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*Official* Australia A, South Africa A and India A in India 2015
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Marius
International Debutant
On paper the A-side is a decent outfit, so not too sure what's going on.
Good our guys are catching a wake-up though.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Gurkeerat was a surprise success. He's had better figures in limited-overs cricket than the more prolific Mandeep Singh, from the same State team (Punjab), but never really been one to step up and lead the batting.
Sandeep will need to work harder on his bowling on unhelpful pitches like this one. Not everything is a greentop. He can, at best, be a limited-overs bowler, so that Test bowlers get a break.
Pandey has kept good form in limited-overs cricket going. That's a good sign, and they definitely have an India reserve here. Agarwal, though, has two seasons left, and he needs to play more before he's near national selection, even as a limited-overs opener.
Ultimately, this is a welcome change from those India A teams in the early 2000s, full of reserves not quite in the national side, who played only for their places in the national side and not the match results.
Sandeep will need to work harder on his bowling on unhelpful pitches like this one. Not everything is a greentop. He can, at best, be a limited-overs bowler, so that Test bowlers get a break.
Pandey has kept good form in limited-overs cricket going. That's a good sign, and they definitely have an India reserve here. Agarwal, though, has two seasons left, and he needs to play more before he's near national selection, even as a limited-overs opener.
Ultimately, this is a welcome change from those India A teams in the early 2000s, full of reserves not quite in the national side, who played only for their places in the national side and not the match results.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
pfft, more like can't handle the pressure of a big final.
Niall
International Coach
The Battlers Prince
International Vice-Captain
Eww spitting grubby little people. That's not warranted in any circumstance.
The collapse hurt the Aussie A lads but there were some good performances in there as well, well done from India though.
The collapse hurt the Aussie A lads but there were some good performances in there as well, well done from India though.
TheJammyTurtle
U19 Cricketer
Great to see Dane Piedt in the wickets,had doubts about whether he could get back to his best after that shoulder op of his.Should be in the squad for India
Marius
International Debutant
Yeah, definitely - he and Harmer must be the two spinners in the Test squad.
Don't think SA will play two spinners in the Tests though. Duminy's bowling has really come on, and Elgar can also give you a bit of slow left arm if you need it.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Quite strong, though a few questionable selections do pop up- JJ hasn't been among the runs in the last two seasons, Axar doesn't take many wickets in 4-day matches, while Vijay Shankar is a howler of a selection- but it's still surprising to see Pandey and Jay Yadav have such a poor game. They still are weak on flat decks- opposition batting posts a massive score against them, which crushes them when they come out to bat. This XI has only three strike bowlers, of which one (Jay) has been prolific largely in the last season.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
They declared. India A at 7/1. Weak link JJ is out cheap again.
One look at the number of FC games played by most SA-A players points to something, which may be a factor here- nine out of eleven players have played at least 50 FCs, including five over 70. This is more or less a reserve SA XI. In comparison, only three in this India-A team have played over 50 matches. Lead spinner Dane Piedt has played more FCs than Axar and Jay put together. With the main team coming to tour, this could be a warm-up for the current SA-A side.
One look at the number of FC games played by most SA-A players points to something, which may be a factor here- nine out of eleven players have played at least 50 FCs, including five over 70. This is more or less a reserve SA XI. In comparison, only three in this India-A team have played over 50 matches. Lead spinner Dane Piedt has played more FCs than Axar and Jay put together. With the main team coming to tour, this could be a warm-up for the current SA-A side.
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I don't know about this. The actual results of this games don't mean anything; they're all really about individuals standing out.
I'm guessing the reason they didn't enforce the follow on is similar -- the selectors still haven't really made up their mind as to who should open with Elgar in the Test team, so having the two top candidates get some opportunities against good opposition in overseas conditions probably seemed like a much more important thing than maximising the chances of winning a A game.
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SeamUp
International Coach
Quinny looking for 4 hundreds in 4 innings when in next.
Stiaan closing in on another FC hundred
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Stiaan closing in on another FC hundred
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