Story Englands tour of South Africa

[mikehextall1]

After beating Gauteng and South Africa A comfortably in the 2 warm up games England now play South Africa in the 1st Test at Johanesburg.

South Africa Team:
Smith
De Villiers
Rudolph
Kallis
Amla
Pollock
Hall
Dippenar
Tsolekile
Boje
Ntini

England Team:
Trescothick
Strauss
Butcher
Vaughan
Thorpe
Flintoff
Read
Giles
Hoggard
Harmison
Anderson

Its a hard dry pitch and i think Boje and Giles might play a big part in this test match

South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first

 

[mikehextall1]

1st hour of play and South Africa have really struggled, they have lost both openers in the opening 12 overs and only managing to reach 15/2

Smith c Read b Harmison 12
De Villiers c Vaughan b Hoggard 1
Rudolph Not Out 0
Kallis Not Out 0
Total (12 Overs) for 2 wickets 15

 

[voldemort]

Bad luck well i hope your middle order and tailenders do a good job. Good luck

 

[mikehextall1]

i am actually playing as England

South Africa 118-8, Steve Harmison tore the middle order out taking 5-18 from 17 overs, Pollock and Dippenar put 65 on for the 5th wicket bu Harmison removed Dippenar and Tsolekile in the same over just before tea to leave South Africa struggling

 

[Will p]

cool if only harmsion could have done this in the fiorst test, hopefully he will in the second!

 

[icyman]

whats the point of ur post pepi?

 

[Will p]

lol good pont iceman, good stuf mike, bat well mate!

 

[dobbo2k4]

has this tour stopped or are you carrying it on Mike?