Next winter, up for it.

All I need is our maud to agree.

 

Last time I did it was 25 yrs ago.

 

C'mon love lets do it.

245 ahead

 

Enough already?

 

If England bat out the match, we'll win, unless the weather intervenes

Edited January 25, 201610 yr by boltondiver

They're batting on too long I reckon. Too many for England to get, and with a storm possible tomorrow, they might run out of time.

Keep raining today, and a good old fashioned blockathon required tomorrow

Looks like Hales and Compton are happy to exit the Test stage

52/3 overnight, 329 behind, 90 overs tomorrow.

Edited January 25, 201610 yr by MalcolmW

Not many sides seem capable to bat 4 sessions to save a game anymore.

 

To save a day starting 3 down, can't see it but let's hope so

Looking for rain, I fear

All over by five past nine!

England 101.

Rabada 13 wickets in the match.

South Africa must wonder how they lost the series

 

But lost they did!

I know we won the series, but ffs have some pride and try dig yourself out of a hole. 

 

That was utterly pathetic.

I know we won the series, but ffs have some pride and try dig yourself out of a hole. 

 

That was utterly pathetic.

It was. Feel sorry for the barmy army. Didn't seem too keen to try to hang around.

Still, series won so can't grumble too much

unless compton gets the openers gig, he, taylor and hales can wave goodbye to test cricket

 

you cant keep playing with half a batting line up

unless compton gets the openers gig, he, taylor and hales can wave goodbye to test cricket

 

you cant keep playing with half a batting line up

Not sure what happened to Taylor, did OK in the Pakistan series.

Hales is a strange one. Frustrates the hell out of me. In ODI games he can look imperious, then casually chips one to mid off.

In tests doesn't seem to be able to apply himself adequately.

Compton opening I'd go with.

Ali maybe at 3 could play both buttler and bairstow, as the latter seems preferred by the management

First ODI today.

 

Taylor averages 46 since they remembered he exists, century in the warm up game, dropped. Shame he doesn't have the Yorkshire mafia writing 3 columns a week on how good he is despite appearances.

Looking a smart move to rest Rabada; RSA have loads of bowling depth so they can manage without him...

Buttler in at 4; carnage if he stays in for 20 or more overs

You've bloody jinxed him again.

 

Only England's 5th fastest century, so he's now scored one which is slower than the fastest everyone else can manage

Could be close this if AB gets going

Could be close this if AB gets going

 

 

Just seen the catch; wow!

Tremendous. Shame the weather spoiled it.

Wrap this up tomorrow. Nice stat from cricinfo -

 

• With scores of 49 not out, 116 not out, 105 and 48 not out, Jos Buttler has scored 318 runs from 208 deliveries for once out in his last four ODIs.
•  

roooooooooooooot

 

buttler one ball

highest score by an England Player; 167*

highest score by an England Player; 167*

 

 

And still is. 

 

Root run out.

Apologies, Jer