*Official* WTC FINAL Australia vs South Africa 2025

[StephenZA]

Is that first option Mulder at 8 with Marco Kesh & KG as the bowlers?

Yep.

 

[SeamUp]

Yep.

We've used that option on this journey so far.

Feels like we have a few options and combinations.

 

[StephenZA]

We've used that option on this journey so far.

Feels like we have a few options and combinations.

Ironically it was the option I never liked and always used to complain about...

 

[Fuller Pilch]

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Good luck Saffas.

 

[SeamUp]

SA Test caps
Rabada (70), Bavuma (63), Maharaj (57), Markram (45), Verreynne (24), Ngidi (19), Mulder (18), Jansen (17), Bedingham (12), De Zorzi (11), Rickelton (10), Stubbs (9), Paterson (7), Muthusamy (4), Bosch (1) = 367

Australia Test caps
Lyon (136), Smith (116), Starc (96), Khawaja (80), Hazlewood (72), Cummins (67) , Labuschagne (57), Head (56), Carey (39), Green (28), Boland (13), Kuhnemann (5), Webster (3), Inglis (2), Konstas (2) = 772

 

[Coronis]

SA Test caps
Rabada (70), Bavuma (63), Maharaj (57), Markram (45), Verreynne (24), Ngidi (19), Mulder (18), Jansen (17), Bedingham (12), De Zorzi (11), Rickelton (10), Stubbs (9), Paterson (7), Muthusamy (4), Bosch (1) = 367

Australia Test caps
Lyon (136), Smith (116), Starc (96), Khawaja (80), Hazlewood (72), Cummins (67) , Labuschagne (57), Head (56), Carey (39), Green (28), Boland (13), Kuhnemann (5), Webster (3), Inglis (2), Konstas (2) = 772

Shoutout to Maharaj. Will end up as SA’s 2nd greatest spinner - if he’s not there already. Also if SA win I’m perfectly happy to call Bavuma the greatest test captain of all time.

 

[SeamUp]

Shoutout to Maharaj. Will end up as SA’s 2nd greatest spinner - if he’s not there already. Also if SA win I’m perfectly happy to call Bavuma the greatest test captain of all time.

He already is on statistics and gone past Tayfield on wickets.

I reckon our best finger-spinners post WWII have been Tayfield, Kourie, Maharaj and Harmer.

SA are well and truly on the upward curve in test cricket but this has come probably a bit too soon. Saying that, these players just need game time. Particularly our batsmen. The talent is there.

 

[Calm_profit]

Why did they pick the same squad for WTC Final and 3 Test tour of West indies. Totally different conditions. Obviously Kuhnemann is only in for Windies while for WTC Marcus Harris and Fergus O'Neil could have been good shouts for recent experience around the squad at least (latter better than Doggett as travelling reserve) Other than his first innings back where he had to retire hurt with cramps, Green has done absolutely nothing to justify his return btw

Why did they pick the same squad for WTC Final and 3 Test tour of West indies. Totally different conditions.

Obviously Kuhnemann is only in for Windies while for WTC Marcus Harris and Fergus O'Neil could have been good shouts for recent experience around the squad at least (latter better than Doggett as travelling reserve)

Other than his first innings back where he had to retire hurt with cramps, Green has done absolutely nothing to justify his return btw

Conditions might be different but the same Duke balls will be used.

 

[Stefan9]

Rumors that CSA have been "nicely " asked by SA20 owners that the SA players need to stay till the end of the ipl.

 

[SeamUp]

 

[Heboric]

Only an Australian wacking the chess pieces off the board with a bat

 

[Coronis]

Pretty sad they couldn’t get Cummins to do the promo.

Also am I meant to recognise these obviously ex cricketers? Cos I don’t for the most part.

 

[SeamUp]

Pretty sad they couldn’t get Cummins to do the promo.

Also am I meant to recognise these obviously ex cricketers? Cos I don’t for the most part.

Shoaib Akhtar being there was a confusing one.

 

[Gob]

Rumors that CSA have been "nicely " asked by SA20 owners that the SA players need to stay till the end of the ipl.

CSA should ask those clowns to go **** them selves. Nicely of course

I was impressed when I heard that the SA boys are returning early from hit and giggle cricket to properly acclimatise to the conditions. Shame the aust guys are too hungry for money to do the same

 

[TheJediBrah]

I was impressed when I heard that the SA boys are returning early from hit and giggle cricket to properly acclimatise to the conditions. Shame the aust guys are too hungry for money to do the same

good let's get our excuses prepared nice and early

 

[Gob]

good let's get our excuses prepared nice and early

Starceh has decided against it. Good on him. Captain planet on the other hand

 

[Gob]

Maybe asking too much but are we going to have a halba free WTC? So good it rhymes

 

[SeamUp]

This opening spot is becoming an issue?

I guess you can get away with Marnus or Inglis for one game opening but is it really worth it over investing in Konstas?

 

[Gob]

This opening spot is becoming an issue?

I guess you can get away with Marnus or Inglis for one game opening but is it really worth it over investing in Konstas?

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I'd stick with Konstas for sure. The problem with Marnus opening is that you would have to push Smith to 3 that I don't like

I'd give the wtc final for Konstas and expect very little. Who knows if he can take on Rabada the same way he took Bumrah on and a start like that would go a long way in setting up a game which is likely to be played on a helpful wicket atleast for the first 2 days

 

[Niall]

Starceh has decided against it. Good on him. Captain planet on the other hand

Odd from Cummins as his team are near bottom of the table and won't progress to the knockout stages and obviously Head also their.
A lot of the lads leaving early are going to miss knock out matches so credit for them prioritizing this when they would have been under pressure to stay.