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MrPrez

International Debutant
Don't think they will do it. Tell AB and Faf they're batting one spot lower and they would laugh.

Batting out of position for Elgar but he will still have one top 6 batsman, Philander & Robbie P to bat with if he has a decent knock. Steyn and Morne aren't the worst either.
Not asking if they will, asking if they should :p

Obviously the click would be too much to let that happen but I reckon it'd be good for his confidence to get a good chance against a low-on-confidence team.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
How are his runup and pace looking?
Nah terrible still. Bowling slower than ever. Struggling to break into the 120s at times even when not bowling deliberate slower balls. He's been bowling good areas but he's just not a bowler anymore and I've officially given up on him ever being one again.
 

MrPrez

International Debutant
13k runs for Kallis. Not bad.

I never liked peterson to start but he does a good enough job.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Fair enough. Think he was one of those players that has to work hard to gain total respect. He did that with me.
20 Tests of being as solid as he's been is nothing to sneeze at; I certainly don't mean to demean what he's actually done. I just still remain sceptical of his ability to maintain it at all; if he never scored another Test hundred I'd still not be that surprised. He keeps proving me wrong though, full credit for that.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
The way Kallis is batting, the way NZ is bowling and the way the pitch is looking, NZ could score 500 in the second innings and still lose by an innings.

This is however around the time Virus gets out.
 

Teja.

Global Moderator
FMD, I had absolutely no idea Virus averaged 42.

Considering the complete drought of good test openers, right now, He'd open the second World XI with Warner. I actually thought he was a stop-gap when he came in but he's turned into a good bat even though he will never be world class.
 

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