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  1. Marius

    Heath Davis

    These kinds of things aren't as obvious to outsiders as you would think. Each country has unique racial dynamics which seem self evident but aren't always. I remember someone asked whether Quinton de Kock is mixed race (or 'coloured') and to a South African that's a ridiculous question (he...
  2. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    RTeeza has impressed me the last two knocks. Rilee's overall record for me, would still put him ahead of Reeza, but Reeza certainly deserves his spot at the mo. Also played proper cricket shots. If they were assassins Rilee would beat you to death with a baseball bat while Reeza would slit your...
  3. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Did Rilee's 90* show his composure and talent last night?
  4. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Not bad by SA, great last over by Jordan.
  5. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Should play ODIs, that's it, no Tests, no T20s.
  6. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    I agree with you, generally, here. I understand the need for some sort of quota system to a certain level, because of SA history etc., but you are right, it damages FC cricket, which in turn, damages the feeder into the Proteas. And it results in ridiculous (indeed perverse) outcomes - like...
  7. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    The fact that political considerations come before cricketing considerations in selecting our teams, is one of the major issues with our selection problems. You can't separate the two issues. If there were no political considerations it's unlikely that Andile would be in the squad, and Temba...
  8. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Nobody said that picking POCs is what's stopping us from winning the T20 WC.
  9. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    We're going to always be behind the 8-ball when we have to select teams based on anything other than cricketing considerations (watch us go on to win the T20 WC now :))
  10. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    I'm glad Rilee is back in the mix, he is clearly a talent. And he scored the second-most runs in the Vitality Blast at an SR of nearly 200. Sure, he had a crap game last night but his selection made sense. I would certainly rather have him opening with QDK rather than Reeza or TB.
  11. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    No argument from me, re: Reeza.
  12. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    He's been playing international cricket for six years. How many auditions does he need to have?
  13. Marius

    No transformation targets for SA T20 league

    https://www.news24.com/sport/cricket/proteas/no-transformation-targets-in-new-t20-league-players-voice-concerns-cricket-sa-comfortable-with-decision-20220726 I think this is the right move. If there were any transformation targets, which for better or worse would at least be perceived as...
  14. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    That was certainly a major factor in the success. Think they just hit a sweet spot with a number of issues, allowing them to have one of the best teams that's ever played.
  15. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    I must say, I'm struggling to understand some of the logic. Harmer shouldn't be picked because he's being picked on reputation yet Mulder, who hasn't done much in Tests to justify his continued selection, should be picked for the squad? And while I'm not the biggest fan of Zondo, he had a...
  16. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    What is your cut-off, 30 unless you are a core member of the squad? One of the things that made the Aussies so strong, especially that Ponting era, was that they picked the best, didn't matter how old you were. I think Mike Hussey was over 30 when he made his debut for Aus, Gilchrist was also...
  17. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    He had a bad FC season, only averaged 20.
  18. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Who would have been in your squads?
  19. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    Indeed.
  20. Marius

    *Official* South African tour of England and Ireland 2022

    I think you could argue picking guys like Gerald Coetzee and Rilee Rossouw for the T20 squad is showing some forward thinking. Rilee is one of the best T20 batsmen in the world right now and has been picked despite his past with the Proteas and, as far as I know, not having a domestic side. And...

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