Back Boks to get a ton; RESULT!Byline: DEREK McGOVERN; JOHN SHAW John Shaw may refer to any of the following people:
I WAS surprised earlier this week to see England play South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. A. I thought England WERE South Africa A. Most of our home-grown players grew up in South African homes. Funnily enough, they happen to be our best players - Andrew Strauss Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One-Day Internationals for England. , Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott. There is one major flaw in fielding South Africans against South Africa. They have more than we do. An injury crisis leaves England short of wickettaking bowlers today and they, I'm told, are the best kind to have. Tim Bresnan and Sajid Mahmood returned worse figures in their last Twenty20 match than the ones I used to bring home. The South Africans (the home team) are plenty short at 4-11 to win today's one-dayer and I'd suggest a much better bet is the 8-11 (Hills) for a century to be scored. Given that the hosts ran up 241 off 20 overs in midweek then one, if not most, of their team should fill their boots today. CAPTION(S): HOME RUNS Trott |
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