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181/3 40 overs
Kallis fell asleep, and a no ball was called when he forgot to waddle into the circle.
KP is with Freddy now, straight slow off Vernon T for a boundary.
Tries another swipe next ball, but only a single.
Vernon's slower ball almost breaks the site screen when Freddy smacks it.
This might be the end of his spell.
170/3 39 overs
Botha back on.
Makes sense, but probably came two overs too late.
Freddy is seeing them quite well now and scoring at close to run a ball.
Partnership 50 off 62.
Botha isn't helping my slow balling logic by bowling Freddy a full toss, which luckily for Botha he only gets 2 off.
Then he bowls a waste high one to Kp just for kicks, fucken useless chucker.
Big over.
Those 3 off the quicks have set them up nicely now.
160/3 38 overs
Vernon is back. Ntini ousted.
And Vernon beats Freddy first one.
Two dot balls, slower bowler perhaps?
Three...
And a single.
Game seems harder for England again.
Dot ball, a crap one, but a dot none the less.
And a single.
Two off the over, compared with 6, 11 & 7 over the last three off proper quicks.
158/3 37 overs
Freddy even had his bling out there.
South Africa had the game by the nuts before the new old old ball was taken and Smith decided on the two quicks.
Gunther doesn't look fit in the field, he didn't at the Oval either.
Steyn slows Freddy down with a slower ball.
Who just said that?
Oh it was me, and now Nasser is copying me, bloody steve waugh wannabe.
152/3 36 overs
Ntini back on.
Problem is that with the harder ball, the batsman already look alot more comfortable.
Although Freddy takes a 9 iron to Ntini and lobs it a yard short of the green for 2.
Freddy is in da House.
Walks down the wicket and swats him through cover for a HARD four.
Let's get the party started now.
11 runs in that over. shazam.
141/3 35 overs
New old old ball taken.
Steyn back on.
Freddy wanders down the wicket and plops one though cover to the fence.
An actual boundary.
I remember them.
134/3 34 overs
yawn.
130/3 33 overs
KP tries to run himself out by diving and bouncing his bat around.
Touch and go, but i think not out, just, but it's a fitty fitty one.
Not out.
First exciting thing to happen in a while.
126/3 32 overs
Not much happened.
KP and Freddy want to take off.
But vernon did bowl another good over.
123/3 31 overs
Richie says take the score at the 30 over mark, double it and take away 10 runs for any wicket after the first 2.
So 224.
Super slow mo on Botha's action show that the "work" he has had done on his action hasn't seemed to really improve it.
That said, he should have had KP out LB just then.
117/3 30 overs
Shah faced 26 for his 12. England top order have chewed through the balls on what seems like a pretty good pitch, maybe a touch slow, but not hard to bat on.
Run rate still under 4.
Better over for Vernon.
115/3 29 overs
OUT, Shah out. Top edges a sweep off Botha lands on Vernon's chest, and bounces back into his hands.
Boy can seriously not field.
Crowd seemed a bit weirded out by it all, and so they should be, if he didn't have a strong chest he'd be dead by now.
England it a spot of bother old chap.
Freddy in.
Could be wrong, but thought i heard of no ball from the crowd when Botha released a "delivery".
113/2 28 overs
Vernon has a bit of junk in his trunk, possible member of the future big ass xi.
Bowls with chewy in his mouth, i'd be afraid i'd choke.
Vernon's regular speed is 80 clicks, his slower ball is 58 and it was a bouncer, it almost didn't make KP.
Ap, i heard recently that Bumble got to talk with the creators of the bumble for PM campaign via the telephone.
106/2 27 overs
Botha is bowling hand grenades.
Vernon is on, awesome.
103/2 26 overs
Kallis almost gets another wicket inside edge that dropped short of Boucher.
He looked up bemused, as usual.
Bumble thinks they are still looking at 280.
Are they?
He just joined the jrod Swanny troupe.
99/2 25 overs
Run rate still at 4 an over.
Smith has them all back on the fence for Botha, even though its 4 an over.
Edladd has said Swann might have been assed for saying he will go to Pakistan with or without his team mates.
If he does that i'll travel with him, and we'll start up our own comedy troupe.
96/2 24 overs
When will we get to see Vernon?
Shah still in first gear, KP hasn't done much yet.
Knight and Beefy still at each other.
For an aggressive batsman Knight is a negative bastard.
92/2 23 overs
I forgot how ugly Botha's action is, would make Murali cringe.
And he still can't bowl.
87/2 22 overs
Prior slogs a big six off Kallis.
Then he is out, almost identical to Bell.
Kallis has by far been the worst bowler today and has the only two wickets.
Johan Botha to come on. 78/1 20 overs
Bell plays a very stylish back foot shot to the over boundary for one, yawn.
OUT, Bell, Ab takes a ripper at point of kallis, and Bell has made 35 off 69 in what can only be described as a wet blanket innings from the ginger one.
Wasn't a great ball, just a typically wide one from Kallis and a open faced slap from Bell.
Shah in.
Beefy says we can't mention his average, so i will mention his strike rate of 75 after 20 odd matches, for a bloke who batted at 6 or 7 it's pretty piss poor.
Shah's red skivvy is so red the Tv is having trouble processing it, it looks like gumboot red to me.
Does anyone know why Swann is not playing?
75/0 19 overs
Gunther bowls a great bouncer then pulls out a tongue biting type thing.
Wonder why he has 89 on his shirt?
