The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

I quite like KP commentating on Tests. He gets a bit too hyper when doing T20s but he's fine in a more laid back style

[PaulWinch again]

The usual bloody thing. Lots of starts and then soft dismissals. It’s fucking infuriating.

[hilts_coolerking]

Giles has banned the football now.  Too bloody right.

[UK Redsox]

Giles has banned the football now.  Too bloody right.

It was said on the radio commentary that the King of Spain had wanted the football stopped earlier but Joe 'Bite yer legs' Root wanted it kept.

[PaulWinch again]

Another start and out.

We’ll likely do our normal thing here and subside to a score of 250-330.

[UK Redsox]

Another start and out.

We’ll likely do our normal thing here and subside to a score of 250-330.

...and another

[PaulWinch again]

And another...

[UK Redsox]

And another...

Beat you be one second on that one

Moving on.......and another

[hilts_coolerking]

England have had bad luck this winter but it doesn't seem as if they have learned anything or are playing a different way.  An inauspicious start for Silverwood.

[UK Redsox]

Next !!!!

[PaulWinch again]

I was 100 short. Pathetic.

[UK Redsox]

Broad has completely lost it with the bat

[Lsvilla]

Is it just our country that is full of w@n£ers ? Just spent a (largely) pleasant day on the grass bank at Cape Town until late afternoon when the beer obviously kicked in and snakes / throwing glasses / standing / football chants took over. Any request to respect fellow supporters - or even simply move so they can watch the live action - gets met with a mouthful of obscenities and threats of violence. Don’t recall seeing these tossers in NZ or other such less accessible tours. Embarrassing and disappointing.

[PaulWinch again]

Early days, but I’m not seeing a whole lot of improvement under Silverwood. We are making exactly the same mistakes.

Also how the hell is Foakes not in this side? I just don’t get it.

[taylorsworkrate]

Why does Ollie Pope, at 22 years old and in just his 5th match look far more capable of playing the situation than Root, Stokes, Buttler, Denly etc?

This is a SA team that came into the series in disarray and had just lost their previous 5 matches, yet they are all over us.