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***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012
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Disagree. Quiney has batted in the top 3 the entire time he's been making runs at domestic level. He's a top order batsman, not a middle order player. Leave him at 3 and keep the rest of the order settled, IMO.
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Nah, that's wrong. Not that I'm advocating him slipping down the order but if there's one thing which characterises Quiney it's that he's had to bat everywhere for Vic and has runs on the board from 1-6 in the order, only last season was he opening every game. Guy can clearly bat anywhere the team wants him to.
Ruckus
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I think the more important point is keeping Clarke and Hussey where they are, and just happens to mean Quiney (or whoever) will be at 3. They clearly like making runs there, so keep them there. It's one of the few things in our batting order which actually works and we know is dependable, so why change it. In any case Quiney is likely a very short term stop-gap, so we really don't even know how Watson will fare there yet.
Prince EWS
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There's a fair chance both will play; Duminy's out afterall. Faf and Tsolekile both playing is pretty unlikely IMO.
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i'd consider stupid bowler out and silly tahir in (such an obvious change it hardly counts as a change), xmas horse out for the keeper and the faf duminy swap. so
smitteh
virus
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the great man
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faf
the keeper
like i dunno know, at adelaide do you really wanna risk a ****ty keeper? or the ****ty keeper's well known **** back? plus at adl if you do actually get yourself in trouble, you don't want your number 5 batsman to be a 40 and out guy....
I mean i won't be upset if he doesn't play - Firdose Moonda can suck it - but you know I'd support it if they went that way.
also would I be right in saying that the argument for the 7 batsmen structure has lost a bit of weight simply because the new #7 won't be a useful spinner? (read: not a leg spinner)
smitteh
virus
the great man
the great man
ab
faf
the keeper
like i dunno know, at adelaide do you really wanna risk a ****ty keeper? or the ****ty keeper's well known **** back? plus at adl if you do actually get yourself in trouble, you don't want your number 5 batsman to be a 40 and out guy....
I mean i won't be upset if he doesn't play - Firdose Moonda can suck it - but you know I'd support it if they went that way.
also would I be right in saying that the argument for the 7 batsmen structure has lost a bit of weight simply because the new #7 won't be a useful spinner? (read: not a leg spinner)
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benchmark00
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Would be good to see de kock stiffening up that lower order.
benchmark00
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Pipe down.
howardj
International Coach
I really don't buy that
Look at his injury history - it's always arisen when he is bowling
Just look at AB Field in his last FC game
He batted fine in the first innings, then was injured after bowling one over
He doesn't have a history at all of getting injured while batting
robelinda
International Vice-Captain
he does have a history of getting a sore left shin from being on the bloody pad every other innings. #pleasehitstraightballsdude
uvelocity
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how do you know he didn't pull it while batting, felt it was ok to keep playing, then when trying to bowl went ahh **** nah
Which doesn't address that now that he is injured, he cant run properly which was my point.