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

[Gnske]

Ahhhhh this JUST keeps getting worse

 

[Zinzan]

Too leg side probably.

I gave that out live...smashing into leg-stump... turns out more taken a decent chunk of leg.

 

[Red Wingz]

great review

 

[Gnske]

Boy Mennie's nervous, could see him chanting Watchtheballwatchtheballwatchtheball

 

[Zinzan]

Any news on Philander? How weird would it be if SA lost both Steyn & Philander & won the away series 3-0.

 

[Cabinet96]

I have more twitter followers than Mennie.

 

[NUFAN]

AshwMennie can bat

 

[MW1304]

Some way to get off the mark, sheesh.

 

[Starfighter]

Heh. Shot by Mennie! Now the equal second top scorer.

 

[Midwinter]

Now for the "Mennie can bat" test

Selectors winning so far

 

[OverratedSanity]

Smith to ton up

 

[DriveClub]

I have more twitter followers than Mennie.

Whats your twitter handle? I'll follow you

 

[Black_Warrior]

Soo good.

 

[Starfighter]

Any news on Philander? How weird would it be if SA lost both Steyn & Philander & won the away series 3-0.

Considering the Aus batting I'm not sure I'd actually be surprised.

 

[NZTailender]

Hilarious if the whole 'Mennie is in the side ahead of Bird because of batting' pays off.

 

[Top_Cat]

Good for some rearguard runs, is Mennie. Good technique, better than his batting position would suggest.

 

[mackembhoy]

I've just got back from the pub.

Am I still drunk? Imagine spending all last month complaining about pitches and still getting spanked at home.

Thank you Australia for existing you give us Poms something to laugh at.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Whats your twitter handle? I'll follow you

Yeah me too.

 

[viriya]

Hopefully voges doesnt get dropped.. distinct danger of him finishing career with the second highest average..

 

[burr]

With Ponting as captain, Watson went up the order to open and averaged 41 under his captaincy.

Clarke moved him all around the order and he averaged 31.

Ponting put faith in him and gave him a role that suited him. Clarke ****ed him around and made him feel unstable.

Watson thrived on feeling important, Ponting got that, but Clarke was too selfish to get it.

Interesting you say this. I just saw this video and Ponts talked all about how captaincy to him was getting to know his players and understand what makes them tick. He really is a lovely bloke and fantastic to hear talk about cricket. He's the sort of guy Channel 9 should target, except he's way too good for them obviously. ABC should look to nab him though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1hbPWmnL3g

Anyway, I respectfully disagree. Of all the things I want to come out of the Marsh debacle, some revisionist history of Watson's record of mediocrity is not one of them.