South Africa v England - Test Cricket Series

[Seatherny]

There are 4 test matches in this series.

It starts today and England have won the toss and elected to field first.

Wed Dec 16 - Sun Dec 20
Sat Dec 26 - Wed Dec 30
Sun Jan 3 - Thu Jan 7
Thu Jan 14 - Mon Jan 18

Those are the dates for the four matches.

[Seatherny]

Excellent start by England.


1.3 Broad to Smith, OUT, my goodness me, what a stunning moment for England, and what a breakthrough. Nothing much of a delivery, swinging gently down the leg side, but Smith tries to help it down to fine leg, doesn't get enough bat on it, and Matt Prior leaps like a rampant salmon to snaffle the first wicket of the series!
GC Smith c †Prior b Broad 0 (7m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

[Immenseman]

good start, 40-1 atm

[Seatherny]

South Africa 163/4 (57.0 ov)

SA would be looking to get 300-350 atm. Anything less would be dangerous.

[Andeeh]

good partnership atm 103 and end of days play. South Africas day for me.

[Seatherny]

England started off well but should have taken more wickets.

[StefanWolves]

If England get 2 wickets early in the morning then it will be a very close game.

[Seatherny]

Well it now all depends on how SA bowl.

[Blinger$]

england will lose.

[Seatherny]

england will lose.

Hopefully :)

[Blinger$]

Hopefully :)
They are good at it...

[Bun]

i think we'll win.

[Seatherny]

They are good at it...

In Cricket, yep :)

Being serious though, I think Day 2 will give a better idea of the outcome of this match,

[Blinger$]

You do know that South Africa is one of the best teams in the world, yeah? Whereas England are not.

[Seatherny]

You do know that South Africa is one of the best teams in the world, yeah? Whereas England are not.

I was agreeing with you that they are good at losing. :P

And yes I do, hence I admire how they play.

[Blinger$]

i was replying to COD, i didn't see his reply :$

[Bun]

yeah of course i do lol, doesn't mean i can't think we won't win. :S:S

btw it's Cod as in the fish, not the game lol.

[Blinger$]

dont care, i can spell it cOd if i want. and i spell the game CoD if you want to get all fussy.


P.S, england have zero hope.

[Bun]

just out of interest where you from?

[Blinger$]

bingham, why?

[Bun]

country would have sufficed, and no real reason it just annoys me when people are always negative and pessimistic about their country. ruins the fun.

[StefanWolves]

Indian? or Asian?

[Seatherny]

Indian? or Asian?
Could be a Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi etc too :S Or even British / White.

[StefanWolves]

That's why I said Asians. Asians generally have a problem with the English cricket team, don't know why.

[Seatherny]

That's why I said Asians. Asians generally have a problem with the English cricket team, don't know why.

Not really, many Asians I know don't dislike the English cricket team. I dislike them for many reasons though but I have explained several times why that is and why I don't support them in general.

[StefanWolves]

Mainly because you'd rather support India..........

[Seatherny]

Nope, because I have supported India when I lived in India for 10 years so it would be a bit stupid for me to change just because of the fact that I live in a different country. It would be like Manchester Utd supporter who lives in Manchester moving to Liverpool and being told to support Liverpool, would never happen. I have supported India even when they did very crap for ages in 2006-2007, up until they won the T20 World Cup and since then BCCI have gotten very strict which has helped India immensely.

[Blinger$]

country would have sufficed, and no real reason it just annoys me when people are always negative and pessimistic about their country. ruins the fun.
Never have been.


Indian? or Asian?
Nope. I am white.

[Bun]

Nope, because I have supported India when I lived in India for 10 years so it would be a bit stupid for me to change just because of the fact that I live in a different country. It would be like Manchester Utd supporter who lives in Manchester moving to Liverpool and being told to support Liverpool, would never happen. I have supported India even when they did very crap for ages in 2006-2007, up until they won the T20 World Cup and since then BCCI have gotten very strict which has helped India immensely.

now you're just being silly! :$


Never have been.


P.S, england have zero hope.

ok.

[Seatherny]

now you're just being silly! :$

No it was an example, maybe not the best one, but I have used up all the examples but people still fail to understand.

South Africa 401/8 (146.5 ov)

South Africa are doing pretty well. If they can get early wickets when they start bowling, they will be in an excellent position.

