Pakistan Tour of South Africa 2018/19

[trundler]

Yeah that's what frustration does.

Top stuff from Pakistan. Except them to bomb it in the field.

 

[Bolo]

any thoughts?

92 team was rubbish. Every win was a shock.

I think standards in odis have generally gone up across the board. I feel like this team might be comparable to some of the weaker teams we have fielded, but is less lijely to win.

 

[trundler]

Shadab is an invaluable LO cricketer. Has everything that makes a good One Day player.

 

[smash84]

92 team was rubbish. Every win was a shock.

I think standards in odis have generally gone up across the board. I feel like this team might be comparable to some of the weaker teams we have fielded, but is less lijely to win.

Donald, Pringle, Brian McMillan, Kepler weasels, not too shabby for the time I think

 

[trundler]

Wasn't Wessells pretty bad in ODIs?

 

[trundler]

Also, the spin choke ought to be every team's highest priority going into the world cup. Every team needs a couple of spinners to choke the flow of runs. England have Moeen and Rashid. India have KulCha.

 

[SeamUp]

Wasn't Wessells pretty bad in ODIs?

At the time he did what he was supposed to do and he did it well. Remember Tony Greig interviewing him after the game with AB. Queensland mates once upon a time.

 

[SeamUp]

92 team was rubbish. Every win was a shock.

I think standards in odis have generally gone up across the board. I feel like this team might be comparable to some of the weaker teams we have fielded, but is less lijely to win.

I would say 2011 WC squad could compete with this 2019 as maybe the weakest ? 1992 next.

SA's 1992 World Cup squad was a team of hardened professionals with some youth who had good FC experience behind them.I think many people watched this team with no fear attitude and were hooked. Batted to 9 or 10 and we had Jonty Rhodes in the field. Kirsten, Cronje, Kuiper could all bowl in the top 6 which gave options especially for New Zealand. It was a very good side.

Hudson
Wessels
P.Kirsten
Cronje
Rhodes
Kuiper
McMillan
Richardson
Snell
Pringle
Donald

 

[vcs]

I would say 2011 WC squad could compete with this 2019 as maybe the weakest ? 1992 next.

SA's 1992 World Cup squad was a team of hardened professionals with some youth who had good FC experience behind them.I think many people watched this game with no fear attitude and were hooked. Batted to 9 or 10 and we had Jonty Rhodes in the field. Kirsten, Cronje, Kuiper could all bowl in the top 6 whcih gave options especially for New Zealand. It was a very good side.

Hudson
Wessels
P.Kirsten
Cronje
Rhodes
Kuiper
McMillan
Richardson
Snell
Pringle
Donald

2011 was pretty great on paper, I thought.

 

[GRAB]

McMillan's ODI record is mostly pretty mediocre... Better with the ball than the bat though.

 

[SeamUp]

2011 was pretty great on paper, I thought.

It's a tough one thinking back which was the worst.

I just thought Morne van Wyk being given such an important role & never grabbed international cricket like domestic. Ingram and Faf weren't experienced internationals. Tsotsobe and Parnell. Botha & Robbie P were ok but not great.

 

[weldone]

Tsotsobe was quite good in ODIs for a while

 

[OverratedSanity]

2011 was pretty great on paper, I thought.

Botha was batting 6. It was crap.

 

[vcs]

Yeah, fragile middle+lower order was their weakness. Did have good individual talent, just lacked balance.

 

[SeamUp]

Reeza Hendricks special. When he gets on a run it is tough to stop his stroke play. And he absolutely loves batting on the highveld.

 

[trundler]

Brutal from Hendriks

 

[trundler]

South African women are hot

 

[Bolo]

That 92 team only really has jonty, cronje and donald who went onto solid international careers. First two very young at the time.

Couple of guys that would have been really good like kirsten and kuiper, but getting a bit long in the tooth.

Couple of guys who were just rubbish like snell and wessels.

No experience. Ridiculously negative play, even for the low standards of the time.

Id back the current or 2011 team to win 8/10 against them.

 

[trundler]

Shadab getting a thrashing. Since great shots played off him.

 

[SeamUp]

Tsotsobe was quite good in ODIs for a while

2nd and 3rd spells were a massive concern. Had to come back and bowl cutters and if that didn't work he was in trouble.

But ultimately as mentioned the middle to lower order just lacked any sort of hitting power and in sub continent often you have to make the play to hit boundaries with the lack of pace.