna be competitive!?
Weather is not ideal...tomorrow would be the best day for batting...
Solid so far.
A couple of weak LBW shouts and Proteas leaving nicely.
Elgar given out...review saves him. He didn't touch it.
Yep, SA looking quite confident...
However, I do believe it will turn out to be a competitive total, barring a super innings from someone, because that ball is still moving so much
Bad luck Elgar
Shitty one indeed
Damn, we had such a good start...
For me, Stokes is the least likable England captain in many years...irritates the hell outa me...but he's a good player.
looks too much like Tywin Lannister...
Feels odd, there's no Saffa in the Pom side.
The giraffe just hit 2 consecutive sixes!!!
7 overs of old ball left...
We better bowl good tomorrow.
"Feels odd, there's no Saffa in the Pom side."
I agree, very strange indeed
Nortje driving Stokes back down the ground.
Haha VERY frustrating for England as the teapots come out and the lead stretches beyond 150.
A nice cushion of 161 in the end.
Lol England!
Try winning at least a session.
Geez!
Jansen is eyeing root up...
Would be perfect if he gets him again with a similar ball.Stokes looks a bit like an Oz….a certain rat like look. How did he miss the boat?
Well all I can say is:
"WHAT A WIN"
Sure outplayed England in this test.
Thanks to some fine bowling and a positive attitude.
Wonder if old Red Nose is applauding the Yarpies, guess not the Poms are all bad losers.
Well done Proteas.
One down and two to go fellows.
Wow...good win, but this wasn't a classic contests like our previous tours to Pomland...
Well done, you thrashed us.
We need to remember how to play Test Cricket quickly or these Tests will be painful !!
Becs, for some odd reason, we always play well at Lords...your team will bounce back...we got lucky with the conditions...winning the toss was crucial...2 matches left...
We have a lot of hard work to do, Draad.
Let’s hope the next Test is a little more competitive.
Ja, I was looking forward to watching the whole of day four today...now I have to work in the garden.
Ja same goes for me DbD.
we got lucky with the conditions...winning the toss was crucial...2 matches left...
Summed up like a man who knows cricket. I agree and I daresay things would have been different had the toss gone the other way. The Proteas as the saying goes had the rub of the green allowing their attack to take full advantage of the conditions. Following that it became a 1/sided contest which to be fair doesn't tell us a great deal about the Proteas or England.
And then this "little" concern....four batsmen(Petersen, Dassie, Markram and Verryenne) scored a combined total of 70 runs.
Tail-enders Maharaj and Nortje scored a combined total of 69 runs.