Ngakho, ngolunye usuku ithatha bezijabulisa Test yekhilikithi iphelile, bese umdlalo wokuhlola wesibili usulungile futhi uqhubeka ngempela. Kuyajabulisa namuhla ukuthi akuzange konakaliswe yiziphi izinqumo ezingezinhle (ngu umpires noma abadlali), kodwa mina nganengwa booing oyiphutha Jimmy Anderson. Ngizoxoxa kancane ngalokho kamuva, kodwa okokuqala ezinye izibikezelo (wavuma usuku sekwedlule isikhathi)
Ngakho, ukuqagela kwami kokuqala akuzange kusebenze konke lokho kahle (yize iNgilandi yayizonqoba cishe 150 uyagijima uma 3rd izinqumo zomphoyisa bezingashongo ngendlela eyethusayo, futhi yaqeda “cishe kwasemini” ngosuku 5!). Kepha ungalokothi, Ngabikezela ukuwina kweNgilandi futhi yilokho esikutholile. Ngakho-ke kuthiwani ngokuhlolwa kwesibili? Well, Bengilindele iNgilandi, ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka elangeni, ukwenza azungeze 400 nika noma ukuthatha 30, altho ekukhanyeni play ngosuku lokuqala luka Ngicabanga 350 nika noma ukuthatha 30 manje kungenzeka. Njengoba sengiphumelele i-toss futhi ngathola ama-~ 300 ebhodini ngilindele ukuthi i-England iwine - futhi iwine ngokunethezeka ukwedlula esivivinyweni sokuqala. Iphimbo liyisitayela esihle, kanti i-Australia kufanele, emcabangweni, bakwazi kudlule Imininingwane eNgilandi ngo-innings yabo yokuqala, Angilindele ukuba benze njalo. Kwakuvele kukhona spin ngosuku 1, futhi ezinye ukuntuleka okukhulu ngezikhathi ezithile. Faka ithambeka kwababusi kanye nesipiliyoni esikhulu kakhulu sabaphethe eNgilandi kuma-wicker ama-Lords futhi ngilindele ukuthi bakusebenzise ngokugcwele lokho okutholakalayo futhi banqande i-Australia ukuthi ingabi ngaphezu kuka 300, ngomthofu omncane waseNgilandi. Njengoba sesivele sikhombisile ukuthi bangasibhubhisa ukusilela kwe-innings yokuqala ngilindele ukuthi i-England yenze enye 300 noma ngaphezulu Innings yabo yesibili, bese ugoqa ishibhile nge-Aussie engabizi kakhulu kwi-wicker ezoqhubeka ukulingana noJimmy noSwann.
Manje, ekunengekeni kwami emicimbini yanamuhla. Kulabo abangalizwanga (futhi bekungashiwongo kusiteshi 5 amaphuzu avelele), ngemuva Math Okuphambili wayengaphandle balmanman olandelayo ku kulindeleke Stuart Broad. Eqinisweni uJimmy Anderson uphume njengomlindi wasebusuku. Inani eliphakeme kakhulu labantu esixukwini (kanye nethimba lokuphawula le-TMS) angibonanga ngokushesha ukuthi inkinobho yenzekile, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi i-batsman entsha ibibanzi, inani elikhulu labantu lazithatha lathi. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuphawula kukaPhil Tufnell, ngesikhathi, isishwankathe kahle - "Ngabe kunjalo emoyeni womdlalo?"Akungatshazwa ukuthi kunenqwaba yabasekeli base-Australia abathi - akungikhathazi ikakhulukazi - bonke abakwa-Aussie pro abake babuzwa ngoBroad" abangahambi "bathi wayeqinisile ukuthi angahambi, futhi ama-Aussie anerekhodi elide lokulinda umpire - ngakho-ke, ukuze umuntu ongumsekeli wase-Australia angazenzisi nje, kepha ngezifiso zemidlalo izinto ezinjalo zenzeka. Okwangicasule kakhulu ukuthi lo mbumbulu waqhamuka kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba futhi ngokusobala wafaka inani elikhulu "labasekeli baseNgilandi". Lababantu abazenza abalungile kufanele banamathele ekubukeni ikhilikithi labo ku-TV naku-boo uma befisa ngempela ukuba lusizi. Ngangiyobe nginikeze noma yini ukuba seKings Test namuhla futhi ukube ngathi bekuyinto yokugcina emqondweni wami. Kungakhathalekile ukubuka kwakho kuzenzo ze-Broad, ukumkhohlisa ngeke kumsize, noma ithimba, noma ukuthokozela noma ngubani komdlalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho - ukusho futhi - ungakuthethelela kanjani ukuziphatha ngendlela yokuthi ugcine umoya womdlalo ukuphendula okuthile okubheka njengokungahambelani nomoya womdlalo? Laba bantu abanohlonze nabangacabangi ngokusobala bakhohlwe lokho 2 ukungalungi kungenzi kahle. Ngithanda ukukhumbuza labo bantu ukuthi ukuqala kwesizini yebhola kuphela inyanga noma kude ngakho-ke ngicela uthathe indlela yakho yokuziphatha lapho udlulise amathikithi akho ezinsukwini ezi-4 ezizayo kubantu abafuna ukuhamba bazuze okuningi indinganiso yokuzijabulisa etholakalayo.
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”