England Cricket

Seems like the most effective member of the England Touring Team today was the Shaman --  His rain saved them from a humiliating First Day, bad as it was !

Over night England the Mighty are also 39 for 2 

Now will we reach the dizzy heights  of avoiding the follow on tonight I ask myself . New Zealands  375 a o   would have to be passed  by at least  150 to hold any hope of a win I think.

The thought of batting fourth  with this squad induces tremors the NHS won't be able to treat alas !

Not holding on to a lot of hope then Brian .😖😖.

To mis-quote the late  husband of The Lovely Debbie McGee " Not a lot !! " 

114no , not too shabby a start from Joe . Shame the same can't be said about the 2 Kent lads !.🏏🏏.

And 2019 ends pretty much as it began with England in total disarray.

Over the last 12 months we have seen the same old same old from them. This time the bowlers were struck down with South Africas version of  The Mahdis Revenge. So Captain R decides to field !! then when the bowlers have exceeded all reasonable hopes and got S A out along come the Great Northern Heros and collapse like an unsupported tower of playing cards. Then dammit they repeat the performance in the second innings.

What, please, are the odds on the Second Test starting with pretty much the same England Batsmen +/- one but with at least three different bowlers .

 Now I'm off to wear out my aged knees praying for torrential rain & floods to strike South Africa and Australia to put out those ghastly bush fires AND make crikkit impossible in All Africa for a few years !

Brian , I sense a touch of " we're doomed " regarding the rest of the tests in SA .😀.

Nah, just another dose of Deja Vu my friend, they'll not learn as long as there is a hole in a doughnut alas  .

As it's the time of peace and goodwill , I'll give them the benefit of the doubt over the first test.  If it becomes 3 down , may the lord have mercy on their souls as they will be in for the mother of all sledging.😀😀.

If England had even the tiniest traces of Good Will they'd be offering cheap tickets to the  Carnival of the Boxes where all things Cricket should be burned & the cinders consigned to the deep from the stern of the Galley as they row home 

I notice today that a certain 'National Crikkit Authority ' is now, openly supporting the reduction of Test Matches from five days to four days. I suppose that would allow them to work into the schedules another two or three games to fleece the paying customers .