Re: South Africa v England, 4th Test, Jo’burg, Jan 14-18

by Shoeshine on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:39

Merlin wrote:Face it earlier rather than later Trev ...

- Saffers 105 - 1 ..
- No f**king rain in sight
- Umpires blinder that the one-eyed-willy behind a zipper
- England have to bowl a min of 98 overs today (bar light)

... we're doomed.

Knew that before play started this morning didn't we?

by Henry on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:40

We knew that before play started yesterday when we dropped our most dangerous bowler and chose to bat on a greenish pitch under grey skies.

by taipan on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:42

I see Smith only needs another 500 runs to overtake AB as the highest run scoring test captain.

by Shoeshine on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:43

taipan wrote:I see Smith only needs another 500 runs to overtake AB as the highest run scoring test captain.

Bit surprised he hasn't already done it to be honest.

by tac on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:45

Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:I see Smith only needs another 500 runs to overtake AB as the highest run scoring test captain.

Bit surprised he hasn't already done it to be honest.

Most runs as captain, I take it?

by Henry on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:45

This is starting to look like a repeat of Lord's 2003 now. Oh well, I guess we would have taken 1-1 at the start of the series.

by Basil on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:46

Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:
tac wrote:Yep . . . this thread is conjuring memories of CountyPlayer . . . .

Didn't he upgrade to TestPlayer?

He never actually said who he was did he? So just as likely to have been total fantasy.

The closest County Player got to playing first class cricket was posting on the old C4 forum!

by taipan on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:47

tac wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:I see Smith only needs another 500 runs to overtake AB as the highest run scoring test captain.

Bit surprised he hasn't already done it to be honest.

Most runs as captain, I take it?

Yes

by taipan on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:49

Henry wrote:We knew that before play started yesterday when we dropped our most dangerous bowler and chose to bat on a greenish pitch under grey skies.

8@45

by Shoeshine on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:52

Basil wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:
tac wrote:Yep . . . this thread is conjuring memories of CountyPlayer . . . .

Didn't he upgrade to TestPlayer?

He never actually said who he was did he? So just as likely to have been total fantasy.

The closest County Player got to playing first class cricket was posting on the old C4 forum!

C4 was first class? Is this simply club forumming then? Or is it fake first class like Oxford and Cambridge Universities?

by tac on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:54

Back to the match . . .Smiffy looks ready to captilize on his "good fortume" earlier with a ton . . . . before lunch

by Basil on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 22:56

Shoeshine wrote:
Basil wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:
taipan wrote:
tac wrote:Yep . . . this thread is conjuring memories of CountyPlayer . . . .

Didn't he upgrade to TestPlayer?

He never actually said who he was did he? So just as likely to have been total fantasy.

The closest County Player got to playing first class cricket was posting on the old C4 forum!

C4 was first class? Is this simply club forumming then? Or is it fake first class like Oxford and Cambridge Universities?

This place makes C4 look like a Sunday afternoon Pub League

by PeterCS on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 23:01

tac wrote:Back to the match . . .Smiffy looks ready to captilize on his "good fortume" earlier with a ton . . . . before lunch

Don't you mean cipitilize?

Meanwhile, this is the match South african fans had been waiting for. And England doing a Pakistan.

by Brass Monkey on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 23:05

We're getting punished like the naughty boys we are. Unfortunately, we can't say 'Oklahoma'.

Maybe if Don Thomas sang 'Come On Train' we'd be alright.

Back in the real world, we're inept.

by tac on Thu 14 Jan 2010, 23:05

PeterCS wrote:
tac wrote:Back to the match . . .Smiffy looks ready to captilize on his "good fortume" earlier with a ton . . . . before lunch

Don't you mean cipitilize?

Meanwhile, this is the match South african fans had been waiting for. And England doing a Pakistan.

Do I, Red?