*** Official *** Pakistan all format tour of South Africa 10 December to 7 January

[nightprowler10]

That's a ridiculous non-wide. 1st slip could've caught it.

 

[kevinw]

I reckon he's going to have a Sam Curran type of career. Magnificent start followed by a quick disappearance.

Curran is a short trundler. Bosch is well over six feet, I think and was mid 80s and above.

 

[Stefan9]

KG bowls saim.

 

[trundler]

**** me he's just played down the wrong line. Disappointed. Those two were starting to look good.

 

[trundler]

Commentators are talking about whether Babar should bat 3 or 4 as if hasn't just come back from getting dropped. He'll bat where he gets to. He's not exactly Sachin Tendulkar and doesn't own the #4 spot.

 

[Stefan9]

Marco gets Shan.

 

[trundler]

That's a great catch. Game over.

 

[Prince EWS]

Commentators are talking about whether Babar should bat 3 or 4 as if hasn't just come back from getting dropped. He'll bat where he gets to. He's not exactly Sachin Tendulkar and doesn't own the #4 spot.

And not only did he get dropped, but he bloke who replaced him at #4 immediately tonned up.

I don't think Pakistan really has the depth to leave him out tbh but he definitely has no right to demand a batting position. He fits in where there's a gap as you said.

 

[SeamUp]

This should be good viewing with Ghulam. No love lost from the first innings with the Proteas.

 

[SeamUp]

Ooops.

 

[SeamUp]

Marco owed a good bowling performance. Better energy behind the ball..

 

[Stefan9]

Ghulam gone. Jansen with 2.

 

[nightprowler10]

That looked grassed to me, but oh well.

 

[SeamUp]

That looked grassed to me, but oh well.

Always find these so tough to call. Can understand you thinking that.

It looked like the fingers got underneath it but it's a game of mm & could easily have been half-volley stuff.

 

[Stefan9]

Absolute joke going of for bad light

 

[Rasimione]

Curran is a short trundler. Bosch is well over six feet, I think and was mid 80s and above.

Bosch is genuine pace. I see him as a Flintoff type of player, not really sure what he is until he gets to his 30s. He's now in his 30s and I reckon this is his last chance saloon. You don't get a 40 average ,batting in South African conditions without talent. From what I've seen, he's a batter who can bowl fast. Back him at 7 or 8, especially in ODI/T20. I hope we don't use him like a shock bowler like we did with Morris.

 

[shortpitched713]

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Really good start to his test career, but you can its diminishing returns then.

I know he got a century v England but that has an Asterix beside it because that was the one where England got about 900 runs batting first.

Not quite sure that Babar deserved a recall though.

Babar's one of the few genuine class players we have, captaincy and personal failings notwithstanding.

 

[kevinw]

If Verreynne bats at six then Mulder or Bosch are great options at seven. If you can then get Jansen, Coetzee, Maharaj and Rabada on the field then that's some bowling attack.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If Verreynne bats at six then Mulder or Bosch are great options at seven. If you can then get Jansen, Coetzee, Maharaj and Rabada on the field then that's some bowling attack.

Might be a WTC winning attack.

 

[TT Boy]

Marco owed a good bowling performance. Better energy behind the ball..

He took 7 for 12 four weeks ago. Bit harsh.