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Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:21 pm
by batmanbegins
Jim05 wrote:
batmanbegins wrote:
norwood8 wrote:
stampy wrote:unbelievable test match batting, the saffers are terrible


A gutless team of frontrunners that have hidden behind AB and Steyn for some time, definitely on a downwards slide.


Disagree with that, they were an outstanding team for a lot of years. To beat the Aussies twice in Australia, beat India in India, smoke the poms 3 times in England and to not to lose any were overseas for 9 years shows this team was very good. Smith, kallis, Amla, AB, Steyn and Morkel have all been great over the years and now a few of have gone they are struggling. There biggest issue is the racial policy as it doesn't allow them to select their best 11 and there has been a lot of discontent with a few players about it.

Other than Rabada and De Kock they have no real promising players coming through which is dangerous and it does feel a bit like the windies when they began sliding.

Only beat us once over here and the weak pricks havnt beat us over there. Agree that they have been hiding behind a couple of guns for years. The Aussies were so dominant against them because they are mentally soft and even at their peak 3 or 4 guys carried them and the rest would struggle to play Shield cricket. They havnt produced a half decent spinner and churn out a lot of all rounder types that are really pretty ordinary. As soon as Kallis finished up you knew they would struggle and once AB and Steyn finish up they will plummet down the rankings, what they have coming through is ordinary at best. Don't think anyone would shed a tear if they went the way of the Windies


Wrong there Jim, they beat Aus in 08 and 12 here. 2-1 in 2008 after winning the first two tests in pretty crazy circumstances after chasing down 400 at Perth and the duminy made that incredible 166 at the MCG. Then in 2012 de villiers and in particular Amla went crazy at Perth to lead them to a series win again.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:37 pm
by Jim05
batmanbegins wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
batmanbegins wrote:
norwood8 wrote:[quote="stampy"]unbelievable test match batting, the saffers are terrible


A gutless team of frontrunners that have hidden behind AB and Steyn for some time, definitely on a downwards slide.


Disagree with that, they were an outstanding team for a lot of years. To beat the Aussies twice in Australia, beat India in India, smoke the poms 3 times in England and to not to lose any were overseas for 9 years shows this team was very good. Smith, kallis, Amla, AB, Steyn and Morkel have all been great over the years and now a few of have gone they are struggling. There biggest issue is the racial policy as it doesn't allow them to select their best 11 and there has been a lot of discontent with a few players about it.

Other than Rabada and De Kock they have no real promising players coming through which is dangerous and it does feel a bit like the windies when they began sliding.

Only beat us once over here and the weak pricks havnt beat us over there. Agree that they have been hiding behind a couple of guns for years. The Aussies were so dominant against them because they are mentally soft and even at their peak 3 or 4 guys carried them and the rest would struggle to play Shield cricket. They havnt produced a half decent spinner and churn out a lot of all rounder types that are really pretty ordinary. As soon as Kallis finished up you knew they would struggle and once AB and Steyn finish up they will plummet down the rankings, what they have coming through is ordinary at best. Don't think anyone would shed a tear if they went the way of the Windies


Wrong there Jim, they beat Aus in 08 and 12 here. 2-1 in 2008 after winning the first two tests in pretty crazy circumstances after chasing down 400 at Perth and the duminy made that incredible 166 at the MCG. Then in 2012 de villiers and in particular Amla went crazy at Perth to lead them to a series win again.[/quote]
Ah yes forgot about that 1-0 series win in 2012. So they have beaten us a grand total of twice from 13 series, Pretenders

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:59 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
Amla gets his 24th century

well played innings from the skipper

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:03 pm
by Grenville
Poms 4/87 at lunch,89 runs in front. A bit of cloud cover and the ball is suddenly moving around markedly. Reckon there could be a few twitchy ringholes in the England camp.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:22 am
by RustyCage
Amla steps down as captain, effective immediately. AB to take over

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:26 am
by LaughingKookaburra
Saffers, what soft cocks! Complaining that Stokes was sledging at unacceptable levels during this series. Typical South African mentality, if they are challenged or made to not feel mentally superior they are automatically threatened.

The big Dutch farmers are the softest pricks in world sport, but think they are superior even though they have never done anything= the true meaning of arrogance...

No wonder people like Darryl Cullinan turned to shit once challenged.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:36 am
by stan
When they our on top or out in front that's when there true ability comes out.

When challenge or put under pressure its incredible how they crumble.

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Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:45 am
by RustyCage
They've had enough players get a start this innings but none have gone on with it

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:56 pm
by Grenville
Quality Test match pitch this, something in it for bat and ball. Some of the Australian groundsmen should take notice.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:00 pm
by carey
Grenville wrote:Quality Test match pitch this, something in it for bat and ball. Some of the Australian groundsmen should take notice.



If you could like a post a million times this would be the post

Australian grounds men will kill test cricket in Australia not T20.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:32 pm
by RustyCage
SA's 313 was the lowest ever total where everyone made double figures

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:03 am
by mighty_tiger_79
Just get in

SA 8/72

Lead 62

Broad 5/15

Wtf

South Africa v England

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:19 am
by Jim05
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Just get in

SA 8/72

Lead 62

Broad 5/15

Wtf

Were 0/23

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:44 am
by wristwatcher
Surely after this series they lose their number one ranking. They are clearly not the best in the world anymore.

Send over the West Indies ;)

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 7:54 pm
by Grenville
There's something about Quentin de Kock that makes me think he'd look better with a shovel round the head.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:20 pm
by RustyCage
Root just keeps making runs

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:22 pm
by Jim05
AB with 3 consecutive ducks[emoji1]

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:32 pm
by stan
SA will probably start playing for a draw now.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:22 pm
by Grenville
Poms falling in a heap at 7/90. Bairstow was given out then given a repreive due to a close noball, promptly nicked off next ball.

Re: South Africa v England

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:41 pm
by RustyCage
England all out for 101. SAf win by 280 runs.

Rabada 6/32