Second time I've heard it today, it's growing on meSorry Sri Lanka but your national anthem sounds like a nursery rhyme.
Dead rubber, exactly the kind of scenario they thrive in.Pretty **** match. But Saffers paying $1.38 is crazy. Lanka suck hard, but Saffers have got to be the most overrated limited overs side in recent memory.
Edit: scratch that, I see Mathews is not playing.
You have no idea about music from subcontinent. SL national anthem is great.Sorry Sri Lanka but your national anthem sounds like a nursery rhyme.
You are correct, its all relative to each person but I just wish they had some batsman as good as their anthem.You have no idea about music from subcontinent. SL national anthem is great.
TBF in this world cup we did choke. Should never lose defending 230 and shouldn't lose when defending 9 of the last over on the nagpur pitch.I wish people would stop saying south africa chocked everytime we lose a game, do we choke! heck yeah, but that doesnt mean that everytime we lose a game, it's cause we chocked
I don't think Amla had a bad tournament... Duminy also started showing some form before getting injured.... again! I think his loss in the WI game was critical for us. Root played a class innings and we need to give him credit.TBF in this world cup we did choke. Should never lose defending 230 and shouldn't lose when defending 9 of the last over on the nagpur pitch.
Can't defend them this time round. They let themselves and a nation down again...
To show the difference when it really mattered for India Virat Kohli stood tall, when it really matter for SA where were our so called super stars putting up the performances?
Only player who performed each and every game was Tahir and QDK. The rest were inconsistent to poor.
Root's innings is not what cost SA the game. The extras the SA bowlers bowled us what cost SA the game. Even with Root's innings if SA bowls properly they still come out on top.I don't think Amla had a bad tournament... Duminy also started showing some form before getting injured.... again! I think his loss in the WI game was critical for us. Root played a class innings and we need to give him credit.
But ultimately nobody thought we had a chance of winning. The reality is that the top 6 where uncertain until the last second with Amla not sure if he was playing and AB not sure if he would play 1,2,3 or 4... But our biggest single problem in both the shorter formats of the game is that we do not have any genuine all-rounders. If you look at the other top teams, they have players that are chosen for their batting or bowling and then have the ability to contribute elsewhere. Morris, Wiese and Behardien are just not in the same class. For many years we had great all-rounders with one of the best of all time in our team for 20 years, it was the reason we where always competitive in ODI`s even when we did not have some of the worlds best batsmen. We have had no genuine quality all-rounder since Kallis`s retirement, the great hope was Duminy and between his injuries and poor form enough said.
We will not be truly competitive until we either change our mindset to play 5 bowlers and 6 batsmen and trust the 6 to do the job or else some of the young all-round talent starts coming through and showing the quality required.