Well the good news is Munaf Patel should be good to go. So Sreesanth - Munaf - Zaheer - Kumble attack looks good. Shame really, the batting of Pathan would lend such great balance to the side, but not when he's bowling craptastic as he is right now.Jono said:
We'd be able to bat down to a decent level if he found his form and became decent enough to be a part of the four man attack.adharcric said:
Even an in-form Pathan isn't good enough to be a part of our four-man attack right now. Zaheer and Sreesanth can both use the new ball as well as Pathan; both can take wickets with the old ball as well. Munaf >>> Pathan. An in-form Pathan is a good reserve to have, but that's about it right now. Kumble and Zaheer are both capable lower-order batsmen. Sreesanth has good technique as well. VRV and Munaf are just wild sloggers.silentstriker said:
Smith is in terrible form, too bad he aint 45 like the rest of the Aussie teammikeW said:nope, you wont beat them. Smith is in terrible form and should be dropped
Haha only three specialist bowlers in a Test match? May as well play Harbhajan if you think VRV will be just as useless as Pathan. At least South Africa are known to be poor against spin bowling (in general).Dravid said:
I'm pretty happy with a rabble of team that just beat South Africa by 123 runs in their own backyard.Proteas>Aussies said:
That's not a bad idea either. Just don't want VRV a spot again until he proves him self again.Dasa said:Haha only three specialist bowlers in a Test match? May as well play Harbhajan if you think VRV will be just as useless as Pathan. At least South Africa are known to be poor against spin bowling (in general).
I'm pretty happy with a rabble of team that just beat South Africa by 123 runs in their own backyard.
If he's the best option, he should play. Quite frankly, he is the best option after Munaf. Obviously, he needs to head back to domestic cricket after this tour and get to work asap.Dravid said:
