***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2013/14

[Spikey]

poor shaun marsh

 

[ajdude]

poor shaun marsh

i was absolutely going to make this post.

 

[Riggins]

i dont get it.

 

[Spark]

i think they're suggesting that he was "dropped" because the selectors felt that he wouldn't make the tour match. which is obviously no longer relevant.

 

[ajdude]

"who's this riggins **** anyway"

 

[Riggins]

it was more like "hang on is that my stick?"

 

[Jono]

i think they're suggesting that he was "dropped" because the selectors felt that he wouldn't make the tour match. which is obviously no longer relevant.

he was lucky and then unlucky

 

[Daemon]

iirc India's tour game was cancelled due to rain as well wasn't it?

ominous signs...

 

[benchmark00]

You're also a buffoon for going out in those temperatures. Do you think you're Captain Oates, ****?

Nah ****, not as bad as it sounds.

Unless you get ice on your feet.

 

[Tangles]

Nah ****, not as bad as it sounds.

Unless you get ice on your feet.

No way. Shoveled in -30 recently and my fingers hurt after 15 mins. 15 after that they stopped hurting which was more of a concern.

So they called of the whole 4 days? Must be some rain.

 

[SeamUp]

CSA announced 7 additional players to compete for the Composite XI plus 4 members of the 15-man test squad to play against a Proteas team. Dolphins and Titans players weren't considered due to Ram Slam T20 play-off match.

The 4 players to play for the Composite XI from the test squad are believed to be Elgar, Parnell, McLaren and Kleinveldt.

So it will be:

Graeme Smith, Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Thami Tsolekile, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

vs

Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, Stiaan van Zyl, Rilee Rossouw, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Ryan McLaren, Wayne Parnell, Simon Harmer, Rory Kleinveldt, Beuran Hendricks


Game starts tomorrow at Wanderers.

 

[Garson007]

Dammit. Another match Abbott won't be involved in.

Also this is the team going forward - isn't it?

 

[Jarquis]

Tahir's really been binned off then

Kleinveldt and Parnell bowling together will be ****ing awful though.

 

[benchmark00]

No way. Shoveled in -30 recently and my fingers hurt after 15 mins. 15 after that they stopped hurting which was more of a concern.

So they called of the whole 4 days? Must be some rain.

You've really got to start hardening up buddy.

 

[benchmark00]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14 : Smith not bothered about pre-series jibes | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

<3 Graeme.

 

[Jono]

Why are you chasing him out of the game then? Hater.

 

[benchmark00]

#win/winsituation

 

[benchmark00]

I've green booked life.

 

[Jono]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14 : Smith not bothered about pre-series jibes | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

<3 Graeme.

Just read the article about the presser. How good was that question about how all the talk from the Australian camp has been about Australia's bowling. No wonder Smith replied "good question" and hinted that they'd be tested.

Good stuff.

 

[hendrix]

Gee this is going to be a fascinating series.

So much test cricket this summer, it's been great.