But should you be picking a keeper on batting alone? If they rate Klaasen as the better keeper then it's not an unreasonable decision to go with him. I don't agree with it because I don't think there's anything wrong with Verreynne's keeping, but I don't know what they were looking at when evaluating the two.
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Ja, I'm not RvdD's biggest fan, but he should be one of the first names on your team sheet for an ODI. An average of nearly 70, at an SR of 90 in nearly 40 innings is a big enough sample to show the guy can play.
His technique is made for ODI cricket. He can get off strike easily with his nudges and nurdles which will probably get him out in Tests. Most of the time it's just relentless accumulation until he hits out.
Verryenne not liked which surprised the **** out of me. Can only assume Nortje is injured.
Think the last one except for Nortje, he is injured.
It would have been partly pitch as they're expecting this one to turn more, but they're basically giving everyone in the squad a go.
Definite pressure on Elgar, he knows it... we all know it. There still seems a definite desire to play from Elgar which gives him real credit.
Some team that Trevor Goddard , Eddie Barlow, Colin Bland, Graeme and Peter Pollock ..Only the Pollock brothers are still alive from that team . Two all rounders open the batting , post isolation we have a reputation of being conservative but back in the day we had some funky teams ..The last time SA played two spinners at the Wanderers was in 1965.
SA vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 4th Test at Johannesburg, January 22 - 27, 1965
Get cricket scorecard of 4th Test, SA vs ENG, England tour of South Africa 1964/65 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg dated January 22 - 27, 1965.
Wow, interesting. I hope Nortje is okay, but I wish the NZ selectors would try different players.
I've been impressed with Veryenne
This is new from SA selection as well...
