*Official* England in South Africa

[jboss]

Oh I did not see the reply. I am not from the karoo, just went to school there at Union High. Consider myself to be from Cape town though, having spent almost 20/27 years here. I agree about the Gauteng getting all the games thing.

 

[Notorious1]

ODI series is gonns be interesting now after England's win in the 2nd ODI.

 

[popepouri]

Well, I paid 30,000 bucks for my car, I hope it hasn't depreciated by over 10 times based on yours and Goughy's maths

I'm from England but moved here a while back.. I've lived in Centurion, Grahamstown and now I live in Summerstrand next to the boardwalk in PE.. Most of my friends go to VP, Alex and Grey High School.. Where in the Karoo you from? I used to work in Oudtshoorn and have some friends from Principia..

Alex represent. Too bad it's renown for it's hockey and not its cricket.

 

[Langeveldt]

Alex represent. Too bad it's renown for it's hockey and not its cricket.

Or females - although at least they are more down to earth than collegiate dolls

 

[popepouri]

Or females - although at least they are more down to earth than collegiate dolls

I think there were more girls who graduated when I finished matric. In my class, there were only 8 guys out of 30.

Alex is in an interesting location though, right on the edge between Korston and Newton Park so I think we got kids from all walks of life.

 

[Scaly piscine]

34 today in Windhoek

PE and CT is generally home to the worst weather in the world.. Apart from the north of England I guess

Yea I flew from the north east to Malaysia a few days a go... going to completely screw with me when I go back in a couple of weeks.

 

[Goughy]

Since when has 15,000 rand ever been equal to 100 pounds? It is well over 1000 pounds..
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Well given it was 15 000 rand for the team, and the exchange rate is approx 10-1 and there are 11 players on the team it doesnt take a genius to work out it is approx 100 pounds per player

 

[Langeveldt]

Well given it was 15 000 rand for the team, and the exchange rate is approx 10-1 and there are 11 players on the team it doesnt take a genius to work out it is approx 100 pounds per player

yeah but it takes a careless ****er to totally miss the point that he would have had to share it

 

[marc71178]

Well, he is a South African who has callously walked out on his country, so he surely is a mercenary!

 

[Goughy]

What did I miss? I was a cheque to the winning team right? Not to an individual player. Im confused

 

[Langeveldt]

What did I miss? I was a cheque to the winning team right? Not to an individual player. Im confused

Strauss got awarded the moolah, which I assumed would be all for him, so I said "No, you've got the exchange rate wrong, its worth eleven times more than that"

Coincidentally the exchange rate = the number of players on a cricket team

 

[jboss]

Wow another hundred for Elgar today he really should play in the 1st test. Has scored 4 centuries this sseason already. Whats more is he is an opener and has age on his side. Perhaps SA line up should be.

1)Smith
2)Elgar
3)Amla
4)AB(w/K
5)JP
6)Prince
7)Mclaren/Albie
8)Morne
9Harris
10)Parnell
11)Steyn

 

[Furball]

Wow another hundred for Elgar today he really should play in the 1st test. Has scored 4 centuries this sseason already. Whats more is he is an opener and has age on his side. Perhaps SA line up should be.

1)Smith
2)Elgar
3)Amla
4)AB(w/K
5)JP
6)Prince
7)Mclaren/Albie
8)Morne
9Harris
10)Parnell
11)Steyn

Burdening AB with the gloves would be stupid and counter productive.

 

[aussie]

Burdening AB with the gloves would be stupid and counter productive.

Probably, but that team looks ill.

 

[jboss]

Burdening AB with the gloves would be stupid and counter productive.

Yes I know the whole world including AB thinks he is the best number 3 in the world. We went through this last summer and many of the ex cricketers were shocked an amazed at AB's selfishness for not wanting to take the gloves for the benfit of strengthening the team. The guys wants to be the best batsman in the world in stead of just saying like Prince I am happy to represent my team. My question is who sits out? Elgar sho is an opener and is young? Kallis? Amla? Who bats 3? It is a very good problem to have and even better when you got an aging Boucher and an AB that "could" take th egloves.

 

[Jarquis]

Burdening AB with the gloves would be stupid and counter productive.

Did wonders for his ODI performances. He averages ~3 times more playing as a wicket keeper in ODIs tbh

 

[jboss]

Look I am not questioning AB as a batsman but he is not going to be able to fill no 3. He is too agressive and when it come to BMT I would vote Dumminy before him Yes AB has been the best batsman of late but Dumminy is not far behind. I now hat other countries would be TELLING AB to do. In fact I remember Ponting having a lol at AB.

 

[zaremba]

Yes I know the whole world including AB thinks he is the best number 3 in the world. We went through this last summer and many of the ex cricketers were shocked an amazed at AB's selfishness for not wanting to take the gloves for the benfit of strengthening the team. The guys wants to be the best batsman in the world in stead of just saying like Prince I am happy to represent my team. My question is who sits out? Elgar sho is an opener and is young? Kallis? Amla? Who bats 3? It is a very good problem to have and even better when you got an aging Boucher and an AB that "could" take th egloves.

Given the strength of your team it's a wonder that you're so upset that 2 of your fringe bastmen have emigrated to England

 

[jboss]

Given the strength of your team it's a wonder that you're so upset that 2 of your fringe bastmen have emigrated to England

No I am not uspet that they go wherever. I am upset that they all go to ONE team and that makes this team a very good team but through nothing of the coaching/development in England. Why should only one team in the world get to get players like Trott and KP and soon Kieswetter? It is upsetting because we should be walking over England given the fact that they have no talent of thier own and for me cricket has always been a reflection of how a nation teaches thier youth. Do english kids just sit in front of thier PC all day and eat big macs? I mean common England must be so much wealthier than SA so why is the system failing the country?

 

[Furball]

Look I am not questioning AB as a batsman but he is not going to be able to fill no 3. He is too agressive and when it come to BMT I would vote Dumminy before him Yes AB has been the best batsman of late but Dumminy is not far behind. I now hat other countries would be TELLING AB to do. In fact I remember Ponting having a lol at AB.

No-one's asked him to bat 3 in Tests you spacker.