[Seatherny]

South Africa dropped Cook in the first over but got him out in the 5th over. They were 25/1 and are now on 67/1.

[Seatherny]

Day ended with England on 88/1.

[StefanWolves]

Going to be a close game, will probably end in a draw though.

[Seatherny]

All depends on how many wickets SA can take tomorrow. If they can get some quick wickets then that might change the scenario. However it is looking like a draw at the moment but 3 days still to go.

[Seatherny]

South Africa 418 & 9/1 (4.0 ov)

England 356

South Africa lead by 71 runs with 9 wickets remaining

[StefanWolves]

Still, very close. Pretty sure it'll be a draw (unless Englands batting collapses on the last day, which may be likely), or if SA collapse tomorrow.

[Andeeh]

Its been an interesting test didnt manage to post about Swanns wonderful batting yesterday. Truly exceptional. Get Bell out and put in Wright.

Score atm:
229 - 6 SA

[Seatherny]

A good start by SA. 16/2, Anderson is gone.

[Seatherny]

England 356 & 38/3 (23.3 ov)

England require another 326 runs with 7 wickets remaining

If SA keep this up, they should win this.

[Bun]

116-3. 247 to win with 7 wickets. :)

[Seatherny]

England 356 & 133/3 (48.3 ov)
England require another 231 runs with 7 wickets remaining

At this rate, it will be a draw :(

[Seatherny]

England 356 & 172/4 (61.5 ov)
England require another 192 runs with 6 wickets remaining

KP just got run out on 81.
SA have just over 34.1 overs to get 6 wickets.

[Seatherny]

England were shameful after KP's run out. Its a shame SA didnt manage to get the last wicket.

I think SA made a mistake not using de Wet in the last over.

[Bun]

woo squeeky bum time there with SA only needing one more wicket but it finished a draw!

[Seatherny]

Oh my. SA 44-5
Great stuff by England.

[Immenseman]

play ended on 76-6 i think it was in the end. got tomorrow to get the last few wickets, hopefully weather stays good.

[Seatherny]

Personally, I want it to be a draw because I love SA.
For India, I want England to win so India stays number 1!

[Immenseman]

England are wicked, people can say what they want but they're not a bad side.

[Andeeh]

its not the fact we arent a bad side, its consistency and momentum is what we need.

We have to win thiis series and improve from our brilliant ashes summer :)

Terrific bowling but our great batting has put us in this position also

[Immenseman]

yeah, cook and bell had something to prove and boy they proved it

[Geraint]

they said at the close of play yesterday that there's a regular bounce and if england could score about 150/200 more they could bowl south africa out.

[Immenseman]

england batted on it well enough today though, englands bowlers have been awesome.

[Seatherny]

england batted on it well enough today though, englands bowlers have been awesome.

South Africa are the best. Watch them hit 200 6's in 200 balls tomorrow and then bowl England out in 10 balls.

But no, SA are messed up right now. They have an excellent team but they seem to be playing crap right now.

[Andeeh]

it was funny as i was reading Greame Smith saying the collapse England had in centurion would have an effect here. :)

if England cant wrap this up then they dont deserve to win anything, only excuse i would accept is weather.

[Tash.]

Wrapped it up quite effectively i'd say. SA all out for 133 after 50 overs, quite laughable really :P Swann got his 5 wickets and England won by an innings and 98 runs.

I got up at 8.40 to watch it, literally turned the channel on and the last wicket fell and it was over :( Gutted I was.

[Immenseman]

i couldn't bring myself to get up at such an hour

[adaym]

england won because of the weather.

[Seatherny]

england won because of the weather.

i full on agree

[Andeeh]

All we need to do now is be consistent, terrific result but lets not get ahead of ourselves

[Tash.]

i full on agree

As if fool, can't even give us the credit when we deserve it.. :rolleyes:

[StefanWolves]

people make me laugh. won because of the weather? heard it all. if SA had those conditions they probably wouldn't have bowled england out for 123, because englands bowlers were exceptional.

[adaym]

As if fool, can't even give us the credit when we deserve it.. :rolleyes:
i was being sarcastic.

[Tash.]

i was being sarcastic.

I know and I was talking to Saurav, he's always taking the pee out of England to me :P

[Seatherny]

As if fool, can't even give us the credit when we deserve it.. :rolleyes:

Shut up you idiot and read my post below which I made to bump this thread with.


