Do The Hustle

England 629-6 declared
v South Africa 627-7 declared
England 16-0
close on Day 4

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Newlands, Cape Town

75 South African Beer Ticks

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It is Test Cricket. What's it a Test of? What have you got? What sort of answer is that? It's a Test to see what you've got.

If you ain't got patience, discipline, focus, the Test will find you out. One team showed that today. England didn't.

My acid test. When they fucking start practicing Golf Swings on the outfield. That's you Broad. What message does he think that sends?

You hustle. And that helps you stay focused. And then when the leading edge comes. You're still focused and you catch it.  You don't run the wrong way like Root did. And when there is nothing to hustle for. You hustle for when there will be.

At 5pm after 203 Overs, there was effectively a queue of England bowlers/fielders waiting to get off. With not enough 12th Men to relieve them.

If you can't win The War, win The Battles.

To have the Saffers declare on effective Parity after that extraordinary innings from Stokes is poor.

Salute Temba Bavuma. First Black South African to make a ton for the Proteas.

I drank to forget the rest. Devils Peak Brewing Co., The King's Blockhouse IPA from a bottle at 6%. A lovely bitter Hop Bomb.

Garagista Beer Co., Tears Of The Hipster from a bottle at 5%.

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