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Old school draw

Sat Jul 12 10:43PM

4.50PM - SA 392-3 dec (167 overs) - Pietersen and Cook have an over of off-spin each, SA declare and that is it. A farcical end to proceedings. IT'S A DRAW. Stay tuned for the naming of the squad for Headingley and we'll back tomorrow for the fall-out before our steam train takes us to Leeds for Friday's second Test.

SCORECARD | MATCH GALLERY

4.45PM - SA 390-3 (165 overs) - Amla cuts Collingwood to the boundary and that's his fifth century, coming off 231 balls. Shortly after the light is offered (even though it's not that dark) and the players go off. Handshakes all around and they think it's all over...but five minutes later the sun comes back out and the players return. Total nonsense.

4.30PM - SA 385-3 (164 overs) - Aaah a new ball for Broad and some runs at last as Amla cuts over cover for three to move into the nineties. Collingwood gets the new cherry at the other end and is slashed behind backward point by Amla for boundary number 15 of the day. C'mon toss it to Strauss for an over.

4.15PM - SA 372-3 (161 overs) - There's a chance that Monty could become the tenth Englishman to bowl 70 overs in a Test innings. However the other nine all took at least one wicket. Feel free to put the names in the comments box. Four maidens in a row since the sandwiches and this correspondent is harping back to the days when Graham Gooch did bowling impressions at the jacksie end of the fifth day to entertain the crowd.

3.40PM - SA 372-3 (157 overs) - That's tea. England name their side tonight for the second Test - will Freddie return, what about Simon Jones or even Steve Harmison. Who makes way - Collignwood, Broad!! Something to chew over at the adjournment.

3.30PM - SA 367-3 (154 overs) - Dropped! A flat footed drive outside off from Prince and Alastair Cook puts down a relatively simple catch, away to his right, in the gully. The bowler Broad, who had just gone around the wicket, puts his head in his hands as he is still wicketless. 18 wickets at 45 in his Test career so far, a batting all-rounder?

3.15PM - SA 362-3 (150 overs) - WICKET! That's an absolute beauty from Sidebottom, a late swinging yorker removes Kallis' off-peg. 72 wickets in his last 16 Tests over the last year and that's the reason why. Ashwell Prince is off the mark with a slashing cut off the Robert Plant barnet-a-like. 36 overs left in the day.

3PM - SA 355-2 (146 overs) - g_hine - no we are not counting the boundary byes, my competition, my rules. The current total is 13 and I'll level with you, not much is happening.

2.45PM - SA 353-2 (143 overs) - South Africa lead and Monty has now bowled 52 overs. His fingers must be more tired than the bloke who used to operate Fingermouse. Ambrose has no chance with one that spits out of the rough and it's four byes to the total.

2.30PM - SA 343-2 (140 overs) - Like Guinness and Lucozade before him, maybe Jacques Kallis is trying to reinvent his image. For a bloke who averages 57, he is still widely regarded as not a great watch. But he has thrown his bat at Panesar and got a thick edge to the fence and then smashes the left-armer, one bounce, to cow corner for another boundary.

2.15PM - SA 330-2 (135 overs) - WICKET! Yes, not a typo a wicket. McKenzie's nine hour vigil comes to an end as he chases a wide, wide delivery from Anderson and gets a edge through to Tim Ambrose behind the stumps.

2PM - SA 327-1 (132 overs) - McKenzie's innings is now 545 minutes, making it the fourth longest in history at Lord's and Graeme Smith is on as a runner for him. He has managed to bore himself stiff and is well on course for the slowest double century in history. Amla cuts Panesar to the fence to keep the watching away from the razor blades.

1.45PM - SA 318-1 (128 overs) - Back after lunch and after we waved Mike Selvey into the ambulance, we noticed that Fred Flintoff blasted a rapid 39 in Lancashire's victory this morning. Second Test team to be named tonight!!!

Collingwood opens up after the pies and is driven down the ground by McKenzie while surf_jude is still the biggest loser we don't know.

1PM - SA 312-1 (127 overs) - A decent shout for lbw by Paul Collingwood - it would have grazed McKenzie's leg stump but Billy Bowden shakes his head and the toil goes on. Amla punches Panesar through the covers and that's lunch with just 70 runs scored in the session. CMJ has promised to brighten the mood at lunchtime by doing some amateur acupuncture on Mike Selvey - we're back in 40 minutes with the results.

12.45PM - SA 304-1 (123 overs) - We are well on course for the sixth consecutive draw at Lord's as Amla brings up his nine Test half-century by cutting a Sidebottom slower ball through the covers. The 100 partnership is up off 250 balls and we're reaching for the Valium at lunch.

