The Cricket Thread 2016

[tomd2103]

Amla is a really admirable character, well done to him. Du Plessis gone as well. There's the smallest glimmer of hope.

Yep.  If we can get them all out quickly with a lead close to 100, then we might have a slim chance.  If we could build a lead of over 300 by the end of the first session tomorrow, then who knows?

So much for the above.  Can't see anything else, but a draw now.  Think the ICC need to make some enquiries about the pitch.

[Villan For Life]

Incredible to think that is the first test century by a black South African. Well done to him, that is quite a landmark.

They've declared and the respect shown by our players to Bavuma was good to see.

There's a tough few overs in the middle for England now.

End of the 1st innings and the match aggregate is 1,256-13 off 336 overs.

[PaulWinch again]

Amla is a really admirable character, well done to him. Du Plessis gone as well. There's the smallest glimmer of hope.

Yep.  If we can get them all out quickly with a lead close to 100, then we might have a slim chance.  If we could build a lead of over 300 by the end of the first session tomorrow, then who knows?

So much for the above.  Can't see anything else, but a draw now.  Think the ICC need to make some enquiries about the pitch.

In fairness if England had held their catches South Africa probably would have got half of their total.

[Villan For Life]

Completely different conditions today and the ball is moving. We're two down already, this could be a really difficult day.

[PaulWinch again]

Pretty poor from the openers to be honest.

[Villan For Life]

That was a good ball that bowled Root.

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm not a good session at all. The top order has folded.

[PaulWinch again]

Compton gone, this is getting extremely dicey.

[OzVilla]

This is starting to feel like Adelaide revisited.

Id fancy SA to chase anything around 180-200 in 30 overs. 

[OzVilla]

And now Taylor gone. We are in real trouble here.

[Villan For Life]

This is a huge partnership for us, we need Bairstow and Ali to stick around and keep the scoreboard ticking over.

Abject batting so far.

[PaulWinch again]

This is a pretty pathetic batting display.

[manic-road]

I thought it would meander to a boring draw on the final day, we need to bat for plenty of overs yet as I am getting twitchy.

[Proposition Joe]

Hoho, which other team in world cricket would threaten to throw away a game where they declared on 600+? What is it with England?

[ozzjim]

Should have continued to bat the other day. We scored so quickly that we have almost created this situation by doing so well!

Bairstow gone stumped now? What the hell are they playing at.

One team you can be certain will throw it away is England.