SA vs England 4th Test - Day 1

[Kinky Gerbil]

Going well

 

[CHAPPERS]

Strauss reaches century!!

England onto 180/1

Strauss 100*
Key 57*

 

[geoffreyp]

183-1 come on lads

 

[JJ McClure]

Strauss ton (again).

 

[nwgull]

South Africa concede a no-ball for having three men behind square on the legside! Schoolboy stuff

 

[Uncle Buck]

I can see the logic in selecting Anderson. Jones hasn't bowled that well, Anderson has been patient and, particularly for this match, we need a bowler who can throw down a lot of overs so we can nurse Flintoff.

Jones (88 overs) just hasn't bowled anywhere near the amount of overs in this series that Hoggard, Harmison and Flintoff have (c.120 - 130 each).

They were saying on the radio (when I finally got round to coming to work) that Anderson has been brought in simply because he can swing the ball. Also when South Africa were over here, he was one of the few that could get Kallis out cheaply. Atherton did question whether Anderson was match fit, due to the fact that he has not played any cricket since December (good planning by the ECB playing all the tests bunched together).

 

[CHAPPERS]

207/1

Strauss 109*
Key hitting out 75*

 

[Uncle Buck]

I think Stauss just hit Boje for 6.

 

[Pevenseagull]

219/1

partnership worth 174

Struass has hit 19 4s and a 6 - 118
Key has hit 11 4s and a 6 - 78

 

[CHAPPERS]

63.5 Boje to Strauss, FOUR, driven through covers using his feet to this predominant leg side field.

 

[Storer68]

Anderson swings the ball (!)
The ball is renowned for swinging at Jo'burg
Kallis is suspect to swing bowling (apparently)

 

[Pevenseagull]

I think Stauss just hit Boje for 6.

it was a four

Key hit a 6 and a 4 off of him in his previous over

 

[Pevenseagull]

Rob Key

83


.......hey, that rhymes

 

[Pevenseagull]

(he's out by the way)

here comes Michael 'top series score of 20' Vaughan

 

[Albion Dan]

Well played Robert Key

Thought the stick he was getting from some people was a bit unfair!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Not a bad knock from the fat lad.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Strauss' test average is currently 66

 

[Pevenseagull]

Struass has bought up his personal best and is now on 604 runs for the series

247/2

Vaghan on 1 from 18 balls

 

[CHAPPERS]

''The 4 scored by Strauss brought up his highest score in Test match cricket which now beats his previous highest score of 137 scored at Lords against the West Indies''

 

[Pevenseagull]

147 - excellent for snooker, pretty damn good for cricket

out, edged to the slips

bad time to lose the wicket

dodgy pair out there now

off to the pub to catch the end of this I think