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***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012
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Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Doesn't Lyon basically have no follow-through? Seem to remember that was the first thing that struck me even when he was taking some good poles.
Marius
International Debutant
Apart from the question of the keeper I think SA's team is pretty settled.
AB has done his back, but I have heard they are still planning to use him as keeper in the series.
What do you guys think?
I reckon Tsolekile should be given a go, he has a contract, let's use the guy now.
So, the likely team will be:
Smith
Petersen
Amla
Kallis
De Villiers
Duminy
Rudolph/Tsolekile (Rudolph will play if AB keeps)
Philander
Sten
Morkel
Tahir
AB has done his back, but I have heard they are still planning to use him as keeper in the series.
What do you guys think?
I reckon Tsolekile should be given a go, he has a contract, let's use the guy now.
So, the likely team will be:
Smith
Petersen
Amla
Kallis
De Villiers
Duminy
Rudolph/Tsolekile (Rudolph will play if AB keeps)
Philander
Sten
Morkel
Tahir
uvelocity
International Coach
accept, yours to be this (will crop etc)Couldn't resist, seeing page one of cricinfo just now. Avatar bet, 1 month, SA to win series. Draw no result. Should you lose, your avatar will be
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
Err, I'm up for that.Couldn't resist, seeing page one of cricinfo just now. Avatar bet, 1 month, SA to win series. Draw no result. Should you lose, your avatar will be
flibbertyjibber
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Having said that he didn't bowl a massive amount in the last ashes series and still never got a ton. He is just one of those cricketers who will always frustrate the hell out of you despite being a bloody good asset to the side.
Quaggas
State Captain
accept, yours to be this (will crop etc)
My blood will boil every time I log in.Excellent.
Quaggas
State Captain
Err, I'm up for that.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Predictions lads?
Runs (Aus) - Warner
Runs (Saf) - Peterson
Wickets (Aus) - Pattinson
Wickets (Saf) - Morkel
Who's getting the axe? (both teams) - Hussey
Bolters to play (at least 1 test) - Cosgrove
Result - Aus 2-1
MOTS - Warner
Miscellaneous - Smith and Kallis to both break thumbs/fingers//wind during the series. MJ to play a test before Starc.
Runs (Aus) - Warner
Runs (Saf) - Peterson
Wickets (Aus) - Pattinson
Wickets (Saf) - Morkel
Who's getting the axe? (both teams) - Hussey
Bolters to play (at least 1 test) - Cosgrove
Result - Aus 2-1
MOTS - Warner
Miscellaneous - Smith and Kallis to both break thumbs/fingers//wind during the series. MJ to play a test before Starc.
Top_Cat
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This is absolutely true although he's bowled a lot more under Clarke. And, I might add, he's bowled really well (which complicates things). But now he's not even getting the regular 50-99 scores he was so readily mocked for here, struggling just to get past 50. 4 Test 50's since his 95 in the Perth Test. Now, that's pretty stark. Would suggest his OD form has been affected by the workload too.
Basically, he's got the performances of a really good contributor at the moment. Your Test number 3 should not be a contributor but primed to be scoring big tons, especially in a line-up which could crash at any time. Anything which gets in the way of that, in my view, should be gone, no matter how well he's bowling and especially since OZ has such a glut of excellent young pace at the moment.