My dear old things, it's STW TMS!

3-8 in 4 overs

TRJ net -17/3 today so far – not a bad debut!

there is something wrong when you can be either not out or out for exactly same delivery.

What happened? I went into a meeting and missed it (and the new CricInfo site is painful at trying to read back through the commentary)

another one bites the dust 47-4

TRJ -5/4

and another !

Almost disappointed it wasn’t TRJ!

47-5

thats a sorry looking card! 🙂

Good evening to be bowling!! Much like England’s first innings, one session of quality bowling.

6 down

michael calls it

OOF!

SA – are you England in disguise? Thats a real England style collapse

There was an interesting discussion on TMS today about why batting collapses are more prevalent in test cricket in modern times, across all nations.

LOL @ boycott ranting to himself 😆

follow on saved.

So …… can Jennings get a run?

Well that was a turn around and in true tms style guess who is down the pub here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hilfenhaus

Listening to Graeme Smith on commentary he comes across really well, whereas I detested him whilst playing.

^ Agreed. Has he mellowed or was it more a persona for the sport?
Anyway, what score for the declaration?

270, 30 min before tea. 2 bites with the new cherry either side of tea. Good forecast for last 2 days.

I think under all his playing arrogance, smith was quite an under confident individual, which showed in his captaincy – much more cautious than Ponting/Vaughan/Fleming.

Can you really call cricket a sport though?

I guess it’s quite difficult to play under a bridge.

nice pics of the journey to the ground this morning

http://news.sky.com/story/england-cricket-stars-travel-by-tube-to-south-africa-test-match-10966072

not awkward at all, according to Joe Root

How on earth Barstow can’t get in the 1day side….

I think Smith had to give it some attitude when he took on the SA captaincy. He was taking over as a new team member as well as captain, had some old sweats in the team who may have fancied the captaincy above him, and it was the height of Aussie invincibility swagger time. I don’t think a shrinking violet would have lasted too long.

He was ready to go toe to toe with anyone and back it up with lots of runs. I remember an early Mitchell Johnson ‘honorary’ five-for when he got his hand broken. I think he played on for a bit, trying to guts it out. Kalisz, on the other hand, blatantly didn’t fancy it and eventually retired hurt with a split chin.

492 to win?

Erm…..

Captain cautious

I don’t expect SA to roll over twice.

Sounds like the seamers are nipping it around plenty. We need a couple more wickets whilst the ball is still hard and the seam sharp. If we get them, it’s all over, I think.

Bye bye Amla 🙂

Into ’em now.

De Kock cleaned up 😀

On yer way, Faf(?)

Wow

Calypso Collapso!

Hat trick ball. Stick it up his snot box, I reckon.

Stick it up his snot box

You say sweetest things…..

😉