ImpatientLime
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hang on, isn't sayers even more 'pedestrian' than mennie?
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***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17
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TheJediBrah
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We need to elect an anti-establishment outsider who's never played cricket before to lead the Australian team. James Packer?
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morgieb
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At least Sayers can actually move the ball, just because he isn't quick doesn't mean he's pedestrian.
Mennie does nothing for me.
Gnske
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Since it's essentially the NSW XI, pick Andrew Johns again.
Starfighter
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He's no faster, although I reckon Mennie was a bit slower than he was on the ODI series. Ask one of the other guys maybe.
Sayers is more accurate, better at pitching the ball up, bowls a great line from closer to the stumps and generally moves the ball, often in both directions. He'd be quite a handful in these conditions.
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Starfighter
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Not really.
We overrate pace here in Aus anyway. Philander showed the benefit of accuracy and movement today.
Starfighter
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Mennie isn't a tall, into the deck type though. But apparently he can bat, and that's what should count according Rod Marsh's addled brain.
As pollock explained after the days play if you are going to bowl at mennie's pace you need to move the ball. He reckons mennie is cannon fodder at this level. I agree with what he said.
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That's what he was picked as, though,
morgieb
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Which is ridiculous given the wicket. Like they only picked him because he was ahead of Bird at Perth rather than realising what the pitch offered up.
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Starfighter
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And he was supposedly only picked over Bird for Perth because of his superior batting. Which is the batsmen's job. Stupidity^2
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So you're saying Joe Mennie is the Hilary Clinton of Australian fast bowlers
TheJediBrah
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Yes that's the joke
He bribed the Australian selection hierarchy into picking him?
Starfighter
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In other news, from the looks of the weather forecasts it's highly likely that no play at all will be possible tomorrow.
TT Boy
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Forecast today wasn't too pretty as well so hopefully it stays away. Though the game is so advanced that even if tomorrow and Monday was washed out you still expect a result.
honestbharani
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Herath's captaincy in the Zim tests was widely accepted to be pretty good, I thought?