***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17

[adub]

N00fers' man The Aorta gets the nod, Mennie 12th man as expected.

 

[DriveClub]

Who has the largest heart, Siddle or Wagner? Since Siddle became a vegan his heart must have shrunk a bit so I give it to WAGner the lion heart/brave heart #runsinallday

 

[Burgey]

I think Wagner actually is pre-vegetarian Siddle. They smuggled him across to NZ in a box of bananas one day, and sent us back a less venomous, Indian-style vegetarian medium pace plodder.

 

[StephenZA]

Maybe I`m being a bit daft... but is it normal for Aus to announce the team selection the evening before the match?

 

[Burgey]

Yeah it's not uncommon. And a lot better than announcing a 16 man squad a week out from the first test like we did against England in 2010-2011

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah it's not uncommon. And a lot better than announcing a 16 man squad a week out from the first test like we did against England in 2010-2011

Oh so that's what went wrong

I always wondered

 

[Burgey]

I think it's fairly indicative of a set up that didn't know wtaf it was trying to do.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It knew exactly what it wanted. Xavier Doherty as a Test bowler.

 

[Furball]

Was it not a 17 man squad?

 

[Burgey]

16 and Xavier Doherty

 

[Spikey]

"Aussie captains lead the attack. From history, you look at guys that are great players like Steve Waugh, he stands out. I don't think many people can name a team underneath him but you remember Steve Waugh," Steyn said

I love you Dale Steyn but that's also a dumb, nonsensical comment. everyone remembers the players underneath him ffs

This sounds like a guy trying to pretend GS Blewett 214 never happened

1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 28-Mar 4, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Spikey]

Maybe I`m being a bit daft... but is it normal for Aus to announce the team selection the evening before the match?

If they're confident, they do it, if they've lost a match and have to pin the blame somewhere, it'll happen at the toss. I associate it with Clarke, his very first team was announced the night before iirc

 

[Zinzan]

Got to hope this Perth track isn't the road they rolled out for the NZ/Aus 2nd test last year.

 

[Midwinter]

From another forum,

" Brace yourself for a pretty good batting track, looked at the pitch yesterday arvo and once the grass is shaved off which is a certainty the batsman should be licking their chops. But lets just hope they leave the live grass on it."

Nufan to confirm

 

[Heboric]

Maybe I`m being a bit daft... but is it normal for Aus to announce the team selection the evening before the match?

I have always found this odd, but I have seen the Proteas management do this as well.

 

[Gnske]

I'm glad this is the last time the WACA is going to poison the annals of Test cricket.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I can't wait for every single ball carrying to the slips, the ball quickening up when it pitches and a medical professional from Fremantle rocking up.

 

[SeamUp]

Steyn quotes :

 

[Jono]

i'm pumped.

 

[SeamUp]

KP & Warney will probably be sucking each other off the whole series on comms.

Look, KP is already swimming up Warney's ass with his finger - hence the stiffness in the comm team pic...