Cricket/South Africa test series

[bavarian blue]

It was my first time to Newlands, can't recommend it highly enough. 5 days of pure fun and joy with happy and smiling faces everywhere.

 

[ancoats]

Especially not in the 2nd game of a 4 match series, you risk the draw with other chances to come. If this had been the final test I reckon the declaration could have been 10 overs sooner.

i was thinking 100 runs to much by england and root could have given them a carrot on 375 and good luck if you get it, they was never getting 375 on that wicket even if they had 30 more overs it was dead and hard to score runs, so the only doubt was time to bowl them out and easy we could have not won this test, and if one or two of there batters was clued up and took a easy single the game would have been tighter

but am clutching at straws because we won and at the end of the day its all that matters, am the first to jump all over england and root but well play root and england, now go and do it again and again and win the series because they are there for the taking

 

[Bluemoon dan]

do it mate. It is tremendous. The fun, the atmosphere both in the grounds and at night is fantastic. Me and my mates went to Bridgetown and had a ball and we are going to galle in Sri Lanka in March. Cannot wait.

I did Galle back in 2003 it is an amazing place. We stayed a little bit down the coast in a place called Unawatuna. Highlight of each day was the tuk tuk races back to the hotel at close of play! If you get chance try and watch a bit of play from the fort overlooking the ground and spend a bit of time looking round the City in the walls.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Watching the highlights now. Can't explain what it is, but I just can't warm to Mark Nicholas. Don't mind Ian Ward, but Nicholas? Not for me.

Can't stand Nick Knight personally. Also I think Kevin Pietersen is an extremely poor ommentator. His voice really gets on my nerves

 

[jimharri]

Can't stand Nick Knight personally. Also I think Kevin Pietersen is an extremely poor ommentator. His voice really gets on my nerves

Charles Colville is another one who grates.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Everyone happy?
Half the forum wanted the team sacked last week!!!

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

I did Galle back in 2003 it is an amazing place. We stayed a little bit down the coast in a place called Unawatuna. Highlight of each day was the tuk tuk races back to the hotel at close of play! If you get chance try and watch a bit of play from the fort overlooking the ground and spend a bit of time looking round the City in the walls.

Thanks mate we are doing it the opposite way to you staying in the forte for the cricket so easy and the days off a tuck tuck to unawatuna for beach partying . Can’t wait

 

[jimharri]

Just read elsewhere that Buttler had a spot of verbals with Philander after the South African had blocked a throwback to the bowler; “just move, fucking knob head”. Hard to picture Joss coming out with that sort of stuff, he seems almost shy and reserved when you see him being interviewed. Hilarious if true, though!

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

Just read elsewhere that Buttler had a spot of verbals with Philander after the South African had blocked a throwback to the bowler; “just move, fucking knob head”. Hard to picture Joss coming out with that sort of stuff, he seems almost shy and reserved when you see him being interviewed. Hilarious if true, though!

No it's true. His words were ...
Get out the fucking way!
I said get out the fucking way!
Fucking knob!
He should lose his match fee for that but he won't care.

 

[chesterbells]

Charles Colville is another one who grates.

You’re not kidding mate! Talk about a cushy number. I can still remember him as an absolutely average reporter on Radio 5.