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The rest of their attack has never played a test here, let’s wait and see, eh?Their whole attack is top line, Jensen is better than Starc.
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The rest of their attack has never played a test here, let’s wait and see, eh?Their whole attack is top line, Jensen is better than Starc.
If they bowl short at the Gabba, they’ll lose, and lose badly.
The rest of their attack has never played a test here, let’s wait and see, eh?
If you're talking about their stock ball I agree, but they do need to try short stuff. So many touring teams bowl too short a length, they need to be up most of the time and throw in some bouncers. I'd say eariy in the innings particularly for Marnus, then try and catch him nicking in the slips.
I never said you can’t use the short ball, but far too many bowlers touring Australia overuse it at the Gabba - they see the batters jumping about and their eyes light up - problem is, the batter might be jumping, but they won’t be walking back to sheds anytime soon.If you're talking about their stock ball I agree, but they do need to try short stuff. So many touring teams bowl too short a length, they need to be up most of the time and throw in some bouncers. I'd say eariy in the innings particularly for Marnus, then try and catch him nicking in the slips.
Our bowling attack is also excellent, especially in home conditions.Look our batting is better that’s the positive and I just know we’ll roll the roads out so it takes their attack out and they can’t win on a road really our bats will score more
Our bowling attack is also excellent, especially in home conditions.
I never said you can’t use the short ball, but far too many bowlers touring Australia overuse it at the Gabba - they see the batters jumping about and their eyes light up - problem is, the batter might be jumping, but they won’t be walking back to sheds anytime soon.
It consistently astounds me the number of posters on this board who cannot or refuse to get their head around this simple fact.All well and good mate but what do you propose they do, rub two sticks together and hope it produces an AB de Villiers?? They can only use what they’ve got.
Australia at home has a habit of either feasting on opposition attacks full stop, or seeing off the threat and feasting off whatever comes next.
As good as Australia’s bowling is, usually it’s weight of runs that really crushes visiting teams so the first box they have to tick is to avoid Australia waltzing to 400+ every time they bat. If they don’t do that, it’s irrelevant how well their top order bats. They simply won’t win.
If I was them I would absolutely take the odds to six batsmen including the keeper and have Maharaj and Janssen at 7-8. They can both bat.
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Jansen may well be batting @ 7.
looking forward to this series.
It consistently astounds me the number of posters on this board who cannot or refuse to get their head around this simple fact.
Without being disappearing Potentially quota considerations.I don't expect another ABD or kallis but if your batting is so shyte should you play only 5 of them?
I understand they don't want to burn out the class bowlers but it's an interesting selection
Without being disappearing Potentially quota considerations.
It is my understanding there are potentially implications to selecting a black African batsman, given Bavuma is the only other to be selected as pure batsman in test match cricket.
Zhondo had a prolific recent first class season which has elevated him - averaged around 80 iirc. He looked a tidy enough player in England without making a big score.
Having said all that, from a pure cricket perspective I agree they would be best served playing 5 bats in the circumstances.
No reason. Has 6000+ first class runs @42 and is just reaching his prime. So again I ask why is he not in this Saffa squad.No reason he can't improve that 32 average to 42-45.
Do they still have quota rules ?
Yep as nothing to the contrary online.Do they still have quota rules ?
Just pick all the gun players who are not playing rather than these spuds. Its not hard.It consistently astounds me the number of posters on this board who cannot or refuse to get their head around this simple fact.
Absolutely they do.
The phrase ‘you shouldn’t be setting fields for bad bowling’ is often espoused in cricket commentary and the same principal applies for team selection.
You shouldn’t be selecting a side based on the assumption that your specialist batsmen cannot get the job done. If you feel like your strength is a 4 man pace attack plus a spinner, two of whom can bat a bit, then pick them and have faith in your top five to get the job done as best they can. If you want to squeeze four quicks and a spinner in but you’re afraid to do it in case your top order falls in a heap, you probably have the wrong attitude to selection IMO
Sounds a bold outlook when the 2nd and 3rd best batsman in the squad average 34 and 32
What gun players. That was my point. Of course you can only work with what you have been given. Trouble is the SA coach has been given, as you say, spuds.Just pick all the gun players who are not playing
You are clutching at straws. Their keeper averages @26 and you want him in a specialist batting spot. Most of our bowlers can bat a bit too but rarely give us defining runs. Simple fact is Test class batsman in Sth Africa are thin on the vine currently. So we have to take full advantage of that by hitting them hard and often. A pacey, bouncy Gabba . Was a no brainer to bring in Morris.So what, they pick another one with an even worse average? What gives them greater value? Another poor batsman at 6, or bumping the keeper to 6, and playing two world class bowlers at 7-8 who can both bat a bit?
You are clutching at straws. Their keeper averages @26 and you want him in a specialist batting spot. Most of our bowlers can bat a bit too but rarely give us defining runs. Simple fact is Test class batsman in Sth Africa are thin on the vine currently. So we have to take full advantage of that by hitting them hard and often. A pacey, bouncy Gabba . Was a no brainer to bring in Morris.
So bring in a spud batter and leave out a world class bowler? They’re not losing much batting by playing an extra bowler, but they’d be gaining not much batting and losing plenty of bowling by adding another batter.You are clutching at straws. Their keeper averages @26 and you want him in a specialist batting spot. Most of our bowlers can bat a bit too but rarely give us defining runs. Simple fact is Test class batsman in Sth Africa are thin on the vine currently. So we have to take full advantage of that by hitting them hard and often. A pacey, bouncy Gabba . Was a no brainer to bring in Morris.