5th ODI, S. Africa v Eng, East London, Wed 9th Feb

[Pete]

Kabby picks up Kallis..

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Notts Exile

A couple of wickets can change things Pete. Though I do suspect we'll be chasing 290+ again.

Well that's one of the wickets NE, kabir got kallis.

[Zainub]

Long way to go before the batters can cover up or anything, still plety of overs to go, if Giles (and Vaughan?) bowl well SA can be resrticted to about 275. And then if eng get a proper start Eng will stand a decent chance

And by the way, have I mentioned I'm not a big fan of Eng promoting GJ as an opener, Solanki or Strauss would be better off there opening with Tresco

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Ernest

Well that's one of the wickets NE, kabir got kallis.

The drinks interval and a break did Kabir and Kallis all the good in the world!!

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Zainub Razvi

ps: the only two Englishmen to take hat ticks in one-days are both not playing in the eleven, but they are in the squad, they are Harmison and Anderson

True but they could not have played Harmy in his state of mind, I think Anderson could have been given another chance, Hoggard is tired after a hard Test Series, was not even selected for the one dayers.

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Whose come off the field - bell took kallis catch

[Pete]

Kabby picks up Gibbs, pulling the match back at the moment.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Pete

Kabby picks up Gibbs, pulling the match back at the moment.

There are our two wickets, Pete. Let's see if we can stop them from getting more than 250 now!

[cantplaycantalk]

Open question.
Would you fancy fielding on that mess, under poor lights?

If Trescothic or Jones or Pietersen or Colly get shifting on this in poor light it could be as hard for the fielders as the batsmen.

[Notts Exile]

249/4 from 45. Looks like that 300 is well in sight, especially as Kemp has found his range.