silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Per early pitch reports, it's either going to be a horrible draw (
) or an awesome spinning pitch (
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*Official* South Africa in India
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
That's only for part of day one, it seems like it's pretty clear from then on. We'll see.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
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Hmm I suppose that's enough to buy him a few more matches. But it can't exactly keep him in the team indefinitely. I probably rate Ashwell Prince higher than most as a middle-order batsman because I think he's a game-changer. He scores big runs when the side are about 60/3 or 80/4. That's absolutely invaluable, as Australia have recently found out.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
If Rohit Sharma plays ahead of Badrinath, I will not watch this Test. The poor guy has been the best player in India and has been begging for one shot, and if Rohit ****ing Sharma gets a shot over Badrinath, I will literally give up. If I were Badrniath, I'd go on a bat swinging spree through the selectors.
Sir Alex
Banned
I don't think they would.
Sehwag
Gambir
Vijay
Tendulkar
Laxman/Rohit
Bradri (I like that)
Dhoni
Ojha/Misra
Harby
Zak
Ishanth
If Lamxman is not there then Bradri would move upto No.5 and Rohit at No.6 or even no.7 if Dhoni, who is doing superbly with the bat might decide to assume more responsibility.
popepouri
State Vice-Captain
Morkel and Steyn vs Gambhir and Sehwag. Hell yeah!
morgieb
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Scored runs against Australia. Therefore, people think he's gun.
Plus the fact that he took wickets against England.
Woodster
International Captain
Yes a very intriguing contest ahead, but my excitement for this is tempered by the fact it's only two Tests in length! I understand the reasons why, and I guess we should be grateful for what we have.
Very interesting to see how Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel go on a track that may prove a little disheartening as no quick bowler likes to see it dribble through to the keeper, who is standing much closer than normal. The vibes they are giving are good signs though, they realise that despite this, they have to hit the pitch hard to try and get any variable bounce out of the pitch as the Test progresses.
Big test for Sehwag, we've seen him plunder big runs in his typically belligerent fashion of late, against Sri Lanka, and to a lesser extent, Bangladesh. But this SA side will certainly test his capabilities against sharp pace, not that he hasn't proved capable of conquering this in the past.
Ashwell Prince is a man under pressure, but I do expect him to deliver, such is his character under pressure. JP Duminy is another that needs the confidence of a few big runs behind him. Yes his bowling was a bonus against England, and it may be a factor here, but he would swap those wickets for a big hundred in Nagpur.
On the balance of the sides, I am slightly edging towards SA for this one. Their batting has the edge over India's, with the injuries to Dravid, potentially Laxman, and Yuvraj. How the SA bowlers develop their skills of reverse swing may be crucial, as I don't anticipate either spinner (Harris or Botha) having a great say on proceedings.
SA's batsmen tried adopting a positive approach against Graeme Swann in the last series, and how they play Harbhajan and Chawla/Mishra will be good to see. Players like de Villiers I guess will always be positive. Bring on the start of the Test!!
Very interesting to see how Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel go on a track that may prove a little disheartening as no quick bowler likes to see it dribble through to the keeper, who is standing much closer than normal. The vibes they are giving are good signs though, they realise that despite this, they have to hit the pitch hard to try and get any variable bounce out of the pitch as the Test progresses.
Big test for Sehwag, we've seen him plunder big runs in his typically belligerent fashion of late, against Sri Lanka, and to a lesser extent, Bangladesh. But this SA side will certainly test his capabilities against sharp pace, not that he hasn't proved capable of conquering this in the past.
Ashwell Prince is a man under pressure, but I do expect him to deliver, such is his character under pressure. JP Duminy is another that needs the confidence of a few big runs behind him. Yes his bowling was a bonus against England, and it may be a factor here, but he would swap those wickets for a big hundred in Nagpur.
On the balance of the sides, I am slightly edging towards SA for this one. Their batting has the edge over India's, with the injuries to Dravid, potentially Laxman, and Yuvraj. How the SA bowlers develop their skills of reverse swing may be crucial, as I don't anticipate either spinner (Harris or Botha) having a great say on proceedings.
SA's batsmen tried adopting a positive approach against Graeme Swann in the last series, and how they play Harbhajan and Chawla/Mishra will be good to see. Players like de Villiers I guess will always be positive. Bring on the start of the Test!!
Prince EWS
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Or better yet, just open with Amla.
They didn't even bring a spare opener on the tour though; that's the weird thing. If they drop Prince (or drop Duminy and move Prince) Virus will open the batting and he's just yet another middle order batsman, albeit one who has done *some* opening before. For this reason I thought Elgar would've been the better selection but I might have just been brainwashed by jboss.
aussie
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IIRC Pietersen does open domestically in SA.