Jennings succumbed yet again to his fundamental lack of technique, no foot movement whatsoever, just 352 runs in 17 digs in all 1st class cricket this summer 128 of which was against Sth Africa 'A', leave out that match and his current average is under 15! If he can't pick length and move his feet accordingly he should never be picked, if he's in a bad trot he'll need time in the middle away from the scrutiny of tests and the decent (not exceptional) examination of the Proteas seam bowlers. Can he really be the 2nd best English qualified opening batsman in the land? Same old, same old from England selection, harder to get out of the team than it is to get in. Dawson's swift deselection the exception to prove the rule.
I decided it was time for me to stop commenting on how our batsmen are doing when Ballance was out 1st Test about 15 minutes after I said he would have the summer of his life and be the top run scorer in the Ashes.
And there goes my last hope that he might turn out for us again. Gutted, absolutely gutted. Such a loyal and committed cricketer, unlike so many money chasing mercenaries out there who change their national and team allegiancies at the drop of a helmet, deserves so much more. </ <blockquote class="UserQuote">
If you are unlucky enough to not see any more cricket, you can console yourself with the fact, I'd like to see England batting tomorrow with only 4 down at the start.
Good luck to everyone going tomorrow, should be a fascinating days cricket.
until around 4pm when the heaven will open & no more play.
What I can't understand is that they only got in 60 overs today & so they will try to make up the lost overs by playing an extra 30 mins over the next 4 days - but we know its going to rain by late afternoon tomorrow so that's a waste of time then - but its going to be dry in the morning so why not start at 10.30 instead of 11 ? Ok, some people may not be able to get there early (but its only 30 mins after all) or may not know there's an earlier start, but if the ECB in conjunction with SKY made announcements this evening before play ended and during the highlights this evening then I'm sure most fans would be able to get there in time..........and don't start about the ball swinging due to early morning conditions - its only 30 mins ffs.
Good luck to everyone going tomorrow, should be a fascinating days cricket.
until around 4pm when the heaven will open & no more play.
What I can't understand is that they only got in 60 overs today & so they will try to make up the lost overs by playing an extra 30 mins over the next 4 days - but we know its going to rain by late afternoon tomorrow so that's a waste of time then - but its going to be dry in the morning so why not start at 10.30 instead of 11 ? Ok, some people may not be able to get there early (but its only 30 mins after all) or may not know there's an earlier start, but if the ECB in conjunction with SKY made announcements this evening before play ended and during the highlights this evening then I'm sure most fans would be able to get there in time..........and don't start about the ball swinging due to early morning conditions - its only 30 mins ffs.
It DOES make a difference though (30 mins earlier) - and that's why we play on AFTER the game in Northern hemisphere whereas elsewhere plays extra before the start of play. Anybody who remembers some of the mismatches on the Cup finals when they started early when whoever won the toss basically won the match because they just put the other team in and had them 3 or 4 down by 30 minutes.
Been impressed with Stokes's attitude, hung in there yesterday when conditions were really tough, so that he could cash in today when conditions were easier
This is pretty funny watching right now. The saffers have spent ages trying to get Stokes off strike. They get TRJ on strike and he's got 21 from 19! Including a 6 off Morris.
They're really slowing the over rate right now and it's incredibly frustrating. Philander is off the pitch so they are doing it deliberately to avoid having to bowl their 5th and 6th bowler too much.
In my eyes it's cheating. The only way to stop it is to have run penalties at the end of every day/innings.
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113-3 Excellent bowling.
NB the above cunning plan didn't seem to work.
If you are unlucky enough to not see any more cricket, you can console yourself with the fact, I'd like to see England batting tomorrow with only 4 down at the start.
Luckily we probably wont see him or Morkel or Steyn in Tests on this shore again after this series.
What I can't understand is that they only got in 60 overs today & so they will try to make up the lost overs by playing an extra 30 mins over the next 4 days - but we know its going to rain by late afternoon tomorrow so that's a waste of time then - but its going to be dry in the morning so why not start at 10.30 instead of 11 ? Ok, some people may not be able to get there early (but its only 30 mins after all) or may not know there's an earlier start, but if the ECB in conjunction with SKY made announcements this evening before play ended and during the highlights this evening then I'm sure most fans would be able to get there in time..........and don't start about the ball swinging due to early morning conditions - its only 30 mins ffs.
Anybody who remembers some of the mismatches on the Cup finals when they started early when whoever won the toss basically won the match because they just put the other team in and had them 3 or 4 down by 30 minutes.
A real test for the middle order now
Still a good knock, nevertheless.
Could of been a lot worse.
They've seriously underestimated him.
In my eyes it's cheating. The only way to stop it is to have run penalties at the end of every day/innings.