It's easy to comment when you're not in the middle facing quality bowling from Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini and Nico Boje ey? That Langeveldt guy wasn't bad either...Marcus said:
SpaceMonkey said:
i recall the pommy commentators were like this after Australia thumped GB 44-4 in the league tri-nations final last year. gee that was great.
Why not? Butcher still throws his wicket away when well set- and scores very slowly, while Rob Key hardly ever gets off to a good start. He can replace one of them, and add an attacking option in the middle order. He's a man in form, and a big-hitter, and he's younger, so he may be worth a try. Besides, he can always take on the change bowlers any time. South Africa's change bowlers are just average and not as effective as Pollock or Ntini. The reserve batsman, Collingwood, has not set the stage on fire as a Test batsman, so Pietersen cannot do much worse.
Exactly man, I don't want guys being picked or not because of the colour of their skin, but Pietersen comes across as a feeble minded tosser who has "jumped the ship" and is always prepared to have a bitch and a moan at SA cricket when the oppertunity arises.. The sad thing is, he was always willing to dig the knife in, but never appreciated why transformation was going on in the first place, and the obvious benifits it has brought SA cricket as it becomes the most multi racial sport in the country..DocHead said:
Is it any coincidence that he fell out with Nottinghamshire?? England will do well not to touch him.. Pick a proper competitor like Ian BellNeil Pickup said:
Just says it all really..any other player would of been critised in the press etc for there batting...lucky his captincy is not tooo bad at the mo.....if it wasnt a medis witch hunt would start....lead by Jonathon Agnew and the Daily Mail...lets hope he can hit runs on the good batting track of Joburga massive zebra said:
Yes someone that agrees with me...Ian Bell...England were wrong not to bring him to South Africa..its typical the last test in a series ...they play a player..he scores well....or gets wickets ... then is never heard of again in the test team....Kabir Ali 2 seasons ago another example..Bell should be playing instead of Key at the moment....his batting against what was aggressive batting at the Oval was excllent and really played brillaintly for his 70.......hopefully hell play in the summer vs the aussies...but with Butcher being a selectors favourite at the moment i cant see that if he is fit....although we can only hope.Langeveldt said:
Really?marc71178 said:
