***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2018

[stephen]

4-0 Australia.

Cummins MotS with 40 wickets and 500 runs.

 

[Bahseph]

Honestly can't call this one. I'm going 2-1 to SA but that hinges on QDK not playing like he has a hole in his bat like against India. He was massive when we won down under.

 

[TheJediBrah]

SA are going to dominate. Bancroft and Marshes will be walking wickets. Khawaja will underperform. Starc will average 40+ with the ball and Lyon will take 1 wicket for the series at an average of 613. Warner will get found out and Smith will fight averaging 50 for the series but it won't be anywhere near enough.

 

[Daemon]

Lyon being mediocre as usual but picking up 1-2 wickets every innings from frustrated batsmen getting battered by Cummins/Starc/Haze is almost a given. Most likely one caught in the deep and another off a tailender edging to slip.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

For all the pace hype, Lyon v Maharaj is the battle I am most looking forward to. C'mon Gazza.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lyon being mediocre as usual but picking up 1-2 wickets every innings from frustrated batsmen getting battered by Cummins/Starc/Haze is almost a given. Most likely one caught in the deep and another off a tailender edging to slip.

Way too much real life

 

[OverratedSanity]

3-0 Australia. Think this SA side is far more flawed than people think. An India team which couldn't finish them off at crucial moments isn't the same as what Australia will bring...much better suited to the conditions. Expect Haze to own Amla again.

 

[vcs]

Hoping SA will finally win, but Australia always have a tendency to play very well on this tour. Should be fun either way.

 

[Burgey]

Warner must be ****ing exhausted with all the cricket he’s played. balancing that with his political career, a young family and book writing would wear anyone out

 

[srbhkshk]

It's a weird series in the sense that the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams are pretty much similar so what kind of pitch they get is not really a big issue.

 

[Burgey]

Might make the toss pretty important though.

 

[SeamUp]

Looking to bat first every test I reckon.

 

[SeamUp]

Watching in conversation with Jonty Rhodes before the test.

Think he was SAs most popular cricketer amongst the youth in the country in the 90s.

An inspiration.

 

[Rasimione]

This test series could end up being a draw, that's how close it is. Amla, Faf and AB need to score runs. If they score like their averages suggests then we should be winning this but if they struggle, i can't see De Kock pulling a rescue act. I suspect Mulder might get a Debut at 7.

 

[vcs]

If Australia's batsmen carry on their Ashes form, it could get ugly for SA. Vastly different conditions though, obviously.

 

[Spark]

If Australia's batsmen carry on their Ashes form, it could get ugly for SA. Vastly different conditions though, obviously.

Wait, I thought the conventional wisdom was they kind of aren't vastly different?

 

[harsh.ag]

Literally depends on which ABdV shows up. The "make batting look ridiculously easy for 40 runs and then get out randomly" one or the real one.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I would have said 3-1 or 2-1 to RSA, but after the India series reminding how they like to trip over their own Kocks at home... I'll go with 2-2, being optimistic on weather.

 

[vcs]

Wait, I thought the conventional wisdom was they kind of aren't vastly different?

Definitely a lot more lateral movement in SA. Bounce and pace is similar.

 

[SeamUp]

Sir Don Bradman actually rang up Doc Ali Bacher to tell him Jonty's fifty in that famous SCG win was one of the best he had seen. Remember how turgid that pitch was. Think the RR was below 2

That's why I love this stuff. Seeing all the old footage which included his first test 100 in Sri Lanka. Should have seen young Murali