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South Africa team selection
- Thread starter StephenZA
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You got one short. I presume markram will open and rassie will bat 4.
Heboric
International Debutant
Isnt Markram still injured after he Kung Fu'd some random door
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
No... played for the Titans this last week.
SeamUp
International Coach
Faf opening up about how great it is to have the knowledge around the dressing room Boucher/Kallis bring : https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-ne...or-south-africa-s-vaunted-returning-stalwarts
Bahseph
State Captain
Oops! Perhaps the Christmas lunch is already on my mind.
SeamUp
International Coach
I reckon with Vern & Hulk playing (similar medium paced speeds) they going to go with another bowler capable of hitting the deck at high speeds for the cracks to help KG out so reckon they will go Nortje. If it was swing conditions like at Wanderers then Beuran would have come into serious consideration.
Heboric
International Debutant
Barring maybe Schultz, our left hamded fast test bowlers have been poo
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Dendarii
International Debutant
I think sometimes too much emphasis gets placed on the left armer thing. Yes, it offers something different, but selection should be on performance not on a desire for variation, especially since right arm fast bowlers can differ quite a lor e.g. Philander vs Morkel. And if you look and some of the bowlers South Africa have picked in recent years - combinations of Steyn, Morkel, Philander, Rabada, Abbott, Olivier, and Ngidi - there's no way you can say "This lineup would be so much better if one of the bowlers was a left armer rather than a right armer".
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
Don't want to clog up the tour thread. But the more I watch the SA team the more frustrated I am with the selection. Some real talent but the team needs to be given time to get better and more experinced. I happy with the Rassie selection. But picking bits and piece players like Pretorius is just frustrating. I am sure if fit Wiaan would have been selected. But still.
I do also reiterate that Markram either needs time at FC level, and long term should not be opening.
Based on current squad:
Prefer:
Elgar
Malan
Hamza
Markram
Faf
Rassie
QDK
Philander
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje
I do wonder if Philanders retirement may keep Pretorius in squad for longer than I would like. Mulder needs to come in 6/7 as soon as he shows form. Moore or J.Malan should probably be opening. I go back to wanting van Tonder in this squad asap hope he scores alot at domestic.
I do also reiterate that Markram either needs time at FC level, and long term should not be opening.
Based on current squad:
Prefer:
Elgar
Malan
Hamza
Markram
Faf
Rassie
QDK
Philander
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje
I do wonder if Philanders retirement may keep Pretorius in squad for longer than I would like. Mulder needs to come in 6/7 as soon as he shows form. Moore or J.Malan should probably be opening. I go back to wanting van Tonder in this squad asap hope he scores alot at domestic.
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
If Verreynne keeps scoring runs like he is, very serious... I do think though that QDK should keep the gloves. Verreynne is good enough to play as a batsmen.
SeamUp
International Coach
It is the one I''m trying work out for QdK even if for different seasons.
Think this is Verreynne's 3rd season in franchise cricket and he only scored his first 100 (2 in the same match) this season. He seems king of those 70 (90) balls type player.
4-day season is so interesting for so many reasons this season. Opportunity first and foremost but little things like can Verreynne be a regular 100-scorer and get into the test team as just a batsmen. I think Second definitely is that type. Just whether he is good enough.
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SeamUp
International Coach
He could be a Jonty Rhodes type middle order player. Always busy , playing around the ground with the odd big shot. Before you know it, run-a-ball 50 which I think might be what we looking for. We need some reliability at the moment but who can still score quick enough. The balance between risk and reward.
It depends what we looking for too. I think they will stick with Miller, Pretorius, Phehlukwayo for now. Only other guys capable of clearing the ropes with power shots in the middle to middle-lower order ? Marais , van Biljon, Linde , Klaasen ? It is not exactly a strong point for us right now.
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