**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[Flem274*]

ffs such a killjoy you are

[hendrix]

I couldn't bear it

[longtom]

Originally Posted by hendrix

You're being trolled bro. Fulton is ****, and Taylor is head and shoulders our best batsman.

There's a thread on the way NZC has handled the captaincy issue. Most of us are pretty pissed off with the board, the manager and the coach.

Originally Posted by Flem274*

ffs such a killjoy you are

Thx hendrix for putting me straight. Thought it all sounds a bit .... strange. Just discovered the thread with the Taylor saga. Are they gonna make a movie about this? I'll watch it - compelling ....

Since I can only be here every now and again I am always available to take the piss with ... thanks flem ... but then I take it from the other thread you don't mind Taylor being out on his ass ....

[longtom]

AB wants fresh faces in T20 squad:

AB wants fresh faces in T20 squad - Sport LIVE

I reckon that's the right thing to do. Will be interesting to see how some of those shape in international waters.

[straw man]

Originally Posted by longtom

AB wants fresh faces in T20 squad:

AB wants fresh faces in T20 squad - Sport LIVE

I reckon that's the right thing to do. Will be interesting to see how some of those shape in international waters.

Any good bowlers? A little hard to believe Kleinveldt is Safrica's next best quick after the big 3.

[straw man]

Gillespie injured himself and is probably out of the T20 squad.

[Dan]

If I were selecting for South Africa (and thankfully I'm not), Kleinveldt wouldn't be near my squad now.

Steyn
Philander
Morkel
de Lange
Morris
McLaren
Tsotsobe
Birch
Kleinveldt
Parnell


That would be something resembling my Test pecking order.

[SteveNZ]

What's happened to de Lange?

[Dan]

Originally Posted by SteveNZ

What's happened to de Lange?

Injured. I vaguely remember he got taken to England while recovering and re-injured something there.

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by straw man

Gillespie injured himself and is probably out of the T20 squad.

Michael Bates replaces Gillespie.

New Zealand Cricket - Bates to replace Gillespie in Twenty20 squad

[Briony]

de Lange has a stress fracture of the back.

[Zinzan]

Originally Posted by Briony

de Lange has a stress fracture of the back.

Pffft, come back to us when Steyn, Morkel, Kallis, Philander and Amla are all injured

[smalishah84]

Originally Posted by Zinzan

Pffft, come back to us when Steyn, Morkel, Kallis, Philander and Amla are all injured

[sonnench]

South Africa have announced their squads for the series against New Zealand.

Fresh faces in SA T20 squad | Sport24

I am actually extremely happy with the T20 team. Kinda surprised with some of the negative comments regarding the team selection. Can't wait for guys like Davids, de Kock, Morris and Phangiso to get a run, they all thoroughly deserve it. Also happy to see that we are persisting with Levi, the dude is well worth it, and has been scoring a bucket load of late. AB is in the squad, but won't play by the looks of it, so Faf is captain for the series. He has been around the squad long enough so I don't see the problem, and besides back in the school day he was bossing AB and Rudolph around as captain. Not a huge fan of Int T20, but this is actually our best team possible, and couldn't be happier that Amla and Kallis are sitting out. First time in a long time I'm actually excited about a T20 series.

Tahir dropped for Test squad | Sport24

Not as happy with the Test squad as I am with the T20 squad. Rudolph shouldn't be there full stop. Glad they are sticking with Elgar, and also happy with the Tahir dropping.

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by jcas0167

Michael Bates replaces Gillespie.

New Zealand Cricket - Bates to replace Gillespie in Twenty20 squad

Great news. I hope he develops into a limited overs specialist. He is an intelligent bowler - good luck to him.