England tour to SA: 2015

[AfricanTech]

Got him!

KG!

 

[Dan C]

Nice KG !

 

[Mike7]

We need our backup bowlers to fekn contribute and start taking wickets. I can see them scoring another 100 runs with their long batting line up. Morkel **** again and the great white hype still hasn't taken a wicket in this series.

 

[Creag]

Fortunate wicket there for JP. He got the edge though.

 

[Creag]

9 down. Rabada again. The lad will be a bit weary after this.

 

[Hemi300c]

Now the test begins.

 

[Creag]

South Africa 475
England 342 (104.2 ov)

South Africa lead by 133 runs

A handy lead. Could have been a lot more but for Ali's good knock.

 

[Creag]

Elgar should have left that on length

 

[Arthur]

We really need to survive without loss to the end of the session. Runs don't matter today - more is nog 'n dag.

 

[stefan9]

That could be argued as Duminy has hardly set the world alight after a great debut series. However anyone questioning Rabada is a dumbass.

PS: I'm all for Duminy's inclusion but he needs to get over his off spin hurdles. It's been way too long. And he needs to start bowling more since that is one of the justifications for him being in the team...

Duminy should not be anywhere close to the test team he has had countless chances. an average of 32 is not good enough as a test batsman.

Also he has had this issue vs offspin for 6 years when swan exposed it. if he hasn't fixed it by now he isn't going to fix it.

There are a lot more deserving younger players in SA that deserve a go.

Its time to forget about him as far as test cricket goes.

TBH with a specialist spinner in the team and Elgar as a back up spinner, I cannot see why JP was selected. Either Stiaan or Rilee or even Heino Kuhn would have been a better bet. Or they could have gone the "quota" route and brought Alviro straight back into the mix... great 203 he scored this week!!

Alviro is retired ;P But I agree should have been stian or rr instead of duminy.

 

[stefan9]

For next while I believe this should be the side:

1.Elgar
2.Cook
3.Amla
4.AB
5.Stian/RR/Faf/De bruyn or someone else (This is the spot up for grabs)
6.Bavuma (He has really impressed me this series before it I wasn't convinced but he has proved me wrong)
7.QDK
8.Philander
9.Steyn
10.Radaba
11.Piedt(Not convinced 100% so may come under pressure from shamsi)

 

[Neoprod]

Catch 22...our batting has been poor so we have to pick 7 batters but without Steyn and Philander our bowling lacks consistent threat. By rights, if our batting was where it should be, we should be playing 5 bowlers when Steyn especially isn't available. The rest aren't good enough to take 20 wickets fast enough or cheaply enough. Rabada's emergence is very timely....he's badly needed.

 

[Badprop_za]

Catch 22...our batting has been poor so we have to pick 7 batters but without Steyn and Philander our bowling lacks consistent threat. By rights, if our batting was where it should be, we should be playing 5 bowlers when Steyn especially isn't available. The rest aren't good enough to take 20 wickets fast enough or cheaply enough. Rabada's emergence is very timely....he's badly needed.

That is why it is key that we find a seam bowling all rounder.
Guy like Dwaine Pretorius might be worth a go.

 

[Pegasus]

That is why it is key that we find a seam bowling all rounder.
Guy like Dwaine Pretorius might be worth a go.

Wayne Parnell had potential.
Something is wrong with our coaching system if they can't turn a guy like that into a decent test player.

 

[MickeyD]

Wayne Parnell had potential.
Something is wrong with our coaching system if they can't turn a guy like that into a decent test player.

I think he will NEVER represent South Africa again.

 

[Badprop_za]

I think he will NEVER represent South Africa again.

Agree. He has all the potential, but something went wrong.

 

[stefan9]

He got too big for his shoes after the early ipl contract in his career.

 

[Creag]

Catch 22...our batting has been poor so we have to pick 7 batters but without Steyn and Philander our bowling lacks consistent threat. By rights, if our batting was where it should be, we should be playing 5 bowlers when Steyn especially isn't available. The rest aren't good enough to take 20 wickets fast enough or cheaply enough. Rabada's emergence is very timely....he's badly needed.

I worry about his workload. I worry that he could face the same issues which Mfuneko Ngam so many moons ago.

Rabada's workload is unfortunate in that the balance of the bowling department fails to get wickets. The lad looked tied toward the end. Just why Morkel or Piedt couldn't get wickets? A spin bowler should be able to hold an end if called on to do so. Bowl with control. None of that today.

 

[AirWolf]

I worry about his workload. I worry that he could face the same issues which Mfuneko Ngam so many moons ago.

Rabada's workload is unfortunate in that the balance of the bowling department fails to get wickets. The lad looked tied toward the end. Just why Morkel or Piedt couldn't get wickets? A spin bowler should be able to hold an end if called on to do so. Bowl with control. None of that today.

Without Steyn and Philander, Rabada is carrying the bowling department. Once we go back to full strength, our pace attack will be much more formidable.

 

[modern10]

Wayne Parnell had potential.
Something is wrong with our coaching system if they can't turn a guy like that into a decent test player.

It's the same system that's gifted is the likes of Rabada and De Kock. Parnell
has only himself to blame.