Oh my. SA 44-5
Great stuff by England.


people make me laugh. won because of the weather? heard it all. if SA had those conditions they probably wouldn't have bowled england out for 123, because englands bowlers were exceptional.

Was being sarcastic ;)
Broad and Swann bowled amazingly well, and like the commentators said, when Broad is good, he is amazingly good, when he is crap, he is shameful. Just need more good days than bad.

[Andeeh]

Shut up you idiot and read my post below which I made to bump this thread with.





Was being sarcastic ;)
Broad and Swann bowled amazingly well, and like the commentators said, when Broad is good, he is amazingly good, when he is crap, he is shameful. Just need more good days than bad.
I repeat what i said before consistency :)

[Seatherny]

South Africa 291
England 241/7 (82.0 ov)
England trail by 50 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

A good comeback by the South Africans.

[StefanWolves]

This test is gonna be very very close. SA fought back in the first innings, and so now are England. Even though I'm not in England to watch it I can tell by the scores & what I read on BBC Sports that it is a very good and close game, hopefully England win it though to wrap up the series. (it is a four test series, rite?)

[Immenseman]

not so close anymore, lmao 261-1 for SA

[StefanWolves]

SA have won definitely. Going to be a good last test. :)

[Immenseman]

not over, til it's over :D

they declared on 447, england need 466 to win. pitch is awesome for batting now, i wouldn't be surprised if it was a draw although obviously SA are strong favourites to take this one

[Seatherny]

South Africa 291 & 447/7d
England 273 & 38/0 (16.0 ov)
England require another 428 runs with 10 wickets remaining

SA need to take atleast 2-3 wickets today.

[Immenseman]

probs like 2 hours of play left

[Seatherny]

England 273 & 128/2 (47.0 ov)
England had a solid start, and then the openers fell. 2 new batsmen at the crease.

Edit:

47.2 Steyn to Pietersen, OUT, got him! Huge wicket and an inspired bowling change from Smith. Full and Pietersen is playing across the ball, strikes him in front and there is no need for a review on that. Steyn gets the main man and England are tottering now!
KP Pietersen lbw b Steyn 6 (34m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 27.27

OH YEAH =D 3 wickets down, just what I wanted.

[Immenseman]

i thought you said you wanted england to win or something

[Seatherny]

i thought you said you wanted england to win or something

If they win, its good for India. Personally, although I want whats best for India, I want England to lose.

Edit: Considering Australia just beat Pakistan, it doesn't matter to India if England win or lose. So =D

[Immenseman]

Collingwood faced 184 balls and got 39 runs.
Bell faced 177 and got 68 runs.

Mammoth effort for them two. Last session now 271-5, SA becoming very frustrated, Colly and Bell remaining calm. Hopefully they can keep it up and secure the draw :) Only 2 wickets lost all day.

[StefanWolves]

13 overs left an SA have just got the wicket of Collingwood.

Going to be close, watch England collapse now.

[Immenseman]

yeah, prior came in and out for 4

[Immenseman]

Couldn't edit above post. It has ended, 9 wickets down. Onions came on for the last 3 overs I was like, nooooooooo but he did the job :D England can not lose this series :)

[United-Clowgon]

Graham Onions saves the day once again! Power to te Onions woooo :P

[Seatherny]

Same as first test. Its a shame that SA got so close twice and couldnt win.

[StefanWolves]

I don't give a **** what anyone says, when it comes to batting it out England are the best in the world.

[Immenseman]

England deserve more praise than they get, that much is for sure. They're a good outfit. Hopefully a win or a draw in the next one :)

[Seatherny]

England deserve more praise than they get, that much is for sure. They're a good outfit. Hopefully a win or a draw in the next one :)

They will if they are consistent, which they aren't. They need to be good in ODI's too.

[Seatherny]

England won the toss and elected to bat
A poor start by England at 100/4.

However Bell and Collingwood have a good partnership going at the moment.
Partnership: 76 runs, 20.0 overs, RR: 3.80 (Collingwood 45, Bell 30)

[Immenseman]

125/5

this is why we love england :D

[Seatherny]

Collingwood is gone. 126/5. One more to go before the tail is exposed I think.

