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hamin_aus wrote:Sorry for not being a Graeme Smith ****-rider

Are you at least sorry for just being a ****-rider in general?

Stuart wrote:The Australian air is getting to this man!

I agree and as such I'll refrain from getting into a debate. It's almost sure to be a waste of time.

Okay, I'll admit: Around lunchtime yesterday I was thinking that Australia have Dale Steyn's number. He has proved mostly ineffective in this series, and this is going to be a long, hard slog. What a legend! Anyone who writes off Dale Steyn and Hashim Amla does so at their peril! The only team memb...

Why is de Villiers keeping? Just turned on now. 'Cause otherwise there will be a massive political upheaval that Tsolekile wasn't selected. :roll: PS: You had better respond to my take on the article. It took me almost 10 minutes to read the link! I didn't see the point in taking the debate further...

Oh my sack... Wayne Parnell, WAKE UP with the running!

If Kallis isn't (wasn't) an all-rounder, then there is no such thing as an all-rounder. :) It's a long story. Here's the article on Cricinfo when you have the time to read it: Can Kallis really be called an allrounder? PS - You had better read that, it took me almost 10 minutes to find the link!

Thing is that all rounders have been one of our signature features for a long time. The more you reduce the number of all rounders, the more you weaken your batting line-up. I would also not be comfortable with increasing the number of hopeless batsmen in a side, unless the bowler was really worth ...

Also, it seems that the only spinner that SA will persevere with is a spinner who can also bat (Boje, Symcox, et al). Right now, Australia's front line spinner bats number 11. You'd never see that for very long in the South African team. It seems like they view spin as a part time art, and if the s...

Also the fact that besides him only 7 SA bowlers have gone past 163 wickets is not a statistic you should just whip out. I'm not referring only to the quantity. I think it says a lot about his efficiency that only three of those seven bowlers started playing after him and they were all front line s...

A test average of 32.87 with an economy of 2.98 over 45 matches and an ODI average of 28.10 with an economy rate of 4.40 over 24 matches If he was Gods gift to SA spin, why did he play so few matches :?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Adams_(cricketer) Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodo...

Stuart wrote:Regardless, my point was that he could spin the ball. Certainly more than Symcox and Boje. And Peterson.

Paul Harris turns the ball more than Peterson. Now THAT"S saying something!

Can anyone tell me where the hell Marchant De Lange is?

I'm backing Parnell for McLaren's spot and if they drop Robbie P, they can play Dean Elgar as well and let Duminy bowl the spin.

Cricinfo wrote:What do Hashim Amla and the St George's Park pitch have in common? Both have gone unshaven for a long time.

I would far rather find a younger player who does spin and see if he can do the job better than both our current options. Fair enough. The problem is that South African pitches are and have never been conducive to spin, hence why the problem of producing test match level spinners exists in the firs...

You really like Tahir don't you? :lol: Look I don't have anything against the guy per say but he bowls so many extras for a spinner and in the past we have lost crucial wickets because of his sloppy bowling & fielding. I really think he either A: Needs to tidy up in a big way or B: We drop him ...

It seems the selectors are against making a lot of changes, which I can understand, but they also need to keep an eye on the bigger picture. These may be the players that have brought SA to the #1 ranking and kept them there, but at some point there will need to be a 'changing of the guard', so to s...

It's now time for the South African selectors to get rid of all the freeloaders in the team: - Alviro Petersen - Robin Peterson - JP Duminy I'm also not entirely sure Ryan McLaren should be filling the all rounder slot. I was sure they'd give it to Wayne Parnell, who adds more variety to the attack....

South Africa is developing this very unhealthy habit of taking too long to get into the groove. It's like they've been on a tropical island for six months every time they take the field for the first test of a series.

I agree that our pitches were going to suit him and they should have suited our guys as well but oh well. All out for 206 hopefully our bowlers will eat a big, fat chilli and get their respective A into G and bowl AUS out cheap. The closest thing we have to Mitchell Johnson in terms of skill set is...

Yeah but what about the rest! :shock: We seriously underestimated Johnson going into this game... South African pitches were always going to suit him and regardless of how well you prepare, facing an out-and-out pace bowler on a lively pitch is a seriously tough prospect. It's also something intern...

AB is just showing again why he is the best batsman of his generation. Pure class!

Oh and thoughts on the Test Match so far? My thoughts are that I'd rather pick Paul 'Can't-turn-the-ball' Harris than Robin Peterson. At least Harris still kept the runs down. I've said it before and I'll say it a million times more: Robin Peterson IS NOT TEST MATCH QUALITY. Rant for the day: Check...

Mmm... not surprising, but maybe still just a little unexpected.

Pietersen discarded by England

Maybe he'll try and qualify for SA's test side now?

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Mystical_Titan wrote:

Stuart wrote:Sheesh, that net practice video is perhaps the worst thing I've ever had to watch!

Care to elaborate on that?

I keep waiting for the batsman to actually hit a ball, but it doesn't happen. It's like watching Chris Martin bat.

Maybe he had some design input?

Stuart wrote:Sheesh, that net practice video is perhaps the worst thing I've ever had to watch!

Care to elaborate on that?