The Cricket Thread 2016

[four fornicholl]

best test innigs ever?

[Chris Jameson]

Getting a bit tired of these middle order collapses. Delighted for Bairstow, hopefully silenced the doubters.

[OzVilla]

Easily good enough as a batsman but Keeping needs to improve. Im sure it will but it does need to.

[ClarrieBlue]

Watching the Test Match. England have suffered some humiliations in my time but now they are dishing one out. I actually feel sorry for the South African bowlers. I know exactly how they feel. I am a Villa supporter after all.

[Villan For Life]

Stunning batting from Stokes, some of his shots reminded me of Sir Viv in his prime. Good to see Bairstow get a few too.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Choked up for Bairstow.

The whole thing has been magic viewing though.

[Chris Jameson]

Choked up for Bairstow.

The whole thing has been magic viewing though.

He looked very emotional, really happy for him. It was brutal from Stokes and Bairstow, Test cricket is wonderful.

[Proposition Joe]

That's much more like it.  We finally post big when Cook fails, and someone else finally gets a daddy hundred.

What a pity I missed that innings from Stokes.  I never seem to see these great innings, I always seemed to be at work or doing something else when Flintoff or Pietersen hit their great ones.

[Chris Jameson]

Has Piers Moron asked us to imagine how good England could be with Pietersen in the side yet?

[Chris Jameson]

The constant moronic chant is really getting on my nerves.

[dcdavecollett]

Incredible from Stokes and wonderfully poignant from Jonny.

Still, it's a flat track against reserve bowlers to put things into perspective; swinging through the line is easy when you know the ball's doing nothing.

Showed up Compton's stodgy play, as well. Fair enough on a pudding at Durban, not good enough on this surface.

[olaftab]

A superb effort by both Stokes and Bristow. Well done both. Today must have been one of the most testing  for Amla as SA captain so with all this pressure let's see what he does with the bat tomorrow.

[olaftab]

Very sad to hear about death of Matthew Hobden. Was only 22 years old with a very bright future. My condolences to his family. RIP.

[Chris Jameson]

A superb effort by both Stokes and Bristow.

ONE HUNDRED AND...err FIFTY!

[olaftab]

Haha....F in auto correct