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andyoxon · « **Reply #1150 on:** 02 January, 2016, 11:16:27 am »

Cook does seem a tad 'off the boil' again...

Jaded · « **Reply #1151 on:** 02 January, 2016, 11:57:52 am »

As a captain?

andyoxon · « **Reply #1152 on:** 03 January, 2016, 09:44:44 am »

Captaincy all good...

Sure he'll enjoy getting some a few more runs - seems 'under pressure'. Stokes and Bairstow are stormin - great stuff.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1153 on:** 03 January, 2016, 10:54:38 am »

Good grief that's some scoring!

andyoxon · « **Reply #1154 on:** 03 January, 2016, 11:03:55 am »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 03 January, 2016, 10:54:38 am

Good grief that's some scoring!

I was on my feet applauding the 200...

From BBC...

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Most runs in a pre-lunch Test session by a single batsman (130 by Stokes)
England's highest Test partnership for the sixth-wicket
The partnership has the highest run rate of any in Tests over 250 runs
First England century at Newlands since 1965
The highest score for an England batsman at Newlands, beating Jack Hobbs' 187 in 1910
The highest score by an England number six. The previous best was Graeme Hick's 178 against India in Mumbai in 1986.
The last England player to score 100 runs in a session before lunch was Ian Bell, against Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street in 2005

Jaded · « **Reply #1155 on:** 03 January, 2016, 11:09:56 am »

That's rather impressive. I was out walking the dog and missed most of it.

Salvatore · « **Reply #1156 on:** 03 January, 2016, 11:25:44 am »

Now the fastest triple century test partnership ever.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1157 on:** 03 January, 2016, 11:30:58 am »

There is talk of a declaration. I think that would be a mistake whilst the runs are coming so quickly. I think England should bat at least until tea, and if Stokes stays there for most of that time (says he, tempting providence) England could be on about 700. Why risk batting again on a pitch that is, apparently taking spin?

hatler · « **Reply #1158 on:** 03 January, 2016, 01:15:48 pm »

I can't see England needing to bat again.

andyoxon · « **Reply #1159 on:** 03 January, 2016, 01:29:05 pm »

Also... fastest ever test 250 - by Stokes, and highest 6th wkt pnship total in test history!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1160 on:** 03 January, 2016, 02:02:53 pm »

Quote from: hatler on 03 January, 2016, 01:15:48 pm

I can't see England needing to bat again.

No, neither can I, but there is so much time left that they might as well make hay, which they did.

Apparently Stokes' dismissal was rather lame. He hit another skyer which was going straight to a not-too-distant fielder. Stokes was waiting at mid-wicket to see if he would catch it. The fielder dropped it but Stokes was too far out of his ground and was run out.

andyoxon · « **Reply #1161 on:** 03 January, 2016, 07:37:35 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 03 January, 2016, 02:02:53 pm

Quote from: hatler on 03 January, 2016, 01:15:48 pm
I can't see England needing to bat again.

No, neither can I, but there is so much time left that they might as well make hay, which they did.

Apparently Stokes' dismissal was rather lame. He hit another skyer which was going straight to a not-too-distant fielder. Stokes was waiting at mid-wicket to see if he would catch it. The fielder dropped it but Stokes was too far out of his ground and was run out.

Apparently he thought that he'd be caught out with ABdeV under it, so slowed up. May have made AC's decision when to declare easier because he didn't have to wait for a 300 by BS and JB's 150...

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1162 on:** 04 January, 2016, 12:46:30 pm »

Not so easy for England today.

Salvatore · « **Reply #1163 on:** 04 January, 2016, 06:03:22 pm »

In other news, Pranav Dhanawade has scored 652 not out in a school game in Mumbai, beating the 628 not out^[1] scored by AEJ Collins for Clarke's House (Clifton College) in 1899.

More here

[1] "628, plus or minus twenty shall we say" according to one of the scorers.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1164 on:** 04 January, 2016, 06:12:17 pm »

Well done him!

(Should we report that scoreboard to the "Grammar that makes you cringe" thread?)

Salvatore · « **Reply #1165 on:** 05 January, 2016, 08:49:10 am »

He's now reached 1009 not out (out of 1442 for 3). From 323 balls, with 59 sixes and 127 fours,

Deano · « **Reply #1166 on:** 05 January, 2016, 10:36:52 am »

And the opponents were bowled out for 31

(How long are these schoolboy games in India?! We had twenty overs each innings if we were lucky).

andyoxon · « **Reply #1167 on:** 05 January, 2016, 10:59:20 am »

Amla does the double ton...

As Geoffrey always says - it's not until both sides have batted that the 'direction' of the test becomes clearer.

edit. finally some wickets...

mattc · « **Reply #1168 on:** 05 January, 2016, 12:33:53 pm »

Quote from: Salvatore on 05 January, 2016, 08:49:10 am

He's now reached 1009 not out (out of 1442 for 3). From 323 balls, with 59 sixes and 127 fours,

I bet the three who scored less than 440 between them feel small now.

trekker12 · « **Reply #1169 on:** 05 January, 2016, 03:28:37 pm »

SA have declared at two runs behind England's total.

Guess they think they can bowl us out tomorrow!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1170 on:** 06 January, 2016, 10:39:14 am »

There's a chance that they might... $:-\$

Steve GT · « **Reply #1171 on:** 06 January, 2016, 12:19:49 pm »

Getting interesting!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1172 on:** 06 January, 2016, 04:07:57 pm »

But ended up a bit disappointing from one point of view. From another, it's probably the best test match in my memory for majestic displays of batting. Brilliant rearguard action by S. Africa.

andyoxon · « **Reply #1173 on:** 06 January, 2016, 04:22:37 pm »

Amla resigns as captain!

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"The decision was made 2 weeks ago not over the last couple of days. It just so happened I got 200 runs, but it has been coming."

Deano · « **Reply #1174 on:** 06 January, 2016, 05:02:02 pm »

Whoa!

I'm guessing it's to make way for De Villiers, who was making noises about retiring.

It was a decent match in the end, only day three was dull (and the Indian lad scoring 1000 livened that day a bit).