Idiots
To be fair all the pundits thought it was a good call to bat firstā¦
Its not bat second in SA
Why do you think that?
105-3
Nortje to Root, OUT , dug in, Root flinchesā¦ gloves to the keeper! He walks! Nortje gets the England captain with a 145kph snorter! No two men happier than de Kock and van der Dussen there, as SA claim the big wicket of Root after missing him a few balls earlier. Well-directed bouncer, good heat and Root couldnāt get out of the way
JE Root c ā de Kock b Nortje 35 (49b 5x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
185-5
Stokes gone chipping one to cover, wicket from nowhere again.
47 (77)
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Another batsmen gets in, another batsman gets out
Buttler gone for 29
Pretorius to Buttler, OUT , oh, good ball! On a length, nice line that angled away from him and it finds a faint edge which is taken by the keeper
JC Buttler c ā de Kock b Pretorius 29 (27b 4x4 1x6) SR: 107.40
Iām afraid he was done be commentatorās curse as well but the Saffers have been bowling well.
Curran and Pope in, new ball due soonā¦
Curran gone, leaving one he shouldnāt, clips the top of off stump.
231-7
Pretorius to Curran, OUT , well, well ā¦ he left it alone to his peril! Pitching outside off, it angled back in nicely and pegged the stumps.
SM Curran b Pretorius 9 (13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 69.23
Bess out first ball
231-8
All pundits are saying itās a good pitch to bat on but England seem to be belying that. Letās see what our bowlers can doā¦
Just as well Dom Bess is in the team to bolster the battig.
Pardon?
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Sky has KP as co-commentator and to be honest he is really, really annoying, basically saying he would never have played those out shots, like he never did, once, everā¦
Philander swinging the new ball quite a lot.
Theyāre still playing at balls that are wide of their off stump that they should be leavingā¦
Go to make a cuppa and Broad is out, 234-9
Rabada to Broad, OUT , well, well. Unplayable ball! Full-on yorker, it pins him back and crashes violently into the stumps.
SCJ Broad b Rabada 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Ollie Pope a beacon of light in a sea of indifference
2nd test fifty*
257-9
261 all out, wait but is it, Pope caught off of a Rabada no-ball
262-9
Its only unplayable if you contrive to whack the top of your pad with the bat, instead of hitting the full toss for four.
Broadās batting reaches new levels of incompetence.
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see above scores for reasoning but historically batting second wins in South Africa.
269 all out
I wonder if our old timers can be as hostile as the Saffers were?
Nope. They wont be.
HTH.
Seems to be a total clusterfvck of a tour so far.
Not a good start for Silverwoodsā reign or Roitsā longevity as Captain.
17-0 after 2 overs 
Whst was our total