[Seatherny]

England 133/6 (37.4 ov)

Uh oh. Lets hope England can bowl really well.

[Seatherny]

Make it 148/7
well 148/8 now ... broads gone.

[StefanWolves]

If England don't take three early wickets in the evening session then we have lost this test.

Rain has stopped play though.

[Seatherny]

Its Stumps on Day 1. SA are on 26/0. Lets hope rain stays away all week so SA can hopefully win and draw this series.

[Seatherny]

Oh gosh. England is losing and here comes the rain. :rolleyes:

[Geraint]

we love you weather, we do. we love you weather, we do. oh weather we love you.

[Immenseman]

we love you weather, we do. we love you weather, we do. oh weather we love you.
bordering on the best post you've ever made

let it rain

[Seatherny]

South Africa 355/6 (102.4 ov)
South Africa lead by 175 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

And its starting to bloody rain again "/

[StefanWolves]

Oh how we love the rain.

[Seatherny]

Oh how we love the rain.

Seems like the only way you can win the series and not the fair way.

[Hecktix]

Seems like the only way you can win the series and not the fair way.

I dunno, we did win that game rather well and the last one we managed to pull out a draw in was pretty insane.

I'd say England have been the better side over the series.

[StefanWolves]

Saurav, have you forgotten that we beat SA by an INNINGS?

[Hecktix]

Saurav, have you forgotten that we beat SA by an INNINGS?

and let's face it, first time we've done something like that in a long while.

[StefanWolves]

We beat Australia? we have won 2 of the 3 past ashes, we have beaten SA 2 times in the past decade (3 if we hang on in this test), we got the final of the CT cup when it was held in England. We were in 2005 regarded as the best cricketing team on the earth, from 2002-2005 we went on an 6-8 (can't remember) game test series unbeaten run, where we hardly lost a test.

People knock us because were not good in ODIs (which we are improving on, we beat SA for gods sake), but people don't look at the bigger picture, we are a top notch test side, one of the best at this moment in time (yes, I can say that, because we beat Australia, and we are beating SA, two of the top three best Test cricketing sides in the world).

[Hecktix]

calm down, im saying england deserve to win whether it's through rain or not.

[StefanWolves]

I was born calm (H). :P

[Immenseman]

let it rain let it rain let it rain

[StefanWolves]

Its stopped now and they're back playing :(

[adaym]

Seems like the only way you can win the series and not the fair way.
But if the shoe was on the other foot...

It's cricket. You know it. I know it. It's just that you cannot accept that fact. Quite sad actually.

[Seatherny]

Saurav, have you forgotten that we beat SA by an INNINGS?

Yeah and SA nearly beat you twice. Rain delayed one of those two matches. They are about to trash you here by AN INNINGS too, but unfortunately rain came along.


But if the shoe was on the other foot...

It's cricket. You know it. I know it. It's just that you cannot accept that fact. Quite sad actually.

I am saying the series should be a draw.

England is already 6/1 ... my point proven.

You won one, yes and you did amazingly well in that. But you have struggled in 3 others.

[Bun]

i'm getting good at these rain dances.



and yeah, it's the rules, get over it.

[Seatherny]

i'm getting good at these rain dances.



and yeah, it's the rules, get over it.

Its the rules that the umpires decision is final.
Tendulkar was given out unfairly several times in 2008 on 99. Don't see him complaining.

[Bun]

Its the rules that the umpires decision is final.
Tendulkar was given out unfairly several times in 2008 on 99. Don't see him complaining.
my point exactly? rules are rules. if the umpire calls the game off for rain, it's final.

[Seatherny]

my point exactly? rules are rules. if the umpire calls the game off for rain, it's final.

Indeed :)
But you have missed my point completely. It doesn't matter anyway. SA have 2 days and if it doesnt rain, they should wiin.

[Bun]

lols okay. i wouldn't be that gutted if they win 'cos i'd be happy with the draw anywho.

[Seatherny]

England 22/2
Trott and Cook are gone.

The umpires have the lightmetres out, and they've offered the light to the batsmen! Obviously, the players are now walking off the field. We still have at least an hour and 15 minutes of playing time here so they could yet be back out again tonight.

[Seatherny]

And the good news is, Graeme Smith is leading the players back onto the field, so there will be some play tonight after all

Good!

