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*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Morris has been an excellent value addition to the side this test and should stay. Playing his part with both bat and ball. Rabada in for Olivier makes this bowling look so formidable!
 

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Morris has been an excellent value addition to the side this test and should stay. Playing his part with both bat and ball. Rabada in for Olivier makes this bowling look so formidable!
Morris' bowling seems to have improved in recent times.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Woah, that's a brute. Great catch too.

Turning into a fearful hammering here.

It's what we do when faced with a tough 4th innings scenario. There really isn't an ounce of fight in this side; fine when the going's good, but if not they just fold like this.
There's a lousy team culture which hasn't been checked for some years now.
 

Spark

Global Moderator
It's what we do when faced with a tough 4th innings scenario. There really isn't an ounce of fight in this side; fine when the going's good, but if not they just fold like this.
There's a lousy team culture which hasn't been checked for some years now.
Yeah I do feel like I've watched this movie many times before.
 

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
if Steyn gets fit and AB regains his desire this is still the best test side in the world.
Steyn, Philander, Morkel and Rabada doesn't bear thinking about for the rest of us.
Imagine having kyle abbott in there as well
There are a lot of problems in South African cricket and there has been for a considerable period now. But it's incredible how much quality this team has in it's fast bowling battery. That's the single reason for their triumph since the New Zealand series of last August. Take out one ATG bowler and one excellent seamer and they still manage to grab 20 wickets
 

Spark

Global Moderator
Yeah I'm not really a huge fan of Cook, but can you imagine how terrible and one-note this batting lineup would look without him?

Like:

Jennings
Robson
Ballance
Root
Bairstow
Stokes

Doesn't exactly fill you with confidence, does it?
 
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SeamUp

International Coach
Since Morkel has come back in New Zealand he has been so so good too. I just think it needs saying. Poor big guy can come in for some stick on here sometimes. He has been good for SA for a number of years now. Never loses his pace (one of the quickest bowlers consistently without putting in as much effort as others) & so good to lefties. Can swing it in and angle and straighten.
 
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Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yeah we can't see a replacement for him right now but 12 months can be a long time in cricket if you are not making runs.
 

StephenZA

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Since Morkel has come back in New Zealand he has been so so good too. I just think it needs saying. Poor big guy can come in for some stick on here sometimes. He has been good for SA for a number of years now. Never loses his space (one of the quickest bowlers consistently without putting in as much effort as others) & so good to lefties. Can swing it in and angle and straighten.
I always feel Morkel is underrated.. but hey. What do we do when Steyn comes back is a big question?
 

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