Thanks for answering my questions mate, really insightful.
I am really looking forward to the Under 19 WC, hoping S.A puts in a good show in. Got N.Z first up which could be tricky. Australia will most likely have Cummins so maybe they should just declare them champs already.
I hope Ingram is able to step up, like you said he needs to sort out his technical problems.
Last question (I promise...for today) Kallis is getting on a bit, and will have to eventually retire (as much as he doesn't think so) are there any decent all rounders in South Africa who have the potential to take his place. If i look at stats, Obus Pienaar seems to be decent, but obviously you can't compare him to the great Jacques.
Haha its no problem mate, its good to have another Protea supporter on here as there aren't many. Probably not even 10 of us.
I am quietly confident ahead of the WC, the marker ususally for u19 cricket is Pakistan...and we competed very well with them recently. Will be interesting to see if Cummins plays, I suppose he does need the cricket after injury.
Tough, tough on the Kallis question. I think there is a hope that maybe Wayne Parnell could eventually bat 6 or 7 and become a strike bowler when needs be as his bowling has fallen off. But trust me he has proper batting technique and really could do the job one-day. I haven't seen much of Chris Morris bat but what I have seen is that he players proper cricket strokes and has a good technique as well so I would say they are two best for now. Albie Morkel in 3rd probably.
On Obus Pienaar, I wouldn't say his game is suited to test cricket (bit of a hitter) and his bowling is not of test level but still a very good limited overs player.
Another player, is Stiaan Van Zyl who has real potential to play test cricket and he bowls little seamers.
But I suppose if we can't find the all-rounder to bat as high as 4 which is unbelievable as he has done, even 3 for so long then you either pick a very good batting keeper like De Kock to bat 6 and pick a Parnell/Morris for 7 or you just pick your 6 best batsman and keeper and 4 bowlers.
In the youth ranks...
Shaylen Pillay who has been in the current SA u19 side since 16 years of age is one. Done well for Gauteng amateur side in the game he has played so far as well.
Another is a name I haven't mentioned on here yet, goes to my former school, Rondebosch Boys in Cape Town...name is Dayyaan Galiem. Now Rondebosch has a proud history when producing batsman from John Commins, HD Ackerman, Gary Kirsten, Jonathan Trott and Andrew Puttick and we currently have our best first XI ever and 2 15 year olds are in the team which is unusually early to be in 1st XI at such a top school. They are Galiem as I mentioned and John Commins son, Murray. Both play WP age group team ahead of their age groups.
In Galiems case became the first WP junior to score hundreds for the u13, u15 and u19 side...yes u19 side. Got his debut against Border redcently and top scored with 102 not out. Also got a hundred at the recent u15 week as an u14.
Then, in a schoolboy match he bowled out a school and got 9/1. So they decided to play a T20 gmae after that because the game ended so qucikly and he scored 196!
Interestlingly, its his bowling shaping up more for the 1st team at the moment but is a batting all-rounder. Got a five-for againt SACS (major school), did well against Wynbgerg as well (another major school) and then against our biggest rivals on Saturday bowled Bishops out for 27 and he got 7/16. All this as a 15 year-old. It should not be done at his age.
