Cricket: SA vs England

[handyman]

Feb is the really hot month in the Boland.

[Un Pilier]

Love a series with South Africa. Always good to see imaginative tactics, relentless hostility, and incredible acts of mental agility.

And that's just Rinkals' posts.

Just read this for a second time and enjoyed it just as much.

So, are we good to go with this?

[handyman]

Love a series with South Africa. Always good to see imaginative tactics, relentless hostility, and incredible acts of mental agility.

And that's just Rinkals' posts.

Just read this for a second time and enjoyed it just as much.

So, are we good to go with this?

Good to go, starting with 3 T20's, 27/11 at Newlands, 29/11 at Paarl and 01/12 at Newlands. We may be low on quality players, but under Boucher we will scrap to the death.

Bring it on!

[Un Pilier]

Love a series with South Africa. Always good to see imaginative tactics, relentless hostility, and incredible acts of mental agility.

And that's just Rinkals' posts.

Just read this for a second time and enjoyed it just as much.

So, are we good to go with this?

Good to go, starting with 3 T20's, 27/11 at Newlands, 29/11 at Paarl and 01/12 at Newlands. We may be low on quality players, but under Boucher we will scrap to the death.

Bring it on!

Yes indeed! I’m looking forward to this.

[OomStruisbaai]

The day finally arrived. Not long ago the Newlands faithfull could watch T20 cricket on Newlands cricket stadium and walk over to watch rugby on Newlands rugby stadium. Those days are gone forever.

IOL:

LIKELY TEAMS AT NEWLANDS

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (capt, wk), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smuts/George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.

Start: 6pm, TV: SuperSport & SABC3

[Green light echo]

The day finally arrived. Not long ago the Newlands faithfull could watch T20 cricket on Newlands cricket stadium and walk over to watch rugby on Newlands rugby stadium. Those days are gone forever.

IOL:

LIKELY TEAMS AT NEWLANDS

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (capt, wk), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smuts/George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.

Start: 6pm, TV: SuperSport & SABC3

So you finally have some international sport hey. The real cricket is currently being played between the greatest cricket nation of all time Australia and the pretenders India. Enjoy your B grade boets.

[Calculon]

Thanks mate, will do

[Green light echo]

Thanks mate, will do

Aah grace in a South African. Love to see it. Your welcome boet.

[Paddington Bear]

Should be a cracker. Shame there's not some tests in this over Christmas

[Sandstorm]

Beuron Hendricks is a fat slob who leaks runs.

[handyman]

Beuron Hendricks is a fat slob who leaks runs.

Always fun to see what he has done to his hair to embarrass himself.

[Rinkals]

I'll doubtless be accused of reading too much into it, but it seems that England are regarding these matches as practice.

"Winning at the moment would be great. But for us, given the luxury in players that we have at our disposal, it's more important that we get their roles right and they feel comfortable within that, because if we manage to solve that problem, the results will look after themselves."
Eoin Morgan on England's priorities for the series

That de Kock was talking about trying to give England a "run for their money" speaks volumes on how the respective skippers expect the series to go.

[Big Nipper]

I'll doubtless be accused of reading too much into it, but it seems that England are regarding these matches as practice.

"Winning at the moment would be great. But for us, given the luxury in players that we have at our disposal, it's more important that we get their roles right and they feel comfortable within that, because if we manage to solve that problem, the results will look after themselves."
Eoin Morgan on England's priorities for the series

That de Kock was talking about trying to give England a "run for their money" speaks volumes on how the respective skippers expect the series to go.

Nah you are just an idiot

[JM2K6]

Pretty standard "performances matter, results will look after themselves" thing.

Shit, I'll be happy if we manage to not do what all successful English sports teams do and completely fall apart after a period of success.

[Paddington Bear]

Both teams have more than an eye on the World T20, no surprise there. Winning in SA would strike me as excellent prep.

[Sandstorm]

Both teams have more than an eye on the World T20, no surprise there.

Pfft! With our continued batting lineup issues, we'll crash out just like we did last year in 50 overs WC in England.

Just put us in to bat, then chase down the meagre 110 to win.

