Finn has to come in. He should have been in for this test. Bresnan is a good cricketer, but Finn is the better bowler. Either way, I just can't see England turning this level of performance around enough to win either the second or the third test. Some of the players need to have a good look at themselves. We haven't played good test cricket since last summer. Laurels appear to have been rested on.
After the first day this has been utterly embarrassing.
If it was a 5 match series (as it should be) then I'd be tempted to let Amla have a crack at the world record.
Firstly, SA for a very good side. They've got that balance where everyone in their team is the right age with the right level of experience, world class batters and bowlers and well lead. So while we've dined out on the likes of Australia, India and the West Indies for the last few years these were always the next best side.It's the classic Test Cricketing scenario though. Put a side in the field for 3 days and they are knackered. Put so many runs on the board that we can bowl aggressively and set ultra attacking fields. Had the roles been reversed it'd be us polishing off them make no mistake. That last session was always going to be the toughest and we cracked, just like most teams would and invariably do in those positions.We'll probably now lose by an innings. I'm not sure Finn would have made much difference as it was a slow pitch but Swann was disappointing. England have done less with the ball in 3 days than i've seen for a decade but i'm not panicking. So far on this page alone people have called for Bresnan, Swann, Pietersen and Bopara to get dropped. It aint gonna happen and nor should it. We're not Australia 1994-2007 but we're also not England 1989-1997 either. Their world class performers have all stood up in this match, as world class performers have a tendency to do from time to time, and good luck to them. Now we need to back ours to do the same in the next.
Quote from: OzVilla on July 22, 2012, 09:44:03 PMFirstly, SA for a very good side. They've got that balance where everyone in their team is the right age with the right level of experience, world class batters and bowlers and well lead. So while we've dined out on the likes of Australia, India and the West Indies for the last few years these were always the next best side.It's the classic Test Cricketing scenario though. Put a side in the field for 3 days and they are knackered. Put so many runs on the board that we can bowl aggressively and set ultra attacking fields. Had the roles been reversed it'd be us polishing off them make no mistake. That last session was always going to be the toughest and we cracked, just like most teams would and invariably do in those positions.We'll probably now lose by an innings. I'm not sure Finn would have made much difference as it was a slow pitch but Swann was disappointing. England have done less with the ball in 3 days than i've seen for a decade but i'm not panicking. So far on this page alone people have called for Bresnan, Swann, Pietersen and Bopara to get dropped. It aint gonna happen and nor should it. We're not Australia 1994-2007 but we're also not England 1989-1997 either. Their world class performers have all stood up in this match, as world class performers have a tendency to do from time to time, and good luck to them. Now we need to back ours to do the same in the next. As I am amongst those for calling for some of the players to be dropped I question you calling Bresnan/Bopara "world class" and I would drop them, KP and Swann deserve another chance but as has been stated above we havnt played well in Test Matches for ages and the team need a "wake up call" and lets hope this match gives it to them
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