Official Day 5 cricket Thread

[CHAPPERS]

Need to get Steyyn very quickly then. Umpires will offer teh light as quickly as they can.

 

[Scoffers]

Not to win now would be heartbreaking

 

[Brixtaan]

105 runs required, All three results still possible

rubbish.2 but probably 1

 

[Pevenseagull]

15 overs left

starting to get a bit dark

probably about 8/9 overs before the light might be offered

shadows creeping across the ground

 

[Scoffers]

Now they are 9 down, I agree. Come on England

 

[Brixtaan]

They're saying sunshine again in 3 or 4 minutes

 

[Pavilionaire]

If the Boks get off because of bad light this series will be a travesty.

 

[Scoffers]

Harmison to Smith - come on Harmy, finish it off with a beauty

 

[Marshy]

cmon England finish it

 

[Simster]

COME ON ENGLAND!!

 

[Storer68]

South Africa 2nd innings (target: 325 runs) R M B 4 6
AB de Villiers lbw b Hoggard 3 16 13 0 0
HH Gibbs lbw b Giles 98 187 132 19 0
JA Rudolph b Hoggard 2 17 13 0 0
JH Kallis c Trescothick b Hoggard 0 1 1 0 0
HH Dippenaar c Giles b Hoggard 14 69 46 1 0
+MV Boucher c Jones b Hoggard 0 11 7 0 0
N Boje c & b Hoggard 18 27 26 1 0
*GC Smith not out 48 67 8 0
SM Pollock c Jones b Flintoff 4 18 8 0 0
M Ntini lbw b Flintoff 13 31 17 3 0
DW Steyn not out 4 2 1 0
Extras (lb 5, w 1, nb 10) 16
Total (9 wickets, 53.4 overs) 220

FoW: 1-10 (de Villiers, 4.1 ov), 2-18 (Rudolph, 8.1 ov),
3-18 (Kallis, 8.2 ov), 4-80 (Dippenaar, 24.3 ov),
5-86 (Boucher, 26.5 ov), 6-118 (Boje, 32.5 ov),
7-163 (Gibbs, 42.5 ov), 8-172 (Pollock, 45.5 ov),
9-216 (Ntini, 52.4 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Hoggard 17 4 61 6
Harmison 12.4 1 48 0 (4nb, 1w)
Flintoff 13 2 50 2 (6nb)
Anderson 6 1 32 0
Giles 5 0 24 1

 

[Pavilionaire]

New over, Steyn on strike. C'mon Freddie!

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Ready nearly for the Aussies.Key needs more time.

No way, I think this series has shown we are not ready for the Aussies. They would have buried us in tests 2 and 3.

 

[Scoffers]

Smith going for the win ?

53.6 Harmison to Smith, FOUR, drive through wide mid on
53.5 Harmison to Smith, FOUR, drive behind point
53.4 Harmison to Smith, no run, short, Smith pulls but early on the shot
and fins Thorpe in midwicket
53.3 Harmison to Smith, no run, driving out to mid off
53.2 Harmison to Smith, no run, thick outside edge to midwicket,
Anderson the fielder
53.1 Harmison to Smith, no run, pitching outside off, left alone

 

[CHAPPERS]

Smith going for the win ?

53.6 Harmison to Smith, FOUR, drive through wide mid on
53.5 Harmison to Smith, FOUR, drive behind point
53.4 Harmison to Smith, no run, short, Smith pulls but early on the shot
and fins Thorpe in midwicket
53.3 Harmison to Smith, no run, driving out to mid off
53.2 Harmison to Smith, no run, thick outside edge to midwicket,
Anderson the fielder
53.1 Harmison to Smith, no run, pitching outside off, left alone

He can go for the win all he wants, one mis timed shot and that' it...

 

[Brixtaan]

Talksport now very worried by the light.

 

[Brixtaan]

It'll be Vaughan's fault if we draw.Was it 2 missed catches in the end?

Now the third!

 

[Scoffers]

Talksport now very worried by the light.

I wonder if Bucknor will make Vaughan pay for criticising him !!

 

[Pavilionaire]

What's with the byes? Watching Cricinfo, is Jones having a mare?

 

[Scoffers]

Yup, Anderson drops Smitty