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  1. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Harmer has been cleaning up in the UK, and in SA, and had a good series v Bdl, I hardly think his selection is based on just his 'reputation,' his numbers back it up. It's hard to say the same about Mulder right now. Probably the best thing for Mulder is for him to do some graft in FC cricket...
  2. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Why aren't you a fan of Harmer's selection?
  3. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Ja, to be fair, Eng has looked flatter in the ODIs than the Tests so far this summer.
  4. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    I fear Bouchball will be no match for Bazball. Can't be getting under 350 after the platform we set. Poms will chase anything under 300 in their sleep.
  5. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Even for The Guardian this is pretty dire. Wouldn't be a Gallan article if he couldn't bring up SA race politics. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/13/south-africa-cricket-tour-england-chance-to-show-off-winning-identity
  6. Marius

    What is the general consensus on Makhaya Ntini's controversial history

    Only thing I'll add to this is that Makhaya is lucky that he played his career, and was put on trial for rape, when he did and not today.
  7. Marius

    Don Bradman

    I did come across a Don Bradman truther on Twitter once.
  8. Marius

    South Africa team selection

    'A dozen years ago Cricket South Africa insisted that the holiday season of Test cricket should be shared once every four years, that Australia should give up their crowds of 70,000 in Melbourne and 40,000 in Sydney to come and experience the ambience of 3,000 at Kingsmead on Boxing Day followed...
  9. Marius

    John Barton King in colour

    Very cool, thanks for sharing. Just not sure about the music, ha ha.
  10. Marius

    South African cricket racism issue: Report implicates Smith, Boucher and de Villiers

    In general bowlers are more likely to have gone to an average school, than batters. Bowling is more 'natural' than batting I think and doesn't need quite the same level of coaching. Dale Steyn went to some random school in Phalaborwa I think and Morne Morkel some school in the Vaal triangle, I...
  11. Marius

    South African cricket racism issue: Report implicates Smith, Boucher and de Villiers

    The vast majority of players (white and black) will always come from private schools or top 'Model C' schools. How many people that have played Test cricket went to Brakpan High compared to KES or Rondebosch? And this isn't an SA-only phenomenon, private schools supply most Aus, NZ, Eng players...
  12. Marius

    South African cricket racism issue: Report implicates Smith, Boucher and de Villiers

    So, what is the solution then? Should black players be treated differently from white players? Should black players not be expected to meet the same standard as white players?
  13. Marius

    South African cricket racism issue: Report implicates Smith, Boucher and de Villiers

    You literally mention 'bat and ball' in your post: I think we can make similar arguments about white players getting poor treatment and argue it was because of their race, Jacques Rudolph being left out on account of his race. Kyle Abbott being left out on the eve of the 2015 semi-final...
  14. Marius

    South African cricket racism issue: Report implicates Smith, Boucher and de Villiers

    I'm not sure about that, nobody could have argued that Kolisi wasn't there on merit and that his selection would have weakened the team. But there is a case to be made that Tsolekile being in the XI would have weakened the side. And I'm not sure why we're arguing about how good either is with...
  15. Marius

    Greatest Wicketless Spells

    There was a Morkel spell against Michael Clarke once which brought to mind those Donald and Steyn spells. There was another Donald spell when I think both Waugh brothers were batting which also somehow didn't result in a wicket.
  16. Marius

    Best players to have never played Test cricket for SA, post-1991

    There's still some hope he'll play for SA but looks like he's set on qualifying for England. Think he qualifies later this year.
  17. Marius

    South Africa team selection

    I like that, except Paterson, I would rather take any one of Williams, Olivier, or Sipamla over him. Also, I think Markram will still tour, think you can fit him in still.
  18. Marius

    Best players to have never played Test cricket for SA, post-1991

    Corrie van Zyl might have been a shout but he played most of his career pre-1991 and I think he did play some rebel Tests.
  19. Marius

    Best players to have never played Test cricket for SA, post-1991

    Then we may as well say Paul Harris, Gary Ballance, Dale Benkenstein etc are some of the best players to have never played a Test for Zimbabwe.
  20. Marius

    Best players to have never played Test cricket for SA, post-1991

    The other day I was thinking of the best players from SA who never played a Test for the country, after readmission. I was putting together a tentative XI in my head. You could probably open with Sven Koenig and Andrew Puttick, with Rilee Rossouw in the middle order. Nick Pothas would be the...
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