South Africa in England

[mighty_tiger_79]

surely the end is near for him

he jumped before being pushed i reckon

[brod]

Michael Vaughan steps down as Test captain of England
Paul Collingwood steps down as ODI captain of England

Kevin Pietersen captain of England (Test and ODI)

[brod]

England have named a 15 man squad of the ODI series and Twenty20 against South Africa, featuring uncapped batsman Samit Patel and a recall for wicketkeeper Matt Prior

One-day squad Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen (capt), Owais Shah, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ryan Sidebottom, Chris Tremlett, Luke Wright

[brod]

Dale Steyn will not be considered for the 4th test due to a broken thumb (theyre doing just fine without him at the moment)

[brod]

South Africa have named a 15 man squad for the upcoming ODI's against England

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn.

[brod]

Stuart Broad and Steve Harmison have been recalled to the England side for the 4th Test against South Africa. Ryan Sidebottom has been given time to overcome fully injury while Michael Vaughan had made himself unavailable.

England 1 Andrew Strauss, 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Kevin Pietersen (capt), 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Andrew Flintoff, 7 Tim Ambrose (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Steve Harmison, 10 James Anderson, 11 Monty Panesar

[Media Park]

Who the mcf##k is samit patel?
cricinfo here i come.

edit.... he's interchangable with ravi bopara, james dalrymple, and those other shite english bits-and-pieces cricketers...
great way to move forward...

[brod]

Who the mcf##k is samit patel?
cricinfo here i come.

edit.... he's interchangable with ravi bopara, james dalrymple, and those other shite english bits-and-pieces cricketers...
great way to move forward...

Ravi made the 15 man sqaud for the 4th test but could not make the final twelve

[brod]

England vs South Africa
Fouth Test
Day One - Session One

SOUTH AFRICA 0/0

Cook puts down Smith on the first ball from Harmison

South Africa win the toss and elect to bat

[spell_check]

When you put one down, chances are the ball will find you more easily - as Cook experienced.

[brod]

Smith dropped on 0 (currently on 40)
Amla dropped on 5 (currently on 18)

What will they cost

[spell_check]

Harmison, making inroads! Brilliant delivery to get rid of Amla.

[brod]

Smith dropped on 0 (currently on 40)
Amla dropped on 5 (currently on 18)

What will they cost

Smith made 46
Amla made 36

[brod]

England vs South Africa
Fourth Test
Day One - Session Two

SOUTH AFRICA 5/127 (39.5ov)
GC Smith 46
HM Amla 36
JM Anderson 2/28
SJ Harmison 2/40

South Africa were 1/103, then lost 4/15

[mighty_tiger_79]

im a bit of a bopara fan, bats well in the nets..........

south africa crumbling ever so slightly under the poms strong bowling attack

[mal]

Whatta captain...

[brod]

England vs South Africa
Fourth Test
Day One - Stumps

SOUTH AFRICA 194
GC Snith 46
AB De Villiers 39
HM Amla 36
JM Anderson 3/42
MS Panesar 2/4
SJ Harmison 2/49
SCJ Broad 2/60
ENGLAND 1/49
IR Bell 22*
AN Cook 20*
AJ Strauss 6

[Rik E Boy]

What a captain my ar5e.

Finally the Poms select a decent side. In the past when Harmison was out of form they played him but didn't dare bowl him. This summer he's in form and they leave him out. On a docile wicket at Edgbaston they go two bowlers short as Sidebottom cleary wasn't fit and effectively a batsman short as well as Vaughan was finished. Now that they have a decent attack on a bouncy deck lo and behold they are playing competitive cricket again. This England team is a far more balanced combination.

As for the Jarpies, MacKenzie is a dead set bunny and he shouldn't have been allowed out of the spotlights during this series. Kallis' record in England is woefull. England's carp selection and poor fielding means that this series is the one that got away. Hopefully they pull this 5hit again next year.

regards,

REB

[stan]

What a captain my ar5e.

Finally the Poms select a decent side. In the past when Harmison was out of form they played him but didn't dare bowl him. This summer he's in form and they leave him out. On a docile wicket at Edgbaston they go two bowlers short as Sidebottom cleary wasn't fit and effectively a batsman short as well as Vaughan was finished. Now that they have a decent attack on a bouncy deck lo and behold they are playing competitive cricket again. This England team is a far more balanced combination.

As for the Jarpies, MacKenzie is a dead set bunny and he shouldn't have been allowed out of the spotlights during this series. Kallis' record in England is woefull. England's carp selection and poor fielding means that this series is the one that got away. Hopefully they pull this 5hit again next year.

regards,

REB

Agree with you REB, on the money again.

[brod]

England vs South Africa
Fourth Test
Day Two - Lunch

SOUTH AFRICA 194
JM Anderson 3/42
ENGLAND 3/116
AN Cook 39
KP Pietersen 42*
M Ntini 3/43

England 78 runs behind with 7 wickets in hand