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***Official*** South Africa in England
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zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Yup. Vital innings when the game was still in the balance.
Well played South Africa, deserved winners and thoroughly outplayed England.
Langeveldt
Soutie
Prince is the kind of player Nasser Hussain describes as a "Street Fighter"
Except he is quite good..
Except he is quite good..
chris.hinton
International Captain
South Africa outclassed us in 4 days and deserved to win, England on the other hand are an overrated and tired side, We do not have any world class bowlers. Moores have not improved the team and deserves to get the boot
Langeveldt
Soutie
Nail on the head.. Welcome back
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Get Duncan Fletcher back. Confident in his ability to not do a Kevin Keegan.
Shaggy Alfresco
State Captain
Well that's a bit harsh! I think Duncan Fletcher's England reign was the most successful we had for 50 years, and it was bloody hard for Moores to improve the side with the players he has at his disposal.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
If Broad plays the next Test, he has to play as a top-six batsman. He has, of course, no case whatsoever to do this ahead of Shah, Joyce and even Collingwood.
But if you retain someone for his batting, he has to play in a batting slot. It'll be truly ludicrous if he's retained as a bowler.
chris.hinton
International Captain
The Thing with Stuart Broad is that his batting is keeping him in the test side but is a bowler
Sidebottom will be fit for the next test and Vaughan should be dropped and Andrew Strauss should be skipper with Shah coming in the team
Sidebottom will be fit for the next test and Vaughan should be dropped and Andrew Strauss should be skipper with Shah coming in the team
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
It's pretty incredible that anyone seems to think Foster can do a better job with the bat than Ambrose. There's absolutely nothing to suggest that's possible.
Everyone has found-out you become a better player in your absence and a lesser one if you're not performing stupendously, Stewart-esque well, but that's truly taking it to extremes.
Ambrose's wicketkeeping has been juuuuuuuuust fine, he's not scored as many runs as I'd hope, but he's done better than James Foster or pretty much any competent wicketkeeper would do.
Ambrose should beyond question play at Edgbaston. In fact there's only one person who should replace him in the country and that's Steven Davies - and I don't mean now.
chris.hinton
International Captain
but with read and foster they can bat 8 or even 9 if Broad playing, and the top 7 should do there jobs and score runs
PY
International Coach
Well to be honest, that's the best I could hope for with such a conprehensive spanking.
Played Saffies. Odds we see the Ashes seam attack in the next Test?
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The Masterplan
U19 Debutant
Fletcher based his bowling selection on pace pace and pace.. thats why he had the likes of Jones, Mahmood, Harmison in the team at that time..
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Is this the Australian opener with limited first class experience? If so he must be damned near to selection.