Prior swings as hard as he can, and the ball treacles into the boundary rope at long on.
Gunther's tongue is going overdrive here, top work.
Only score in the over was the heave.
71/0 18 overs
Ntini finally off, Kallis on.
Bell has made more runs than Prior so far, see what happens when you farm the strike kiddies.
Beefy sasys over 10 overs since the last boundary, not a happy chappy.
6 off that over, wow.
And drinks.
To answer AP's question about Prior, he should have been out twice, but Kallis was fat, and Vernon was crap. But compared to Bell, Prior has looked good.
Which is saying very little.
65/0 17 overs
Bells' weird talking to himself thing as the bowler is coming in is annoying me.
Beefy called their batting style plodding.
Run rate has been below 4 an over for quite a while.
Bell still looks earnest.
Gunther still bowling a very good spell on a flat wicket.
62/ 0 16 overs
Next powerplay taken, why not, it's not as if England are trying to score.
Bell looks earnest.
Ntini in a great groove.
59/0 15 overs
Kym votes for VD Philander as well.
South Africa haven't taken a wicket, but they are on top.
Prior is getting itchy, or bored at Bell.
Gunther has bowled a great little spell, there is just a hint of homicidal maniac in his eyes, and he usually reserves that for test cricket.
Even bounced Prior.
Nasser tells me 15 runs off the last 5 in the powerplay.
56/0 14 overs
Technical difficulties, sorry.
But you missed very little, Ntini bowled a slower ball and both batsman miss timed drives that dropped short of the fielders.
Also Lisa mentions Blofeld stealing my line.
48/0 12 overs
Prior was on 24 when he was dropped, Vernon ruined my prophetic moment.
Ntini still on, they will try and bowl him as much as they can in this kind of form. PLus he bowls rubbish at the end these days.
Scoring is not a priority for the England at this stage, they are consolidating after not losing any wickets.
46/0 11 overs
Gunther on.
Miriam suggests you all buying me a lap top, I concur.
Gunther is fired up now. Vernon drops and absolute sitter off Prior.
Absolute.
Sitter.
Gunther is breathing fire.
Crap shot from Prior, a one handed scoop to mid off.
44/0 10 overs
Good pitch for batting. England should probably be taking further advantage of this, Bell is slowly getting more aggressive. But he is batting at a 50 strike rate.
Smith will still think they are going ok, so they will take another powerplay here, England will want to step up now.
Good base, time for a few more hits.
42/0 9 overs
Run rate is not much, England are obviously not thinking of cashing in on the power plays.
Bell almost bunted one to mid wicket, fell short.
According to Pollock, Gibbs gave Ab the point position in a ceremony, those boys know how to party, i wonder if they had a group prayer afterwards.
Ap not at the ground, am on the couch, but if i had a laptop that worked, well....
37/0 8 overs
Bell looks solid, but not like scoring runs at any sort of pace just yet. And then he plays and misses. I think Ntini has worked out the line and length to stop Bell scoring.
Ab had a Jonty style run out opportunity, looked out on first view if it hit, which it didn't.
34/0 7 overs
Prior just smashed one through cover in the air for a barn rattling 4. In fact he hit it that hard the ball so hard it wet itself, or it ended in a puddle.
New old ball is brought out, I said something similar to an umpire one day, and he said, tell your bowler to stop bowling pies and the batsman won't be able to hit it into a puddle outside the ground. harsh, but fair.
Miriam votes for Vd Philander, although doesn't think the name Vernon is funny.
I just realised Graeme Swann is not playing, Patel is.
29/0 6 overs
Good start from England.
Ntini starts with a wide, but other than that he has a bit of mojo back. Ofcourse his problem in one day games often comes later, when his angle and bounce go for plenty.
27/0 5 overs
Prior smoked one off his pads. He has 3 boundaries, but i am not convinced yet. I think he will make a promising 20odd.
Next ball he almost puled one to mid off.
When Steyn is fired up he runs in with a i just ate the last cup cake grin.
22/0 4 overs
Bell worked the over well there, Ntini is look nervous.
If anyone would like to comment on what name is more fun to say JP Duminy or Vernon Philander, i'd be interested to know.
Bumble is bringing up the "you've just dropped the world cup" line for Gibbs. Some things you never live down.
Bell looks Solid, Prior looks a bit squidgy. Not sure if that is a word.
17/0 3 overs
Steyn is everywhere this over. Not his fault, ball really hooping for him.
Sandwich finished.
Gibbs looks like he hasn't been in Asif's locker for a while, if you catch my meaning.
Vernon Philander(er) is playing, great name, say it out loud.
12/0 good ntini over
Prior looks a little late on everything, but still managed a good cover drive.
almost finished my sandwich.
Someone named ian gould is umpiring, great hat.
7/0 Steyn gets prior to nick one, and Kallis does a great version of a statue.
Both morkels out. I miss Baby Face Albie.
Wicket is a little green, and I broke the yoke on one egg.
Still my sandwich, so might be a slow start.
Steyn to Bell.
Egg, bacon & mushrooms.
At the toss.
Nick Knight looks like he should be hosting Getaway with Brendan Julian.
KP wins the toss, and bats, and then talks about how he picked Harmy.
Remember that in case he fails terribly.
Prior and Bell to open, so prior will get 5 games before he is assholed.
Graeme Smith has a slight case of ginger side burns, which means a terrible dye job, I assume.www.cricketwithballs.com... fighting the war on tony greig
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