The Proteas - Our Team!

[Devill]

Sigh.....Why Albie????
i just dont understand it, am i missing something?

Because Albie is good (not his bowling all that much), it is the fact that people expect him to walk in 9/10 times and hit the last 8 balls for 9000 runs.....

I hope Kirsten is wise enough to apply the Albie factor correctly.

[Mike Hoxbig]

He has failed time and again at international level, TIME AND AGAIN, he has a pathetic ODI record, how many chances must he still get?
It saddens me to think there are guys in the domestic level, playing great cricket season in and out but never gets a chance, but people still opt for Albie

The problem is not Albie, but the way he is used. Even in the IPL they don't have a clue how to use him. You can't send the guy in with 12 balls left every time and expect him to score 72.

[Lament]

The problem is not Albie, but the way he is used. Even in the IPL they don't have a clue how to use him. You can't send the guy in with 12 balls left every time and expect him to score 72.

Then why not use Levi?, im sure he will beter in a scenario of needing 30 of 2 overs?

I remember Albie in the Australië series, i think it was Tait or Johnson bowling to him, my friend was sitting next to me, so i told him watch, i bet you they will bowl him clean out first ball, guess what happened....
I don’t know, i just don’t rate him, he is good when he faces average bowlers, but he is lost when he faces a good bowler, maybe (hopefully) I’m wrong, but after the amount of matches he has played, i just can’t see him making any impact

[MickeyD]

Then why not use Levi?, im sure he will beter in a scenario of needing 30 of 2 overs?

It took the IPL teams 2 games to work Levi out. Since then he's done nothing.

[Lament]

It took the IPL teams 2 games to work Levi out. Since then he's done nothing.

Yes, he was opening, coming it at nr 6/7 is a very diffrent story

[Lament]

Look, im not saying Levi is gr8 or the next prodigy, im just saying wont he do better in a big hitting role than Albie

[Mike Hoxbig]

Look, im not saying Levi is gr8 or the next prodigy, im just saying wont he do better in a big hitting role than Albie

It doesn't matter who you choose, what matters is how you use them. Levi won't do any better than Albie if he's brought in when there are 12 balls left in the innings and he's expected to hit each ball for 6.

[Devill]

Then why not use Levi?, im sure he will beter in a scenario of needing 30 of 2 overs?

I remember Albie in the Australië series, i think it was Tait or Johnson bowling to him, my friend was sitting next to me, so i told him watch, i bet you they will bowl him clean out first ball, guess what happened....
I don’t know, i just don’t rate him, he is good when he faces average bowlers, but he is lost when he faces a good bowler, maybe (hopefully) I’m wrong, but after the amount of matches he has played, i just can’t see him making any impact

As said Albie needs to be employed better.

Look, im not saying Levi is gr8 or the next prodigy, im just saying wont he do better in a big hitting role than Albie

I do not believe so.

[MickeyD]

Albie can hit the ball to any part of the field. Levi is pretty restricted, although I'm sure Gary Kirsten and company are working on his technique (for the future).

[DrYes]

If only we can get someone like Gayle our T20 issues will be sorted and we won't even need Levi or Albie.
44 sixes thus far.

[Devill]

If only we can get someone like Gayle our T20 issues will be sorted and we won't even need Levi or Albie.
44 sixes thus far.

We have... he is called AB de Villiers and he is the Captain

[Speedster]

We have... he is called AB de Villiers and he is the Captain

A t20 team of Amla, Levi, Kallis, de Villiers, du Plessis, Duminy, Morkel, Botha, Steyn, Morkel, Tsotsobe will do pretty nicely.

[Devill]

See the Poms beat the West Indies by 9 wickets IIRC...

Hope they do not find Spectacular form in the next month or so

[AppleZa]

See the Poms beat the West Indies by 9 wickets IIRC...

Hope they do not find Spectacular form in the next month or so

England's batting lineup is very good at the moment but remember England did not face good bowlers. South Africa's Bowlers, IMO are the best so its going to be a good series. Just my 2 cents.

[Mike Hoxbig]

See the Poms beat the West Indies by 9 wickets IIRC...

Hope they do not find Spectacular form in the next month or so

Their win in the previous match wasn't very convincing, against second-rate bowling and batting. As usual though, our only weakness is ourselves. As long as we don't have difficulty breathing, I reckon we should win.