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

[Riggins]

Has Doolan switched to Kookaburra?

 

[Spikey]

unlike Kookaburra to sign such a limited player

 

[uvelocity]

not that bad a point tbh

 

[Riggins]

 

[Riggins]

It doesn't really look like doolan, but i can't think who else it would be.

 

[benchmark00]

Pretty sure that's Glenn Maxwell.

 

[Second Spitter]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14: Warner fined for sharp-practice comments | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

If Warner can learn to shut-up for 2 years, he just may get the Australian captaincy (in the absence of any other viable candidates). But that the rate he's going, he's gonna have a bigger rap sheet than Warne by that time.

 

[Riggins]

Pretty sure that's Glenn Maxwell.

Makes sense. Didn't realise they were all there. GM will be stoked the journo tweeted it being Doolan.

 

[benchmark00]

The biggest thing to come out of the Warner thing is that the match fee for overseas test for Australian players is $19,200. Decent going.

 

[Spikey]

Australia in South Africa 2013-14: Warner fined for sharp-practice comments | Cricket News | South Africa v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

If Warner can learn to shut-up for 2 years, he just may get the Australian captaincy (in the absence of any other viable candidates). But that the rate he's going, he's gonna have a bigger rap sheet than Warne by that time.

check out the guy who doesn't know steve smith is in the test team

 

[Second Spitter]

I know he's on the team. I just think it is/was Warner's to lose. And if i was to bet on it, i'd put my $$$ on SPDS.

 

[Riggins]

My golf balls have SPDS on them at the moment.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Would love to read Chappelli's writings on how Warner should be captain because of his attacking instincts, instead of *insert captain of the time here*

 

[Top_Cat]

Clarke should bat 3!

 

[Second Spitter]

Well, most of the Nein drones are pining for Das Warnerkind to get the captaincy -- hence all those "voluntary" interviews we saw over the summer given through the kindness of his heart, which in reality were cheap PR stunts designed to repair his ailing image.

 

[ajdude]

he worked at woolies, he's just another hard working aussie battla

 

[Top_Cat]

Did right by his parents too.

 

[Dan]

TPC going fishing with Tubby suggests Channel 9 may be backing both horses, so to speak.

 

[SeamUp]

In-form Cobras off-spinner, Dane Piedt , along with Beuran Hendricks trained with the Proteas today.

Harmer seems to have his nose in front but I don't think he can relax. In the 50-over comp, I remember Piedt bowled a karom-ball type delivery a couple of times. He said he was working on variations as he is an orthodox spinner.

G. Kirsten, Boucher and Paul Harris also made contributions to the practice sessions today.

 

[benchmark00]

Had a dream last night that Graeme Smith got pinged in the third test the same way as he did in the first innings of the first test.