[Paddington Bear]

Both teams have more than an eye on the World T20, no surprise there.

Pfft! With our continued batting lineup issues, we'll crash out just like we did last year in 50 overs WC in England.

Just put us in to bat, then chase down the meagre 110 to win.

Shameless mockers appeasement

[JM2K6]

So you finally have some international sport hey. The real cricket is currently being played between the greatest cricket nation of all time Australia and the pretenders India. Enjoy your B grade boets.

I don't think "Mitchell Starc very publicly prolapsing in front of a live audience" comes under the definition of real cricket but however you get your kicks, I guess

[OomStruisbaai]

Difficult pick between India & Australia for the biggest sand paper cheaters.

[Green light echo]

Difficult pick between India & Australia for the biggest sand paper cheaters.

Oh its so sad . Both of our Countries are so similar. Of course we don't have the Boer influence. Very similar. You people are more stubborn than us. Of course geography has its say. Good luck.

[SaintK]

The day finally arrived. Not long ago the Newlands faithfull could watch T20 cricket on Newlands cricket stadium and walk over to watch rugby on Newlands rugby stadium. Those days are gone forever.

IOL:

LIKELY TEAMS AT NEWLANDS

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (capt, wk), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, Jon-Jon Smuts/George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.

Start: 6pm, TV: SuperSport & SABC3

So you finally have some international sport hey. The real cricket is currently being played between the greatest cricket nation of all time Australia and the pretenders India. Enjoy your B grade boets.

So, you're an obnoxious cunt on all the threads you post on. Thought you might be.

[Sandstorm]

Ignore the horse-teethed twat

[JM2K6]

I thought green light echo was a weirdo Aussie, not the boss who was a Saffer? Anyway yes, they literally cannot post anything except bile.

[Rinkals]

Both teams have more than an eye on the World T20, no surprise there. Winning in SA would strike me as excellent prep.

Yes, but that's not the point I was making.

While Morgan is talking more of preparations for the World T20, de Kock is expressing doubts about their ability to compete with England; he's talking about being able to play well enough to compete with England ("give them a run for their money"), whereas Morgan is less concerned with the results which he believes will come.

I feel that there is a huge disparity in the attitudes of each team.

Frankly, if all you are hoping for is to give the other team a run for their money, the takeaway from that is that you expect to lose and the most you can hope for is not to lose by much.

Maybe de Kock is just playing the underdog card here (I hope so).

[Sandstorm]

Have we lost the toss yet?

[JM2K6]

Bavuma goes after thinking Sam Curran's slow swing was a good one for the old ramp shot

[JM2K6]

Jofra squares up de Kock first ball and the edge flies through vacant second slip.

My current working theory is that Jofra bowls at his best when he's wearing all his jewellry - good to see the gold chains today

[Rinkals]

What a gift of a wicket. it just needed a pretty pink bow...

[JM2K6]

The terrifyingly good de Kock absolutely batters a length ball from Archer over square leg. SA looking very, very confident.

[handyman]

Our bowling looks good, not sure if we will put enough runs on the board.

Faf helping though...

[JM2K6]

Brutal batting, Faf going to town on Tom Curran. 6,4,6 so far this over...

[Thor Sedan]

Well they started slowly....but phew.....du Plessis not p*ssing around!?!

[handyman]

Curran bowling pies...

[JM2K6]

24 from that over. Saffers oozing that easy arrogance of world class batsmen. Very impressive so far on a fairly slow wicket.

[ScarfaceClaw]

24 from that over. Saffers oozing that easy arrogance of world class batsmen. Very impressive so far on a fairly slow wicket.

The pace that ball is coming off the bat is terrifying.

[Rinkals]

That was miles away from the bat.

[Rinkals]

De Kock departs.

[JM2K6]

Bit of a lull since that T Curran over. Saffers ticking along nicely, looking like they know exactly how many they'll need.

[JM2K6]

Woops. The much maligned (by me) Chris Jordan causes de Kock to plonk one straight in the hands of midwicket.

[OomStruisbaai]

Newlands the usual slow pitch.

Faf need to stay if we want to be competitive