Victory
The mighty English Cricket machine rolls on. With a draw in Centurion we win a series in South Africa for the first time in 40 years. I’m sure Michael Vaughan will be looking in later today so a massive HURRAH to him and the team. With only 185 runs needed to win the test off 44 overs, there must have been a temptation to go for broke and win this final test, but the series was more important, and it was a great decision to take things easy and play it safe.
I’m also impressed that, for once, the ECB have taken the sensible decision to send Andrew Flintoff back to the UK in order to get his ankle fixed; he sees a specialist on Friday. Freddie needs surgery on a bone spur, and the recovery time is estimated to be 3-4 months, so with the Ashes series starting in July time is tight. Australia, even in England, will be a massive challenge. They have been at the top of the test rankings for far too long though. Confidence on both sides will be high, and I think everyone is looking forward to a competitive, well balanced series, with of course an English victory.
I’ll see you at The Oval.
I’m also impressed that, for once, the ECB have taken the sensible decision to send Andrew Flintoff back to the UK in order to get his ankle fixed; he sees a specialist on Friday. Freddie needs surgery on a bone spur, and the recovery time is estimated to be 3-4 months, so with the Ashes series starting in July time is tight. Australia, even in England, will be a massive challenge. They have been at the top of the test rankings for far too long though. Confidence on both sides will be high, and I think everyone is looking forward to a competitive, well balanced series, with of course an English victory.
I’ll see you at The Oval.
posted by phylos @ 19:49
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