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***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17

DriveClub

International Regular
Who has the largest heart, Siddle or Wagner? Since Siddle became a vegan his heart must have shrunk a bit so I give it to WAGner the lion heart/brave heart #runsinallday
 

Burgey

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I think Wagner actually is pre-vegetarian Siddle. They smuggled him across to NZ in a box of bananas one day, and sent us back a less venomous, Indian-style vegetarian medium pace plodder.
 

StephenZA

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Maybe I`m being a bit daft... but is it normal for Aus to announce the team selection the evening before the match?
 

Burgey

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Yeah it's not uncommon. And a lot better than announcing a 16 man squad a week out from the first test like we did against England in 2010-2011
 

Burgey

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I think it's fairly indicative of a set up that didn't know wtaf it was trying to do.
 

Spikey

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"Aussie captains lead the attack. From history, you look at guys that are great players like Steve Waugh, he stands out. I don't think many people can name a team underneath him but you remember Steve Waugh," Steyn said

I love you Dale Steyn but that's also a dumb, nonsensical comment. everyone remembers the players underneath him ffs
This sounds like a guy trying to pretend GS Blewett 214 never happened

1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 28-Mar 4, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
 

Spikey

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Maybe I`m being a bit daft... but is it normal for Aus to announce the team selection the evening before the match?
If they're confident, they do it, if they've lost a match and have to pin the blame somewhere, it'll happen at the toss. I associate it with Clarke, his very first team was announced the night before iirc
 

Zinzan

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Got to hope this Perth track isn't the road they rolled out for the NZ/Aus 2nd test last year.
 

Midwinter

State Captain
From another forum,

" Brace yourself for a pretty good batting track, looked at the pitch yesterday arvo and once the grass is shaved off which is a certainty the batsman should be licking their chops. But lets just hope they leave the live grass on it."

Nufan to confirm

:)
 

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'm glad this is the last time the WACA is going to poison the annals of Test cricket.
 

Loose Cannon

U19 Debutant
I can't wait for every single ball carrying to the slips, the ball quickening up when it pitches and a medical professional from Fremantle rocking up.
 

SeamUp

International Coach
KP & Warney will probably be sucking each other off the whole series on comms.

Look, KP is already swimming up Warney's ass with his finger - hence the stiffness in the comm team pic...

 

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