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

[howardj]

I saw Wade said Peter Handscomb should play. His record over the last few seasons looks pretty good, any chance of him being picked?

I think Wade is closer than people think

Handscombe much further away, I would have thought

 

[duffer]

Fox article strongly implying that the saliva Faf was applying to the ball had a higher sucrose content than normal.

If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

Viva La Raza!

 

[Burgey]

This is part job application, part rant at everything wrong in Australian cricket.

Which is why it's taking so long to type out.

 

[Burgey]

The least you could do is post your side for the 3rd test then.

I'm afraid the deliberations of the selection panel are confidential. I'm just looking for some guys with #intent and the [consults notes] "right attitude to have around the team".

 

[Blocky]

Get Warne out of the combox, give him the captaincy and have him bowl 10-15 overs a day... he'd still do better than Lyon and the side would have a man manager and tactician at the top.

 

[indiaholic]

So what do you get for ball tampering? Ban or a fine? This is the second time he got caught, no?

 

[Burgey]

So what do you get for ball tampering? Ban or a fine? This is the second time he got caught, no?

Ask Sachin.

 

[howardj]

Not so funny thing is I would back half a dozen people on these boards to do a better job than Marsh, and save $250 000 in doing so

 

[indiaholic]

Yeah but SA is not as powerful so does not apply.. It was a one match ban, right?

 

[Blocky]

For what Faf did... nothing.
For taking a bottle cap to the ball, or picking the seam apart, or biting it... lots.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ask Sachin.

CSA can't afford to threaten to leave the tour midway though.

 

[OverratedSanity]

For what Faf did... nothing.
For taking a bottle cap to the ball, or picking the seam apart, or biting it... lots.

Repeat offender though.

 

[indiaholic]

Dravid got a fine when he tried this, i think.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

So literally no marshes in the third test. All of a sudden its looking like empty cupboard.

 

[Blocky]

Seriously, why do you think Taylor was never seen without a gob full of gum while fielding? Or why Fleming used to have overly slicked back hair and a tendency to be one of the main shiners of the NZ cricket ball? Or instances in club cricket where players legs are shining from vasoline they've put on top of the whites on one side of their pad, or the towel some players carry onto the field that has leather polish in the inside of it.

 

[StephenZA]

Fox article strongly implying that the saliva Faf was applying to the ball had a higher sucrose content than normal.

I heard it was a sugar free mint and so does not count....

 

[kykweer.proteas]

CSA can't afford to threaten to leave the tour midway though.

But we already won lol

 

[indiaholic]

I am not arguing that what Faf did something unprecedented. But he got caught. What is the penalty for a repeat offender?

 

[indiaholic]

But we already won lol

Literally can't afford. In monetary terms.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

I am not arguing that what Faf did something unprecedented. But he got caught. What is the penalty for a repeat offender?

I am not sure what happened, he used gum to help shine the ball?