Off Topic Cricket Thread

Good recovery to get to 111-3.
Really need a decent lead.

 

Glad Crawley is still there, the boy has talent & glad he’s knuckled down in this innings in which he had to rather than trying to smash every ball to boundary

 

Petty good from England this morning against some high-class bowling. 191-5 with a lead of 40.

Stokes playing properly and looking very good.

 

Good for he and Foakes to hang around. Our tail is looking very long today. A hundred lead would be very interesting, more fantastic. Batting last on this looks like no fun.

 

Yeah, South Africa have picked a second spinner which is why they wanted to bat first. I reckon we'll need to get a lead of 150.

 

Big turn there for Harmer.

 

And now Maraharaj has Foakes given out LBW with a beauty, but it pitched outside leg and was missing off!

It certainly is going to be tough batting last.

 

A proper Test Match has broken out.........

A lead of 100 - 150 will be a huge advantage........ If Foakes and Stokes bat until tea then England should be in a very strong position........

 

Root could be vital as our auxiliary spinner.

 

These two are probably our best players of spin. Baffling why Nortje hasn't bowled since lunch.

 

Very good session for England.

 

Tremendous century for Stokes & oh he is now out, Foakes going well

 

Excellent innings from Stokes.
Awful shot to get out.

Foakes is playing beautifully. Now onto 80.

338-6

 

Brilliant century from Foakes.
England 243 ahead.

 

England declare on 415-9.

264 ahead.

Lovely jubbly.

 

Think we can put that down as England's day....... well down skip and Foakes, that partnership has taken the game away from SA, shame we couldn't pick up a couple of wickets before the close but cracking position to be in........

 

Brilliant bowling by Jimmy to get Elgar

 

Superb bowling from England.

SA 58-3.
Cracking atmosphere at Old Trafford.

 

SA 175-7. Still 89 behind.

Lovely jubbly.

 

Oh Jimmy Jimmy........