***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012

[Spikey]

Mark Waugh:

"Starc looked the most likely to get wickets. although i thought henriques would have been better"

finished the sentence for you

 

[Prince EWS]

Mark Waugh:

"Starc looked the most likely to get wickets"

Well.

Can't believe anyone would argue differently tbh. He also looked the most likely to bowl pies and get hammered of course but he always looked like he could bowl a jaffa and take a wicket.

If he's going to bowl like that every Test then he shouldn't be playing but he also showed why people rate him.

 

[benchmark00]

Can't believe anyone would argue differently tbh.

Yeah either can I, but here we are...

 

[Briony]

typical ch9 not showing the presentation

They used to always show it.

 

[Briony]

He was pretty ''serviceable'' this innings, and was pretty damn decent last innings too. Manged to get Ponting and your best batsmen in Clarke out. Don't understand the hate on him tbh, he's been pretty good imo, seeing as he has not played a test in four years. Has a better FC record than Lyon, and can bat. He should do until we find a our next spinner.

He seemed to change the way he bowled when the tail came in trying to buy wickets but Starc got into a very good rhythm against him. At least he can bat unlike a certain Tahir who also opens a gourmet pie shop when he comes on.

 

[robelinda]

MacGill really is just god. GET HIM IN, NINE! His commentary in the 2009 (?) on SBS was great.

 

[benchmark00]

srsly, that wrongun Gorilla got Birt with... fappidy fap fap.

 

[Spikey]

series ratings

cowan 6
warner 6
ponting 1
quiney 1
watson 2 maybe
clarke 9.5
hussey 8
wade 5
hilf 2
siddle 4.1
starc 4
mj 4
lyon 5
hastings 2

any other ****ers I forgot: 0

smitteh: 6
virus: 5
amla: 8
kallis: 8
ab: 5
FDP: 9
xmas horse: 0
elgar: 0
JP Duminy: hahahahahahahah you unlucky ****er
imran tahir: 0
robbie P: 6
steyn: 6
Morkel: 8
Philander: 4
Kleinveldt: 4

any other ****ers I forgot: 0

should have put more thought into this

 

[morgieb]

Series ratings:

Warner 6 - scored a ton, not that much else.
Cowan 6 - ditto.
Quiney 1 - two tests and didn't really do anything.
Ponting 1 - made the right call to go
Clarke 10 - just wow.
Hussey 9 - still gun at 37.
Wade 4 - decent innings at Perth, not much else. Not good with the gloves.
Siddle 6 - trier. Not a standout but did well enough.
Hilfenhaus 4 - lacked effectiveness against the best bowlers. Why we need McDermott back.
Pattinson 5 - only bowled in three innings
Lyon 6 - bowled with guts at times. Wouldn't want to bowl like the 2nd innings at Perth though.
Watson 5 - nothing good. Nothing bad either though.
Johnson 6 - was generally pretty good at Perth, although didn't have the same impact that he could've had.
Starc 6.5 - not a great 5-fer but it was the most wickets in one innings. Bonus points for his batting.
Hastings 1 - won't forget the 2nd innings quickly.
Smith 7 - some good innings although was somewhat overshadowed.
A Peterson 6 - got his sides decent starts.
Amla 9 - 2 centuries is always a good look.
Kallis 9 - he did it with injury, too.
De Villiers 8 - they should really give someone else the gloves.
Rudolph 2 - didn't really add anything.
Duminy n/a - sadly got injured before he could anything.
Kleinveldt 3 - one good spell, not much else otherwise.
Philander 3 - generally seemed ineffective.
Steyn 6 - pretty meh compared to usual.
Morkel 7 - didn't bowl so awesome but still took wickets.
Du Plessis 10 - saved Adelaide and changed the course of Perth. This was despite it being his first series. Christ.
R Peterson 7.5 - helped change the course of Perth and took some crucial wickets. Pretty good test IMO.
Tahir 0 - hahahahaha
Elgar 0 - when Johnson owns you....

 

[Spikey]

morgieb must be seething that i got in first

 

[Briony]

Think maybe Hussey rated too highly. He played his role well in the first two tests but came in when the bowling was already a bit ragged. In Perth he struggled with the extra pace and more switched on bowlers.

 

[uvelocity]

series ratings

cowan 6
warner 6
ponting 1
quiney 1
watson 2 maybe
clarke 9.5
hussey 8
wade 5
hilf 2
siddle 4.1
starc 4
mj 4
lyon 5
hastings 2

any other ****ers I forgot: 0

smitteh: 6
virus: 5
amla: 8
kallis: 8
ab: 5
FDP: 9
xmas horse: 0
elgar: 0
JP Duminy: hahahahahahahah you unlucky ****er
imran tahir: 0
robbie P: 6
steyn: 6
Morkel: 8
Philander: 4
Kleinveldt: 4

any other ****ers I forgot: 0

should have put more thought into this

patto 0 someone ban this ****

 

[Spikey]

he's a soft victorian

 

[centurymaker]

at least two full tests-

Warner 6
Cowan 6
Ponting 1
Clarke 10
Hussey 7.5
Wade 5
Siddle 6
Hilfenhaus 4
Lyon 5

Smith 7
A Peterson 5
Amla 9.5 (single-handedly changed the momentum of the decisive perth test)
Kallis 7.5
De Villiers 6.5
Rudolph 1
Kleinveldt 2
Philander 4 - sees adelaide road, wakes up with an injury gambhir style.
Steyn 6
Morkel 8.5
Du Plessis 10

 

[Spark]

Single-handedly is a bit inaccurate, Smith did his bit.

 

[Daemon]

Hussey 8.5 but Kallis 7.5?

Don't forget Kallis's two wickets at Adelaide and batting with an injury as well. Hussey also generally scored in much easier circumstances.

 

[benchmark00]

Why do people think that players should get more points for playing with an injury/tiredness. First Siddle now Kallis.

 

[centurymaker]

Single-handedly is a bit inaccurate, Smith did his bit.

strike rate.

 

[morgieb]

Why do people think that players should get more points for playing with an injury/tiredness. First Siddle now Kallis.

Balls.

 

[Prince EWS]

philander 4 - sees adelaide road, wakes up with an injury gambhir style.

Haha fmd I heard so many people accuse him of Adelaideitis when I was in Wauchope. They all felt like absolutely heroes doing it too. Probably not too far wrong though tbf; you don't average 17 in Test cricket with the ball bowling like Philander by playing Tests at the Adelaide Oval.