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Archer goes for 81 for one wicket in his ten (last over pulled it back massively) .. rather rusty (as expected) but is an ODI the place to find fitness?

SA on the verge of putting on a decent(ish) score here

Willey made that look easy... fantastic catch, execution and awareness.
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Superb catch :clap:
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298 we should chase that but the Saffers bowl better than they bat these days.
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50 for Roy.. has he remembered how to bat? England going along swimmingly here 91-0 off 14. (I await the first collapse of 2023)

Saffer's trying to dabble in the 'dark arts' here. Told of for using slyvia and now ticked off for trying to scuff the ball up by bouncing it to the keeper. Umpires having none of it which is good to see.


0 becomes 3 down ... hello Darkness.....
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152-3
Captains innings needed
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Ton up for Roy
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Good to see Roy back in form.
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Getting close this now. Six down Buttler goes.
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England snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... it is sort of reassuring. England collapse and lose when it looked easier to win.

Some great bowling from the Saffers though.
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Oh dear, what a collapse.

Cruising then then middle order scored about 40 runs between them (Buttler aside).
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An England collapse...how traditional.
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Wrong that Archer is getting picked on sentiment. Needs to earn his place. His figures today were atrocious.
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Archer and Willey out, Woakes and Topley in for this one.

What has happened to Hales? I saw he knocked 110 in a franchise league t20 game recently. Do we not want this bloke to play for England?
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Struggling against some good bowling
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Stupid from Duckett. No need to do that all , there is positive and there is stupid. That was stupid.
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Harry Brook going through the gears here, pitch looking a bit better to bat on.
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steps wrote: Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:02 am Harry Brook going through the gears here, pitch looking a bit better to bat on.
There is something special about Brook I really hope it is not ‘coached’ out of him.
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wolf359 wrote: Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:04 am There is something special about Brook I really hope it is not ‘coached’ out of him.
Incredible talent. I think they want him to play multi format, scored 27 off an over in a test match in Pakistan though didn’t he so hopefully no danger of that.
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Brook gone for 80,good innings
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342 to chase for Saffers
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