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***Official*** South Africa In Australia
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I read that as Warne. Did a double take.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Might as well post it in here aswell.
The KFC Twenty20 squad is:
R. Ponting (c): TAS, 34
M. Hussey (vc): WA, 33
D. Hussey: VIC, 31
B. Hilfenhaus: TAS, 25
J. Hopes: QLD, 30
N. Bracken: NSW, 31
B. Haddin: NSW, 31
S. Marsh: WA, 25
S. Tait: SA, 25
D. Warner: NSW, 22
R. Harris: QLD, 29
C. White: VIC, 25
N. Hauritz: NSW, 27
The Commonwealth Bank Series squad is:
R. Ponting (c): TAS, 34
M. Clarke (vc): NSW, 27
B. Haddin: NSW, 31
J. Hopes: QLD, 30
N. Bracken: NSW, 31
S. Marsh: WA, 25
M. Hussey: WA, 33
D. Hussey: VIC, 31
N. Hauritz: NSW, 27
B. Hilfenhaus: TAS, 25
C. White: VIC, 25
S. Tait: SA, 25
P. Siddle: VIC, 24
howardj
International Coach
Symonds should be nowhere near the Test XI unless he turns in some stellar performances for Qld in the Weet Bix Cup prior to the SA tour. Anyway, I really think it's time to move past Lee, Symonds and Hayden.
SA Test XI
Jaques
Katich
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
Klinger
Haddin
Johnson
McGain
Clark
Siddle
Reserves on tour: Bollinger, Hauritz, Hughes
Boudica
Cricket Spectator
It was a great test series, even though SA weren't able to win or draw the match at the end, it was great because the team and Graeme Smith in particular showed some real fighting spirit. I suspect most SA fans are really satisfied with the way the series turned out, even though SA lost the last match. In the end it was some great test cricket all around.
oldmancraigy
U19 12th Man
That's a good squad - and picking players in form.
I think Ronny McDonny will almost certainly tour after his 3 wickets at Sydney?
Big chance for Ryan Harris at the top level in the ODIs to show that he can swing the bat against the top opposition - he could be a smokey for the 'all-rounder' position the selectors seem to desire.
I wouldn't take Hauritz though - if McGain is fit, just take North as the backup spin option. 4 quicks and North would be a decent attack on some of the SAf pitches.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
Yeah well done saffies, it was great to watch, a great series all round it was never one sided.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
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I doubt it, personally. Epic to watch and brave, no doubt, but people have batted with worse injuries before. Knee-jerk.
84k until Rogue Traders played, dropped to 14 people iirc.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Smith's injury altered the entire match and as it came sooooo close in the end the win wasn't entirely deserved. If you consider the Australian XI beating the South African XI (-I).
Probably worse injuries have been out there but I can't recall any to score 3 and out in particular.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Rick McCosker springs to mind. Playing with your jaw wired shut can't but all that much fun.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Wouldn't be much fun at all, but wouldn't a broken jaw be slightly easier to play cricket with than a broken hand?
Honest question.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I don't imagine McCosker had the quality of pain meds like I'm sure Smith did.
Athlai
Not Terrible
But surely too much medication would have affected his ability to play the ball?
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Haha I doubt it, the effects of mind-numbing pain >>>>>>>> the effects of reasonably strong pain medication.
In my experience anyway.
I'm not trying to downplay Smith's efforts, I stood to applaud the man in my lounge room, I'm just saying that the stuff in the media and from some people here saying it was the bravest innings ever and stuff just isn't right. Didn't Holding or Marshall bat with a broken arm? In the days of **** all padding? That takes more balls then taking an injection to the hand and putting on 14 layers of padding IMO.
Joe Ninety
School Boy/Girl Captain
McCosker went out with a broken jaw in the days before helmets. Now thats what I call cojones!
Smith batting added a nice bit of drama through the day, will he or won't he, but has been hyped up a little too much. How many wicketkeepers must have and still do bat with breaks?
Smith batting added a nice bit of drama through the day, will he or won't he, but has been hyped up a little too much. How many wicketkeepers must have and still do bat with breaks?
Athlai
Not Terrible
Don't think it was the bravest innings ever at all, just very very difficult 5th day conditions against an Australian team DESPERATE to win.
Briony
International Debutant
Probably not the bravest innings ever but he did bat without painkillers. He had a broken hand and the opposite arm was pretty painful and dodgy as well. The added drama was a pitch full of cracks which was responsible for the break in the first place. Ironically the delivery which got him spat out of one of those cracks and jagged back into the stumps. A fit Smith couldn't have kept it out.