The South African Proteas take on England in the 1st T20 International, to be held at Wanderers in Johannesburg. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
Match scheduled to begin at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT)
Greame Smith has won the toss and elected to bowl first!
South Africa:
Greame Smith
Yosuf Abdulla
Loots Bosman
Johan BothaMark Boucher
AB de Villiers
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jacques Kallis
Heino Kuhn
Charl Langeveldt
Ryan McLaren
Albie Morkel
Wayne Parnell
Dale Steyn
Roelof van der Merwe
England – 202 / 6 after their 20 overs:
Andrew Strauss
James Anderson
Tim Bresnan
Stuart Broad
Paul Collingwood
Alastair Cook
Joe Denly
Sajid Mahmood
Eoin Morgan
Graham Onions
Kevin Pietersen
Matt Prior
Adil Rashid
Graeme Swann
Jonathan Trott
Luke Wright
60@ Carol – Hi, your Pasty Poms with the 4 saffa mercenaries are doing the business so far.
Eng 159 / 3 after 16 overs
Nou wat sukkel ons so…flok!!!
Wicket!
61 – Grrrrrr…….Don’t call us pasty!!
63 – Ed…Hiya Ed – Are you joining us for the match? Are you going to be able to watch it or are you still at work?
Eng 163 / 4 after 17 overs
Wickettttttttttttt
Another wicket goes. Just hope we have not let them get too much. Then think at the Wanderers this total so far we can get.
Now don’t allow them to get too much in the last 2 and a half overs.
Go Proteas.
Eng 168 / 5 after 18 overs
65@ Carol – Bwahahaha…
Wickettttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Prior should have thought, prior to hitting that one… hehehe
Puma – Evening Puma, hope you have got your favourite chair sorted out infront of the big screen!!
I have been horseracing today at Cheltenham, so I am in a sporting mode already!
Evening Carol, Sorry to be so patriot but I am 😀
Another wicket goes… Woooooooohooooooo.. Go Proteas.
Carol see a few of the Barmy Army have arrived too. Probably the best cricket supporters to travel around the world. Great for cricket that. Enjoyed your Lions supporters here too.
71 – Pale is ‘kinder’!! The rain has been blowing sideways today, no wonder we are a little pale!
Six straight down the ground
Hello Karlien. I will be popping in for the match. not sure if I will be able to see it though 🙁
Four
Eng 185 / 6 after 19 overs… last over to come
75 – The Barmy Army are a breed apart!! Lots of unmarried men (you would never guess that)!!! 😆
2 sixes in a row, last one out the ground again
Watch, ons almal weer uit vir 115
Eng 202 / 6 after their 20 overs….
Steep task but managable…
78 Tricky, I will follow on here if I can’t Justin TV it!
Looks like I have found a willing chum to come to see the ‘Dirt Trackers’ on their second outing on Tuesday V Sarries!! If the weather is like this tho, I may just stay at home!! 😐
I have been told there will be South African Entertainment pre match!! Urummmm, should I stay in the bar? 😐
Carol, Stay in the bar. 🙂
74 – Carol watching from home tonight. Their will be rugby shown on the Big Screen at the clubhouse but late for me so watching the cricket and Rugby at home. Will blog with all here. It is all good.
Sssssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fighting on Voldy today. Just pleased I could cross over here from time to time to get away from it all.
How you Carol? Hope well. It was HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT HERE yesterday. Real humid hot Durbs weather. Today a bit cooler but still aircon full now..hehehe. Swimming weather now Carol. This is the time of year you should have come.
Going to be tough to beat England now. Over 200 to chase down.
80 – Carol, They are the best criket supporters to travel the world. Love the Barmy Army supporters. Full of fun. Just like your Lions supporters they were awesome fun. Had a great time with many of them at the Tank.
sorry – meant cricket. Have not had my wine yet. Waiting another hour to light up the braai and get ready for the rugby. Health diet has to go night…….hehehe.
Sien die Chokers doen hul naam al weer gestand.
Gaan seker weer 191 almal uit kry, en dan na die tyd sê: ons het baie geleer uit ons foute …
En die choker Cappie en choker afrigter is nogsteeds/altyd veilig.
Eish.
85 😉 I know where you are coming from!!
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