The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Stop bloody bowling no balls! Umpires do you job and call them.

Stokes has bowled about 10 now. The coaching staff need to be watching this and giving the heads up or we’re going to take another wicket off a no ball.

[PaulWinch again]

This game is slipping. Not much threat at the moment.

[PaulWinch again]

They fought back really well in that last session.

[Steve67]

Great last session for England.  Knock em over early tomorrow and take a decent lead.  Disciplined bowling, good to watch.

[Villan For Life]

Jimmy on a hat trick

[Villan For Life]

5fer for Jimmy and five catches for Stokes which is a record for catches in an innings by fielders other than the wicketkeeper. The lead of 46 should now be match defining.

[Villafirst]

Stupid shot by Crawley. No patience having got himself in. Rabada only had 2 balls left in the over.

[Risso]

Blimey, that was a collapse of Englandian proportions.

[paul_e]

Blimey, that was a collapse of Englandian proportions.

Assuming you're talking about SA getting the 2 set batsmen out just before the new ball was key. Bowling against newly arrived tailenders with a new kookaburra makes 4-5 wickets for not much are almost guaranteed. That's been at the heart of many an England collapse over the years.

[Broughty-Villian]

Good to see England digging in, especially Sibley, but we are now scoring too slowly. At least there is some doggedness at the crease at last.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Aftab - just saw you on telly mate. In the retro white away kit, a cool fedora and a pair of shades.

[PaulWinch again]

Fine day today. They’ve taken the game away from SA and they just need to grind them into the ground.

[paul_e]

Fine day today. They’ve taken the game away from SA and they just need to grind them into the ground.

Really good day, having an opener put in the sort of knock that Sibley gave today makes a massive difference and then having the other 3 all make decent contributions around him has pushed us into a position of almost complete control. There's probably enough on the board already but with 2 full days of play to go I'd say see of the new ball and push the target to 300 and then just have fun and bat the innings out, it'd be nice going in to bowl with 400+ behind us, it's been a while since we did that to anyone away from home.

[tomd2103]

Fine day today. They’ve taken the game away from SA and they just need to grind them into the ground.

Really good day, having an opener put in the sort of knock that Sibley gave today makes a massive difference and then having the other 3 all make decent contributions around him has pushed us into a position of almost complete control. There's probably enough on the board already but with 2 full days of play to go I'd say see of the new ball and push the target to 300 and then just have fun and bat the innings out, it'd be nice going in to bowl with 400+ behind us, it's been a while since we did that to anyone away from home.

Should be Paul but I would like to see us really turn the screw tomorrow and make a bit of a statement.  Root getting out was a bit of a blow, as it would have been ideal if him and Sibley could have carried on in the early morning with Stokes and Buttler given license to come in after.

If things go well then Root might have a decision to make regarding his declaration.

[Steve67]

Great day for England today and they have really positive stroke making batsmen still to come with Stokes, Pope, Buttler and Curran all to come in the morning.  I can't see us batting beyond the middle of the second session but note that Agnew said bat until lunch.  Really pleased for Sibley, played really well and I hope he goes on to get three figures in the morning.