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Broad vindicates root decision to bowl first:

 

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Broad gets another! Thats plumb matey!
South Africa in real trouble here: broad getting some late swing and the Saffer's top order can't cope!

 

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Drinks and England well on top. South Africa will need to re-build after England bowled very tightly, giving nothing away and Broad proving too much for the top order, producing some wonderful bowling that saw some late swing causing lots of trouble. It's no comfort to see Archer coming bounding in when Broad is given a rest!

 

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Another one: Archer on the money as an aggressive back foot drive cannons into the stumps! England threatening to roll South Africa.....

 

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England very much on top at lunch on the first morning:

[DOUBLEPOST=1576964372][/DOUBLEPOST]Seen some great bowling by England, really troubling the batsman and a genuine run-out after a little mix up trying to sneak two...

 

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England turning the screws with some wonderfully controlled bowling: all credit to Dane Piedt though who is doing a sterling job of sticking around.

 

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Brilliant effort by Dane Piedt (AI!) Really playing according to the match situation, no risks, nurdling the strike, waiting for the bad ball......great stuff!

 

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Time for tea.......England right on top but a rearguard action giving the Saffers at least something on the board:

 

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England turning the screws with some wonderfully controlled bowling: all credit to Dane Piedt though who is doing a sterling job of sticking around.

Dane Piedt carrying his form from the India series.

 

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Dane Piedt carrying his form from the India series.

Really playing to the circumstances!

 

[Slug1793]

You might want to give this a try...the bracketed numbers are the ones I change each day of a test match


Speed Min - 69
Speed Max - 70
Spin Bounce - 40
Spin Flight - 50
Pace Swing - 92
Pace Revs - 20
Spin Drift - 32
Spin Revs - 15/17/22/30/35/
Pitch Friction - 24/30/35/45/50
Pitch Bounce - 42
Ball Friction - 55/50/40/35/27
Ball Bounce - 44
Force - 35 30 25

My first test trying out these difficultly values is well under way and so far so good, been changing the spin since the 4th session (so nothing up until that point) putting it up for revs and friction an extra 5 after each session. Also after 40 overs of the new ball, I’ve been reducing the swing. After 40 overs by 10 then and another 5 after each 5 overs. Currently on day 4 in my second innings, draw is looking favourite at the moment as 1st innings 342 plays 340

 

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England wrapped up the SA innings after tea with another fine spell from Stuart Broad who picked up 5 of the wickets:

 

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England have a tricky period to see out the days play exasperated by the fact that South Africa have taken the new ball with a spinner at one end! (I had adjusted the line ups and forgotten to set the 1st and 2nd bowlers properly!)

 

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I also have South Africa bowling two spinners ar Newlands as I took the lineup over from the test series in India!

 

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I also have South Africa bowling two spinners ar Newlands as I took the lineup over from the test series in India!

Just like climate change, world cricket is ever changing too. India has good pace tracks now, who knows SA might have a spinners paradise some day