****Official****Pakistan in South Africa

[Cabinet96]

Cook
?
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Chanderpaul
Clarke
Prior
Swann
Anderson
?
?

Picked Swann over Ajmal just because it'd be in South Africa really.

Picking a second opener would be so hard; I guess we'd have to think about someone like Trott doing the job.

Yeah I'd probably throw Trott or another middle order play up to open. Other two seaming spots are dependent on form, but I'd probably pick two of Broad, Pattinson and Siddle.

 

[TT Boy]

Cook
?
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Chanderpaul
Clarke
Prior
Swann
Anderson
?
?

Picked Swann over Ajmal just because it'd be in South Africa really.

Picking a second opener would be so hard; I guess we'd have to think about someone like Trott doing the job.

Trott has a poor record against South Africa. Get Gayle in and Johnson.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah I'd probably throw Trott or another middle order play up to open. Other two seaming spots are dependent on form, but I'd probably pick two of Broad, Pattinson and Siddle.

Yeah those are the three I had in mind too, but it'd really depend on fitness more than anything else. Broad has dished up pies recently but he's been carrying injury and Pattinson has been injured for a bit now too. If we rule those two out then we end up with a pace attack of Anderson/Southee/Siddle and that's not anywhere near as good as South Africa's.

I also find it somewhat amusing that when picking a rest of the world side to take on South Africa, two blokes born in South Africa are certain starters..

 

[smash84]

in the meanwhile get some batsmen into the Pakistan side FFS

Firdose Moonda started her article saying that there were some wisecracks at the presser yesterday saying "they are not New Zealand"......yes they are not Firdose, their batting is worse

 

[Zinzan]

Cook
?
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Chanderpaul
Clarke
Prior
Swann
Anderson
?
?

Picked Swann over Ajmal just because it'd be in South Africa really.

Picking a second opener would be so hard; I guess we'd have to think about someone like Trott doing the job.

What about Southee as one of your seamers in South African conditions.

 

[Black_Warrior]

in the meanwhile get some batsmen into the Pakistan side FFS

What I wouldn't give to get Cook and Pietersen in our side

 

[Burgey]

Cook
Warner
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Clarke
Kohli
Prior
Andersen
Ajmal
Khan
Pattinson

The world cricketing cupboard is pretty bare, isn't it?

 

[stumpski]

Good pounce there from AB, and he had to take it after going right in front of the slip. 40-8!

 

[Black_Warrior]

Didn't someone predict rain?

 

[NUFAN]

My side to play against SA in SA would be:

1. Cook, Alastair
2. Ali, Azhar
3. Sangakkara, Kumar
4. Pietersen, Kevin
5. Clarke, Michael
6. Chanderpaul, Shivnarine
7. Prior, Matthew
8. Siddle, Peter
9. Pattinson, James
10. Ajmal, Saeed
11. Anderson, James

 

[Zinzan]

Another one bites the dust, real chance of beating NZ's 45 here.

 

[Cevno]

Sreesanth as a seamer in SA conditions, imo.

 

[Flem274*]

I feel ya Pakistan, I feel ya. South Africa's bowling is in unfair mode atm. They're a video game.

 

[Burgey]

Fmd this **** is a young Dennis Lillee. 90mph or so outswing. Nothing beats it.

 

[Prince EWS]

What about Southee as one of your seamers in South African conditions.

Yeah he'd be a chance depending on fitness/form of a few others; I mentioned him in Post #723.

 

[Cevno]

Would rather have Pujara/Trott opening than Azhar Ali tbh.

 

[Zinzan]

My side to play against SA in SA would be:

1. Cook, Alastair
2. Ali, Azhar
3. Sangakkara, Kumar
4. Pietersen, Kevin
5. Clarke, Michael
6. Chanderpaul, Shivnarine
7. Prior, Matthew
8. Siddle, Peter
9. Pattinson, James
10. Ajmal, Saeed
11. Anderson, James

Might be biased, but I'd pick Southee over Siddle based on what he's done in the last 12 months. Looks a far more dangerous prospect than solid old Siddle for mine. .

 

[Zinzan]

And Ross Taylor wouldn't be far away ^

 

[Zinzan]

Oh and one C S Martin to open with Cook .....

 

[Prince EWS]

Might be biased, but I'd pick Southee over Siddle based on what he's done in the last 12 months. Looks a far more dangerous prospect than solid old Siddle for mine. .

Siddle's more a natural first change though. You'd want all of Anderson, Pattinson and Southee to open because they're natural outswing bowlers; Siddle would give you something different.

That said, I'm sure NUFAN is far more biased towards Siddle than you are towards Southee. He'd give him a kidney if he was asked.