SeamUp
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He does deserve it. Just suits limited overs cricket with his all-round ability. Those slow left-armers of his have been tough to get away for years.
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***Official*** Sri Lanka in South Africa 2016/2017
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CapeTown Guy
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As for the third Test, I think this is the XI that will start:
Cook, Elgar, Amla, Duminy, Du Plessis, Bavuma, De Kock, Philander, Parnell, Olivier, Rabada.
Though I can see them taking a chance with De Bruyn in place of Amla/Bavuma.
Call it giving them a rest with the series won, blooding new talent in home conditions, with little pressure.
Also - I like Smuts, good honest player. Not sure if he is quite up to the task, but then there are question marks over a lot of those players in that squad.
Cook, Elgar, Amla, Duminy, Du Plessis, Bavuma, De Kock, Philander, Parnell, Olivier, Rabada.
Though I can see them taking a chance with De Bruyn in place of Amla/Bavuma.
Call it giving them a rest with the series won, blooding new talent in home conditions, with little pressure.
Also - I like Smuts, good honest player. Not sure if he is quite up to the task, but then there are question marks over a lot of those players in that squad.
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Wanderers doesn't suit spin. Last spin bowler to take 5 in an innings is Matt Hart in 1994.
CapeTown Guy
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Also, its rained a lot and the wicket will be pretty fresh
Prince EWS
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I think four seamers would've made sense if three of SA's best five weren't unavailable for various reasons. If you could find an excuse to play four of Steyn/Philander/Rabada/Abbott/Morkel (or even three of those guys with another fourth seamer) then you'd be mad not to take that excuse, but Maharaj has been really solid to the point where I don't think I'd leave him out in order to play both Parnell and Oliver.
Burgey
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Light doesn't look too good, but I like the idea of a covered venue for test cricket. Good initiative.Langevledt saying they're not scared to play a spinner but our history shows we normally go with 4 seamers and this pitch has hardly seen any sun for over a week.
Dendarii
International Debutant
Probably percentages, but maybe also a way of selecting players to try to convince them to stick around and/or make it harder for them to represent another country?
Marius
International Debutant
I can report from Johannesburg that skies are clear today, so the pitch will probably get some sun today. Still reckon it'll be a typical Wanderers 'green mamba' though.
Think Maharaj will get a game but four SA fast bowlers on that pitch would be something to watch I reckon.
Think Maharaj will get a game but four SA fast bowlers on that pitch would be something to watch I reckon.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
just reading reports in news in SL that malinga has withdrawn from the ODI/T20 tour due to apparently not fully recovering from a bout of dengue fever..not been confirmed yet tho..
Dendarii
International Debutant
I wouldn't be too unhappy with that. 7 is perhaps one spot too high for whichever of Parnell/Maharaj/Philander, but that's offset by having one of them come in at 9. Although that adds an additional complication to the "What do we do when AB returns?" question as there would no longer be Duminy to make way for AB, and dropping Bavuma has more serious implications in terms of the numbers.
Marius
International Debutant
Parnell would probably be OK at seven, but I must say I like having QDK there. He's our Gilly - you have a team 150/5 and the next guy in averages 50. Must be so demoralising.
The only all-rounder in the franchise system that could fit in at six that I can think of right now is Dwaine Pretorius. He's probably fairly close to the Test side. Not sure he's the answer though.
The only all-rounder in the franchise system that could fit in at six that I can think of right now is Dwaine Pretorius. He's probably fairly close to the Test side. Not sure he's the answer though.
StephenZA
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Parnell's batting has improved a great deal... think he would avg at least what Duminy avg`s now. And I feel QDK at 6 is good giving him the best opportunity to bat with other batsmen rather than just the tail. I`m not going to worry about when deVillers returns until he returns.
Anyway none of this is likely to happen.
Daemon
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that tent can probably cover half the stadiums in NZ
SeamUp
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Kuhn and JJ Smuts have been around the traps so I don't think they will represent another country but I see what you trying to say.
In that squad I wouldn't say there is the next QdK or Rabada besides maybe de Bruyn/Ngidi. Obviously Phehluwkayo also has a bit about him too.
Just odd a fringe ODI player like Dwaine Pretorius isn't there. Chris Morris needs to get overs under his belt as well.
But percentages definitely looks like the plan while they testing where some players are quite clearly.