Mabye I spoke too soon, two quick wickets and SA are under a bit of pressure, still need 48 to win with 5 wickets remaining.

SA 214/5 chasing 172

Still expect them to get over the line.

Shocking decision fron the 3rd Umpire, clear deflection from the bat, nowhere near the thigh pad.

Obviously what I meant to say was that on this wicket that may prove a tricky total.

SA limping home at the moment, just a pity England could not get another 20 or 30 runs. Game was lost in the first 25 overs of the England innings.

Oh for a decent second spinning option in place of Yardy.

Decent bowling effort today, just a pity about the batsmen.

Game on now. Still fancy South Africa Green rather then South Africa Blue

Oh, er hang on. This could go anyway now. Really could.

Never in doubt!

Stunning!. I'll get the humble pie out for Sunday Lunch.

Unbelievable Jeff!

We've got plenty of far better options, shame we don't pick any of them!

Yeah, but why would we need good spinning options in the sub-continent? Especially maybe a leg-spinner? Best just take the one top spinner and rely on bits and pieces players to fill in...

Choke

Well done England ... we're back in it.

If only we had a young leg-spinner who could bat as well as most of the proper batsmen too....

The injured Doug Bollinger has been replaced in the Aussie squad by Michael Hussey.

Call me cynical, but Bollinger hasn't actually played any cricket in which to pick up a serious injury and Hussey isn't actually a like for like replacement, is he??....

Pietersen flying home tomorrow according to the twittersphere.

Presumable Eoin Morgan will be sent for?

And that surprises you?

Yep. Confirmed today

England replace a South African with an Irishman.

Still stunned that we beat SA with that score!

I'm not sure what Bollinger's injury is, and players do sustain injuries in training, but replacing a specialist fast bowler with a batsman who bowls back-up spin is just taking a liberty. They've effectively decided they want to alter the balance of their squad to give better options having already had a few games to assess the prevailing conditions.

Perhaps England should have replaced Pietersen with Rashid!

If Broad's injury is bad enough to rule him out, I'd hope for Rashid. Incidentally, I was only-half joking when I wrote [url=http://cricket-balls.blogspot.com/2011/03/open-and-shut-case.htmlthis[/url

Only insofar as it came against England and not in a semi-final