SA Footy

mal wrote:Which 2 players will SA have to pick to cover Jaques Kallis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, is there an adequate replacement for Jaques ?

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Pat Cummins will go to South Africa if he makes it through the BBL from next week. Been very carefully managed currently and Langer on the radio said there are plans from Cricket Australia otherwise he'd be playing already....

daysofourlives wrote:Our record is outstanding in SA and I think we can win 2 or 3 nil based purely on that.
The agressive nature of our side is something SA has never been able to deal with, much like the Poms this series. Granted the South Africans won't roll over like the Poms did but they just arnt agressive enough especially with bat in hand to bother us.

MatteeG wrote:

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Pat Cummins will go to South Africa if he makes it through the BBL from next week. Been very carefully managed currently and Langer on the radio said there are plans from Cricket Australia otherwise he'd be playing already....

Can we give up rushing this bloke straight back into tests. Let him play a full domestic season first!

Panther Pack wrote:Okay with the South African Tour on the Horizon I thought I would have a crack at trying to name the Squad:

I will pick 15 as this is how many I believe they will take on the tour.

First 10 pick themselves after the Ashes whitewash

Warner
Rogers
Watson
Clarke
Smith
Haddin
Johnson
Harris
Siddle
Lyon

Faulker - 12th man for Ashes, seen as Watsons back up
Pattinson - Returning from Injury rate him as future leader of the attack
Bird - Also returning from Injury will be picked as a back up bowler who can keep it tight
Doolan - Brought into squad for SCG test so clearly selectors think he is next in line.
Bailey - I think the selectors will stick with him and give him 1 more series to prove himself.

Have not picked backup keeper as I think if Haddin went down they will just fly someone over and no backup spinner as conditions in South Africa are more seam friendly.

Grahaml wrote:On current form I'm with Siddle. Our bowlers are the best unit around. But you've got to give SA huge credit for the length of time they've been very good and that's mostly Steyn.

Maybe, but I don't like hearing Glen McGrath statements until we have the track record of a Glen McGrath. Let's skittle them first hey?

Terrible call re Broad and Stokes. It's the bounce with Broad while Stokes got a lot of charity wickets. Far too little evidence (ie, none) to simply say it's down to pace.

It's not all bounce with Broad but yeah Stokes did get a lot of charity wickets in Sydney. The faster bowlers did well so hardly no evidence there. Broad was their fastest over the five tests and got the most wickets. Hardly no evidence. Saffer conditions are similar to Australian conditions so you would expect us to have some trouble with Steyn, Morkel and Philander.

Clarke made runs when it mattered.

Every test matters. I'm not conviced about his form, but form is temporary and class is permanent. Just would have liked to see a good score towards the end of the series as I said.

Warner got into form playing one dayers.

And he got out of form playing teeball.

Long bow to draw that Clarke's declarations are an issue. Clarke's declarations are a huge asset to Aus. The timing has earned many an extra wicket IMHO.

We've been bowling out England in a day, sometimes even less. I don't think it's a long bow to draw at all to suggest that Pup could become overconfident and set a too generous declaration. I agree his attacking bent is an asset to Australia but I think it's a very fine line between agression and overconfidence. Perhaps not an issue, but something I can see happening, particularly early. Poms aren't Test standard at the moment, especially in that last test.

No doubt SA are a different kettle to England. They have better batsmen and the combination of Steyn/Philander craps all over Broad and Anderson. But our bowlers can't be going any better and made even Bell look second rate despite starting the series in top notch form. And right now even Steyn can't match what Johnson is doing. Left arm pace, movement and control hasn't been seen like he dished up since a young Akram.

Agreed. Pretty awesome. This is what us former Mitch haters knew he was capable of but thought we would never see. Full credit to Johnson and the coaching staff.

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Pat Cummins will go to South Africa if he makes it through the BBL from next week. Been very carefully managed currently and Langer on the radio said there are plans from Cricket Australia otherwise he'd be playing already....

mal wrote:Which 2 players will SA have to pick to cover Jaques Kallis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, is there an adequate replacement for Jaques ?

Jim05 wrote:Bailey dumped from tour.
Bird, Pattinson, Doolan and Marsh come into the 15 man squad

bennymacca wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Bailey dumped from tour.
Bird, Pattinson, Doolan and Marsh come into the 15 man squad

seems about right. Bailey had 5 consecutive tests, and didnt make the place his.

it will be interesting what they do now though, given both marsh and doolan are top order batsmen. i can see them moving watto down to number 6. i rekcon marsh might come in before doolan.

gonna be hard for faulkner to get a game if watson is playing, but he is playing some gun cricket, and im sure if watto doesnt continue to make runs (or if he cant bowl) then he is making a good case for inclusion into the test team too.

will be good for both watto and australia that he is not an auto-selection when fit