The 4Th and last 5-day Test between the SA Proteas and England takes place at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg from 14 January to 18 January 2010. The Proteas are one down in the series, so it is essential for them to win this Test to square the series and salvage some SA pride. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
South Africa v England
| Match details |
| Toss England, who chose to bat |
| Test debuts R McLaren and WD Parnell (South Africa) Player of the match tba |
| Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire DJ Harper (Australia) Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire JD Cloete |
South Africa won by an innings and 74 runs
| England 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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AJ Strauss* | c Amla b Steyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 gone! What an incredible start! A back-of-a-length delivery on the pads, Strauss played with an angled bat to deflect the ball into the leg-side, but Hashim Amla, under the lid at backward short leg, swooped superbly with his right hand, and clung onto a blinder! 0/1 | ||||||||
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AN Cook | lbw b Morkel | 21 | 49 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 67.74 |
| 9.4 a review coming up, as Cook is given out lbw … it could be marginal … He took a while to ponder the option, but it seemed to the naked eye to be quite high, and potentially outside leg… this is absolutely crucial … and there are so many permutations. No inside-edge, but surely that was a no-ball! Perhaps there is a fraction of leather behind the line … either way, it’s been given! 39/4 | ||||||||
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IJL Trott | lbw b Morkel | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 1.6 full length, loose on-drive, that’s plumb! The end of a bewildering innings from Trott, who swished at anything that moved, and eventually played across the line to a full-length delivery 7/2 | ||||||||
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KP Pietersen | c Parnell b Morkel | 7 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| 7.5 good grief, another one bites the dust, and it’s the debutant Wayne Parnell at mid-on! Back of a length, Pietersen climbs into a full-blooded pull, but he doesn’t time it properly and Parnell is on hand to intercept. 32/3 | ||||||||
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PD Collingwood | c Duminy b McLaren | 47 | 104 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 77.04 |
| 30.3 squared up, a leading edge, and that’s caught at point! A massive breakthrough and that is McLaren’s first in Tests. Smith’s hunch has paid off, just enough nibble off the deck to turn a regulation nurdle off the pads into a muffed false shot, and Duminy leans forward to collect a lobbed opportunity! 115/5 | ||||||||
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IR Bell | b Steyn | 35 | 125 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 40.69 |
| 37.4 castled! And that is exceptional bowling. Steyn has been swinging everything away, and this one zips back off the deck, through the gate, and into the stumps! High quality fast bowling, and there’s very little that Bell could have done about that 133/6 | ||||||||
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MJ Prior† | c †Boucher b Steyn | 14 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| 39.1 England collapsing here! Prior gone! Short ball, Prior tries to pull it away but it catches the gloves and goes slowly though to Boucher. Easy catch and South Africa are all over England here. “So much for your quiet hour,” says Miller. 136/7 | ||||||||
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SCJ Broad | c Morkel b Kallis | 13 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 40.5 gone this time! One shot too many perhaps. Back of a length, straight into Broad and he flaps it, needlessly really, in the air to mid off. Hit, hope and fail. 148/8 | ||||||||
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GP Swann | c †Boucher b Steyn | 27 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 47.5 gets him this time though. Outside off stump, Swann flays at it and it comes off an inside edge through to a diving Boucher. 180/10 | ||||||||
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RJ Sidebottom | c †Boucher b Steyn | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 43.2 gone! Steyn gets another! All very easy really, outside off, Sidebottom comes forward and nicks it behind to Boucher. South Africa rampant here! 155/9 | ||||||||
| JM Anderson | not out | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 47.5 overs; 228 mins) | 180 | (3.76 runs per over) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
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DW Steyn | 13.5 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 3.68 | (1w) | |
