Idle cricket musing

[Brendan]

I think with KP at the helm and Harmison back (and not crying in his coffee every morning because he?s more than 2000 miles from Durham) you guys may actually have a team that can win here.

Both your openers have showed potential this series, Bell and Pietersen speak for themselves, you have two genuine and tested all rounders in Collingwood and Flintoff, Broad will add some strength to the lower order and neither Harmison nor Anderson are complete muppets with the bat so you have hope if you end up in trouble.

The bowlers have all shown some good form this series and Harmison is looking dangerous.

Let?s hope we have a game on our hands and it doesn?t rain.

[Keef]

Need a wicket soon though, SA are creeping along nicely at the moment, and before we know it it'll be 150-0 at tea...

[Brendan]

Well there is always that annoying little problem that South Africa are a very good team at the moment and will steal the game away from you in the first 2 days if you let them.

[Keef]

One down, but would rather it had been Smith!

[Brendan]

Freddy comes on and does the trick.

Smith is the danger man though. Fast on his way to another 50? 100?... 150?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Bit wet out there, what?

Happy birthday MM.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Another dropped catch. Isn't this basic fielding?

[Brendan]

There you go, 103-1 to 109-4 in 3 easy steps. No small thanks to Harmison

[mockney piers]

almost a hattrick from 'Grevious Bodily' Harmison!!! AND Kallis gone!!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Great - just when I choose to go for a nap, everything happens.

[Marmora Man]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Bit wet out there, what?

>

> Happy birthday MM.

Thanks - it's Sunday. Forecast is for rain but standing by with Wisden, binos and marmite sandwiches.

[Keef]

Monty strikes, de Villiers gone, 158-7.

Which leads you to ask what the hell have we been doing this series, and again lament not winning the first test after all that great work.

[citizenED]

SA 103-1 to 194 all out. Shows we have been teaching them a thing or two.

[Brendan]

Like I said.

Brendan Wrote:

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> I think with KP at the helm and Harmison back (and

> not crying in his coffee every morning because

> he?s more than 2000 miles from Durham) you guys

> may actually have a team that can win here.

>

> Both your openers have showed potential this

> series, Bell and Pietersen speak for themselves,

> you have two genuine and tested all rounders in

> Collingwood and Flintoff, Broad will add some

> strength to the lower order and neither Harmison

> nor Anderson are complete muppets with the bat so

> you have hope if you end up in trouble.

>

> The bowlers have all shown some good form this

> series and Harmison is looking dangerous.

>

> Let?s hope we have a game on our hands and it

> doesn?t rain.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Brendan, you old fart. You are becoming boring and repetitive. Stop cooking in aluminium pans.

[Brendan]

Like I said.

Brendan Wrote:

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> I think with KP at the helm and Harmison back (and

> not crying in his coffee every morning because

> he?s more than 2000 miles from Durham) you guys

> may actually have a team that can win here.

>

> Both your openers have showed potential this

> series, Bell and Pietersen speak for themselves,

> you have two genuine and tested all rounders in

> Collingwood and Flintoff, Broad will add some

> strength to the lower order and neither Harmison

> nor Anderson are complete muppets with the bat so

> you have hope if you end up in trouble.

>

> The bowlers have all shown some good form this

> series and Harmison is looking dangerous.

>

> Let?s hope we have a game on our hands and it

> doesn?t rain.

[david_carnell]

Good grief, I go on holiday for ten days and look what happens.

We lose matches, captains and the ability to lose. Marvellous stuff.

Good to be back.

[Keef]

Bell gone for 24, now KP's first innings as captain...

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Yoo hoo D_C, nice to have you back.

[Keef]

Hmm, this could be close... Or KP and Colly could knock it about, damn I wish I was in a pub watching this instead of doing this stupid sitting in the office pretending to work thing!

[Brendan]

Tell me about it.

Preferably at the bar in the CPT. Back when you were still allowed to smoke inside and they had Sky for the cricket. :'(

Excuse me while I have a little cry.

[Keef]

I share your pain man!

[Brendan]

KPs just got his 50. Is it just me or does he always land with his arse in the custard. I bet England win this and he makes 2 centuries.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

What a quaint SA term. Or are you referring to a national stereodish and I should get all offended?

[DaveR]

"Is it just me or does he always land with his arse in the custard"

Love it. I heard a similar one in French - "his arse is covered with medals"