**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Flem274*]

Actually this time last year half the forum would have taken Sreesanth and Ishant ahead of Broad in a composite team. I said their attack minus Zaheer was on a par with Bangladesh's and got accused of trolling.

Nah, Ishant and Sree are puss, but no one can come close to the direness that is the Bangladeshi seam attack.

Sometimes I think people forget just how bad those seamers are.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Actually this time last year half the forum would have taken Sreesanth and Ishant ahead of Broad in a composite team. I said their attack minus Zaheer was on a par with Bangladesh's and got accused of trolling.

Half the forum seems a silly exaggeration. If you can find two non-Indian posters who held that view, I'd be very surprised.

I still think England would have won, quite possibly four-nil still, but losing Zaheer really ruined the series as a neutral. His first spell was some masterful bowling. To be fair, by his fitness record, India would have lost him at some stage.

 

[Furball]

Half the forum seems a silly exaggeration. If you can find two non-Indian posters who held that view, I'd be very surprised.

I still think England would have won, quite possibly four-nil still, but losing Zaheer really ruined the series as a neutral. His first spell was some masterful bowling. To be fair, by his fitness record, India would have lost him at some stage.

Xuhaib, Cribb and NasserFan.

 

[Prince EWS]

Xuhaib, Cribb and NasserFan.

Ishant ahead of Broad in a composite team

Nup.

 

[Furball]

Nup.

You had Sreesanth, which is even more lol-worthy.

 

[Prince EWS]

You had Sreesanth, which is even more lol-worthy.

You said and, not or.

Frankly, I'm sick of people's posts in that thread being brought up over and over and over. There was some funny **** in there, mostly from Bun who was adament Sharma was streets ahead of Broad and would be selected ahead of him even allowing for the extra batting Broad would add, and I've admitted I was wrong about some of the stuff I said in there. I've also admitted it looks funny it hindsight. However, all I really did say in there was:

- Sharma, Sreesanth and Broad, up until that moment in time, had all shown signs of being world class bowlers but none of them had managed to do it consistently, and they were therefore fairly equal and unpredictable from that point.
- Their performances had been similar but I rated them Sree > Broad > Sharma in terms of bowling potential and rated Broad the best cricketer of the lot because of his batting.
- That Bun/random other biased Indian members shouldn't get carried away by the fact that Sharma was coming off a good series and Broad a poor one because both those bowlers had been very much rocks or diamonds throughout their careers and that it could easily turn around very quickly.

So I made a comment about their performances up until that point (which is still true) and two predictions (one of which came to fruition and one didn't).

Would you like a big congratulations for successfully thinking Broad was gun before he actually was? If so, congrats.

 

[Furball]

Would you like a big congratulations for successfully thinking Broad was gun before he actually was? If so, congrats.

 

[Quaggas]

So could we be seeing more schooled South Africans this series in Nick Compton and possibly Stuart Meaker in the limited overs stuff ?

Jonathan Trott - Rondebosch Boys High School
Kevin Pietersen - Maritzburg College

Nick Compton - Hilton College

Limited overs specialists

Craig Kieswetter - Bishops
Jade Dernbach - Glenwood

Stuart Meaker - Glenwood

 

[GIMH]

You said and, not or.

Frankly, I'm sick of people's posts in that thread being brought up over and over and over. There was some funny **** in there, mostly from Bun who was adament Sharma was streets ahead of Broad and would be selected ahead of him even allowing for the extra batting Broad would add, and I've admitted I was wrong about some of the stuff I said in there. I've also admitted it looks funny it hindsight. However, all I really did say in there was:

- Sharma, Sreesanth and Broad, up until that moment in time, had all shown signs of being world class bowlers but none of them had managed to do it consistently, and they were therefore fairly equal and unpredictable from that point.
- Their performances had been similar but I rated them Sree > Broad > Sharma in terms of bowling potential and rated Broad the best cricketer of the lot because of his batting.
- That Bun/random other biased Indian members shouldn't get carried away by the fact that Sharma was coming off a good series and Broad a poor one because both those bowlers had been very much rocks or diamonds throughout their careers and that it could easily turn around very quickly.

So I made a comment about their performances up until that point (which is still true) and two predictions (one of which came to fruition and one didn't).

Would you like a big congratulations for successfully thinking Broad was gun before he actually was? If so, congrats.

Yeah but dude, you rated Sree above another bowler. Look at the bigger picture here.

 

[Viscount Tom]

*snip*

For what its worth Compton went to Harrow as well.

 

[Dan]

South Africa have kicked off their tour match against Somerset by effecting two run outs in the first 5 overs..

Buttler taking the gloves for Somerset, South Africa picking both spinners and Tsotsobe in their 13, might be a shootout for the final bowling slot, if de Lange doesn't pull through from injury.

 

[Spikey]

Ravi the evil genius has Compton run out.

 

[Jacknife]

I know it's not a a first class game but I can't remember the last match that started with two run outs in the first 4 overs.

Just looking at the Somerset side, they haven't put much of a bowling attack out.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I know it's not a a first class game but I can't remember the last match that started with two run outs in the first 4 overs.

Just looking at the Somerset side, they haven't put much of a bowling attack out.

No change there then.

 

[Jacknife]

LOL Trego has just smashed Morkels' first over for 6 4's.

 

[Spark]

Oh Morks.

 

[Spikey]

WAG a

 

[Spark]

I know this is Taunton but this is a bit silly.

 

[Jacknife]

These SA bowlers are getting monstered, good to see.

 

[Garson007]

That's it then. Morkel is going to be terrible on this tour. Only good every fifth one, eh?