England in South Africa

[Pup]

3rd Test underway and was hinted in the press Ntini has been left out of the side for Sth Africa.

England won the toss and elected to bowl and have Sth Africa 2/51

Smith 30*
Kallis 1*

[rod_rooster]

3rd Test underway and was hinted in the press Ntini has been left out of the side for Sth Africa.

England won the toss and elected to bowl and have Sth Africa 2/51

Smith 30*
Kallis 1*

Ntini's career effectively over you'd think.

[Pup]

3rd Test underway and was hinted in the press Ntini has been left out of the side for Sth Africa.

England won the toss and elected to bowl and have Sth Africa 2/51

Smith 30*
Kallis 1*

Ntini's career effectively over you'd think.

You would think so.

Has been on the decline for a while now. Terrific career to date though.

[Pup]

Should have been 2/1 as well with Smith dropped at 2nd slip on the 7th ball of the day by Swann.

[rod_rooster]

3rd Test underway and was hinted in the press Ntini has been left out of the side for Sth Africa.

England won the toss and elected to bowl and have Sth Africa 2/51

Smith 30*
Kallis 1*

Ntini's career effectively over you'd think.

You would think so.

Has been on the decline for a while now. Terrific career to date though.

Probably not appreciated by most as to how good he actually was. 390 Test wickets is a wonderful effort

[RoosterMarty]

3/80 now.

Smith is out, didn't see the wicket though.

[Pup]

Smith gone to Anderson.

3/76.

This English attack is coming along in leaps of bounds.

[rod_rooster]

Was a very good ball from Anderson that removed Smith.

[NFC]

Two wickets in two balls for Swann, AB gone and Duminy gone first ball (second consecutive golden duck).

[rod_rooster]

Two wickets in two balls for Swann, AB gone and Duminy gone first ball (second consecutive golden duck).

I hate saying this because he really really irritates me but Swann is bowling very well. The ball that got Duminy was a ripper.

[NFC]

Two wickets in two balls for Swann, AB gone and Duminy gone first ball (second consecutive golden duck).

I hate saying this because he really really irritates me but Swann is bowling very well. The ball that got Duminy was a ripper.

Agreed on all fronts. And what's up with Duminy, barely made a run after the series in Aus. Not sure what his record was like in our tour of South Africa, don't recall it being that awesome but I could be wrong.

[rod_rooster]

Two wickets in two balls for Swann, AB gone and Duminy gone first ball (second consecutive golden duck).

I hate saying this because he really really irritates me but Swann is bowling very well. The ball that got Duminy was a ripper.

Agreed on all fronts. And what's up with Duminy, barely made a run after the series in Aus. Not sure what his record was like in our tour of South Africa, don't recall it being that awesome but I could be wrong.

Duminy has fallen away since his excellent form last summer in Aus. Happens a lot to young players but he's too talented not to bounce back.

By the way he made 143 runs at 35.75 against Australia in South Africa including a 73 not out to boost those stats a bit.

[NFC]

Two wickets in two balls for Swann, AB gone and Duminy gone first ball (second consecutive golden duck).

I hate saying this because he really really irritates me but Swann is bowling very well. The ball that got Duminy was a ripper.

Agreed on all fronts. And what's up with Duminy, barely made a run after the series in Aus. Not sure what his record was like in our tour of South Africa, don't recall it being that awesome but I could be wrong.

Duminy has fallen away since his excellent form last summer in Aus. Happens a lot to young players but he's too talented not to bounce back.

By the way he made 143 runs at 35.75 against Australia in South Africa including a 73 not out to boost those stats a bit.

Yeah I rate him, just got a few areas he needs to improve. But he's still very young and seems like a guy who is willing to work and improve his game.

Thanks for those stats, seems about what I thought.

[Pup]

2 first ballers in a row for JP.

South Africa looking ok with Kallis (55*) and Boucher (37*) at the wicket.

5/183.

[NFC]

Kallis on his way to yet another ton, what a freak.

[Pup]

Kallis on his way to yet another ton, what a freak.

Yep.

6/279

Kallis 108*
Steyn 26*

[CoverKing]

Kallis out for his first ball that he has faced on Day 2 by an absolute cracker from Onions.

SA now 7/280

[CoverKing]

And Dale Steyn now gone caught at a wide 4th slip off Anderson (his first ball of the day)

Steyn out for 26.

So far, SA have lost 2/1 against the new ball in 5 balls this morning.

SA 8/280 off 84.1 overs

[CoverKing]

Harris gets off the mark with his second ball.

Next ball Morne Morkel is caught by Swann at second slip (fairly good catch aswell) for a duck off 3 balls. Anderson gets him!

9/281 now

[Pup]

All out 291

Kallis 108
Boucher 51.

Anderson 5/63.

Morkel has struck early and dismissed Strauss for 2. England 1/9