Test Squad for South African Tour - predictions & discussion

[The Sleeping Giant]

Good work by Mitch to soften up the peaheart. One hit to the body and then surrenders meekly

Ahh I think his runs at Perth and Melbourne in 2008 and last week at PE, not sure he's a pee heart.

His dismissal today was one that smacked of "get me the faark out of here im not facing another over from Mitch"

You have a "Beautiful Mind" Jim.

[whufc]

How old are you now Benny? I'm nearly 35

31 mate

Jesus spring chicken!

Definatly don't feel or move like it.

Have rightfully taken my spot at second slip

[carey]

[The Sleeping Giant]

Who's shoulders do you field on. ;-)

[whufc]

Who's shoulders do you field on. ;-)

And to make it worse I can barely lift my right shoulder above my head!!!

[mal]

Carey
WHUFC
Did you ever play against James Moss ?

[whufc]

Carey
WHUFC
Did you ever play against James Moss ?

Nah, have coached a junior side against him, I played cricket against his dad Monkey Mick

[mal]

James Moss has had the privilege of bowling to me at the end of my career
First ball he ever bowled to me swung a mile outside off peg
I thought geez he can bowl
Good young bowler he was , and no disgrace for him when i got to 50 + both times I faced him

Moss played for Smithfield then , or one of those deep northern suburb teams ?
It was that big ground on Main North Road

Years later Moss became a TV celebrity , and I became a legend on this site

[bennymacca]

his younger brother and old man now play for freeling

[Squids]

Watson has bowled 6 overs, will have to take months off to recover.

[Dogmatic]

Haddin was doing a Warnie impersonation there and sleeping.

[Jim05]

Haddin was doing a Warnie impersonation there and sleeping.

Terrible miss but that is the first blunder he has made for awhile now

[mal]

How old are you now Benny? I'm nearly 35

31 mate

Was the same age group as Cosgrove, Chris Duval, Ryan Dewey, Freddy Agius, Mick Ashby, Chris McLean, Kev Thomas, etc etc

Here's a yarn for you WHUFC
Its about Chris Mcleans dad Kym

Young Kym was playing against Terry Jenner
Jenner was playing for Walkerville a very proud club who were both represented at football by Barrie Robran and myself

Kym was beaten 6 balls in a row by Jenner
" Come on mate , you are only watching this. Its worse for me. Im actually bowling it."
Next over Jenner beats Kym again
Mr Jenner gives Kym some advice
" When they go that way , they are called leg breaks and when they go the other way they're called wrong uns. Which way would you like the next way to spin?"
Kym tells Jenner from off to leg
" OK that's a wrong un. And here it comes."

Jenner bowled it to Kym ,
Kym smasssssssssshed it over mid wicket into the Walkerville Bowling Club
Jenner replied
" Well played, now we are both in the game."

Ive heard this story from both TJ and Kym
If you ever find the book Over The Top , the story appears in there

[am Bays]

Haddin was doing a Warnie impersonation there and sleeping.

Terrible miss but that is the first blunder he has made for awhile now

But unfortunately as a 'keeper you aren't judged by what you do but what you miss

[The Sleeping Giant]

Some are judged by their batting.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Bout time

[RustyCage]

1 wicket to go, 15 to avoid the follow on

[The Sleeping Giant]

I am concerned that they haven't enforced the follow on. Also worried about Lyon's ability to take wickets.

[mal]

AU 7/494
SA 287
AU 0/27
Rogers 1*[19]
Warner 25*[17] made it look so so eaaaaasy what a player

SA were 6/146
2 very good efforts by
Philander 37 *[107]
Steyn 28 [27]

Those guys and Du Plessis 67[135] got SA to a handy score at the end
Watto and Patto might have been underdone

Johnson hit Steyn flush on the helmet
Steyn took of his helmet and smiled
I wish Steyn played for us, he is a star
Made some very handy runs
The runs he and Swervin Vernon made could give SA a sniff to draw this


234 run lead
Matter of when Michael Clarke declares
I would say 45 mins before Tea
That would be 45-50 overs faced and score about 220-250 runs

IF Rogers and Warner bat a fair while and we are 300-350 runs in front
Should Watto come in first drop ?

[mal]

I am concerned that they haven't enforced the follow on. Also worried about Lyon's ability to take wickets.

Watson and Pattinson most prob be buggered first up from long spells ?
That might be in Boofs and Clarkeys mindset ?

You might be right though
You wouldn't think SA could make enough runs quickly enough and have enough time to bowl out AU in the 2nd innings
Particularly with no Steyn in the attack