Well, it's all speculation, really. However, I personally doubt Rudolph would be over in England if not for the "target" system. You're free to disagree and I'm sure there are people who know a lot more about it than I do, but I just get the feeling about him that he'd have stayed on if he had more faith and pride in the administration he was working for.
He's really looking a shadow of himself just now. Although he's totally Fred's bunny (took al of two balls, only one of which was legal, for Sir Frederick to get him yesterday) so without the great man charging in he may be a different player.
Funnily enough Botham was suggesting in the last ODI (semi-seriously) that Kallis's eyes have gone.
Nah...
To be fair to the ECB we're yet to call on any players who've represented any other test nations previously even when (as with Pothas & Saqlain) one can make pretty solid cases for them.
Many of the people running the country would not care if cricket didnt exist in SA in 50 years.
Prince?
I would say Amla, he has looked pretty good in the last two Odi's, but not to forget Kallis is just not in the team for his batting, he can still be more than handy with the ball, so if they drop him then they would have to find a decent batting all-rounder to fill the void left by him.
Smith'll take Amla's place when he's fit.
Well, if this was SA being 4-0 up he'd be trying to denounce it as completely 100% meaningless, the way he did when SA outclassed England in the ODIs in 2004/05.Ah, Scaly. When you try to say something positive it's like a conservative old man awkwardly attempting to hug his gay son
Well at least he is being consistent. He was saying this England 4-0 lead is pretty much meaningless.
His extraordinary performance of passing 50 twice in 16 innings, you mean?
He's almost never performed better in OD than FC cricket.
We've already wasted 1 winter and 1 summer (and now another half of a summer). It'd be nice if we didn't waste any more, though such a thing is more than possible.
Did I?
Far more than either have ever produced, really. Though both have occasionally had their moments they've been poor far more often than they've been good and it's baffling how some people fail to see that.
No it's not typical - but once again all that showed is that he had a good head on his shoulders. Your strokeplaying skills are a different issue.
Ind33d., son you are the best..
Nah, he was attaching some meaning - however little - to it when it was the team he liked best which that made look good, where he'd have been denouncing it in its entirity had it been the other way around. That's virtually all he ever does. Virtually every one of his comments can in some way be traced back to which team is it involves.
I think you have very little ammunition to attack him with here.
Interesting.
Using this list from 8 months ago.
Due to the ICL there isn't many who can offer that much to South Africa - even Ryan McLaren would surely only be a ODI player. It be interesting to see if CSA can pull something off, apparently they have some tri-series going on in the next week or so and all the seniors plays don't want anything to do with it whilst the A boys are busy with the Sri Lankans and aside from a couple they are hopelessly not good enough for the international arena.
I would punt for Kieswetter, McLaren and Malan. Some of those players listed still play in South Africa but are not good enough for international honours.