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England V South Africa 2012

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  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,813
    Cook reminds me a lot of Mark Taylor, former Aussie captain and opener.

    They have slightly different styles but have some similarities, they never dominate an attack in the way that Tresco used to but they just grind away picking off the bad balls and blocking or leaving the good ones.

    The art of accumulation I think its called, I used to hate bowling to batsmen who played like that!
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,057
    I think Cook had a couple of 90s in that "drought" plus a one day century! Him and Trott don't make for the most exciting combination, but with Cook, Bell, Bopara, Prior and even Swann and Broad to bat, we should be able to build on this platform and get a good score in excess of 400, maybe 500, then its a case of seeing who has the better bowlers. If it stays dry, England are going to be hard to beat in this test.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,974
    You forgot Bresnan - good batsman
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    When I said it was his first century in 18 innings, it was more of a surprise even to me which is why I posted it. His record and the records he has broken speak for himself. Only Sachin has got to 20 test centuries quicker and Cook can go on to become one of the best batsman of all time no doubt. y MCS got his knickers in a twist I don't know
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,057
    bolloxbolder said:

    You forgot Bresnan - good batsman

    Whoops! my mistake. yeah, he's good for a few runs... England are in good shape

  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    McBobbin said:

    I think Cook had a couple of 90s in that "drought" plus a one day century! Him and Trott don't make for the most exciting combination, but with Cook, Bell, Bopara, Prior and even Swann and Broad to bat, we should be able to build on this platform and get a good score in excess of 400, maybe 500, then its a case of seeing who has the better bowlers. If it stays dry, England are going to be hard to beat in this test.


    Agreed.

    cafcfan1990 said:

    When I said it was his first century in 18 innings, it was more of a surprise even to me which is why I posted it. His record and the records he has broken speak for himself. Only Sachin has got to 20 test centuries quicker and Cook can go on to become one of the best batsman of all time no doubt. y MCS got his knickers in a twist I don't know

    I like getting em in a twist, its what i do.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532
    4 down, Cook chopped on to Steyn for 115.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,057
    Bopara out for a duck. good day for Essex cricket... that's how quickly the pendulum swings, and is why I love test cricket. We now have a game on our hands
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,904
    Well done Ravi - how many more chances will he get.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,385
    Unfortunately another middle order collapse

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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    still think England will get to 400. Shame about Ravi, almost promises much more than he delivers. I don't think Morgan/Bairstow are the answer either though, I would like to see James Taylor given a game.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,736
    Bell now out - 284/6. We've lost 3 wkts in just under an hour and scored less than 20 runs.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,062
    357-7 Bresnan out before lunch.

    Prior 53 no
    Broad 16 no
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,062
    Typical 358-8

    Broad B Philander 18

    Someones always out when I post the score :-(
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Please stop posting the score Dude hehe
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,307
    MCS said:

    Please stop posting the score Dude hehe

    Why??
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Covered End said:

    Typical 358-8

    Broad B Philander 18

    Someones always out when I post the score :-(


    Thats why.

  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,307
    Oh. Sorry :)
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    No worry
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Prior out. All out for around 380 I

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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Prior out. All out for around 390 I reckon
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,832
    edited July 2012
    385 all out. Prior and Anderson caught behind off Morkel.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    That's a poor score from where we were overnight. Need to take 2 or 3 wickets today.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    LawrieAbrahams said:

    That's a poor score from where we were overnight. Need to take 2 or 3 wickets today.

    agreed, but I believe we can get them for 300. If we can get 2/3 today then we are still in a good position. Swann to get 3/4 hopefully
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Very finely poised this test match. Awesome. Jimmy to cause aggro in the first hour i reckon.
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,964
    South Africa 1 for 1 Petersen LBW Andersen 0
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,062
    edited July 2012
    England 385

    Seth Efrica 2-1 Petersen LBW Anderson 0
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Bash, i have man love for Jimmy on a par with the ML i have for Yann. Outswinger outswinger inswinger, thats class.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,736
    LawrieAbrahams said:

    That's a poor score from where we were overnight. Need to take 2 or 3 wickets today.

    I would have said we are about 50 runs short - 435 would have been a good sore on that pitch -= but then S Africa have to bat last and if we can remain competitive or even get a small lead then who knows ??


  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,062
    27-1 Raining.

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