*Official* 2024 South Africa tour of New Zealand: 2 tests

[Zinzan]

Tangiwai Shield unveiled

The most poignant chapter in the history of New Zealand and South African Test cricket is to be officially recognised with the unveiling of the Tangiwai Shield, commemorating the tragic events when 151 people lost their lives on the overnight express from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas Eve...

www.nzc.nz

Fantastic this, great piece of our cricketing history that Boxing Day of 1953.

 

[honestbharani]

I mean its one thing to play a C team but this is bordering on an E team now. NZ should win comfortably.

 

[SteveNZ]

Stop gambhiring you lot. This is a 2–0 on a platter.

It ain't on a platter, but nor am I Gambhiring. We should win, and win well, but they've played a lot more 4-day + cricket than us and a lot of guys will be rusty at the Mount.

 

[SteveNZ]

Fantastic this, great piece of our cricketing history that Boxing Day of 1953.

This is outstanding.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

I mean its one thing to play a C team but this is bordering on an E team now. NZ should win comfortably.

I think D team is fair ..

It's probably a B team for batting but an F team for bowling split the difference and you'd get somewhere around D, since you usually win test matches by getting 20 wickets which I'm not confident of.

I'm not joking by saying it's an F team at best bowling line up I can think of several choices of bowlers I'd call up before these lot:

First-Choice
Jansen
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje

Second Choice
Harmer
Coetzee
Burger
Ngidi

Third Choice
Linde
B.Swanepoel
E. Bosch
Baartman

Fourth Choice
Kyle Simmonds
Beuran Hendricks
Lizaad Williams
Kwena Maphaka

Fifth Choice
Bjorn Fortuin
Darryn Dupavillon
Stefan Tait
Lutho Sipamla

Sixth Choice
Thomas Kaber
Glenton Stuurman
Junior Dala
Johannes Van Dyk

I'd put this bowling line between 5th and 6th Choice.

 

[SeamUp]

I think D team is fair ..

It's probably a B team for batting but an F team for bowling split the difference and you'd get somewhere around D, since you usually win test matches by getting 20 wickets which I'm not confident of.

I'm not joking by saying it's an F team at best bowling line up I can think of several choices of bowlers I'd call up before these lot:

First-Choice
Jansen
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje

Second Choice
Harmer
Coetzee
Burger
Ngidi

Third Choice
Linde
B.Swanepoel
E. Bosch
Baartman

Fourth Choice
Kyle Simmonds
Beuran Hendricks
Lizaad Williams
Kwena Maphaka

Fifth Choice
Bjorn Fortuin
Darryn Dupavillon
Stefan Tait
Lutho Sipamla

Sixth Choice
Thomas Kaber
Glenton Stuurman
Junior Dala
Johannes Van Dyk

I'd put this bowling line between 5th and 6th Choice.

When you put it like that ! Tbf we couldn't have asked for more experience with test caps between Paterson, Olivier and Piedt.

Batting? What we thinking. It's all up in the air for me. Guys from 3rd and 2nd could easily get past guys in the 1st.

Team 1
de Zorzi
Markram
Petersen
Bavuma
Bedingham
Stubbs
Verreynne

Team 2
Brand
Hermann
Breetzke
Rickelton
Hamza
Mulder
Fortuin

Team 3
Moore
Richards
van Tonder
Brevis
van Buuren
Ferreira/de Swardt/Zondo
Qeshile

 

[StephenZA]

When you put it like that ! Tbf we couldn't have asked for more experience with test caps between Paterson, Olivier and Piedt.

Batting? What we thinking. It's all up in the air for me. Guys from 3rd and 2nd could easily get past guys in the 1st.

Team 1
de Zorzi
Markram
Petersen
Bavuma
Bedingham
Stubbs
Verreynne

Team 2
Brand
Hermann
Breetzke
Rickelton
Hamza
Mulder
Fortuin

Team 3
Moore
Richards
van Tonder
Brevis
van Buuren
Ferreira/de Swardt/Zondo
Qeshile

As far as I`m concerned van Tonder should be in team 1!

