***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2017

[Prince EWS]

All images shown in this post credited to SeamUp; keeping SA domestic cricket going on CW since... I don`t know when.

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Liked for SeamUp love rather than Markram love.

 

[StephenZA]

Jeez he has that typically gritty SA'can look to him doesn't he, even just seeing that side profile...

Thought we had lost him to overseas at one stage. Won the u19 WC as captain and player of the tournament along with Rabada and QDK? From last year... http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/11/13/forgotten-prodigy-south-africa-aiden-markram/

 

[Zinzan]

Thought we had lost him to overseas at one stage. Won the u19 WC as captain and player of the tournament along with Rabada and QDK? From last year... http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/11/13/forgotten-prodigy-south-africa-aiden-markram/

If I send you a nice brochure of NZ scenery, could you pass it on to the young bloke along with any other talented young players? We could do with some more of that Wagner steel & heart.

 

[Zinzan]

Lol @ Rigor's description of Warner....

 

[StephenZA]

If I send you a nice brochure of NZ scenery, could you pass it on to the young bloke along with any other talented young players? We could do with some more of that Wagner steel & heart.

No..... but I`m pretty sure that he has a bedside table full of brochures from the Eng counties.

 

[Zinzan]

No..... but I`m pretty sure that he has a bedside table full of brochures from the Eng counties.

But we have real beer.

 

[vandem]

Anyone think Hesson's told Kane "don't bother bowling Jeets, he's not coming to Hamilton", or is there another reason de Grandhomme is back for a 2nd spell?

 

[straw man]

Raval
?
Williamson
Taylor [or ?]
Nicholls
?
Watling
?
?
Wagner
Boult [or ?]

I'm definitely leaving out CDG but other than that there are many debatable options.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Anyone think Hesson's told Kane "don't bother bowling Jeets, he's not coming to Hamilton", or is there another reason de Grandhomme is back for a 2nd spell?

Nope, it's just one of Kane's rules of captaincy: don't bowl a spinner before the 70th over.

 

[Zinzan]

Raval
?
Williamson
Taylor [or ?]
Nicholls
?
Watling
?
?
Wagner
Boult [or ?]

I'm definitely leaving out CDG but other than that there are many debatable options.

I agree with the commentators' philosophy on selecting for a one-off Test since we don't play again until about November, & not necessarily for the future.

Lol, Smithy's specifically mentioning Larsen now.

 

[Prince EWS]

I agree with the commentators' philosophy on selecting for a one-off Test since we don't play again until about November, & not necessarily for the future.

Gawd, really? That's nuts.

 

[Zinzan]

Raval
?
Williamson
Taylor [or ?]
Nicholls
?
Watling
?
?
Wagner
Boult [or ?]

I'm definitely leaving out CDG but other than that there are many debatable options.

How about for the one-off test?

Raval
Brad Wilson
Bruce
KW
Nicholls
Watling
Tastle
Jamieson/Southee
Ajaz Patel
Wagner
Boult

Latham's still our long term opener, but is he most likely to score runs in the next test?

 

[straw man]

Jamieson is still injured iirc.

Brownlie should 100% be preferred to Wilson.

Bruce, maybe, I hated that he batted 6 for CD last match, so probably not a number 3.

One random spinner, maybe for a punt, two, nah.

 

[straw man]

Would first work out if it really is going to turn and if we really do want to play two spinners. Then, who are our best two spinners? I don't know tbh.

Fine to do what they're saying on comms too, that Watling can bat at 6.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Brad Wilson hasn't been in great form.

 

[Zinzan]

Gawd, really? That's nuts.

It we're to believe Doully, I think SL come in Nov, just for a change...

 

[Zinzan]

Jamieson is still injured iirc.

Brownlie should 100% be preferred to Wilson.

Bruce, maybe, I hated that he batted 6 for CD last match, so probably not a number 3.

One random spinner, maybe for a punt, two, nah.

I was half taking the piss, that is purely from the best performers in the Plunket shield to date

 

[Zinzan]

I do like the idea of KW moving down to 4 while Taylor's injured though.

 

[straw man]

I was half taking the piss, that is purely from the best performers in the Plunket shield to date

Fair enough. Jamieson should hopefully play for NZ one day. Picking Ajaz would be pretty rough on the current 5 spinners NZ has been picking, especially when it's Sodhi and Santner's home ground.

 

[Bahnz]

Argh, why couldn't S.A. Have sent de Kock out rather than a bloke struggling so badly for form and his place. Will be awful if we have to come back for 5 minutes of play tomorrow morning.