| 0.1 to Strauss, gone! What an incredible start! A back-of-a-length delivery on the pads, Strauss played with an angled bat to deflect the ball into the leg-side, but Hashim Amla, under the lid at backward short leg, swooped superbly with his right hand, and clung onto a blinder! 0/137.4 to Bell, castled! And that is exceptional bowling. Steyn has been swinging everything away, and this one zips back off the deck, through the gate, and into the stumps! High quality fast bowling, and there’s very little that Bell could have done about that 133/639.1 to Prior, England collapsing here! Prior gone! Short ball, Prior tries to pull it away but it catches the gloves and goes slowly though to Boucher. Easy catch and South Africa are all over England here. “So much for your quiet hour,” says Miller. 136/743.2 to Sidebottom, gone! Steyn gets another! All very easy really, outside off, Sidebottom comes forward and nicks it behind to Boucher. South Africa rampant here! 155/9
47.5 to Swann, gets him this time though. Outside off stump, Swann flays at it and it comes off an inside edge through to a diving Boucher. 180/10 |
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M Morkel | 11 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3.54 | (2w) | |
| 1.6 to Trott, full length, loose on-drive, that’s plumb! The end of a bewildering innings from Trott, who swished at anything that moved, and eventually played across the line to a full-length delivery 7/27.5 to Pietersen, good grief, another one bites the dust, and it’s the debutant Wayne Parnell at mid-on! Back of a length, Pietersen climbs into a full-blooded pull, but he doesn’t time it properly and Parnell is on hand to intercept. 32/39.4 to Cook, a review coming up, as Cook is given out lbw … it could be marginal … He took a while to ponder the option, but it seemed to the naked eye to be quite high, and potentially outside leg… this is absolutely crucial … and there are so many permutations. No inside-edge, but surely that was a no-ball! Perhaps there is a fraction of leather behind the line … either way, it’s been given! 39/4 | ||||||||
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R McLaren | 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | ||
| 30.3 to Collingwood, squared up, a leading edge, and that’s caught at point! A massive breakthrough and that is McLaren’s first in Tests. Smith’s hunch has paid off, just enough nibble off the deck to turn a regulation nurdle off the pads into a muffed false shot, and Duminy leans forward to collect a lobbed opportunity! 115/5 | ||||||||
| WD Parnell | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | |||
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JH Kallis | 10 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | ||
| 40.5 to Broad, gone this time! One shot too many perhaps. Back of a length, straight into Broad and he flaps it, needlessly really, in the air to mid off. Hit, hope and fail. 148/8 | ||||||||
| South Africa 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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GC Smith* | c Strauss b Sidebottom | 105 | 252 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 56.14 |
| 57.2 edged and gone! A good length delivery that seams, rather than swings, and Strauss at first slip gobbles the edge in his midriff 201/2 | ||||||||
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AG Prince | c Swann b Broad | 19 | 71 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 39.58 |
| 16.3 that one is definitely out! Good delivery climbing outside off, Prince propped forward, found a thick edge, straight into Swann’s midriff at second slip 36/1 | ||||||||
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HM Amla | c †Prior b Broad | 75 | 216 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 54.34 |
| 64.6 the swing does the trick! Exceptional one-handed catch from Prior, diving in front of first slip, as Amla leans into a drive, but the ball ghosts away late, snicks the edge and England have their incision! 217/3 | ||||||||
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JH Kallis | c Anderson b Sidebottom | 7 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29.16 |
| 65.6 wow, now we have got a game on here! Well-directed bouncer from Sidebottom, Kallis is caught completely unawares and muffs a bail-out pull. Anderson in the gully reacts like lightning, hurtles forward, scoops with one hand, and suddenly South Africa have lost two in two overs! 217/4 | ||||||||
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AB de Villiers | c Collingwood b Broad | 58 | 165 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 48.73 |
| 102.4 got him this time! Slightly shorter, de Villiers leans into a whippy pull, but his shot hasn’t got the power or the timing to beat wide mid-on. And that’s a timely wicket for England 355/6 | ||||||||
