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South Africa team selection

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StephenZA said:
Taking away the whole debacle of the boxing day test now... I would have preferred Ireland or Afghanistan to get a game, just because we play Zim kinda regularly and it would be nice to give those teams additional exposure.
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Much of a muchness in terms of quality viewing. I guess it won't be worth our time. But I get your point.

But how many home tours have been effected by BCCI now ? It's a joke really.
 
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Basically CSA knowing they need to keep BCCI happy for a decent tour financially.

Meanwhile, CSA were in touch with the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday over the dates for the Indian tour here this summer. In what Nenzani described as a “very frustrating experience” India’s cricket officials have still not finalised the dates for that tour, which is set to comprise four Tests, five ODIs and three T20s.

CSA has already resigned itself to the fact that it will have to find an opponent for a one-off Boxing Day Test, with India only set to arrive in South Africa at the end of December.

The association was hoping to talk India into accepting just the one warm-up game, so as to allow the Newlands Test to start as close as possible to its traditional date of January 2.

“We understand where India is coming from, they have fixtured in (a series against) Sri Lanka (slated to end on December 24) and they want to come in and acclimatise themselves and it’s a question of seeing the best we can do so that we meet all the objectives we want to - which includes respecting the fact that they have a tight schedule,” said CSA’s chief executive, Haroon Lorgat.
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One chance for Proteas hopefuls to impress Gibson

Aspirant Proteas will have one round of first-class fixtures to impress new national coach Ottis Gibson ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh at the end of the month.

Defending Sunfoil Series champions the Knights will officially start the domestic franchise season on September 19 by hosting the Cape Cobras in Bloemfontein in the opening round of four-day fixtures released by Cricket South Africa on Monday.

The Knights were the surprise winners of the competition last season, with Nicky Bojé’s side claiming the trophy in champion style by beating the Highveld Lions by an innings in their final match to place themselves out of the reach of their nearest rivals, the Titans.

For all the excitement surrounding the launch of the inaugural T20 Global League to be held from November 3 until December 16, the continued importance of South Africa’s premier first-class competition cannot be underestimated.

The Proteas are fresh from suffering a 3-1 Test series defeat in England and Gibson will no doubt be keeping a close eye on the local talent before his first official assignment.

One of Gibson’s former home grounds in South Africa, the Wanderers, will also see four-day action on the opening weekend when it plays host to the Lions and Warriors, while further north, the Titans and Dolphins will do battle at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

While looking for a potential Test opening partner for Dean Elgar, the Barbadian will no doubt be monitoring the form of Knights middle-order batsman David Miller quite closely.

The powerful left-hander, who has played 99 ODIs and 52 T20Is for the Proteas, has recently stressed that he no longer wants to be regarded as a “limited-overs specialist”, and will be hoping for a good start to the Sunfoil Series to leave an immediate impression on Gibson.

Former South Africa A coach Shukri Conrad was particularly pleased with Miller’s efforts during the recent series against India, where the 28-year-old clubbed 78 off 115 balls in the first “Test” victory over the visitors.

The Sunfoil Series will break for the T20 Global League at the end of October and resume at the beginning of February.

In this bumper 2017/18 season for South African cricket supporters – India and Australia also visit these shores – the domestic action continues after the completion of the T20GL with the Momentum One-Day Cup on December 20.

The One-Day Cup runs throughout the festive season, with a notable item on the calendar being a New Year fixture at St George’s Park, with the Warriors hosting the Dolphins, all the way to the final on February 3.

Despite the advent of the T20GL, the CSA T20 Challenge has been kept intact, but will now be played at the end of the summer, running from March 14 through to April 14 next year.

The season will therefore run for two weeks longer than usual, which could have an impact on the availability of the national players, who may have left for the Indian Premier League already, which is set to start on April 4.
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India's schedule for their tour to England in the middle of next year released earlier but still nothing for SA.
 
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You can't look past anything but this.

Elgar
Cook/Kuhn/Markram
Amla
Ab
Faf
Bavuma
QdK

Maharaj

Rabada
Steyn
Philander
Morkel

So I guess de Bruyn & Olivier go back to defending 4-day title for Knights.
 
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Saw Cullinan ripping into de Bruyn and Kuhn's techniques.

Whilst I agree they aren't perfect. I don't think they aren't good batsman. Mentally they were all over the show.

We knew de Bruyn wasn't in great form before the series so somewhere he had lost confidence because his technical failings looked worse and was only a matter of time before he got out. Just hope he gets back to what he can be - good, average or poor technique.

But now it leaves options open for many young batsman in the country but I want to see some really lay down markers this season.
 
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The opening issue is not going to be made easier with the issue at the Titans highlighted in the domestic thread. Markram/Kuhn may not even get into the Titans team.

https://citizen.co.za/sport/south-a...n-cooks-proteas-plea-im-still-only-34-not-64/

The Highveld Lions skipper has responded to being dropped by scoring buckets full of runs for South Africa A.

When Stephen Cook started out as a 18-year-old first-class cricketer for Gauteng, the former Proteas seamer David Terbrugge offered him sage advice.

“I think he had a feeling that I might play for a long while on the domestic circuit. So he came over to me and said: ‘Watch out when you reach 30. Everybody’s going to think you’re 50!’,” the Highveld Lions skipper and out-of-favour Proteas opener reminisced on Thursday.

There’s indeed a touch of irony to his story.

After being dropped for the Test series against England, various observers believed that Cook’s short international career is over.

Much of that argument is also based on his age: 34.

“This conversation over the Proteas’ opening partnership seems to be complicated one. It’s been written from many perspectives,” said Cook.

“I firmly believe I can still do a good job in Test cricket. So much gets written about this age thing. I had to check my ID book the other day! It started to feel like I’m 64 instead of 34! I really don’t see this age debate as an issue.”

The dogged right-hand batsman backed up those words with deeds a few weeks ago.

Cook was an outstanding performer for South Africa A in their “Test” series against India A, scoring 320 runs at an average of 106.

That haul included a gritty 120 and two fifties.

It also illustrates pointedly how tough times and setbacks simply can’t seem to keep the man down.

“In the end, I got to play 10 Tests more than I ever dreamed of,” said Cook.

“I got a taste and I really enjoyed the challenge. Even when things were incredibly tough – in Australia and New Zealand – I loved it. I loved being under that scrutiny and testing myself. I’m constantly aware that I can’t be happy with the status quo. I’ve gone back to domestic cricket and did some hard graft.”

The probable sad thing about that sentiment is that it might not be rewarded again.

With young Aiden Markram impressing as South Africa A leader and opener, the national selectors might opt for the future.

But it won’t stop Cook from still trying.
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Not that it wasn't obvious but Faf du Plessis has been confirmed as the captain for all 3 formats with de Villiers stepping down from ODI captaincy.
 
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