*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

[SeamUp]

Agree 100%... Morris should play. Parnell batting has come a long way but is h a late order hitter? I rate Phehluwkayo better there, but Phehluwkayo is not a wicket taker like Parnell could be?

Maybe play both Parnell and Phehluwkayo for ODI series against Eng, to determine team for Champions?

Pretorius and Phehlukwayo are stock bowlers. Even though they go about their work differently only one should play at a time.

With Morkel, Morris, Rabada, Tahir it probably allows the stock bowler to come in. Parnell does bring left-arm variety though.

I'm sure you right. They will try find answers in the 3 ODI's

 

[SeamUp]

I know he is quick but George Garton is an eye raiser. Has done nothing at senior level yet.

You would have though Jamie Overton then. Garton is hardly in the Sussex team isn't he ?

Anyone else should have been picked ? They probably don't see Roland-Jones as an international bowler ? Coad, Helm also other options ? Topley's injury has put him off the radar.

 

[Bahseph]

Morris has to be at 7. He has the best all round game for LO cricket out of the 4 potential all rounders.

 

[Heboric]

Morris has to be at 7. He has the best all round game for LO cricket out of the 4 potential all rounders.

They have to decide, we cant have all 3, of Lucky, Pretorious and Morris in the same team

 

[kingkallis]

My playing XI would be:

QdK
Amla
du Plessis
Duminy 6
ABdV ( Is he going to play?? )
Miller
Morris 4
Parnell 3
Rabada 1
Morkel 2
Tahir 5

 

[HashiraMadara]

South Africa nearly shocked by a number 9 making his debut.

England are waiting

As if that's not a usual thing. SA has common knowledge weakness to the tail

 

[harsh.ag]

SA has common knowledge weakness to tail

Well who doesn't

 

[StephenZA]

James Anderson in race to be fit for South Africa Tests | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Missed this initially. Will be huge if Eng lose Anderson.

 

[Shady Slim]

a mix of these two and australia i expect to make the final

 

[Shady Slim]

James Anderson in race to be fit for South Africa Tests | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Missed this initially. Will be huge if Eng lose Anderson.

anderson's actually such an incredible human being and believes it not fair he can play if steyn can't

 

[Pothas]

Got start fearing for Anderson now, he had such a great fitness record until relatively recently.

 

[vogue]

A nice dry 22 degrees in Leeds this afternoon. Should make for a good days play.

 

[SeamUp]

SA gone the 3 all-rounder route. Looks like limited spaces for pure fast bowlers (Rabada, Morkel, Steyn) until maybe Maharaj takes over from Tahir.

England Team
JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, CR Woakes, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett, MA Wood
South Africa Team
Q de Kock†, HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers*, JP Duminy, DA Miller, WD Parnell, CH Morris, AL Phehlukwayo, K Rabada, Imran Tahir

 

[Heboric]

SA gone the 3 all-rounder route. Looks like limited spaces for pure fast bowlers (Rabada, Morkel, Steyn) until maybe Maharaj takes over from Tahir.

England Team
JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, CR Woakes, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett, MA Wood
South Africa Team
Q de Kock†, HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers*, JP Duminy, DA Miller, WD Parnell, CH Morris, AL Phehlukwayo, K Rabada, Imran Tahir

One too many allrounders IMHO

Edit: Good early wicket

 

[StephenZA]

Possibly a Phehlukwayo-Parnell shoot-out? Nice early wicket.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Haha, nice take Quentin.

 

[StephenZA]

This pitch looks pretty flat... is there normally movement under the lights?

 

[vogue]

Good wicket !

 

[Burner]

England's new kit is quite an improvement over the old one. Old one sucked.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Two pure garbage wickets