*Official* South Africa in Pakistan, 2021

[SeamUp]

SA almost went with 3 spinners but Shamsi's name was scratched last minute for Ngidi.

Disappointed not to see Wiaan though.

 

[cnerd123]

Both sides going in with 3 quicks 2 spinners.

George Linde and Keshav Maharaj selected as SA's two spinners. Rabada, Nortje and Ngidi the three quicks.

Imran Butt in as opener for Pakistan, Nauman Ali making his test debut as 2nd spinner to Yasir Shah at age 34. Afridi and Hasan Ali the two fast bowlers and Faheem Ashraf the seam bowling AR

 

[StephenZA]

Linde in place of Mulder. Not overly surprised but not sure how I feel about that either.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Both sides going in with 3 quicks 2 spinners.

George Linde and Keshav Maharaj selected as SA's two spinners. Rabada, Nortje and Ngidi the three quicks.

Imran Butt in as opener for Pakistan, Nauman Ali making his test debut as 2nd spinner to Yasir Shah at age 34. Afridi and Hasan Ali the two fast bowlers and Faheem Ashraf the seam bowling AR

That South African team looks well short on batting imo

 

[Nintendo]

Linde's a decent bat but don't think he's a #7. Do south Africa not trust mulder as the 3rd seamer?

 

[cnerd123]

Yea a lot expected of Maharaj and Linde with the bat.

Wonder if the conditions justify 2 spinners. Would have stuck with Mulder after his impressive outing vs SL.

 

[SeamUp]

That South African team looks well short on batting imo

Agreed. Maybe we selling Georgie a bit short but the batting doesn't look deep enough.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah the selection here is dire if Mulder's last minute scratching wasn't due to injury.

 

[cnerd123]

Aleem Dar's first time umpiring a Test in Pakistan. Great moment for him too.

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah the selection here is dire if Mulder's last minute scratching wasn't due to injury.

According to cricinfo the original plan was 3 spinners and shamsi pulled up injured, no mention of mulder and how he fits in.

 

[SeamUp]

Some swing from Shaheen first over.

 

[SeamUp]

If we were going to play 3 frontline spinners. First time since the early 1900s surely. Schwartz, Vogler & White.

 

[ataraxia]

If we were going to play 3 frontline spinners. First time since the early 1900s surely. Schwartz, Vogler & White.

Faulkner counts as a frontline bowler IMO, major part of the googly quartet. Especially given you're counting White, who got 155 wickets from 97 FC games.

 

[cnerd123]

A bit loose early on here Pak, pitch looks like a road

 

[Prince EWS]

According to cricinfo the original plan was 3 spinners and shamsi pulled up injured, no mention of mulder and how he fits in.

Yeah my bad, I thought it was Mulder scratched but it was Shamsi.

 

[Gnske]

No Mulder, lmao.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah my bad, I thought it was Mulder scratched but it was Shamsi.

Don't be so coy, tell us whom you really wanted to be scratched?

 

[Bahnz]

With the “cheering fans” kicking in in a discernibly automatic fashion when boundaries are hit, watching this feels a lot like watching an extremely high res version of Shane Warne Cricket 99. Now all we need is the Geoff Boycott chipping in periodically with “That’s a long hop, my mum could’ve hit that.”

 

[Prince EWS]

Don't be so coy, tell us whom you really wanted to be scratched?

Definitely Adders.

 

[SeamUp]

Faulkner counts as a frontline bowler IMO, major part of the googly quartet. Especially given you're counting White, who got 155 wickets from 97 FC games.

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