England 2012 Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

Far from it, the South Africans were very annoyed that he decided to play for England, he would have been playing Test cricket probably three years before his England debut as he had to sit out the qualifying period. He apparently decided on the move because he disagreed with the racial quota system in South Africa.His mother is English by the way.

Nothing to do with the fact that publicity and  sponsorship opportunities were much greater as an  England player!

[Dave Cooper please]

Cynic!

[UK Redsox]

Are you England, Are you England............. Are you England in disguise ?

[cheltenhamlion]

Are they all out yet?

[PaulWinch again]

Nope 57-7, we need to knock them over now. Big game for Morgan this he needs runs. We need to win this Test to ensure we remain number 1 in the rankings.

[PaulWinch again]

77-7, bloody hell they've gone beyond our batting capabilities!

[UK Redsox]

Who's that coming over the hill? It's the "Mont-ster"

[Villan For Life]

Anyone else feeling a little underwhelmed so far?

Normally when I switch it on to see the opposition 7 down at lunch I get a nice lift and have a spring in my step. After the results of the first two tests I'm still a little shellshocked. Still, it's an indication of how far we've come I guess.

[UK Redsox]

.... it's the Mont-ster (again)

And yes, it is all a bit underwhelming.

However, I think that England need to win (or maybe just draw) to retain their Number 1 ranking and rake in some extra money.

[PaulWinch again]

99 all out. If we don't win it from here serious questions need to be asked.

[UK Redsox]

All Out

[UK Redsox]

We now return you to our regularly scheduled England performance

[Villan For Life]

Trott gone

[UK Redsox]

This is a seriously surreal day of cricket

[Villan For Life]

Trott gone

Should have reviewed it, Hawkeye showed the ball the missing leg stump.