Idle cricket musing

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Ha! Take that Brendan.

[david_carnell]

This is great. We can just insult him in his absence.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Ha - take that, Brendan. We've lulled you into a false sense of security.

(or some bollocks like that)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Very well done, Mr Amla. Double century a special thing.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

*stands and applauds* Maestro Amla!

Brendan - you are missing some serious gloating opportunities.

[????]

just lulling them into a false sense of security

[Loz]

Ravi Bopara is all you have between Steyn, Philander and Morkel scything through your tail. I'd have more faith in my granny batting at No 6 out there, and she passed away 10 years ago.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Your granny would be batting with the requisite stick of rhubarb I take it?

[Loz]

My long-deceased granny could out-bat Bopara at test level with a rhubarb crumble.

[Loz]

Announcement just made at the Oval: "Will Loz's granny please report to the England dressing room? Someone bring Loz's granny to the England dressing room."

Bopara just is not a test player. Not a bad T20/ODI player, but just not a test player. His batting isn't test standard and his current test bowling average is 290.00. The third worst average ever.

[Brendan]

Always with the rhubarb. In South Africa we (and our grannies) use willow to bat with. England should give it a try.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Darling Brendan. (okay lads, we've flushed him out - switch to winning mode for next two.)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Good Morning Brendan and everyone

*said in best Blowers voice*

All out by lunch? There's an optimistic feel in the air today.

[Brendan]

I hope not. Some people I know are going tomorrow all dressed as Zulus. This was the idea of the Englishmen in the group and is being taken with bemusement by the one token saffa.

Anyway I don?t want to miss out on the chance to say, ?Zulu?s! Thousands of them!?

[Brendan]

So they?ve got Petersen for 182 and they?re into the tail with 358 on the board.

450 all out? Should give SA time for about 3 wickets before close of play.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Could I just point out that I'm eating my lunch at the mo (very nice beef, rocket and tomato sandwich as I'm sure you want to know) so my prediction was correct.

Isn't anyone going as Michael Caine?

[Brendan]

Lunch was many hours ago for me. I am currently chewing gum a la Graeme Smith and contemplating 4 down by close of play.

[Brendan]

Not Michael Caine specifically but I think the idea of colonial era British soldiers was mooted. To their credit the poms decided that it may be sailing little too close to the boundaries of good taste.

So they?re blacking up and going as Zulus instead.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Just spat my coffee out.

[Brendan]

Traditional Zulu dress often involves leopard skin. So when it rains tomorrow they?re going to look like zebras being attacked by leopards.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Well! If we pull this off I'll eat my summer bonnet.

[david_carnell]

Sending out KP to open sends a clear message. Should be with Prior though. Sling the bat at everything that moves. Go team#gb!

Sorry - wrong sport.

[Loz]

> Sending out KP to open sends a clear message.

Sending him back 8 balls later sent a bit of a message as well...

[Loz]

So, are England actually going to have a team to face the Saffers on Friday?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

One South African does not an English cricket team make.