Flem274*
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Sadly we have only hope left. The return of Fleming will help the resurrection methinks.
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sportychic33
State 12th Man
taylor gone. how long will vettori and bond hang around?
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Flem274*
123/5
This game is now making me realize just how important both his batting and his bowling are to us.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Yep Franklins pretty damn awesome. I even like him in the ODI squad
despite his shocking bowling figures, he should really be averaging below 35 and has been kept in the side due to test form a few too many times for comfort, yet I think he's starting to come into his own as a support bowler and he's a genuine strike bowler if the pitch has something in it. Plus his batting is just getting more and more useful.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Pretty sure he already has one.
Flem274*
123/5
I think its a FC fifty that Mr Bond has to his name. Sadly today he can't better his score.
EDIT: Richard has just proved me wrong.
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kiwipostereborn
Banned
My team for first test (assuming everyone in the squad is fit).
Papps (not a fan of this opening partnership at all but bracewell already said they would be picked)
Cumming
Fleming
Taylor
Styris
Oram
Mccullum
Vettori
Bond
Gillespie
Martin
I'm really excited even though I don't give us a great chance of winning since we are playing the 2nd best team in the world in their own backyard with a top order thats likely to fail as usual.
I do like our bowling though if Bond fires, Martin also has a good record vs sa and no matter what people say he is one of the few match winners we have - yes martin does have shocking spells sometimes but on his day he can rip through good batting line ups- The last really good test win we had was way back in 2004 and martin was man of the match then.
The 3rd seamer role is the real question mark here, I'd go for gillespie ahead of mason.
Good luck to vettori is his first test as captain.
Papps (not a fan of this opening partnership at all but bracewell already said they would be picked)
Cumming
Fleming
Taylor
Styris
Oram
Mccullum
Vettori
Bond
Gillespie
Martin
I'm really excited even though I don't give us a great chance of winning since we are playing the 2nd best team in the world in their own backyard with a top order thats likely to fail as usual.
I do like our bowling though if Bond fires, Martin also has a good record vs sa and no matter what people say he is one of the few match winners we have - yes martin does have shocking spells sometimes but on his day he can rip through good batting line ups- The last really good test win we had was way back in 2004 and martin was man of the match then.
The 3rd seamer role is the real question mark here, I'd go for gillespie ahead of mason.
Good luck to vettori is his first test as captain.
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Flem274*
123/5
I like your team for the long run though I doubt tyris will ever be a good opener. There's not much point trying anyway as he's only got a few years left.
Guys i expect to see challenge for a spot in that side are Broom, hay, Nicol and Ryder if he stops being a ****. Hamish Bennet may break into that bowling line up in a few years but for now thats the best we have.
Its a shame Franklin and Mills weren't playing yesterday because that game would have been far from over. Though i suspect Franklin and Mills wouldn't have been belted around the park in the first innings like the pretenders we are playing currently.
Raghav
International Vice-Captain
Yeah.. I was just checking their profiles... they look good.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Well, that was embarrassing. Hopefully we can make a respectable go of it in the first test.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Tsotsobe has only played a handful of games and seems to be an excellent prospect indeed.
Not sure about de Wet. Kev would probably know.