SA-England First Test

[Summerof69]

Too close for comfort.

[Nemo]

Colly you god

Agreed. A very similar innings to his one in Cardiff in the first test, and a very similar conclusion in the end. Lets hope that's an omen.

[Reg Smeeton]

 Good test, and although a bit hairy we did save it, which was more than I expected.

 Think we have to gamble on 5 bowlers, for the next game, although I can see them picking Wright or Bresnan for Bell.

[DMR]

Bresnan is a bowler Reg... a damn good one at that

[Reg Smeeton]

Bresnan is a bowler Reg... a damn good one at that

Bresnan can bat though...he has scored first class hundreds. Is he actually in SA, I've forgotten who we picked.  I suppose if a pitch looked like it might turn, then Rashid could get a game at some point.

[DMR]

I made that point about his batting a couple of days ago Reg, I don't really understand your point? Seemed to me you were putting Bresnan's bowling on a par with Luke Wrights.

[Reg Smeeton]

I made that point about his batting a couple of days ago Reg, I don't really understand your point? Seemed to me you were putting Bresnan's bowling on a par with Luke Wrights.

 Having thought it I don't think Bresnan is in the tour party anyway...my point is that I think we need 5 front line bowlers, Sidebottom in the past has shown himself to be test standard, but significantly weakens the batting, so I suspect the selectors will err on the side of caution, and pick someone probably Wright, who does a bit of both, but neither to test standard.

[nevillew]

We've got Plunkett, Wright or Sidebottom as alternatives, I believe. I think Bresnan was in for the one dayers.

[sonicyouth]

awesome effort at the end. kp must be feeling like a bit of a twat though.

it'll be interesting to see how both teams line up in the next test. the end of ntini perhaps? i'd be concerned about playing an extra bowler in terms of weakening the batting. but what do i know?

[leefer]

Keep the same team.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Plunkett can bat a bit. Luke Wright I still don't think is test material. He's just likes bashing the ball around hard and then bowls some average pacers. He's good but he's a one day man. I'd go with Plunkett over Bell. Broad is a capable batsman now and so is Swann. So Broad at 7 with Plunkett at 8 or 9.