12.30PM - SA 293-1 (118 overs) - Amla gets a thick outside edge as he slashes Panesar for a boundary past slip and then flicks Sidebottom past square leg - that's his favourite area. Monty is still bowling around the wicket into the rough to McKenzie and as he's not playing, it's as fruitless as an Asbo's diet.

mdmc_1 - you are too late, you cheat.

12.15PM - SA 282-1 (114 overs) - Panesar is back and bowling over the wicket which means more maidens than at a Swedish wedding fayre. McKenzie like Dr Kildare is renowned for his patience (you need to say that second hand gag out loud for it to work). Amla punches Broad through the covers for his sixth boundary.

Bradking News: It was Mohammad Asif who failed a random dope test during the IPL.

NOON - SA 272-1 (111 overs) - Monty is back on but still no breakthrough and we reach drinks with South Africa trailing by just 74 runs. The satchel swingers have the draw at 1/20 which is not exactly yacht buying odds. The competition is closed!!

11.45AM - SA 264-1 (107 overs) - Michael Vaughan must have been reading Douglas Jardine's memoirs last night as he employs a leg-side theory to Amla. On the Janette Krankie basis (he doesn't fancy the short one), Anderson offers an over of short deliveries from over and around the wicket into the ribs with six fielders on the leg-side. Meanwhile Stuart Broad is on for Sidebottom and is steered to third man by McKenzie.

11.30AM - SA 258-1 (104 overs) - There's many things we've enjoyed about this McKenzie innings. The stoic batting, the low-key celebration when he got his ton and the regular cutaways to his wife, one of the most famous South African models, Kerry McGregor. Amla flicks Anderson for another boundary past square leg prompting the TV cameraman to focus on a nine-year-old boy who looks just like Andrei Arshavin.

11.15AM - SA 250-1 (100 overs) - McKenzie drives Panesar through the covers and that's enough for Michael Vaughan to take him out of the attack. Ryan Sidebottom and Anderson in tandem and the latter is flicked to the fence by Hashim Amla.

BTW - We've got any size fleece you want as long as it's large.

11AM- SA 242-1 (96 overs) - The players take the field including strike bowler Ryan Sidebottom who is fit to bowl despite suffering from a stiff back. But it is Monty Panesar, the Sikh of Tweak, who starts from the Nursery End to the staunch Neil McKenzie.

10.50AM- Pitch report - flat, flat, flat!! The bowlers will have to work hard on this 'un. There may be a touch of variable bounce but we say that whilst clutching at this big pile of straws next to me.

10.40AM - El Nino means it could be pouring hard tomorrow so we're giving away a Yahoo! fleece today just in case. Just tell me how boundary fours will be scored in the today. Competition closes at Noon.

10.30AM - Morning everybody. It's a bright, sunny day at Lord's and rather warm. We would recommend factor 15. England need nine wickets, South Africa need to keep batting, it's all to play for.