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JP Duminy | c Collingwood b Swann | 7 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35.00 |
| 73.1 absolutely incredible! Swann has struck with his first ball yet again, and his bunny, Duminy, can only shake his head in disbelief! A perfect line and length, tossed up outside off, sharp spin and extra bounce, and Collingwood snaffles the edge 235/5 | ||||||||
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MV Boucher† | c Trott b Swann | 95 | 196 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 80.50 |
| 117.1 oh that is unlucky for Boucher, so close to a hundred, he’s top edged a sweep down to a tumbling Trott at deep square. Fantastic innings from a fantastic cricketer. 419/7 | ||||||||
| R McLaren | not out | 33 | 77 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 58.92 | |
| DW Steyn | not out | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 9, w 5, nb 1) | 23 | ||||||
| Total | (7 wickets dec; 119 overs; 531 mins) | 423 | (3.55 runs per over) | |||||
| Did not bat M Morkel, WD Parnell |
| Fall of wickets1-36 (Prince, 16.3 ov), 2-201 (Smith, 57.2 ov), 3-217 (Amla, 64.6 ov), 4-217 (Kallis, 65.6 ov), 5-235 (Duminy, 73.1 ov), 6-355 (de Villiers, 102.4 ov), 7-419 (Boucher, 117.1 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JM Anderson | 30 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 3.70 | (1nb) | ||
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RJ Sidebottom | 31 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 3.16 | ||
| 57.2 to Smith, edged and gone! A good length delivery that seams, rather than swings, and Strauss at first slip gobbles the edge in his midriff 201/265.6 to Kallis, wow, now we have got a game on here! Well-directed bouncer from Sidebottom, Kallis is caught completely unawares and muffs a bail-out pull. Anderson in the gully reacts like lightning, hurtles forward, scoops with one hand, and suddenly South Africa have lost two in two overs! 217/4 | ||||||||
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SCJ Broad | 29 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 2.86 | (1w) | |
| 16.3 to Prince, that one is definitely out! Good delivery climbing outside off, Prince propped forward, found a thick edge, straight into Swann’s midriff at second slip 36/164.6 to Amla, the swing does the trick! Exceptional one-handed catch from Prior, diving in front of first slip, as Amla leans into a drive, but the ball ghosts away late, snicks the edge and England have their incision! 217/3102.4 to de Villiers, got him this time! Slightly shorter, de Villiers leans into a whippy pull, but his shot hasn’t got the power or the timing to beat wide mid-on. And that’s a timely wicket for England 355/6 | ||||||||
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GP Swann | 23 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 4.04 | ||
| 73.1 to Duminy, absolutely incredible! Swann has struck with his first ball yet again, and his bunny, Duminy, can only shake his head in disbelief! A perfect line and length, tossed up outside off, sharp spin and extra bounce, and Collingwood snaffles the edge 235/5117.1 to Boucher, oh that is unlucky for Boucher, so close to a hundred, he’s top edged a sweep down to a tumbling Trott at deep square. Fantastic innings from a fantastic cricketer. 419/7 | ||||||||
| PD Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.50 | |||
| England 2nd innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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AJ Strauss* | lbw b Parnell | 22 | 58 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48.88 |
| 12.3 Review: much fuller ball, and this nips off the seam and thuds into Strauss’ pads. Massive appeal for lbw. Was there an inside edge? He was given out by Tony Hill… and after some deliberation that is given out and that’s Wayne Parnell’s first wicket in Test cricket 48/3 | ||||||||
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AN Cook | c Smith b Morkel | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| 3.4 Morkel strikes! South Africa breakthrough early! On the off stump channel, moving away with the angle, a touch of extra bounce and it finds the outside edge of Cook’s defensive shot and flies through to Smith at slip who gobbles it up gleefully 6/1 | ||||||||
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IJL Trott | c de Villiers b Steyn | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.88 |
| 6.1 Gone! Got him! You always felt Steyn could be lethal against the right handers, Trott had not settled but what could he do with this. Full, snaking away at the last moment, flies off the outside edge from a defensive shot to third slip 21/2 | ||||||||
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KP Pietersen | c †Boucher b Parnell | 12 | 91 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| 22.4 there’s the breakthrough! A push across Pietersen’s bows, a wild swish to a ball that keeps going towards the slips, and a faint nick through to Boucher! 84/4 | ||||||||
