*** Official *** Pakistan all format tour of South Africa 10 December to 7 January

[SeamUp]

SA
Hendricks
Vd Dussen
Breetzke
Klaasen
Miller
Ferreira
Linde
Simelane
Peter
Maphaka
Baartman

No Nortje.

 

[Stefan9]

Apparently Nortje has a big left toe contusion.
Shamsi only arrived today so wasn't considered.

 

[SeamUp]

Nothing between the ears and not dealing with pressure is what is going to be the doing of Breetzke.

Pity, as when on song he is a bums on seats batsman in terms of stroke-making aesthetics and it's nice to have some of them.

 

[Stefan9]

I don't get rassie in this squad. Really offers little in T20. I know he has been in awful form but would have preferred a punt on brevis.

 

[SeamUp]

I don't get rassie in this squad. Really offers little in T20. I know he has been in awful form but would have preferred a punt on brevis.

Was thinking the same.

He is hardly playing cricket. I wonder if it's to keep him ticking along for 50-overs when sone of the main guys aren't available.

 

[SeamUp]

And really Hendricks should not be in our best T20 team either.

 

[crucialextreme]

Apart from Maharaj and Shamsi does SA have a good spinner? They should bring young guns thru in such series.

Hendricks and RvD should be dropped

 

[SeamUp]

Apart from Maharaj and Shamsi does SA have a good spinner? They should bring young guns thru in such series.

Hendricks and RvD should be dropped

Nqaba Peter, Bjorn Fortuin & George Linde are the 3 spinners getting the chances.

 

[SeamUp]

Ferreira a bit of a hack but if he has the mental application (which people seem to believe he has) he could be what our white ball cricket needs to maybe allow Klaasen/Miller to bat a spot higher.

Then have Stubbs 3 with Rickelton + another opening. Then have Brevis floating around for opportunities. We need some x-factor at the top like Gibbs & QdK.

Bavuma, Vd Dussen & Verreynne still around the 1-day group.

 

[SeamUp]

Miller looks mint tonight. Wants hometown runs.

 

[Stefan9]

Ferreira a bit of a hack but if he has the mental application (which people seem to believe he has) he could be what our white ball cricket needs to maybe allow Klaasen/Miller to bat a spot higher.

Then have Stubbs 3 with Rickelton + another opening. Then have Brevis floating around for opportunities. We need some x-factor at the top like Gibbs & QdK.

Bavuma, Vd Dussen & Verreynne still around the 1-day group.

Where is markram batting. He is still captain afterall.

 

[crucialextreme]

Where is markram batting. He is still captain afterall.

Dude is struggling with his form. I really wish he is back to his mojo before the next icc championship. Klassy, miller and Markham with Stubbs are a good combo

 

[SeamUp]

Where is markram batting. He is still captain afterall.

Aaaah he is the other opener. Just trying to think what we can do differently. Think we too easy to play against in white-ball cricket. We need to keep evolving as we far from the finished article.

I know we did well in the last 50-over & T20 WCs but we've lost players since & I also think some of those tougher wickets we played on suited our strengths in the T20 WC.

 

[SeamUp]

Linde. Let's see what you got. Best form of your life with the bat. Put into good use.

 

[Stefan9]

Afridi gets Miller. Great knock, needed to go a bit longer.
Big pressure on Linde now.

 

[SeamUp]

Just need to make sure we bat 20 overs now after that dismissal.

 

[crucialextreme]

What would be the ideal team for the champions trophy?

1. Markram
2. Miller
3. Klassy
4. Stubbs
5. Marco
6. Maharaj
7. Rabada
8. Nortje
9. Bavuma
10. RvD
11. Mulder

Pace: rabada, Nortje, Marco and Mulder
Spin: Maharaj , markram and Stubbs
Batting: miller, klassy, bavuma, rvd

SA20 is also round the corner, so hopefully guys find some form

 

[SeamUp]

Smart thing for Simelane to do would have been to get Linde on strike. He also should know there isn't much behind him to bat and he helps himself giving himself time but no, he wants to dance down the wicket and be a hero.

He needs more time domestically ideally.

 

[Stefan9]

Smart thing for Simelane to do would have been to get Linde on strike. He also should know there isn't much behind him to bat and he helps himself giving himself time but no, he wants to dance down the wicket and be a hero.

He needs more time domestically ideally.

Someone really needed to have a chat to him after the first two balls were dots. He needed a word to keep him calm.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Impressive from Miller and a handy cameo from Linde , the people who stole years off his international career at CSA should hang their heads in shame.