A translation for you.

Englands bowlers will need to play well.

As England have picked 5 players specialised in bowling rather than scoring runs they have less players to rely on scroing lots of runs.

If a couple of the batsmen get out early in the game, without scoring many, we could find ourselves in trouble.

The bowlers and wicket keeper come into bat after the batsman, which is called the 'tail'.
Our wicket keeper can bat a bit so is not really classed as a 'tailender' but is not a specialised batsman.

When the bowlers are coming out to bat you are said to be 'in the tail' as they should be easier to get out, and should not score too many runs.

South Africa have less bowlers and more batsman so it will take england longer to get to the 'tail' meaning our bowlers have to perform well, and the batsman are not!!

Posted By: meggers on July 18th 2008 at 13:08:02

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I Think this series is going to get a bit 'tasty' (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 12:49:57
- gone now though (n/m) (Other Sports) - camcan, Jul 18, 12:50:44
  - We should walk off and refuse to come out and in few years time the match will be (Other Sports) - jafski, Jul 18, 12:56:55
  - Bowlers are going to have to fire. (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 12:55:57
    - Do you lot make all this up, or does it actually mean something ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Jul 18, 12:57:15
      - ha ha yes it does (well to me anyway) (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 13:01:40
        
        Indeed. I might do it. I can talk about lots of gay things like Will scraping backside (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Jul 18, 13:03:32
        
        A translation for you. (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 13:08:02
        
        I think I've got it, but what is scroing ? Can anyone scro ? Or just the scroer ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Jul 18, 13:10:27
        
        6 for a home run, four for a touchdown and 1 for a grundle waft. (Other Sports) - Tomblander, Jul 18, 13:13:11
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 18, 13:15:48
        
        That's a secret. You have to pass a cricket knowledge test before I can tell you. (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 13:11:47
      - It's like a kind of street speak, blood. (Other Sports) - CB41, Jul 18, 12:58:55
        
        Blowers is down the kids, he truly is 'street'.Don't mess with Blowers and his TMS Hommies (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 18, 13:01:46
        
        *with (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 18, 13:02:24
    - Looks a tad worrying. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 18, 12:57:07

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