*Official* South Africa in Pakistan, 2021

[SeamUp]

Still can't believe we went in with a batsman light. A team that needs to get over a few scars.

Ngidi out and Mulder in.

 

[TT Boy]

They played Bess at home like he was prime Murali, so, this isn't a surprise.

 

[Gnske]

Starting to wonder i de Kock needs to take a leaf out of Sanga’s book and give up the gloves in tests to focus on being the best bat he can be. Are there any half decent keeper bats in the SA side who could take up the tole if he switched to batting at 5?

They have so many to choose from its enviable.

Second, Klaasen, Verreynne, Rickelton plus who knows who I'm forgetting.

 

[TT Boy]

No other spinner in squad. Shamsi injured this morning. Was originally in the team.

2 spinners are enough. They should always have gone with more batting. They are not good enough to have a tail this long.

 

[Bahseph]

The fact of the matter is none of the SA batsman have proven records in the subcontinent. Elgar and de Kock have centuries but they come with a string of low scores as well. Mind boggling that Mulder is out!

 

[TT Boy]

Linde looks assured. Should be a role for him in the team outside Asia.

 

[TT Boy]

For any parents of young children, Nauman looks like a Bergen.

 

[Teja.]

Thought that was going to be umpire's call and it spun by a mile and missed by so much.

 

[artvandalay]

Linde looks assured. Should be a role for him in the team outside Asia.

he played well in india too. saf might go back to the team composition they stuck to in the 90s and early 00s.

 

[Spark]

What happened here? Last I checked this was a runway.

 

[nzfan]

South Africa cricket followers, any young dudes to look up to in your team in Pakistan? Looking at the score card I see it's stock standard old timers playing the first test.

 

[SeamUp]

Still time for Linde to do a Broad...

Very hopeful of me of course.

 

[Noumenon]

Blew it in style.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Ngidi out and Mulder in.

From an outsider's pov, this feels like it should be a no brainer, right? If you're picking 5 bowlers he brings some balance to the batting, and he was bowling better than Ngidi in your last series anyhow.

 

[SSA]

This has been poor from SA. This is a flat pancake and our bowling hasn't looked that threatening.

 

[SSA]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1353957758803050496

The GOAT pitching in how to bowl here.

 

[SeamUp]

Temba looking up to Linde like he is batting with his dad.

 

[Nintendo]

Can anyone tell me why bavuma is still a test fixture, is there just noene better?

 

[Spark]

so many wins for @OverratedSanity

 

[SeamUp]

Also Linde has had plenty practice having to save his team for the Cobras this season with Verreynne already coming in at 80-5