Cricket - proteas
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England crush South Africa before lunch. Won by 241 runs, excellent effort from all. Moene's the man. 

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I saw us get wicket nr5 in the first over. Had to do some pottering for about an hour - came back to watch the wrap up and they were showing the highlights!thebish wrote:de villiers, steyn and bavuma all gone within a handful of overs and I've only just finished my breakfast!
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Cook went for 27, but we're currently on a handy 122-1.
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proving to be slightly disappointingly one-sided....TANGODANCER wrote:Cook went for 27, but we're currently on a handy 122-1.
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Don't jinx itthebish wrote:proving to be slightly disappointingly one-sided....TANGODANCER wrote:Cook went for 27, but we're currently on a handy 122-1.

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I'm not even a little disappointed. Quite happy in fact.thebish wrote:proving to be slightly disappointingly one-sided....TANGODANCER wrote:Cook went for 27, but we're currently on a handy 122-1.

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A dreadful shot by Compton to midwicket there. 167-3 at tea,
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That is a bit dissapointing. Compton has really added something to our batting and that will have given the S.A's a lift. Still a very decent start though.Bruce Rioja wrote:A dreadful shot by Compton to midwicket there. 167-3 at tea,
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I must be being too critical as the guys in the studio reckon it was a good shot. I'm of the opinion that hitting the ball to midwicket at chest height isn't.TANGODANCER wrote:That is a bit dissapointing. Compton has really added something to our batting and that will have given the S.A's a lift. Still a very decent start though.Bruce Rioja wrote:A dreadful shot by Compton to midwicket there. 167-3 at tea,

As you say though, a very decent start.
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Sickener. That's the lift proven. Let's hope we settle down now and take back control.Bruce Rioja wrote:Bollocks, Taylor gone first ball.
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317-5 at close. That's a decent showing and a good recovery from that tea spell.
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And there was I, thinking we'd be 400-450 AO....
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I turned on to find we were 525-5 after about 3 hours play. Scored 196 before lunch & Stokes is on over 200. I wondered if I'd missed a day.
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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Just carnage now...They could get to 700 before lunch...
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Lunch has already gone. Few hours ahead.Worthy4England wrote:Just carnage now...They could get to 700 before lunch...
Unbelievable batting from Stokes and Bairstow.
Interested in how they bat because our two just made this look like a flat Tarmac strip.
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I meant my lunch, clearly!BWFC_Insane wrote:Lunch has already gone. Few hours ahead.Worthy4England wrote:Just carnage now...They could get to 700 before lunch...
Unbelievable batting from Stokes and Bairstow.
Interested in how they bat because our two just made this look like a flat Tarmac strip.


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