Cricket - proteas

[thebish]

Eight dropped catches in Capetown? Eight? Bloody hell. Has anyone seen them? Were they dollies or difficult?

some of them were a stretch to call them real chances... but a few should have been taken... yes - Root, I'm looking at you!

[Bruce Rioja]

A decent start for us. Sitt Ifrica 178 - for 4 after 60 overs.

Can anyone see it? What's the weather like?

[TANGODANCER]

A decent start for us. Sitt Ifrica 178 - for 4 after 60 overs.
Can anyone see it? What's the weather like?

Now 185-5....http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2 ... y-one-live" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[TANGODANCER]

225-7. Looking very decent for us now.

[TANGODANCER]

267-7. Bit of a recovery at stumps.

[Bruce Rioja]

267-7. Bit of a recovery at stumps.

Skittle 'em before lunch for no more than 300 and I, for one, am a happy chap.

[TANGODANCER]

267-7. Bit of a recovery at stumps.

Skittle 'em before lunch for no more than 300 and I, for one, am a happy chap.

Indeed. It seems their best performers haven't "performed",so far, so to grab this one would make a lot of us happy.

[Nicko58]

They reckon that 300 is a pretty good score at the Bullring. We should know whether that's right or not by this time tomorrow.

[Bruce Rioja]

They reckon that 300 is a pretty good score at the Bullring. We should know whether that's right or not by this time tomorrow.

Rain in the air apparently, so hopefully we can move the ball around a bit. However, of course it'll mean that they can too.

[Bruce Rioja]

313 all out, so not bad. However, Hales getting out for 1 isn't the greatest of starts for us!

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh FFS. Currently 27-2. Cook gone for 18. Extras currently our 2nd highest scorer at 4

[TANGODANCER]

Cook (putting it mildly) is hardly having the best of it right now. He's not particularly leading by example despite being capable of it. 42-2 can be redeemed particularly after an opener went for 1.

[BWFC_Insane]

Compton gone now. Time will tell but I think we didn't bowl all that well and their score was probably a bit over par for this wicket.

We have a long batting line up so all is not lost but a few need to really perform.

[TANGODANCER]

Looking like the wicket's really mattering hugely here. No signs of any 600 innings that's for sure, at least currently. 90-3.

[Bruce Rioja]

Compton gone now. Time will tell but I think we didn't bowl all that well and their score was probably a bit over par for this wicket.

We have a long batting line up so all is not lost but a few need to really perform.

Not brilliant, 90 - 3, but at least it's shaping up to look like a competitive game of cricket with the possibility of a result.

[TANGODANCER]

And Taylor goes for 7. 91-4. Bring Ian Bell back.

[Nicko58]

Root and Stokes have led a good recovery. The wicket looks as though it's started to behave a bit too.

This next session is key.

[Bruce Rioja]

Angry skies on the way though.

[Bruce Rioja]

Balls. Stokes out for 58.

202-for5. This is going to be pretty tight at the turn.

[thebish]

Balls. Stokes out for 58.

202-for5. This is going to be pretty tight at the turn.

nahh - plenty of batting to come - and a weak and inexperienced bowling attack...