***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[Ikki]

Johnson gone.

 

[pskov]

Should've just taken the batting power play right away after 15 overs. With Ponting and Hussey well set and going at 7 an over already what's the point in keeping it for later? But then hindsight is 20/20...

 

[Craig]

Mitchell Johnson out. I guess he is human.

 

[Jono]

Oh my. South Africa at $2.25 with no Bracken in the team looking even sillier from the bookies now.

 

[duffer]

This is actually a bit funny tbh. What the fudge happened to this team?

 

[Ernest]

That's because we have and did have the replacements. The reason we've been dominant for so long is because we didn't really have an exodus. And I dont doubt that the new batch is ready but will need time.

Unfortunately, some people of your ilk just love opportunitism and getting on the back of the team.

Mate I have despised this team since 2004.. I suppose you can call me the opposite of your average Australian fairweather fan. I have been waiting years for them to get smashed.

 

[Zinzan]

Johnson goneeeeeeskiiiii !!! Be disappointed if SA can't wrap up the tail for less than 220 now

 

[Craig]

AWTA. Was always said that the power play rule would take a while for it to be applied right, reckon the rule-makers have got it absolutely perfect.

What I tried to say when it was introduced, when people said it was pro-batsmen, just not as good

 

[social]

True, but the selectors blinkered themselves with the desire to find an all-rounder when they would have been better served selecting the best cricketers not the best all-rounders.

And even if they stuck to the all-rounder policy, fact is that Hopes is a class below a state team-mate let alone worthy of a place in the Oz team - Noffke is light years ahead but has had his card marked

 

[Athlai]

Mate I have despised this team since 2004.. I suppose you can call me the opposite of your average Australian fairweather fan. I have been waiting years for them to get smashed.

Must have enjoyed CH 07.

 

[Ikki]

Mate I have despised this team since 2004.. I suppose you can call me the opposite of your average Australian fairweather fan. I have been waiting years for them to get smashed.

And why would you want them to get smashed? Just seems dumb and being contrarian for the sake of it.

 

[Redbacks]

Must have enjoyed CH 07.

We made up for it in the WI

 

[Craig]

If you ignore the action (and that front-on looked absolutely horrible!!!), he is making a very solid case for inclusion in the test team in front of Harris

It's what I've been saying all along....



...until Tahir is eligible.

I watched Harris bowl alot in the recent Test series, and I thought he bowled quite well.

 

[Demolition Man]

Name		      Mts	Inn	NO	 Runs  	BF	 HS  	 S/R  	 Avg  	100s	50s
Dighton, MG 	TAS 	8	8	0	371	395	95	93.92	46.38	0	4
Klinger, M 	SA 	7	7	1	367	493	133* 	74.44	61.17	1	3
Warner, DA 	NSW 	8	7	1	343	256	165* 	133.98	57.17	1	1
Carseldine, LA 	QLD 	7	7	0	333	407	126	81.82	47.57	1	2
Voges, AC 	WA 	7	7	1	305	435	104* 	70.11	50.83	1	2
Ferguson, CJ 	SA 	7	7	0	302	291	101	103.78	43.14	1	2
Marsh, DJ 	TAS 	8	7	1	300	379	76* 	79.16	50	0	5
Birt, TR      TAS 	8	7	1	286	249	94	114.86	47.67	0	3
Quiney, RJ 	VIC 	6	6	0	285	284	92	100.35	47.5	0	2
Rogers, CJL 	VIC 	6	6	0	279	345	75	80.87	46.5	0	3
Thornely, DJ 	NSW 	9	8	0	279	358	108	77.93	34.88	1	1
Hodge, BJ 	VIC 	6	6	1	264	279	103	94.62	52.8	2	0
Hughes, PJ 	NSW 	9	9	1	240	335	55	71.64	30	0	3
Cooper, TLW 	SA 	4	4	0	232	273	101	84.98	58	1	2
Perren, CT 	QLD 	7	7	0	228	388	52	58.76	32.57	0	1
Bailey, GJ 	TAS 	8	7	0	227	306	79	74.18	32.43	0	1
Reardon, NJ 	QLD 	7	7	1	218	245	66	88.98	36.33	0	2
North, MJ 	WA 	5	5	0	214	270	95	79.26	42.8	0	2
Hopes, JR 	QLD 	6	6	0	205	215	75	95.35	34.17	0	1
Hussey, DJ 	VIC 	6	6	3	199	255	66	78.04	66.33	0	3
Doropoulos, TP 	WA 	7	7	1	198	203	92	97.54	33	0	1
Borgas, CJ 	SA 	6	4	0	167	211	59	79.15	41.75	0	1
McDonald, AB 	VIC 	6	5	2	144	192	67	75	48	0	1
Harris, DJ 	   SA 	4	3	0	141	185	79	76.22	47	0	2
Christian, DT 	SA 	5	4	1	104	100	42	104	34.67	0	0
Crosthwaite, AJ VIC 	6	4	2	103	91	52	113.19	51.5	0	1

2008/09 Ford Ranger Cup - Batting Stats (
Batsmen must have scored a min. of 100 Runs and have a min. Average of 30.)

Makes you wonder what years stats the selectors are using. Surely someone like Klinger should be in the squad.

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah when you're on top love it. We haven't been excellent bar the 80s and the early to mid 00s

 

[Craig]

Finally call for the batting PP. Ponting obviously gets one call right every so often.

 

[Ernest]

And why would you want them to get smashed? Just seems dumb and being contrarian for the sake of it.

Nope the arrogance of the side was very Un-Australian.

I suppose I am the embodiment of the tall poppy syndrome. And I am an Aussie by the way my Irish ancestor came out here on the third fleet.

 

[Ernest]

I hope they make at least 220 otherwise it will be a fairly boring game.

 

[Ikki]

Nope the arrogance of the side was very Un-Australian.

I suppose I am the embodiment of the tall poppy syndrome. And I am an Aussie by the way my Irish ancestor came out here on the third fleet.

Wow...they were so arrogant......damn them to hell...

 

[pup11]

Any team that has all three of Hopes, Haddin and White in the top 8 deserves to lose heavily. Hopes appears to be selected as a specialist bowler now. Ridiculous.

So who else would you pick in the absence of Clarke and Symonds, maybe North could have been a choice, but can't see anyone else then him making it into the side, despite Warner making runs in the last ODI, i think perusing with someone like him with next to no experience is ridiculous, and Australian middle order' inability to make most of good starts provided by Marsh and Ponting has been main reason for Australia's woes.

Originally posted at cricinfo
Aditya: "I disagree - I think there's enough talent in the Aussie middle order. But obviously the new players don't play too many good spinners in state cricket so they don't know how to work them around. They need to play more on the subcontinent or something to get that experience. Right now they're pretty clueless against spin, but give them some time, and they'll get better."

I think this argument makes a lot of sense, though neither Duminy or Botha are good spinners, but they had done the basic things right and crippled any momentum Australia have had during the middle overs, and the Aussie middle order batsman, expect David Hussey have all been pretty clueless as to what to do against them.