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***Official*** West Indies in Zimbabwe and South Africa
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The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Aaaye, concur with Josh, missed pretty much all of the game, despite being on at a much more convenient time than Aus v Ind. Good to see the WIndies putting in such a strong performance.
Exactly, there was excellent performances in this test.
Chanderpauls first innings hundred. He is fast becoming one of the hardest players in the world to dislodge, has had a stellar past 3-4 months.
Samuels was breathtaking at times in the first innings, We know he is casual but if he can string some consistent performances together then he will become a very good player but i will believe it when i see it.
Bravo was terrific in the first innings
Steyn was brilliant in the WI second innings, when all looked lost he came on and really gave the Proteas a sniff.
Kallis looked excellent in the second innings and you just knew he would not fail two innings in a row. He was very very unlucky to be given out and i honestly believe the game would have been a lot closer if that decison did not happen.
Good performance by the Windies and hopefully they can continue to play good cricket in this series and beyond.
Protean
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There are no longer required quotas in any sport in South Africa.
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That's how the official line goes. I've still got my doubts TBH.
Stapel
International Regular
Now, I as much as anyone really dislike poor umpiring decisions. This one was indeed a shocker!
However, I think it is unfair to say he was very very unlucky.
A few overs earlier he really had a sloggish miss, which just might have very well carried after a nibble of the bat.
And in all honousty: When he was given out wrongfully, he missed the ball by millimeters. If he would have been given not out, we would say Edwards was very unlucky he missed the bat with two millimeters.
A man with the experience of Kallis should have handled this bouncer differently and be sure his bat was a foot away from the ball. He put himself in a great risk there.
Nevertheless: a poor poor decision.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Interesting...
Incidentally, Neil McKenzie has been recalled, replacing Herschelle Gibbs in the eleven.
http://www.witness.co.za/?showcontent&global[_id]=1860
Cricinfo are reporting McKenzie will open but the South African press seem to believe de Villiers is going back up the order.
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Excellent news. Has McKenzie been opening domestically?
Would prefer to leave AB where he is and open with McKenzie.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
As would I but McKenzie couldn’t handle the pressure batting in the middle order last time, so God knows how he would bat if he opened.
Tis a shame Andrew Hall called it a day for he wouldn’t be a bad choice as opener, especially with the Indian series coming up and the fact that the last 100 opening stand partnership South Africa had in test cricket involved Hall.
Tis a shame Andrew Hall called it a day for he wouldn’t be a bad choice as opener, especially with the Indian series coming up and the fact that the last 100 opening stand partnership South Africa had in test cricket involved Hall.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
No, it will be a first for some years. McKenzie opened on debut for South Africa in Sri Lanka and failed in all six innings but conversely Gary Kirsten struggled as well whilst runs were at a real premium after the first test for both sides.
Anna
International Vice-Captain
Well he won't be coming back to Somerset as a Kolpak, then!
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That being the case, I can't see why the selectors would want him to open in the Tests. Makes no sense at all, unless they are going to push de Villiers up the order, which would also be a a stupid decision given he scored two half-centuries in the last Test.
Mister Wright
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I love that McKenzie is back in the side, one of my favourite International players, shame that Gibbs is so out of form though.
Stapel
International Regular
Well, Gibbs indeed dropped for McKenzie. But still no Pollock. So the Proteas will lose again 
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Too bad Gange was lost so early. But Hammering Chris this time has a scoring rate around 100% (reached 30 from 28 balls). Let's see how long he can stya out there this time.
And Lewis for Sammy is gonna bring....., well nothing I suppose......
EDIT: I just checked Lewis' stats. A single test wicket in 126.3 overs for 388 runs. And his ODI figures aren't impressive either...
.Too bad Gange was lost so early. But Hammering Chris this time has a scoring rate around 100% (reached 30 from 28 balls). Let's see how long he can stya out there this time.
And Lewis for Sammy is gonna bring....., well nothing I suppose......
EDIT: I just checked Lewis' stats. A single test wicket in 126.3 overs for 388 runs. And his ODI figures aren't impressive either...
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