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PD Collingwood | c Morkel b Duminy | 71 | 139 | 88 | 12 | 1 | 80.68 |
| 39.1 got him straight away! Horrid delivery, dragged down, Collingwood tried to hoik it out the Wanderers but didn’t quite time it and found Morkel at deep square 154/9 | ||||||||
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IR Bell | c Kallis b Morkel | 5 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
| 29.3 this time he’s gone. Another fine delivery from Morkel. Superb line, excellent bounce, a regulation edge at head height to second slip 103/5 | ||||||||
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MJ Prior† | c Smith b Morkel | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29.5 well, that was even briefer than anyone could have imagined! A short ball outside off, a loose swish, a steepling top-edge, and Smith back-pedals to cling onto the catch 103/6 | ||||||||
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SCJ Broad | c †Boucher b Morkel | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| 31.3 Review. Broad given not out to one that arrowed down the leg side. Instant review and looks like it clipped the glove. There was a big, dare I say it, sound Even Harper could get this right, surely. Yes, he’s gone. Broad hangs around for a while and drags himself off. Wheels are off for England now. 104/7 | ||||||||
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GP Swann | c de Villiers b Steyn | 20 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 117.64 |
| 35.5 gone this time! Full and swinging, Swann aims to block but the late away swing finds the edge and it goes straight through to De Villiers at slip. Almost all over now! 134/8 | ||||||||
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RJ Sidebottom | b Duminy | 15 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88.23 |
| 42.5 Gone, got him! South Africa win the Test and level the series! Sidebottom tried to heave this through the leg side but misses and it crashes into the stumps. South Africa win by an innings and 74 runs. 169/10 | ||||||||
| JM Anderson | not out | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Extras | (lb 6, w 1, nb 6) | 13 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 42.5 overs; 213 mins) | 169 | (3.94 runs per over) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
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DW Steyn | 14 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 4.57 | (2nb) | |
| 6.1 to Trott, Gone! Got him! You always felt Steyn could be lethal against the right handers, Trott had not settled but what could he do with this. Full, snaking away at the last moment, flies off the outside edge from a defensive shot to third slip 21/235.5 to Swann, gone this time! Full and swinging, Swann aims to block but the late away swing finds the edge and it goes straight through to De Villiers at slip. Almost all over now! 134/8 | ||||||||
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M Morkel | 16 | 5 | 59 | 4 | 3.68 | (3nb, 1w) | |
| 3.4 to Cook, Morkel strikes! South Africa breakthrough early! On the off stump channel, moving away with the angle, a touch of extra bounce and it finds the outside edge of Cook’s defensive shot and flies through to Smith at slip who gobbles it up gleefully 6/129.3 to Bell, this time he’s gone. Another fine delivery from Morkel. Superb line, excellent bounce, a regulation edge at head height to second slip 103/529.5 to Prior, well, that was even briefer than anyone could have imagined! A short ball outside off, a loose swish, a steepling top-edge, and Smith back-pedals to cling onto the catch 103/631.3 to Broad, Review. Broad given not out to one that arrowed down the leg side. Instant review and looks like it clipped the glove. There was a big, dare I say it, sound Even Harper could get this right, surely. Yes, he’s gone. Broad hangs around for a while and drags himself off. Wheels are off for England now. 104/7 | ||||||||
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WD Parnell | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.12 | ||
| 12.3 to Strauss, Review: much fuller ball, and this nips off the seam and thuds into Strauss’ pads. Massive appeal for lbw. Was there an inside edge? He was given out by Tony Hill… and after some deliberation that is given out and that’s Wayne Parnell’s first wicket in Test cricket 48/322.4 to Pietersen, there’s the breakthrough! A push across Pietersen’s bows, a wild swish to a ball that keeps going towards the slips, and a faint nick through to Boucher! 84/4 | ||||||||
| R McLaren | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | (1nb) | ||
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JP Duminy | 1.5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.45 | ||
Princess have you met JL1 too? He is a great guy, good laugh and is currently enjoying rather extreme UK weather!
