Boet I was just clearing my throat. South Africans don’t whine we let ‘em have it and then some.

There’ll be snot en trane when we’re through.

Not that whining you poms are so good at.

Mind you I do have to applaud your Olympic Team. They were fabulous and did you guys proud. Unlike our miserable lot.

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Funny that in the first of your sports articles I read on the SA Olympic team’s performance, you seem to predict a whole lot of whining to come once they get home?

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As for your personal comments about Botham (he’s retired and a knight of the realm - and you Africaaners never beat him) and Peterson…well it’s obviously well past your bedtime, children.

In sport things ebb and wane. SA rugby is high right now - but let’s see what happens in UK in November. SA cricket has had a fortuitous win - how many times was Smith actually out in the second innings? About five, I recall. He survived only by courtesy of Alim Dar - an Indian! How things change!!!

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article4382928.ece

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Played at Headingley, Leeds, on 18,19,20,21 July 2008 (5-day match)
Result South Africa won by 10 wickets

England 1st inningsRMB4s6sSR
AJ Straussc Boucher b Morkel27101654041.53
AN Cookc Boucher b Morkel1848372048.64
MP Vaughanc Smith b Steyn077000.00
KP Pietersenc Smith b Steyn4573467197.82
IR Bellb Kallis3181515060.78
TR Ambrosec Boucher b Ntini1225171070.58
A Flintoffc Boucher b Steyn1752284060.71
SCJ Broadc de Villiers b Morkel1732203085.00
JM Andersonnot out1140242045.83
MS Panesarc de Villiers b Morkel01211000.00
DJ Pattinsonc Boucher b Steyn820141057.14
Extras(lb 6, w 6, nb 5)17

Total(all out; 52.3 overs; 251 mins)203(3.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-26 (Cook, 11.2 ov), 2-27 (Vaughan, 12.5 ov), 3-62 (Strauss, 21.4 ov), 4-106 (Pietersen, 28.2 ov), 5-123 (Ambrose, 33.5 ov), 6-150 (Bell, 38.5 ov), 7-177 (Flintoff, 44.2 ov), 8-181 (Broad, 45.2 ov), 9-186 (Panesar, 47.6 ov), 10-203 (Pattinson, 52.3 ov)

BowlingOMRWEcon
DW Steyn18.327644.10
M Ntini1104514.09
M Morkel1545243.46(5nb, 2w)
JH Kallis822413.00

South Africa 1st inningsRMB4s6sSR
ND McKenziec Flintoff b Anderson1569433034.88
GC Smithc Strauss b Flintoff4496678065.67
HM Amlalbw b Pattinson38135795048.10
JH Kallisb Anderson412141028.57
AG Princec Ambrose b Pattinson14940128417252.46
AB de Villiersc Flintoff b Broad17451738119045.66
MV Boucherb Anderson34107882038.63
M Morkelb Panesar0106000.00
PL Harrisc Anderson b Panesar2494761131.57
DW Steynnot out1018132076.92
M Ntinic Pietersen b Panesar11413007.69
Extras(b 2, lb 19, w 1, nb 7)29

Total(all out; 176.2 overs; 743 mins)522(2.96 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-51 (McKenzie, 15.4 ov), 2-69 (Smith, 20.5 ov), 3-76 (Kallis, 23.5 ov), 4-143 (Amla, 43.5 ov), 5-355 (Prince, 118.6 ov), 6-422 (Boucher, 145.6 ov), 7-427 (Morkel, 148.5 ov), 8-511 (de Villiers, 171.5 ov), 9-511 (Harris, 172.1 ov), 10-522 (Ntini, 176.2 ov)

BowlingOMRWEcon
JM Anderson44913633.09
DJ Pattinson3029523.16(1nb)
A Flintoff40127711.92(4nb)
SCJ Broad29211413.93(2nb, 1w)
MS Panesar29.266532.21
KP Pietersen401403.50

England 2nd inningsRMB4s6sSR
AJ Straussc Boucher b Ntini01513000.00
AN Cookc Amla b Kallis601786033.70
MP Vaughanc Boucher b Ntini2190533039.62
JM Andersonlbw b Steyn34804042.50
KP Pietersenc Boucher b Kallis13530260.00
IR Bellc de Villiers b Morkel4280014.28
TR Ambrosec Boucher b Steyn36945038.29
A Flintoffc Kallis b Morkel38955040.00
SCJ Broadnot out6760110111.66
MS Panesarb Steyn10141071.42
DJ Pattinsonb Morkel13362036.11
Extras(b 4, lb 11, w 2, nb 14)31

Total(all out; 107 overs)327(3.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-3 (Strauss, 3.5 ov), 2-50 (Vaughan, 22.4 ov), 3-109 (Anderson, 46.4 ov), 4-123 (Pietersen, 47.2 ov), 5-140 (Bell, 54.6 ov), 6-152 (Cook, 59.3 ov), 7-220 (Ambrose, 86.5 ov), 8-238 (Flintoff, 89.5 ov), 9-266 (Panesar, 94.3 ov), 10-327 (Pattinson, 106.6 ov)

BowlingOMRWEcon
DW Steyn2879733.46(1nb)
M Ntini2576922.76(5nb, 1w)
M Morkel2246132.77(8nb, 1w)
JH Kallis1735022.94
PL Harris1553502.33

South Africa 2nd innings (target: 9 runs)RB4s6sSR
GC Smithnot out3300100.00
ND McKenzienot out6410150.00
Extras0

Total(0 wickets; 1.1 overs)9(7.71 runs per over)

Did not bat HM Amla, JH Kallis, AG Prince, AB de Villiers, MV Boucher, M Morkel, PL Harris, M Ntini, DW Steyn

BowlingOMRWEcon
SCJ Broad10808.00
DJ Pattinson0.10106.00

Toss South Africa, who chose to field first
Series South Africa led the 4-match series 1-0

Test debut DJ Pattinson (England)
Player of the match tba

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and DJ Harper (Australia)
TV umpire RA Kettleborough
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire NA Mallender

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Meanwhile those Poms are sweating….he he he

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Ashwell put them to the sword properly hey.

I will drink to that. And just how great is it to have a batting talent like AB come in at no6? That’s depth I tell you.

Now someone drop Granny Smith.

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i kinda lost in translation…was that spanish, scottish ,polish or danish?

Simplify for us otherwise we end up frying our brains.

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