***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2018

[Bolo]

Maybe AUS were this weak somewhere around 2009/2010? Or about 2/3 years ago?

Is this side worse than the team they would have fielded if there were no bans

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nah. There were sides in the WSC era with Graeme Wood, Rick Darling, Graeme Beard et al. Some in the mid 80s had Gilbert, Wood, Welham, C Matthews, Hilditch in them too.

The side with Doherty/Beer, a past it Ponting, spraying Mitch and Hilfenhaus in was pretty rubbish.

 

[Borges]

The bowling has been disciplined till now; but they need to get a wicket fast. Or they will start to wilt.
Lyon, where are you?

 

[Senile Sentry]

Warne laying into Sayers... been really predictable and just avg speeds of 125 or thereabout. From what I have seen so far he is more in the Vinay Kumar mould than Philander.

Hopefully I am proven wrong.

 

[Boris_Dog]

AB and Hash will be tough to replace but he future looking ok for S.A.

Markham 23
Lungi 21
Rabada 22
de Bruyn 25
Bavuma 27
de Kock 25
Mulder 20
Keshav 28
Klaasen 26
Elgar 30 - he's the ballie
Morris 30 - also a toppie

 

[Senile Sentry]

Please please please Amla don't throw it away

 

[Borges]

From what I have seen so far he is more in the Vinay Kumar mould than Philander.

He is not pacy, but other than that, he is quite ok.

 

[NUFAN]

Warne laying into Sayers... been really predictable and just avg speeds of 125 or thereabout. From what I have seen so far he is more in the Vinay Kumar mould than Philander.

Hopefully I am proven wrong.

I don't dislike Warne's opinion when it comes to bowling lineups. If Richardson was going to get selected ahead of Sayers, I would definitely have said the most likely scenario was a Starc injury. Still, don't mind there being a pecking order and next in line gets an opportunity.

 

[Prince EWS]

If Richardson was going to get selected ahead of Sayers, I would definitely have said the most likely scenario was a Starc injury.

I think I would've been more inclined to pick Richardson over Sayers if Cummins was out than if Starc was.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

AB and Hash will be tough to replace but he future looking ok for S.A.

Markham 23
Lungi 21
Rabada 22
de Bruyn 25
Bavuma 27
de Kock 25
Mulder 20
Keshav 28
Klaasen 26
Elgar 30 - he's the ballie
Morris 30 - also a toppie

Done very well in building a new side quite quickly, yes another top class bat is needed for the middle order but a decent job has been done considering Smith, Kallis, Steyn and now Morkel are gone and the side is still looking strong bar the odd blip like the England tour.

 

[NUFAN]

I think I would've been more inclined to pick Richardson over Sayers if Cummins was out than if Starc was.

Yeah actually I can see that too.

I kind of like Richardson's upside but I think Sayers was the right option here. Random thought but I think Renshaw gets a bowl today.

 

[vcs]

Going to hold off on judging Markram for the moment.. most of his career has been minnow-bashing so far.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Please please please Amla don't throw it away

Ffs Amla....

Seems he's doing the green mile now.

 

[Boris_Dog]

Going to hold off on judging Markram for the moment.. most of his career has been minnow-bashing so far.

Fair enough...but you must like what you see surely?

 

[Spark]

Fair enough...but you must like what you see surely?

The smiley means he wasn't serious

 

[Boris_Dog]

The smiley means he wasn't serious

Oh! I thought he was an under cover ninja.

 

[Spark]

Why'd it take so long for us to get a pitch like this?

 

[Boris_Dog]

Are these nervous 90's? I'm nipping straws here.

 

[duffer]

My god Markram plays some glorious shots. We talking Bobby Roode level glorious.

 

[Boris_Dog]

48th over and no reverse swing! What's going on here? ?

See what I did there?