WC 1st Match: England v South Africa - London 30/5/19 (Eng won by 104 runs)

[TheParraboy]

Enter the Woakes to the eye of the tiger tune

SA beware...

6/260 - 44 overs

 

[undertaker]

Wish they would stop playing all this annoying music over the loudspeaker.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Woakes, pretty much the Admiral Wade of English cricket.

 

[Eelectrica]

Inspirational from Woakes. Amazing innings.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

That's some great number eighting

 

[jargan83]

Not even run a ball from Woakes.

Is it possible he’s not the greatest ever Cricketer?

 

[jargan83]

Fine leg up in the circle and Ngidi bowls a slow half tracker on the hip to Stokes

Great plan

 

[Eelectrica]

No hundred for Stokes

 

[jargan83]

No hundred for Stokes

Getting out with that shit shot he didn’t deserve one

 

[Eelectrica]

Gonna be a good chase I think. Pity I ain't gonna be awake to watch it.

SA might end up wishing they have Miller though.

 

[TheParraboy]

SA need 312 to win
Poms probably 30-40 short?

very getable

 

[Eelectrica]

Getting out with that shit shot he didn’t deserve one

He could have been out a few times before then too. Luck ran out.

 

[jargan83]

 

[lockyno1]

Stokes just taken the best catch in the last decade

John Dyson like

 

[TheParraboy]

SA are plop

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England 8/311 beat South Africa 210.

Archer makes England even stronger. South Africa did well to limit them to that score.

SA batting is mediocre. JP duminy at 6, might as well send in Archbishop Tutu.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Saffers batting is their weakness.

 

[Meth]

Ben Stokes with the bat, ball and in the field.

 

[Eelectrica]

And for all that he's still no Chris Woakes.

 

[Eelectrica]

Best news for SA is they won't be adding to their legacy of being chokers.
We're not winning it either but we've at least won 5 WC's so that's cool.