SA in trouble

Did England perform well yesterday or just outperform a poor SA side. The stats below suggest that all England did was bowl line and length and SA got themselves out. A repeat performance today will mean no cricket tomorrow, and it won't be due to rain. For a neutral 9/20 England with 2 days to go looks good value.



Pitching the right line and length

Line England % Wkts South Africa % Wkts
Good 84.1 6 74 7
Too straight 10.6 2 19.3 1
Too wide 5.3 2 6.7 -

Length England % Wkts South Africa % Wkts
Good 81.7 9 57.6 4
Short 13.2 - 34.9 2
Full 3.6 1 5.1 2
Bouncer 0.7 - 1.7 -
Yorker 0.8 - 0.7 -

Today Smith has to save his side from that dreadful decision that he made to insert England on Thursday. I think that the man is a fighter and will come good today. Amla is in good nick and will also score plenty. The question is that can SA bat the whole day and and for say another 40 overs tomorrow. If they do and they score at 3 an over that will give SA around 430. A lead of around 100. Cannot see them saving the match. They will have to bat until at least tea tomorrow.

Sorry but your rain dance was in vain as it is not going to rain here for another two days. There is a horse running today at Perth (that is in Scotland) and its name is ...... Follow On. Very apt?

do the South Africans support the Aussies? Well there is your answer

As an Englishman I do not take offence for anybody disliking our sports teams. The media here are terrible when it comes to hyping up the English position. You just have to watch Sky News and Sky Sports News to realise what one eyed biase bastards we are. When we lose we try and blame everything and everybody for the loss and maybe thats one of the reasons we are so disliked in sport.

That is true, but then what is the commonwealth for but to supply England with players.

Well we did civilise you did we not

No mate, that thug Blair and his rotton corrupt scum bag of a Government lied to all of us along with that piece of human thrash Bush. I see that your team are in SA next week..trust you are going to the game.

hold my hands up on that one.

and the other times? lol

ummm that was the past. I see that you have made other "friends" on the site cat. Come on AB you are a fan so you must go and watch.

at the ground surrounded by expectant england fans,nice warm day,not exactly explosive batting but no wickets lost so job done so far i guess.