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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I hope not! Can you pop your pads on and get out there then, please?!
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    This is more like the England I grew up with. I had been wondering where they'd been hiding all these years!Also, just wanted to say, well done to South Africa for picking themselves up after that first England innings. Up until Amla came in a couple of days ago, I couldn't quite believe that...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Fair play to Bavuma. Having a great knock. What a shocking bowling and fielding display by both sides. It's bad when Root gets wickets. Cook's decision to declare looking even more stupid as every Over goes by. Edit: Sorry Root caught, not bowled. Apologies! After this many overs, the live...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I'm not taking anything away from Amla, or for that matter ABDV, however, if England had clung on to there chances, it would have been a different game, and the pitch is obviously a batting pitch, or we wouldn't have seen so many runs! I said before the match on this thread that I would not...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    To be fair, not a lot going on in terms of cricket! This is a very batting friendly pitch. If you don't give you wicket away, many runs to be had. Credot to Amla. Having a hard time and has taken his luck on board. Would have been a different game if he hadn't been dropped on 5.
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I really cant understand why Cook declared. I was bemused yesterday, and still am now. With Bairstow smashing it around and Moeen to come, why not let them keep batting and get as big a score as possible. Keep SA in the field and grind them down as much as possible. I think a draw is on the...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Amla is putting a smile on your face as well, I expect? Short worked! Yay!
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Probably best to come in with Jonny still in. He's got to keep wicket as well. Maybe should have gone on for a bit longer though, let Stokes have a rest! Moeen will be furious!
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I opened up the laptop about 10.30 and went on to BBC cricket and it said "Stokes makes 200" and my brain went haywire. I'd initially thought it was actually 4.30pm and that I'd somehow slept all day!JONNNNNNY! Yes!
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Stokes is never going to have an enormous batting average, and in fact probably never a great bowling average. But he just has that amazing trait of having world class performances in his locker. You know that at some point he's going to explode with either bat or ball. Hopefully, in the future...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I slept in, made brekkie, took dog for a walk. Just got back, turned on....dammit!
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Seriously? That's terrible. I never wanted Bell to fail, I just didn't want him to be selected, but once he was there, obviously I wanted him to make a score. I think people just like to moan. It's very odd because this is a young(ish) England side that people should be excited about, but the...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    No it's not clever at all. That was just a general comment (about the BBC Live Text), it's the same for every game, but Taylor and Root have thrown away their wickets. No-one should be getting 0 on this wicket. I'm a big Taylor fan and I've been wanting him in the team for ages, but playing a...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    Not sure if anyone's following the Live Text on BBC, but it's worth checking out just for the doom and gloom of England fans! Apparently losing a wicket or two is akin to a collapse nowadays. I don't think some England fans will be happy unless every innings is 700-0 declared. Whenever an...
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    England tour to South Africa December 2015/February 2016

    I'm pretty sure someone would have said to him at lunch "well done Compo, now time to kick on mate", or words to that effect. But I'm sure he knew what he had to do after a slow start. It's a pity he hasn't gone on to make a ton. I think as he plays more games, he will go on to make some...
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