Duncan Fletcher to Help SAF take on Aus

[IndGunner]

hmm...

Sounds very chappelesque... (well he never coached them but still)

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/378642.html

 

[Precambrian]

I don't attach any importance than the cursory to it. We all saw what value addition Chappell did to Australia's interests. It's 11 vs 11 in the end.

 

[jondavluc]

Let me guess why.Because he was the coach who was in when england the won the ashes in 04/05. Even though he was also coaching England in there worst defeat against australia since the 1920's too.I don't know why people seem to forget that.

 

[IndGunner]

I just thought it was amusing. and anyway i thought chappel was maybe more of a hindrance than a aide.

 

[Richard]

Yeah saw this, people are brought in on this short-term consultancy roles all the time really, it's no major deal. Just a more high-profile appointment than normal.

 

[Uppercut]

Yeah saw this, people are brought in on this short-term consultancy roles all the time really, it's no major deal. Just a more high-profile appointment than normal.

Yeah, good appointment in my book too, he's an exceptionally thorough man in his preparation. The mistakes he made for England were largely selectorial.

 

[Langeveldt]

Good man

 

[Richard]

Yeah, good appointment in my book too, he's an exceptionally thorough man in his preparation. The mistakes he made for England were largely selectorial.

Yeah I was always a considerable fan of his and hope he can make some small amount of difference to SA.

England's ODI hayride since the end of his tenure suggest he was certainly not the sole or maybe even the main error-maker in selection there, and well, I don't think anyone would dispute the Test team has gone downhill since his departure. He made errors (Schofield, Afzaal, Plunkett and Mahmood playing Tests) but I reckon the year-and-a-bit since his departure has probably contained more errors than the 7 of his tenure.

 

[Manee]

The sweep shot is not going to help with playing Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee.

 

[Mister Wright]

Expect Ashley Giles to play the first test.

 

[Richard]

The sweep shot is not going to help with playing Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee.

Yeah exactly, so that's one of the worries about him potentially giving players bad guidence out of the way.

 

[Burgey]

Expect Ashley Giles to play the first test.

 

[Langeveldt]

Expect Ashley Giles to play the first test.

 

[andruid]

The sweep shot is not going to help with playing Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee.

it might keep Krezja down to a mere 11 wickets per game though.