Sigh.....A 100 by Morris with the Titans in ****.
Combination of factors.Why is the bat dominating this season when the reverse has been true at the national level?
About 3 seasons ago the pitches were a joke the other way. Too sporty and batsman couldn't score runs at all. Generally domestic wickets were quite sporty but this was all new levels and no real answers were found with players that season.Have the wickets tended to have less life than the test wickets?
Isn't quality and depth of the attack a criticism that could be applied to the batting lineups?
If memory serves, he got injured not that long after he made his debut for South Africa, and he was never quite the same after that. As a result he turned into a very frustrating cricketer - every so often he looked like he'd recaptured what he had in those early days, but then he'd go back to serving up dross.Parnell looked like the real deal, and he was very good on occasion with the ball in ODIs, but they were few and far between. And he could bowl some real rubbish. It's extremely rare that you can say a single player managed to lose a game for a side, but Parnell seemed to do it often.
It could have been that whole thing of trying to alter his action to prevent a recurrence of the injury, but has that ever worked to a bowler's benefit?Why that happened i`m unsure, he was injured but I also wonder if people tried to fiddle with his action...
Can we really be talking about potential for a pace bowler who is already 30?I rate Morris way more than Parnell. Parnell was always said to have the 'X-Factor' but I don't remember ever seeing it. Morris has the potential to be a very good Test bowler and a decent number 8. Just needs to work on his consistency.
SA talent Vasconcelos signs for Northants
Warning bells will be ringing once more in South Africa after Northamptonshire signed Ricardo Vasconcelos as a wicketkeeper batsman.
While the 20-year-old was born in Johannesburg and has represented Boland and South Africa Under-19s, he will not be considered an overseas player as he has a Portuguese passport. It is understood that he had been of interest to other counties.
He will arrive ahead of the start of the Championship season and offers reinforcement for a squad that lost wicketkeeper David Murphy at the end of last season - Murphy has decided to concentrate on a career in law - and is likely to be without Ben Duckett for the first few weeks of the season as he recovers from surgery on an injured finger. It may also be relevant that Northants could face quite a fight to retain the services of Duckett beyond the 2018 season.
Northants will also be without Rory Kleinveldt, the former South Africa seamer who has been their overseas player since 2015, for the start of the season, though they expect him to return ahead of the Royal London Cup campaign.
While the signing of Vasconcelos could reignite talk about the success (or otherwise) of county development systems, there may be more disquiet in South Africa. With several players on the fringes of selection for the national side having already chosen a future in county cricket - notably Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw and Simon Harmer, with Morne Morkel expected to follow shortly - there will be concern that a young man good enough to represent a CSA Invitational XI as recently as December has committed himself to England for the foreseeable future. He has been obliged to renounce his right to represent South Africa as part of the deal, though such actions are reversible.
The statistics from Vasconcelos' early career are compelling. While South African domestic cricket is not as strong as it once was, the fact that he has scored two centuries and three half-centuries in his first 10 first-class games suggests he is a highly promising cricketer.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to represent Northants, it is a massive opportunity that I hope to grab with both hands," Vasconcelos said. "I am looking forward to work with and learn from some of the more experienced players so that I can accelerate my growth as a player as quickly as possible. I am also eager to try and contribute as much as I can to the team's success."
Northamptonshire's head coach, David Ripley, added: "He's a young, hungry cricketer who's able to provide wicket-keeper cover and push the guys for batting spots. It's great to have him on board."