Test Squad for South African Tour - predictions & discussion

[The Sleeping Giant]

Where can I apply for a tactical consulting job with cricket Australia?

[Dogmatic]

What is going on
80 overs
Australia has 5 bowlers
Yet ,Smith and Clarke have bowled 13 overs between them

Watson 3 overs
Harris 12 overs
Smith 9 overs
If my maths is right Smith now has taken 10/501 in Test Cricket

SA 5/122
Bowling figures at Lunch
Johnson/Pattinson/Harris 5/82 [48]
Others 0/35 [32]

That average is looking better by the minute.

[mal]

Lyon bowling full tosses. Bring on Smith. At least he can turn the ball.

Too good Sleepy
Smith gets a wicket first ball of a new spell
7/173

[brod]

And this was going to be my last over...change of plans

[The Sleeping Giant]

Holidays for me tomorrow.

[bennymacca]

No more faffing about

[Jimmy_041]

I admire the Jaapies
Showing more spunk than we did in T2

[mal]

Tea 7/201
106 overs
Duminy 22*[64]
Philander 16*[13]

Harris 2/24 [18]
Johnson 2/72 [27]
Pattinson 2/44[20]
Total 6/140 [65]

Lyon 0/10[19]
Watson 0/6 [7]
Smith 1/31[11]
Clarke 0/5 [4]
Total 1/52[41]

You don't have to be einSteyn to work out the formula after tea
Averages BEFORE this match

23.22 Harris
26.43 Pattinson
27.65 Johnson
31.84 Watson
32.43 Lyon
36.94 Clarke
47.70 Smith
54.50 Warner

I've not played Test Cricket
But I am a reasonably successful gambler who bases his assumptions on probability
In the racing game you MOSTLY back the horses with the most successful form lines that suggest they can win
Cricket is kind of the same
From here on the Aussies will freshen up
There is no tomorrow
You simply bowl the best bowlers for as long as possible or for most of the available overs

I would bowl
PLAN A
Harris /Johnson/Pattinson immediately after tea
Finish them off, if they cant
PLAN B
Lyon
PLAN C
Bring back the strikers

Smith, Clarke must only bowl a max of 2 overs each

[Jimmy_041]

300 to go

[The Sleeping Giant]

Plan D?

[dedja]

JP gone ... 2 Yarpies to go.

[The Sleeping Giant]

16 overs left

[whufc]

Wow!!!!

[mal]

SA 8/260
15 Overs left
251 runs required off a minimum of 90 balls
Steyn 1 *[13]
Philander 47*[75]

[The Sleeping Giant]

SA 8/260
15 Overs left
251 runs required off a minimum of 90 balls
Steyn 1 *[13]
Philander 47*[75]

??????

[The Sleeping Giant]

Quick edit.

[The Sleeping Giant]

He he he. Nice and fiery.

[mal]

SA 8/259
STEYN 1*
PHILANDER 45*

Philander caught behind decision reversed off Johnson

[The Sleeping Giant]

Lol. Tail end batsman baiting the bowlers to ball short.

[Coach Bombay]

My money is on us getting the two wickets in the one over if we are to win