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

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
A few years ago when broad and anderson was caught steping on the ball and scratching the seam, the SA team choose not to lay a complaint. When the icc was asked about this they said without a conplaint they cobsider this case closed.

Today the icc is charging faf because of the accusations of a tabloid...

What the hell is going on?
 

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
Sugar does give a bit of a varnish effect on the ball IMO.
How do you know it wasnt sugarfree gum?

Artificial sugar usually lasts longer so it would only make sense to use sugafree gum on a cricket field...artificial sugar could have the same effect but it would also cause the mouth to salivate more.
 

StephenZA

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Amla got some runs... yeah. Faf did not get any runs... boo!.Cook failed again... feel like we should just cut our losses and play Rillee to give him some experience, give somebody else a chance to open. Cause when AB comes back can`t see how Cook keeps his spot.
 

AndyZaltzHair

Hall of Fame Member
How do you know it wasnt sugarfree gum?

Artificial sugar usually lasts longer so it would only make sense to use sugafree gum on a cricket field...artificial sugar could have the same effect but it would also cause the mouth to salivate more.
Wasn't a gum? It was lollipop I thought. He can say he used sugar free lollipop but it won't help his cause as the rules are clear that outside materials can't be used whether be sugar or sugar free.
 

AndyZaltzHair

Hall of Fame Member
A few years ago when broad and anderson was caught steping on the ball and scratching the seam, the SA team choose not to lay a complaint. When the icc was asked about this they said without a conplaint they cobsider this case closed.

Today the icc is charging faf because of the accusations of a tabloid...

What the hell is going on?
You can bring up numerous examples but the fact of the matter is ICC works in a mysterious way. Just accept and cop a ban and move on. It's not like faf will be banned for a year or something like that.
 

SeamUp

International Coach
Amla got some runs... yeah. Faf did not get any runs... boo!.Cook failed again... feel like we should just cut our losses and play Rillee to give him some experience, give somebody else a chance to open. Cause when AB comes back can`t see how Cook keeps his spot.
No runs from JP too. The three we have singled out.

Puzzles me why Rilee didn't get a bat.
 

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
You can bring up numerous examples but the fact of the matter is ICC works in a mysterious way. Just accept and cop a ban and move on. It's not like faf will be banned for a year or something like that.
Thats a bit silly. Thats like saying North Koreans should just accept what their government does and get over it.

Bit extreme lol but we should not just accept the ICC bullying us because we are not part of the mighty 3.
 

Blocky

Banned
South Africa did the right thing, kept playing under the parameter of test cricket, got Amla some precious time in the middle....

Meanwhile - back in Shield Cricket

Test top 7 in Shield:

Warner got 11 and 20.
Burns got 4 and 2
Khawaja got 106 and 17
Smith got 8
Voges got 16 before being meloned
Ferguson got a pair of fours.
Nevill got 26.

Nathan Lyon 0/141 and 0/32 in his two innings.. surely the guy has to be dropped?
 

Blocky

Banned
You don't need to pick a spinner, if you feel you need some mediocre spin overs, you have Smith in the side, as well as Warner if you really get desperate - pick a batsman or another seamer.
 

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