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by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:23 pm

Bethell keeping the runs down by bowling wides.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:29 pm

Handy run out comes at a good time. Brook though not managing the bowlers well. Or so it seems.

Five down so if they chip away might cut off the big hits at the end of the innings.

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:32 pm

Surely this horror show from bethell and jack's tells mccullum and brook that the balance is wrong and another seamer is needed in this side it's horrific!

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:50 pm

Crucial wicket from Bethell though.

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:53 pm

His figures are still horrendous though and he bowled badly.....318-6 with 2 overs to go

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:24 pm

andy wrote:His figures are still horrendous though and he bowled badly.....

Ben Stokes has been in touch to claim this is twisted to suit an agenda!

Let's see how many runs he makes...

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:45 pm

Smith out off the first ball of the innings. Things can only get better.

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:58 pm

Was a serious delivery from burger! He and ngidi are bowling really well here...

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:03 pm

England aren't going to win without a lot of runs in the first ten overs though...

by **Durhamfootman** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:50 pm

As soon as I realised that England had gone into the game with only 4 bowlers, I figured that Jacks and Bethell would probably go for 100 runs from their 10 overs, but it was worse than that.... 112 runs between them. I've got to hand it to England, whenever I think that they couldn't be any more stupid, they go and prove me wrong. I have no problem with them fielding 2 all rounders, but these two aren't all rounders, they're batsmen who occasionally bowl a bit when their skipper is trying to buy the odd wicket, tempting batters into doing something stupid as their eyes light up. Having to bowl 10 overs of their stuff is just plain ridiculous. They deserve to lose

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:21 pm

Bethell now giving the haters a dose of whatever is the opposite of schadenfreude!

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:35 pm

Bethell and Root both out in quick succession 145-4

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:38 pm

South Africa also lacking a 4th seamer.... muthsamy should be ineffective on this deck...suprised rabada or maphaka didn't play ahead of him

by **andy** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:38 pm

South Africa also lacking a 4th seamer.... muthsamy should be ineffective on this deck...suprised rabada or maphaka didn't play ahead of him

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:38 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Bethell now giving the haters a dose of whatever is the opposite of schadenfreude!

Well, a handy knock anyway.

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