 

[SeamUp]

As far as I`m concerned van Tonder should be in team 1!

He has a big chance to hopefully prove that but he may have to open which isnt ideal.

Quality player. Crazy but him and Coetzee might be the last of FS produced SA cricketers. Union feels neglected and they not producing anything at schoolboy level really. Think Wessels, Cronje, Donald, Boje, Dippenaar, VD Wath, McLaren, Elgar, Rossouw. Not bad for our 6th province but now sadly in division 2.

 

[RMBolton]

Tangiwai Shield unveiled

The most poignant chapter in the history of New Zealand and South African Test cricket is to be officially recognised with the unveiling of the Tangiwai Shield, commemorating the tragic events when 151 people lost their lives on the overnight express from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas Eve...

www.nzc.nz

The cricketing reference is roundabout if you don't know the history, but when you do, it's up there, especially considering last Christmas was the 70th anniversary. The "insert surnames of players" trophies template is a bit stale.

We need more perpetual trophies in the Test cricketing world, & NZ cricket especially needs more perpetual trophies. I still think it's a real shame we don't have one with England.

 

[Silver Silva]

I think D team is fair ..

It's probably a B team for batting but an F team for bowling split the difference and you'd get somewhere around D, since you usually win test matches by getting 20 wickets which I'm not confident of.

I'm not joking by saying it's an F team at best bowling line up I can think of several choices of bowlers I'd call up before these lot:

First-Choice
Jansen
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje

Second Choice
Harmer
Coetzee
Burger
Ngidi

Third Choice
Linde
B.Swanepoel
E. Bosch
Baartman

Fourth Choice
Kyle Simmonds
Beuran Hendricks
Lizaad Williams
Kwena Maphaka

Fifth Choice
Bjorn Fortuin
Darryn Dupavillon
Stefan Tait
Lutho Sipamla

Sixth Choice
Thomas Kaber
Glenton Stuurman
Junior Dala
Johannes Van Dyk

I'd put this bowling line between 5th and 6th Choice.

What would your 8th,9th and 10th choice attack look like ?

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

What would your 8th,9th and 10th choice attack look like ?

That's a tough one ..

8th Choice
Migael Pretorius (Could be higher just slipped my mind)
Prenalen Subrayen (If I wasn't worried that he would be called for chucking he would be higher)/Sean Whitehead
Eldred Hawken
Sisanda Magala

9th Choice
Corbin Bosch/Andile Phehlulwayo
Duan Jansen
Merrick Brett/Codi Yusuf
Tabraiz Shamsi/Junaid Dawood

10th Choice
Matthew Boast
Hardus Viljoen
Siyabonga Mahima/Matthew Pollard
Nealan Van Heerden/Achille Cloete/Thando Ntini

 

[Flem274*]

You've got me thinking who I'd even have as my 10th choice NZ quick.

There are a pile of dudes on the precipice of 5th but could easily be like 12th.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

We need more perpetual trophies in the Test cricketing world, & NZ cricket especially needs more perpetual trophies. I still think it's a real shame we don't have one with England.

The 26 Trophy coming right up.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

The 26 Trophy coming right up.

I reckon the trophy should be a sculpture of Chris Read ducking into that Chris Cairns slower ball.

 

[Prince EWS]

The 26 Trophy coming right up.

Boundary Count Trophy.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Should burn Ben Stokes' birth certificate and put the ashes in a little urn.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The 26 Trophy coming right up.

Also the number of centimetres Flintoff missed that ball by.

 

[SteveNZ]

Also the number of centimetres Flintoff missed that ball by.

The 2002 Andre Adams ball? That was bloody glorious. I've told this before but I was on the Terraces, blind drunk, and can still remember the feeling of 'oh wow, Doug Cowie has got that horribly wrong.....but YEAAAAAAAAAAAHH'. Poor old Doug.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Wait why is the test starting on a Sunday

 

[_Ed_]

It's an unofficial long weekend with Waitangi Day on Tuesday. Still probably would have made more sense for it to start on the Saturday, though.