***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012

[Andre]

Frankly more than ever, the idea of Wade as a batsman is worth considering (As is Andre's slight critique of his batting)

Yeah I should expand on this.

He's a talented bat, don't get me wrong. But he hasn't learnt how to get off strike just yet - it's a bit all or nothing with him. He's quite easily tied down - we've seen this in all forms of the game, he digs himself into a hole a bit. Has some pretty clear issues against spin (which Australians outside Clarke and Ponting don't, to be fair) but that is as equally exposed in his glovework as much as his batting.

Strikes me a bit as the kid who was always the best batsman and fielder as a youngster so ended up keeper by default cause he had the best eyes and hands. But he doesn't look like a natural keeper to me.

To his credit was tidy in Brisbane. Will be watching this one unfold over the summer with a bit of interest.

 

[uvelocity]

I'd be happy if they chopped and changed between haddin and wade because like spikey said they are pretty similar. But Haddin will be dead by the end of the ashes, so it's wade or some up and comer, and nobody else is banging the door down, so lets just lock in one fella for a while.

 

[uvelocity]

plus how many have so quick a pair of hands they can **** up a stumping and still take smith off warner?

 

[uvelocity]

amla I mean

doesnt believe in

ftr

 

[benchmark00]

Pretty sure Smith is still batting big guy.

 

[uvelocity]

b00nchmark in got beaten by gif shocker

 

[Spikey]

Wade's def. not a natural keeper. Tas asked him to give up the gloves didn't they? anyway I'd interested to learn his history because it seems like he could have easily progressed as a junior just on his batting. seems odd he had keeping thrown on top of it

 

[Daemon]

Ronchi to move back to Aus

 

[uvelocity]

we'd even take partiv or dhoni

lol trolling

 

[benchmark00]

Seems an opportune time to whip out this picture of Parthiv Patel in a turtle neck sweater:

 

[benchmark00]

So anyways, Morne Morkel had a stroke in the press conference today. Watch from here: Morne Morkel press conference - Nov 23rd - YouTube

And notice how he says 'we'll'.

 

[Mister Wright]

Scott Muller > Ben Hillfenhaus

 

[howardj]

Scott Muller > Ben Hillfenhaus

Not the worst call.

 

[howardj]

Should be a thrilling denouement to this Test, I reckon.

I do love how the Adelaide Test seems to swing one way and then the other in recent years

 

[DriveClub]

So anyways, Morne Morkel had a stroke in the press conference today. Watch from here: Morne Morkel press conference - Nov 23rd - YouTube

And notice how he says 'we'll'.

Sure you didn't mean 'choke' there?

 

[hendrix]

little bit of drift for Clarke, and a tiny bit of reverse for Siddle.

 

[NUFAN]

Hey benchy, not sure if you were listening to ABC Radio yesterday, but Kerry was saying how Tahir needs a hug, was pretty funny. Also their was this dude who decided to publish a book on Australian teams using each letter of the alphabet, I'm gonna sue his ass.

Siddle is going to get Smith played on soon, I can feel it.

 

[uvelocity]

yes gazza!!!!

christmas horse is useless

 

[NUFAN]

Little lion man!!

But that's an ordinary shot.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Well that was just a matter of time.