Alex 31420 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Not to say he didn't make a complete tit of himself though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 So fuck? It's still hypocritical just saying, he's got a reputation for this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 amla dropped again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31420 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Not the worst thing in the world for England if this innings keeps Amla's place as captain of the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 and with one, comes two. like london buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Just as the internet dropped in here Amla goes after a day and a half of boredom and I miss the fucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 and there goes another. we may still well end up with an innings lead. it always amazes me when one player can bat so serenely for so long on a docile pitch then a new batter comes in and gives it away so quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Every wicket is being met with this twatting internet dropping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 this partnership should be enough to secure the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I think the Amla and Faff partnership all but did that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 i don't know, there was a collapse on the cards for a moment there when they lost 3 for 10 and were still around 200 down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 20 wickets on this pitch never looked likely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 But aye these two have confirmed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 true, but you never know what can happen with the aid of scoreboard pressure - another cricketing cliche for alex. boycott has just come up with another on TMS - buffet bowling from finn, it's help yourself time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 clever declaration by amla. i wouldn't fancy batting out there now. watch this pitch suddenly turn into a minefield now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Get through tonight and they might as well call it a draw without padding up in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 yes, may as well shake hands on it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 You have to love test cricket. Bit of cloud in the sky combined with day 5 pressure and suddenly there's a game on after four days of domination from the batsmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Lucky the South African bowlers are even worse at staying behind the line than ours or a collapse was well and truely on there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 and there goes root. only england could lose a game after declaring a first innings for more than 600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31420 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 England always do things the hard way. Much like NUFC. Still reckon it'll be a draw though but aye, it would be typical to lose it ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20309 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 england have to bat the day out now. if they're bowled out by tea, SA could chase down any target with de villiers in there. they could just treat it like a one day game and have him opening the batting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1125 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Staggering this morning so far. Was saying to me dad last night how there was no way we could lose this. Didn't even England could collapse quickly enough scoring few enough for them to win! I should have known better. Whatever the result of this though, the dropped catches have certainly allowed SA to get runs on the board and gain a massive amount of confidence. We could have really had them on the ropes with Amla (and Faff) struggling badly for runs and getting his captaincy questioned, a weakened bowling attack (that still looks likely to be without Steyn for the next test and without Philander for the series) and some yound inexperienced players coming in. But now I think our confidence will have took a bit of a hit and I think the next two tests will be very challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36736 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 The BBC's text commentary is fucking brutal. "Nick 'Straight outa' Compton" ffs. I assumed Caroline Cheese would be responsible for that but it's some other fuckwit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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