England 2012 Cricket Thread

[taylorsworkrate]

Finns a class act. Why the hell he wasn't playing in the 1st test is anyone's guess.

[PaulWinch again]

Finn is super bowler and should always get the new ball.

[paul_e]

The attention the BBC live stream and tms are giving to KP getting a duck is a bit pathetic.

Aside from that, fairly interesting situation in the game, we need to bowl them fairly cheaply and quickly so it doesn't go away from us, I'd say no team has ever really managed to get ahead in this one, SA might if they can get another 50-60 on the board though.

[PaulWinch again]

Essentially our bowling attack looks useless without Finn. The chance is gone now.

[UK Redsox]

Aggers and Tuffers are the best double-act on the radio

[PaulWinch again]

345 to win, tough but possible. Our top order has to actually turn up.

[taylorsworkrate]

Brilliant start yet again.

Getting fed up with our top order showing no application or guts.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Not a chance in hell of getting that.

[PaulWinch again]

Pathetic from Cook, really fucking awful.

[taylorsworkrate]

We'll struggle to make 200 on what is still a very flat pitch.

There's just no character in our batsman at present.

[PaulWinch again]

Our top order failing yet again.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

In fact, i'll be amazed if we make 200.

Strauss is out of sorts, Trott is starting to go through his first ever bad patch and the dwarf at 5 is largely inexperienced. Bell might produce something but it's a big ask to expect Bairstow to deliver again.

South Africa deserve it.

[taylorsworkrate]

9 wickets to go. How many batsmen will get out to bad shots, not actually being got out?

I'll go for 7.

I think thats actually being generous to our batsmen in fairness.

[taylorsworkrate]

In fact, i'll be amazed if we make 200.

Strauss is out of sorts, Trott is starting to go through his first ever bad patch and the dwarf at 5 is largely inexperienced. Bell might produce something but it's a big ask to expect Bairstow to deliver again.

South Africa deserve it.

I think we deserve to lose is the more pertinent point.

I don't think SA have played especially well here. We've been woefully below par all series.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah other than Finn's bowling our bowlers have been poor overall and I maintain Swann has been poor for a year now.