1st Test: South Africa v England at Centurion, Dec 26-30 2019

[TheParraboy]

4 test series kicks off 7pm Boxing day AEDT

Test championship points up for grabs

Poms good chance of taking out this series

Poms currently in the middle of a two day tour match
4/309 - 3 retired not outs in that

 

[Fangs]

SA need to be out here over Christmas ASAP.

 

[TheParraboy]

SA need to be out here over Christmas ASAP.

They had a cry about it years back, and we wont play it there

Problem for them is I think the crowds have been poor when they have played the test on boxing day over there

in 2017 they played a 4 day test v Zimbabwe ffs

 

[Front-Rower]

SA need to be out here over Christmas ASAP.

Why? They are in disarray at the moment

 

[Fangs]

Why? They are in disarray at the moment

Find out soon I guess the match it on shortly.

They are always a stern test for us and I haven't seen them live in any format since the 2001/02 series. Langer and Hayden scored centuries on the opening day of the SCG test. Long time for me.

 

[lockyno1]

Find out soon I guess the match it on shortly.

They are always a stern test for us and I haven't seen them live in any format since the 2001/02 series. Langer and Hayden scored centuries on the opening day of the SCG test. Long time for me.

We played them in 2016-17 mate. That’s not long ago.

 

[Fangs]

We played them in 2016-17 mate. That’s not long ago.

Yeah I meant live. And even that series feels like an absolute eternity.

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms won toss and elected to field

At lunch SA 3/79

Poms playing 4 pacemen + Stokes

 

[The Mad Hatter]

We played them in 2016-17 mate. That’s not long ago.

We played India last summer in Oz and we play India next summer in Oz.

 

[Bazal]

Man, South Africa are f**ken ordinary

 

[MattLodgeIsMyHero]

Looks like De Cock will be SA savior YET AGAIN.... one of my fav players for sure.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Man, South Africa are f**ken ordinary

They should be a Top 4 team but they look like WI after their Golden Era. All their stars are retired / retiring / heading to T20 only status...and the Gen Next isn't there.

 

[TheParraboy]

SA top order batting is probably the worst since apartheid

FAF doesn't have long to go, best behind him anyway.
His last 17 tests 940 runs at 33.33 (Wade averages over 35.00 since coming back to the test side)
Openers Markram and Elgar are solid, but that's about it

They have blooded couple of youngsters who are inexperienced

Philander is retiring after this series, his bowling will be missed but also his batting has saved their asses regularly

 

[JJ]

Philander gets Burns early

 

[JJ]

Jaapies 284
Poms 17/2 Rabada and Philander all over them at
Philander 4-4-0-1

 

[jargan83]

England are shit - 8/176

 

[Twizzle]

South Africa 284 & 72/4 (20 ov) v England 181
Stumps

 

[Mr Spock!]

So why did the umpires rescind the no ball by Archer?

 

[Mr Spock!]

England are shit - 8/176

Yep.

Only Stokes and Paine's rubbish use of Drs saved them from us giving them a 3-1 drubbing at home

 

[Fangs]

Two slower balls, not intenionally malicious but both dangerous. Anyone see Archer's apology for the second beamer? Only saw him crying to the umpire.