***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[hang on]

think that the organisers had a fair idea about the chances of wallabies and the boks making it.

 

[Spikey]

in 20 years time the ICC will use this tour as a textbook case on how to not schedule a tour

 

[Spark]

watson in, mmarsh out. fair imo.

 

[Spikey]

Nah ****. Terrible. SMITH IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE A SLOGGER AND A MAN WHO CAN GO OUT THERE IN THE 45TH OVER AND KNOCK SIXES FROM THE FIRST BALL. GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS ALREADY

 

[Spark]

christ, clarke is racking up the lost tosses, isn't he?

 

[Ruckus]

Good ****, wanted to see us bowl.

 

[Spikey]

on one hand, i like that haddin is batting above smith


on the other it just makes his presence all the more bemusing. I mean if clarke is gonna bowl him today ok cool, but we know he won't

 

[Howe_zat]

Nah ****. Terrible. SMITH IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE A SLOGGER AND A MAN WHO CAN GO OUT THERE IN THE 45TH OVER AND KNOCK SIXES FROM THE FIRST BALL. GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS ALREADY

What are you talking about, all batting allrounders can do that.

 

[Spikey]

no Imran either ffs. don't wish injures on players....but man botha

 

[NUFAN]

on one hand, i like that haddin is batting above smith


on the other it just makes his presence all the more bemusing. I mean if clarke is gonna bowl him today ok cool, but we know he won't

Spikey which all rounder would you prefer in the Australian setup?

Personally I would rather Christian, Faulkner, McDonald, Marsh, Hopes all ahead of Smith in ODI's.

Of course we could just include another batsman like Ferguson.

 

[Ruckus]

no Imran either ffs. don't wish injures on players....but man botha

Yeah what the heck are they playing at? Tahir's list A record is almost double that of Botha's. Surely that's got to overweigh the little extra Botha provides with the bat...

 

[uvelocity]

**** me, smith is a usless ****. I missed any announcement, is SOS still injured or what? I thought he was right. Defo **** idea to leave him out if uninjured

 

[Spark]

I'd just play Ferguson if we're not going to bowl him, but as I said before, there's scant evidence that MMarsh is a better cricketer than Smith in any respect.

 

[Spikey]

Spikey which all rounder would you prefer in the Australian setup?

Personally I would rather Christian, Faulkner, McDonald, Marsh, Hopes all ahead of Smith in ODI's.

Of course we could just include another batsman like Ferguson.

First off I'd give Smith a go with the ball. But obviously that's not gonna happen. So we must judge him as a batsman and therefore there's literally a hundred cricketers I'd rather pick. I'd pick Mark Waugh and Dean Jones before Smith. Smith just isn't a guy who starts off at a high gear. He needs time and he ain't getting that coming in at over 45




Cue 23 ball 50

I'd just play Ferguson if we're not going to bowl him, but as I said before, there's scant evidence that MMarsh is a better cricketer than Smith in any respect.

I think that T20 showed Marsh can go big quicker than Smith in terms of balls faced etc. I'd rather Smith if we get into a fight with the RRR around 5-6 but he's coming in at 7 so.

**** me, smith is a usless ****.

No he's not. He's a good FC bat. He's a good bowler in the short forms. He however is not the man to come in at over 45 when you're trying to ping every ball for 6, same as Clarke is not

 

[Burgey]

Questionable description in the SA line up of Duminy as "batsman".

 

[Spark]

looking closer i have to say the sa batting looks so much less imposing sans ABdV

 

[Spikey]

Questionable description in the SA line up of Duminy as "batsman".

He's playing Aus tbf

 

[Burgey]

Dougeh!!!

Dougeh.

 

[Spikey]

OH NO. Not the Keetle

 

[uvelocity]

Dougie! \./