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Nothing like a spot of Gooch at the end of the day to brighten things up, maybe Monty can do an impression of a decent spin bowler at the end of this match, maybe that's just too far fetched though!
From sikka316 on Mon Jul 14 04:25PM
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Freddie Trueman
George Geary
From n_jason_moore_bel on Mon Jul 14 04:34PM
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Was 1 of them Eddie Hemmings?? Didn't think so.
From sikka316 on Mon Jul 14 04:35PM
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SA have fallen into the England 'trap'. From day 1, England have always been playing for a draw - as they believed the SA press release stating that they are totally unbeatable! Anyway, bring back Freddie but make sure there's a suitable replacement if/when he breaks down.
From don.wheeler on Mon Jul 14 04:37PM
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Must be Phil Defraitas (sp?) he was a legend.
From sikka316 on Mon Jul 14 04:43PM
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im not a follower of English or any other crikate but do like to support the home nations at, well pretty much anything really. Im pretty sure, however, that this game has underpinned my need to just look at the score card on the last day. It seems to me that despite batting incredibly well and then bowling well enough to get the tourists out England have decided to use boardom and rsd as their tactics of choice for this innings. Is it at all any wonder that 20/20 crikate has become popular. i admire any sportsman who reaches the top of their game but seriously this makes it look as if the top aint that high and I know that isnt true...is it?
Oh and ps. Loving Cow corner and loving the posts and posters and Mr 'cows comments. Surely this is the very best way to watch Cricket...
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From gavin_neate on Mon Jul 14 04:50PM
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From jinglinkuanda on Mon Jul 14 04:50PM
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Had I not been too late, I would have gone for three.
From ared4ever on Mon Jul 14 05:01PM
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hi magomes85, Sorry for late response been lost in the 3D world hope you catch this :-
1) Just can't see Scolari keeping the man who terminated his Portugal career.
2) If you watch a replay of Ballack's last goal against Portugal the camera pans to Scolari who is pointing at Ballack and if you read Scolari's lips he is screaming 'Ballack you B(explitive)d I am going to transfer you to West Ham !'
3) It is only a matter of time and transfer windows.
Further evidence comes from 4) the announcement of his delayed contract renewal (it seems obvious Chelski want to give thirty one year old Big Boy a pay cut ) and we have been reliably informed at ED that Ballack has been seen 5) sharing Chocolate Milshakes and 6) Jellied Eels with Curbishley on the Mike End Road add that 7) a gold stadium is on the Abramovich wish list and it all makes perfect sense for Chelski to palm Ballack of on WHUFC which will gurantee us 2nd Place in all competitions.
When did Hammers last have a season when they did not want to trim the wages bill, ditch Zamora take on an on form Ballack and we will be forever blowing bubbles
From arttidesco on Mon Jul 14 05:51PM
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Glad I wasn't there today.. who was more glad, can't say - the big beak saying bok woc or something like that or some artful dodger going by the name of (f)arttidesco or whatever - and other assorted spammers taking refuge in cow corner sheltering against god knows what..
From arviemail on Mon Jul 14 06:26PM
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I'm just curious as to what Chelsea, West Ham, Scolari, Ballack et al have to do with cricket? Granted, the REAL beautiful game was turgid in the extreme today, but still more entertaining than West Ham (OK, maybe not the Hammers, they do play some nice footy) or Chelsea who are about as entertaining as watching paint dry. I'd rather wallpaper my landing than watch Chelsea play. I'd rather watch Yorkshire than watch Chelsea play! Football's only beatiful these days when played by A) Liverpool B) Spain (which is almost the same as (A) and C) men who wear yellow shirts and blue shorts and whose names end in ele, inho or ino.
Yay, Freddie's back! Who's going to lose his place? I reckon 10/11 Broad, 5/4 Colly, 7/1 Sidestrain, 10/1 Anderson.
From vllles on Mon Jul 14 06:51PM
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Cowers - trick question? Nine men who've bowled 70 overs in an innings?
I found;
George Geary - 81 overs
Tom Cartwright - 77 overs
J.C. White - 75.3 overs
Tony Lock - 73 overs
Ian Peebles & Phil Tufnell - 71 overs apiece.
However, if you count 70 overs as 420 balls, then there's also....
Roy Kilner - 56 eight-ball overs, or 448 balls
Hedley Verity - 55.6 eight-ball overs, or 446 balls
Maurice Tate - 55.1 eight-ball overs, or 441 balls.
From vllles on Mon Jul 14 07:23PM
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villes, what's with the 8-ball overs?
From garethcoletranslations on Mon Jul 14 08:32PM
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Sounds like new rules gareth 'i am only here to advertise my translation services' cole must be something to do with twente 20 or the new improved metric game less distance more balls
From arttidesco on Mon Jul 14 10:02PM
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villes my post 99 is in answer to magomes85 post 79
Greeting ave maria are you on 6 ball overs or the new and improved 8 ball overs tonight ?
From arttidesco on Mon Jul 14 10:06PM
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It hasn't always been six balls to an over. When test cricket was first played way back in 1877, there were only four balls to an over!
In England, the four-ball over was in use from 1880 to 1888; it was then increased to 5 an over till 1899, when six ball overs became the standard, and have remained so ever since, apart from 1939, when the 8-ball over was used.
In Australia, 4-ball overs were used between 1876-77 and 1887-88; then 6 balls, apart from 1924-25 (8 balls) and from 1936-37 to 1978-79, also 8-ball overs.
South Africa used the 4-ball over in 1888-89, the 5-ball over from 1891-92 to 1898-99, and the 8-ball over from 1938-39 to 1957-58.
New Zealand used 8-ball overs from 1968-69 to 1978-79, and Pakistan from 1974-75 to 1977-78.
West Indies, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have only used 6-ball overs.
Cowers, being a disciple of Richie Benaud, should be aware that the eight-ball over was one of his favourite talking points; RB was forever advocating a return to the 8-ball over.
Maybe the game would be a bit faster if teams had to bowl 90 8-ball overs per day?
From vllles on Tue Jul 15 03:16AM
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