Piet …
I am not sure which is a better combo – “Easy but not cheap” or “Cheap but not easy” …
😆
Carol, no I have not had the pleasure. We were comparing the pros & cons of expensive cars once a upon a time is all. I am presently pro-environment so like the Lexus Hybrid as it reduces my carbon footprint 😀
Piet, Do you mean he let the ‘Manhood of South Africa’ down when he met RP?
Was he very badly behaved? 😉 Hheheheheh
Mmmmmm….. quite a looker, the dizzy blonde…..
Talking about looker…. R_P, why is there no pic of you on the gallery…. just remind us again…. I missed that….
Princess, I see – I think he has a Beemer from a comment he made the other day and they are truly dreadful in the snow!!
Hahahah, have just received a text from the beauty salon offering Brazilians and ‘Hollywoods’ for £25.00….. 😯
692 @ R_P – I’m Easily Cheap….. hehehehe
696@ Carol – Go for a Brazilian….. I dare you….
@694 Carol
No, if memory serves, JL1 and Fern were at one at one stage fiercely contesting RP’s hand……not sure which way she went with those two boys.
But RP and I have always been close, brother and sister like, if you know what I mean…..(started at Voldy, with that Lilith woman abusing her virtues, btw).
Carol screw it, go all the way – go hollywood 😉
Piet – it went neither way. I did not think it was a contest for anything – I am better at reading P&Ls than people 😳 Plus Fernly? Never – he dislikes women WAY too much 😯
GBS – “Easily Cheap” 😯 Oohh no !
Back again. Hello all.
SA lead by 171. I wonder how much is enough here.
Ok, time fr dinner in Macau … later folks 🙂
Piet – Fern is currently in ‘lurve’, which is rather sweet!
Hater and I have agreed to leave it be…we wind each other up too much and it gets very boring for everyone!!
704 – Just as I get back you leave, cheers Princess.
Hi Puma and Byee Princess, great catching up with you.
684 – Ash, Cheers mate, have yourself a great weekend.
Flok, AB is out…. 355 / 6
707 – Carol, Hello how you? Has your weather got any better? We a bit overcast but very, very humid and warm.
Hope the weather holds out at the Wanderers though.
709 – GBS, Bugger just when I thought they both well in. Still have a good lead at this stage. Boucher doing very, very well. Who ever said he should be dropped should be dropped on their heads 😆 Daft to drop a great fighter like Bouch.
711@ Puma – We had a brief thundershower here in the East-Rand, hope JHB is missed this afternoon.
Sun is out again here
710- Puma, the big thaw has started. WRS had to tow my car up the drive last night as I sank in the 8″ deep slush. Can see some green again!!!.
Fog and rain now!! 🙁
Boucher on 65 off of 83 balls. Batting very well.
Go Bouch.
713 – Carol, You have had a terrible winter, probably you wishing for the summer already.
Don’t you have chains for your wheels? I used to carry chains in my boot when I lived in Holland. Never used them though only when we went to ski in France then of course needed them to go up to the ski resort.
Damn, that spinner, The Ugly Duckling, is a real menace to left-handers…
712 – GBS, It can rain in the East Rand but NOT at WANDERERS…HEHE. Hope it by-passed the Wanderers. We dominating here I feel for now. Don’t need the rain to come and spoil it just yet.
Would be great to see Boucher get a 100 and shut the people up who keep saying he must be dropped.
Puma, it is funny in Europe everyone has chains, here NO ONE, most winters you would never have to use them so I suppose that is why no one bothers!! Would have been useful though! I just pinch WRS’s 4X4 !!
McLaren is living on borrowed time here, it seems
Hi all,am back again. I really think we should declare,a lead of 200 is plenty,if we cant win with that then we deserve to lose the series,lets get them in,time is against us with this weather..
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