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I'd say he's a much, much better test batsman than ODI batsman. He's much more comfortable, from what I've seen, driving the ball into gaps than he is hitting the ball hard to the boundary.
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***Official*** South Africa In Australia
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heathrf1974
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
What concerns me the most is the less experienced players in the Australian team (with the exception of Marsh) are not picking up the slack. The depth of Australian cricket is just not there.
However, on the brighter side South Africa lack depth as well but have had a pretty good run with injuries.
However, on the brighter side South Africa lack depth as well but have had a pretty good run with injuries.
Athlai
Not Terrible
DWTA
The guy loves hitting to the boundary but he needs to be well set first which he doesn't often get the opportunity to do well down the order in ODI's. By no means a nurdler.
Furball
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England lost the last series they played in Pakistan 2-0.
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Indeed they did- thanks for the correction.
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Maybe that's it.
It's just that what i associate most with him is firm back-foot drives through the off-side or midwicket. Against the spinners he loves a big one over mid-on, i haven't seen much smacking the ball to the boundary of seamers.
That's not to say he can't though, just that he doesn't do it when i'm watching. The notion that players aren't suited to one form of cricket because people assume that the way they in another is the only way they can seriously pisses me off, so i'll say no more.
stephen
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Well with Clarke and Bracken back the side definately looks a lot stronger.
If only we had Lee and Symonds back we'd have an almost full strength unit. Throw in a fit Jaques at the top of the order and Watson at 7 and we would then be back to our dominating selves.
It has been a bit scarey the seeming lack of depth in Aus cricket. Though I don't think it has been as bad as we've made out, the Aus day game was disgraceful. I think that the team on Monday has a lot of promise and potential, but really played very poorly. That's ok though since even Tugga's team got thrashed on occasion.
If only we had Lee and Symonds back we'd have an almost full strength unit. Throw in a fit Jaques at the top of the order and Watson at 7 and we would then be back to our dominating selves.
It has been a bit scarey the seeming lack of depth in Aus cricket. Though I don't think it has been as bad as we've made out, the Aus day game was disgraceful. I think that the team on Monday has a lot of promise and potential, but really played very poorly. That's ok though since even Tugga's team got thrashed on occasion.
Precambrian
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Excellent. Tsotsobe would get a chance.
TT Boy
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And Michael Hussey is happy about that...
"Hussey admitted the Aussie batsmen would be relieved at not having to face up to Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini.
“They, and in particular Steyn, were outstanding in the series and it will be nice to know we don’t have to face them,” he said."
pup11
International Coach
He and his mates from the middle-order should be more concerned about playing Botha and Duminy, as they are the two, who have been causing the Aussies the maximum grief, though Warner would be pretty happy with this, without Nitini or Steyn in there, he has got a good chance of going ballistic if Parnell and Tsotsobe aren't upto the scratch.
pup11
International Coach
Haddin is obviously in this serious comfort zone because of the lack of any other viable option atm, had Luke Ronchi been making some runs in the ranger cup, then he might have pushed him a bit in the ODI's and T20's, but atm there is nobody who could really push Haddin for that spot, and that's really not a great thing.
Ronchi inst good enough for Haddins spot. But Haddin isn't suited to coming in so late. We need to open with him.
Haddin
Marsh
Ponting
Dussey
Clarke
Hussey
Hopes
That should be our batting line-up imo.
pasag
RTDAS
Real pity but you can't blame them. Played their best players when it mattered, unlike Australia. There's virtually no point for the game on Friday now from Australia's point of view.
stephen
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Every time I see people calling for Haddin to open I feel like tearing my ears and eyes out.
Haddin has been much better in NSW every time he HASN'T opened. If anything he should be dropped down to number 4 while Clarke is absent. As that's no longer the case, 6 is the best spot for him. He just needs to lift his game.
stephen
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Pride.
pasag
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Not much pride in beating a team resting their better players because they've alreay won the series.
Johnners
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Plenty of pride in keeping the top spot though.