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**Official** South Africa in New Zealand
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
I don't think we're going to get that moral victory.
Who are our best death bowlers?
Southee, though he's gone through phases of being good and then abysmal at this, I'd back him.
McClenaghan?
Not Mills, not Boult, not Neesham or Anderson. Ryder if he's playing perhaps.
Who are our best death bowlers?
Southee, though he's gone through phases of being good and then abysmal at this, I'd back him.
McClenaghan?
Not Mills, not Boult, not Neesham or Anderson. Ryder if he's playing perhaps.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Rehan: "While I firmly believe that de Villiers should bat 4 and Duminy should bat 5, I have to question the wisdom of picking Rilee Rossouw and then not letting him bat? And picking Miller but not letting him come to the wicket during the Powerplay or the last 10 overs? The balance of the side is wrong today."
:hughesy:
Yeah how dare our top order score all the runs and not give everyone a fair go.
:hughesy:
Yeah how dare our top order score all the runs and not give everyone a fair go.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Oh man wish I was near a screen to see Gups bowl
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Martin
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I think he was just making two potentially valid points really badly tbh.
If Miller's in the side and a wicket falls in the last ten overs, and he hasn't batted yet, he should come in almost without question.
Furthermore, given the strength of the top order and the conditions, picking Rossouw as a specialist #7 seems a bit of a waste. They've comitted to twenty overs of spin now and a very weak sixth bowler; doesn't seem worth what the seventh bat would offer really. "Not letting him bat" was a silly way of putting it, but if he's going to bat seven then he's not worth picking.
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Yeah but considering how tricky this pitch was in the last game, is it any surprise they comitted to twenty overs of spin and a strong batting lineup?
It's a lot easier out there than it was a few days ago. If the conditions were the same then the team selection would look more appropriate.
Blocky
Banned
Boult showing why he's a risk in ODI format, he doesn't have the ability to change it up and stop himself being plundered.
Gup bowling is also showing why we need Ryder in the side for balance. Gup might get away with this once, but it's definitely "getting away with it" - he has been hitting good lengths though.
Gup bowling is also showing why we need Ryder in the side for balance. Gup might get away with this once, but it's definitely "getting away with it" - he has been hitting good lengths though.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Haha Boult straight up ran in and bowled a wrong'un there. Didn't turn much though.