[Seatherny]

12.3 Parnell to Strauss, OUT, Review: Massive appeal for lbw. Was there an inside edge? He was given out by Tony Hill... and after some deliberation that is given out and that's Wayne Parnell's first wicket in Test cricket
AJ Strauss lbw b Parnell 22 (45b 3x4 0x6) SR: 48.88

Come on SA =D

The lightmetres are out, and they've offered the light to the batsmen. Pietersen and Collingwood are quite happy to trudge off, but the South Africans will not be happy. Make no mistake, they're on top here

Oh man.

[Andeeh]

As i keep saying consistency is something we dont have and something that unless we change will never get us in the top 3 of test match rankings

[Immenseman]

Consistency is no fun.

[Seatherny]

As i keep saying consistency is something we dont have and something that unless we change will never get us in the top 3 of test match rankings

I fully agree with you. Unfortunately some of the supporters here cant accept people critising their team.

I have always said, England have some excellent players and when they are good, they are brilliant. But then they don't keep it up for some reason.

[Seatherny]

Saurav, have you forgotten that we beat SA by an INNINGS?

I think SA just beat you by an Innings too just now :).

Overall SA were the better team in the test series and deserve to retain the cup.
However, England were undoubtedly the better team in the ODI series.

[Browney]

Runs don't lie. We deserved a draw, that's why we got one. I'll admit we have had a few great escapes, but the team who gets the most runs wins, so we beat them fair and square one time and they beat us fair and square. And so, a draw is the deserved result. Cricket's not like football, in which one goal can decide a match, in cricket it's hundreds of runs, so the best team on the day always wins, there's no getting lucky.

[StefanWolves]

I think SA just beat you by an Innings too just now :).

Overall SA were the better team in the test series and deserve to retain the cup.
However, England were undoubtedly the better team in the ODI series.
Love it don't you? Draw against THE BEST SIDE in the world is good enough for me ty ;)

[Seatherny]

Love it don't you? Draw against THE BEST SIDE in the world is good enough for me ty ;)

Indeed. Never argued that SA aren't the best :)

[Immenseman]

Yeah, I'd have taken a draw, fantastic really. Showed their grit, resilience and determination even when playing against the best side.

[Andeeh]

I would have taken the draw at the start of the series but after the second test we should have pushed forward and beat SA. Hey ho, pick ourselves up and hopefully a nice and series against Bangladesh but i highly doubt that will happem.

I want the CC season to be back on too :(

[Seatherny]

Strauss won't be in the Bangladesh series.

[Hecktix]

Strauss won't be in the Bangladesh series.

Bang goes our hopes then.

[Seatherny]

He wants a rest before the Ashes.
Cook will be the captain for the Bangladesh tour.

[Hecktix]

I've always seen Strauss as the backbone of the English cricket team.

He was the reason we won the Ashes in the summer.

[StefanWolves]

No, Collingwood is the whole reason we won the Ashes.

[Immenseman]

I don't think it's the end of the world.

[Tash.]

Having seen the team, it's not that bad. I heard they were going to rest Colly but they haven't (unless they take him but don't play him in which case oh dear). If you've watched any of the SA test series you'll know that Colly was our best, most consistent player by a mile. And he's a gentleman, can't be a better cricketer.

[Seatherny]

Having seen the team, it's not that bad. I heard they were going to rest Colly but they haven't (unless they take him but don't play him in which case oh dear). If you've watched any of the SA test series you'll know that Colly was our best, most consistent player by a mile. And he's a gentleman, can't be a better cricketer.

Stop taking what I say to you and posting it pretending to be all clever.

Anyway, whens the Bangladesh series?

[Andeeh]

Stop taking what I say to you and posting it pretending to be all clever.

Anyway, whens the Bangladesh series?
Sometime next month got 2 games against Pakistan in Dubai first as well as game against England Lions.

Cook shouldnt be stand in captain he has only just found his form and i feel this is extra pressure not needed.

[Seatherny]

I wonder if they offered it to Colly first ...

[StefanWolves]

He's already been Captain and says he never wants to do it again.

[Seatherny]

He's already been Captain and says he never wants to do it again.

Would only be temp though.

[Tash.]

Stop taking what I say to you and posting it pretending to be all clever.

Anyway, whens the Bangladesh series?

Shush you. You blates know I didn't do that >.<