Let this be a lesson to you

So our first day of matches began today and, having recorded the game, I dutifully tried to avoid the results until Michael came home and we could watch. Then my mother called......lets just say between her and a few others I knew the end results. Any who, I think she's sorted and hopefully the others are as well. What happened you ask? Let me tell you - England batted first and it was a bad start when one of the openers, Bairstow, went out for a duck. But my man, Roy hung in along with Stokes, Root and Morgan, posting 311 for 8. South Africa's Ngidi got himself a hat trick and Tahir and Rabada each picked up a couple of wickets. When South Africa took the field, and by that I mean England was in the field and SA were batting, they started in fine form with de Kock hitting a respectable 68, but no one else really did much. So they lost at 207 all out after 39.5 overs. 2 wickets each for Plunkett and Stokes with 3 for Archer. In addition to the batting and the wicket getting, Stokes made the play of the day with an amazing behind the head, one handed, diving catch.

Whatever's in that crock-pot of James, it sure smells good for now. Moira's Mutter may matter but she's gonna need to up her strike rate. But its early days yet, early days. Michael? What about him you say? Well, he fell victim to the old "I changed my team but it didn't go through" scenario. So, let this be a lesson to you, when you modify make sure you CONFIRM (you have to click two buttons), and then double check by going back in to look at your team. You can thank me later with chocolate or cold hard cash

Tomorrow its Pakistan and the West Indies. Happy Gaming!