England v South Africa - 1st Test

[dangermows]

Here he comes...

First delivery is a pie

Second is a no ball pie which goes to the ropes

Good over, only 7 coming from it!

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Somewhere in Essex, there was small explosion.

Here he comes...

First delivery is a pie

Second is a no ball pie which goes to the ropes

Good over, only 7 coming from it!

 

[Dreamboat]

Saffers bowling attack being made to look quite ordinary here...

 

[Aidan11]

Considering this was a battle of the test giants, it's been quite one-sided so far.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Trott should have out that long hop away. Still no 6 in Test match cricket.

 

[SAFC 2012]

Saffers bowling attack being made to look quite ordinary here...

Wicket isnt helping like

 

[Dreamboat]

Wicket isnt helping like

They seem to be having real problems in general. Steyn & Morkel look erratic, Kallis & Philander just look slow, Tahir looks nervous.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

2,500 Test runs for Trott over 3 years.

 

[Dreamboat]

2,500 Test runs for Trott over 3 years.

For someone who is apparantly such a defensive player, as of 2010 he had the highest List A and T20 averages of any English player.

 

[mick8970]

What's the latest score lads?

 

[Aidan11]

141/1.

Trott 56
Cook 64

 

[Steak Pie]

I feel my ears burning here like.......proof will be in the pudding

And that's some pretty big puddings he's lobbing down there, Sir Geoff reckons they should go easy on him to make sure SA don't drop him......

All to easy that session.

 

[Mainze]

Bit of a waft from Trott, good knock though, solid foundation built here.

 

[dangermows]

Hope those three bananas in the crowd have got the sun cream on or they might end up peeling.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

And that's some pretty big puddings he's lobbing down there,

 

[dangermows]

Morkel firing them left, right and centre. He's probably dizzing from the spinning he does before every run up.

Fuck off Smith, you stupid fatty!

 

[ProfessionalMackem]

Need to make a massive 600 plus here I reckon. Cook needs to make a double ton. KP, Bell and Bops chipping in with 200.

The pitch is looking very batter friendly.

 

[dangermows]

Superb leave from Pietersen there

 

[chelt_mackem]

Need to make a massive 600 plus here I reckon. Cook needs to make a double ton. KP, Bell and Bops chipping in with 200.

The pitch is looking very batter friendly.

At the moment it is, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it start to break up by the end of tomorrow and start of Saturday. If it does break up as expected, 450-500 could well be enough to win it without batting again. Of course, with the likes of Smith, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers and Rudolph lining up for them, 450 could end up looking like a below par score.

Great day from England so far, proper test match this!

 

[dangermows]

Warne spot on again about the singles.

Need to make a massive 600 plus here I reckon. Cook needs to make a double ton. KP, Bell and Bops chipping in with 200.

The pitch is looking very batter friendly.

I'd be delighted with 500. The pitch looks decent but the South Africans are playing too defensive. Plus, Englands attack is more dangerous as an all round unit.

At the moment it is, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it start to break up by the end of tomorrow and start of Saturday. If it does break up as expected, 450-500 could well be enough to win it without batting again. Of course, with the likes of Smith, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers and Rudolph lining up for them, 450 could end up looking like a below par score.

Great day from England so far, proper test match this!

Can't see that like.