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There must be one or two Saffers playing in the counties who can quickly have their qualification arranged to play for England?

Might have a spot of trouble filling that no.3 slot then......................................

Yes, SA certainly got the upper hand psychologically - and rubbed our noses in it good and proper. Fair play to them. I don't think it ultimately made any difference to the result, but they were greatly helped by their fourth choice quick managing to pull off two unplayable deliveries, the one...

Didn't we try that once before? Number 2 or 3 anyway. Didn't go well, I seem to remember.

That may be what he was saying, but as it would be completely at odds with what the professional ex-test cricketers punditting (is there such a word?) on TMS said about it, it would be wrong wouldn't it. And that would be extraordinary..........................

Perhaps you didn't. TMS were adamant that it was one of those balls which only come along once in a while, which are guaranteed to get any batsman. A perfectly delivered late outswinging yorker at 90mph plus is unplayable. And then a few balls later he produced a short one so fast and so sharp...

As you may have noticed, I wasn't advocating 500/1 for today's match! However, the 17/2 that was quoted in an earlier post was ridiculously low.

I should hope so too - the price was ridiculously low. What were the odds that Rod Marsh and Denis Lilley(?) got on England winning the Botham test in 1981? Damn sight more than 17/2 - more like 500/1 wasn't it? I would have thought 100/1 would be more like 'value' for this current match.

Several of them have done just that - I don't see any of them that can't be bothered. The pressure, of course, will be a major factor, which is why SA will be the strong favourites. Records are there to be broken, to be sure - but obviously it doesn't happen very often.

Amended a bit for you, just to point out that we're not putting out a bunch of batting incompetents - also you missed out the no.11 batsman who participated in the highest Test Match 10th. wicket stand ever. All in all though, I still consider SA to be strong favourites - and I still consider...

There ain't going to be a draw - not unless it rains, or some planks want to dig up the pitch to protest about some scumbag bank robber being rightly sent to prison! SA have two days to get 10 wickets. If they fail, and England manage to bat out the match, in two days they will have amassed the...