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***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012
- Thread starter Heboric
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
I wasn't actually being sarcastic if it came across that way - just had told myself I would wait til he got to 20 before declaring him the greatest cricketer in the history of the greatest sport in the universe, which he now is.
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Being unfair to Nicol is letting him embarrass himself in Test whites.Pitch if very flat and it's nearly the end of day three. Perhaps you're being a bit unfair to Nicol.
Flem274*
123/5
Nah, Nicol is a steady FC opener who isn't good enough for tests atm.Pitch if very flat and it's nearly the end of day three. Perhaps you're being a bit unfair to Nicol.
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I do like Nicol. I rate him highly in ODIs, and I'd back him to be vaguely decent as a middle-order player in Tests with a spate of injuries to our first-choice players. But he's really not a Test opener. There's no way he'd still be out there if he was playing this game.
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I don't think this pair have had it easy, though. The pace bowling has been consistently threatening and hostile.
Athlai
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Steyn and Morkel have both bowled better than they have been for most of this series today. Philander not being an absolute destroyer of worlds and being able to nip it around corners is a significant factor though. Probably just a bit easier today than it has been so far.
Flem274*
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The big test for Flynn is can he convert his starts? I lost count of how many times he got to 40 and got out in his last incarnation.
If he's turned that mental corner, I reckon he's a test batsman. Maybe not as an opener, but definitely middle order material.
With that said, a ton here would confirm him as able to open at test level. That's a long, long, way away though.
If he's turned that mental corner, I reckon he's a test batsman. Maybe not as an opener, but definitely middle order material.
With that said, a ton here would confirm him as able to open at test level. That's a long, long, way away though.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Nah, there's simply not enough time. Even if we bat really well tomorrow, it'll take us all day just to get close enough to SA to put them back in, which means we'd have to bowl them out in 40 or 50 overs on day 5. Even without Kallis and Amla, that just isn't going to happen, especially with Dan bowling the way he is.
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Flem274*
123/5
Kill 'em all and let Dougeh sort 'em out.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
He's already confirmed his ability to be an opener at NZ level I'd say.
Flem274*
123/5
Yes, but that level is marginally above sea level.
