South Africa team selection

[Stefan9]

3 and rassie 4 ? Both gotta up strike rate earlier especially Rassie.

Definitely not for me. Run rate would drop way too much while they get going.

 

[Stefan9]

It does feel like we struggling for true ARs to join Jansen or the correct balance.

Linde's bowling has dropped off massively and Muthusamy's batting isn't suited to this format. In many ways Maharaj and Fortuin are probably more reliable bowlers than both but are more like can chip in from #9 types and that's just going by eye. Simmonds & Subrayen in the same category as the last 2.

its the same with seamer ARs in Jansen who is the banker with Bosch and Mulder.

I feel another AR we should have a look at is Delano in t20i's.

 

[WpGuy]

Miller missed in t20 middle order.

 

[StephenZA]

I like the look of the top 5 for this T20. I hope they stick with it for a while. I would probably rather play Stubbs at 3. With Lhuan and Brevis 4/5. But can we please stop with the Rassie thing now...

 

[Stefan9]

I like the look of the top 5 for this T20. I hope they stick with it for a while. I would probably rather play Stubbs at 3. With Lhuan and Brevis 4/5. But can we please stop with the Rassie thing now...

I am hoping rassie is only there cause Miller & Ferreira are at the hundred.

 

[Bahseph]

I am hoping rassie is only there cause Miller & Ferreira are at the hundred.

Yeah get Marco and Miller in and there’s hitting all the way to 7. If Muthusamy or Linde play then there’s even more batting. Nice.

 

[Bahseph]

Although IMO Muthusamy is a floater if he plays and even KG should be above him if it’s time for a slog.

 

[StephenZA]

The other thing thats nice right now is the age of the guys, we have two 19 year olds in the team. Brevis coming into his own at 23. You not expecting them to always win, but you expecting this team to fight and gain the experience. That's what I lam liking here. I`m even commenting on the T20 stuff now....

 

[govinda indian fan]

I was thinking since south Africa are touring india and pakistan from October to December and play 4 tests wonder this would be their team
Markam
Rickelton
Mulder
Stubbs
Bavuma(c)
Bedingham
Verryanne(wk)
Jansen
Muthuswamy
Maharaj
Rabada

@Kenneth Viljoen @SeamUp @Stefan9

 

[SeamUp]

I was thinking since south Africa are touring india and pakistan from October to December and play 4 tests wonder this would be their team
Markam
Rickelton
Mulder
Stubbs
Bavuma(c)
Bedingham
Verryanne(wk)
Jansen
Muthuswamy
Maharaj
Rabada

@Kenneth Viljoen @SeamUp @Stefan9

Yeah I reckon so.

With Pretorius, Subrayen and C Bosch likely to be 12, 13, 14
15th spot a floater. Depends what they want. Probably another seamer so Ngidi or Burger. Maybe even both will travel to give options.

 

[Bahseph]

Yeah I reckon so.

With Pretorius, Subrayen and C Bosch likely to be 12, 13, 14
15th spot a floater. Depends what they want. Probably another seamer so Ngidi or Burger. Maybe even both will travel to give options.

Yeah there’s literally one place I see up for grabs and that’s between Muthusamy/Subrayen,Ngidi/some other seamer.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Yeah I reckon so.

With Pretorius, Subrayen and C Bosch likely to be 12, 13, 14
15th spot a floater. Depends what they want. Probably another seamer so Ngidi or Burger. Maybe even both will travel to give options.

Pakistan are making minefields. In india first test might be flat.

 

[SeamUp]

Pakistan are making minefields. In india first test might be flat.

That suits India most I think.

 

[govinda indian fan]

That suits India most I think.

Our younger lot have lost art of playing spin so roads suit us more

 

[SeamUp]

Our younger lot have lost art of playing spin so roads suit us more

I was thinking about this the other day. Looking to hit the ball furthest as often as possible has taken so much out of the art of batting and deft touch vs spin is such a big thing. Becoming a world issue if India are starting have concerns about it.