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***Official*** South Africa In Australia

IndGunner

First Class Debutant
Must im also impressed with the way steyn has played. I think that knock to his hand really gave him a boost in determination.
 

Bees

U19 12th Man
I remember some douche at the WACA screaming out to Duminy (on the boundary) - after Duminy scored 1 in the first innings: "You can't bat!"
 

IndGunner

First Class Debutant
Would you guys prefer to have krejza playing or has hauritz been enough? Lee is just unlucky but i think krejza would be a better bowler in these conditions but he would go for runs.
 

inbox24

International Debutant
Seriously falling apart here, the body language is looking like cr*p at the moment and what the hell was with that Hauritz return catch? This is international cricket, not a place to friggin give up.

Do sincerely hope that the selectors get some sort of cancer and are forced to retire, the selections or non selections since the retirements of our greats have been shocking.

Bowling
1. Not considering Bracken for the test team despite having awesome domestic form, ability to make the ball move and adding variety.
2. Johnson, I know he's just taken bagfuls, but still needs more time at domesitc level, work on consistency and getting his deliveries right.
3. Hilfenhaus, Bollinger and Noffke, screwing up their careers, particularly the last one's, they pretty much ruined them, not picking them when they're in form and the dropping them when they should be playing.

Captaincy
Not much needs to be said, sack Ponting and his crappy defensive, unimaginative, ineffective captaincy, needs to take a leaf out of Dhoni's book. Install Clarke.

Batting
1. If Hayden doesn't perform in this next innings, drop him for Hughes or let Hussey open and an extra spot in the middle order.
2. Drop Symonds. He's injured, not good enough as a specialist batsman, only picked because Ponting's a good mate.
3. Wasted David Hussey by not picking him in the form of his life.
4. Earmarking Shaun Marsh for tests and ODIs on the back of no domestic form, dire.

Won't be surpised if the Saffies make it past 450 with a Steyn century because the bowling is definitely the worst in the world at the moment, yes below Bangladesh's.

BTW does Ponting have a personal vendetta against Katich?
 

IndGunner

First Class Debutant
I remember some douche at the WACA screaming out to Duminy (on the boundary) - after Duminy scored 1 in the first innings: "You can't bat!"
He prolly aint saying to much now :P but thats cricket and ive done that sort of stuff b4 so meh
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Though this is a 9th wicket partnership. The highest is 151 against Australia and was scored in 1884. This is the next highest.
 

pup11

International Coach
Would you guys prefer to have krejza playing or has hauritz been enough? Lee is just unlucky but i think krejza would be a better bowler in these conditions but he would go for runs.
No Hauritz has been done well enough, and carried out his role well enough, if the Aussie fielding wouldn't have been as ****ty as it has been then they would have been batting by now.
 

dontcloseyoureyes

BARNES OUT
Lee (if fit), Hayden and Symonds will all play in Sydney regardless of result here.

Test side is a bro's club, not a representative of the best players in the country.
 

Bees

U19 12th Man
Oh, poo. That's right, I skimmed over a headline in Cricinfo about Clark not wanting to risk injury so he might not tour South Africa.

Aussie squad really needs him. Probably would've made a ton of difference, yeah.
 

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