South Africa in England

[RustyCage]

England now 9/285

[RustyCage]

two shockers in the Test for Kallis, given out by DRS when he didn't hit it

[RustyCage]

South Africa 4/198, a lead of 192

Amla 86*
de Villiers 14*

Broad 2/55

[Media Park]

RSA 351 all out
Amla 121
Finn 4/74

ENG 2/16
Philander 2/4

Stumps Day Four, ENG needs 330 more runs, RSA needs 8 more wickets.

Test 1: RSA WINS INNS & 12 RUNS
Test 2: MATCH DRAWN

[UK Fan]

England 4/45

Bell & Taylor out for 4.

[stampy]

poms fighting back 4/120 at lunch

[brod]

England 4/45

Bell & Taylor out for 4.

What a terrible run out...plenty of blame for Trott

[RustyCage]

Bairstow b Imran Tahir 54

Eng 5/134, min of 58 overs to go

[CoverKing]

Poms bowled out for 294
Prior 73 swann 40 odd broad 30 odd
Philander 5/30
Saffers 120
Poms 117
Aussies 116

[Sky Pilot]

England wins. Keeps status as No.1 test nation.

[Sky Pilot]

Oops - got that wrong. South Africa won and is now top test team.

[Media Park]

Vernon Philander, my new South African lovechild.

[RustyCage]

South Africa's only weakness is the lack of a good spin bowler. Hope we can exploit that when they come out here

[Lightning McQueen]

Vernon Philander, my new South African lovechild.

Yeah, lots to like about Philanderer.

[Lightning McQueen]

South Africa's only weakness is the lack of a good spin bowler. Hope we can exploit that when they come out here

Can any of our bowlers dismiss bin Laden?

[Rik E Boy]

South Africa's only weakness is the lack of a good spin bowler. Hope we can exploit that when they come out here

Tahir goes alright I reckon.

regards,

REB

[Squids]

Tahir is terrible. Runs around like a total flog when he gets a wicket.

Will get carted in Aus.

[Media Park]

South Africa's only weakness is the lack of a good spin bowler. Hope we can exploit that when they come out here

Tahir goes alright I reckon.

regards,

REB

Tahir bowled two batsmen all tour.

One a tail ender in a Test, the other the wicket that Bouch copped the bail in the eye.
I hate him.

[Rik E Boy]

Tahir is terrible. Runs around like a total flog when he gets a wicket.

Will get carted in Aus.

Nice to see you think we can still bat. Agree about the flog part though.

regards,

REB

[Media Park]

Taking out the fact that he retired Mark Boucher, he Tahir went through one hell of a journey to even make Test cricket, and needs to be applauded for sticking to it.
I am sure he would sit back somewhat contented at having played ten Test matches, even though his returns have been poor (26 wickets at 40).
They would be better off playing four quicks (Marchant deLange to come in), and getting a few overs out of Duminy (if he's going to start batting seven now he'd better improve those tweakers), rather than persist with a guy (Tahir) who is 32, and not getting any better.