***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[benchmark00]

I'm with GingerFurball on this one, Watson seems to be one of the few Australian batsman capable of surviving when it's moving around a bit, along with Katich and Hussey. His average would be higher was it not for the last of higher scores to boost it. Yes his inability to capitalise is a worry, but 46 as an opener certainly isn't the worst average by a long shot. Some of his shot selection suggest perhaps too much limited overs cricket maybe? Thoughts? He does play all 3 versions of the game and does so at a world class level, but maybe with the amount being played, it's inevitable that the mind can get confused with wanting to dominate.

The first sentence of your post is totally contradicted by the rest.

 

[Phantom]

Greg Mail 54 & 54 vs South Africa 2001/02 SCG Tour Match - YouTube

Wicked, good watch. Mail looked like he might have had a bit of potential back then (albeit as a bit of a stonewaller) but never kicked on. How poor were The saffies?

 

[Phantom]

Reckon Mussey would have done better than Quade Cooper tbh

HAHA, indeed

 

[Phantom]

it does when you're south africa

hahahahaha

 

[Phantom]

The first sentence of your post is totally contradicted by the rest.

How?

 

[Phantom]

****, quoted the wrong nickname, I think it must be bed time

Sorry guys

 

[Phantom]

Now that's true legspin, taking wickets with a mix of excellent deliveries and big-turning long hops cut to cover

Warne was boring by comparison.

Haha, so very very true

 

[Spark]

Uhh... in future, could you use the edit button, or multi-quote instead of a massive quote train? Just a little request.

 

[GotSpin]

Hahaha. If only you were mod when Richard posted

 

[Burgey]

What time is the T20 on tonight, ours?

 

[Spark]

stupid o'clock the best way to describe it

 

[Spikey]

that's a pretty lousy answer

 

[Quaggas]

5am Sydney?

Edit 3am

 

[Howe_zat]

Any explanation for why Mike Hussey isn't in the T20 squad?

 

[Spark]

don't see how that's not stupid o'clock tbh

 

[Quaggas]

don't see how that's not stupid o'clock tbh

Nah, 8am meetings are bad because I'm in bed by then. 3am's not too late.

 

[Burgey]

Any explanation for why Mike Hussey isn't in the T20 squad?

Pissed.

 

[NUFAN]

$1.90 apeice for the 1st 20/20 via bet365. Would have thought thats good money for saffers

$1.96 on BetStar. Australia are $1.84 -- The teams are pretty even really, no AB de Villiers helps Aus but our bowling attack is going to be fairly inexperienced now that Lee is out.

This is a pretty telling stat though - Australia have won only one of their previous eight Twenty20 internationals, while South Africa have won six of their previous seven

 

[uvelocity]

we are fairly rubbish at t20's based on history, so really we should be outsiders.

 

[Spikey]

M. Marsh staying for the OD's for Lee. uh.