This series is provoking people. Take a glance at the comments sent in to the BBC OBO. Rob Key for captain, says one. England in crisis, say I. If one person wants Rob Key as England Captain, the daily threat of earthquake peril in Southern California I live with is a trifle.
Mr Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat. Not personally of course, we all know that he’s going to get NOUGHT. Cook/Strauss put on 68 before the innocuous Nel had the fortune of Strauss hitting his own wicket. Cometh the Vaughan. One ball later, leaveth the Vaughan, you may note looking haunted, and rightly so. KP soon followed with what seems to be his stock dismissal, he was either LBW having used the bat, or caught off his legs.
After Cook/Bell had a mini-recovery, it was downhill all the way. Collingwood, coming in for Broad (why?) showed the selectors what everyone else knows, he can’t bat as well as Broad currently, a feeble attempt at looking like someone in prime form to play for the nation. Flintoff scratched around and began to gain some fluency before 2 run outs completed the misery. All out for less than 250.
Who remembers Devon Malcolm ripping through the South Africans at the Oval. Oh yes! Well Smith regretted pushing Collingwood too far. Given the new ball, Colly picked up 10 quick wickets off 10 balls with blistering pace, bounce, swing and seam. Or did he? No, because he’s crap.
Flintoff got 1 wicket and at 38-1 the game is nicely poised if you are an English optimist. This game could be a cracker but the English need to bat like international cricketers not playboys.
South Africa will be delighted that pretty much they got 10 wickets for no real work. Just competency. England should be 350-3. Vaughan and Colly are really on the block.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Roger // Jul 31, 2008 at 5:20 am
I think the key idea may be a winner. He could average more than zero and not pick colly
2 Ad // Jul 31, 2008 at 8:04 am
Is there a serious alternative to MV as captain?
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