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[Arthur Crabtree]

My team for round three Ian thanks.

Morris...Hayden
Warner...Hayden
Bradman...Border
Smith...Border
Waugh...Border
Miller...Border
Gilchrist...Haddin
Warne...Grimmett
Iverson...Grimmett
Lillee...Davidson...Lindwall...Harris
McGrath...Davidson...Lindwall...Harris

[Durhamfootman]

Oh crumbs..... an away series in Australia

[Arthur Crabtree]

Second best team in the world, Australia A...

[Durhamfootman]

-v- Australia

1. Graeme Smith (c)
2. Gary Kirsten
3. Herschelle Gibbs
(replace any top 3 injury with Hashim Amla)
4. Daryll Cullinen
5. AB de Villiers
6. Jacques Kallis
(replace any middle order injury with du Plessis )
7. Quinton de Kock (wk)
(injury replacement Boucher)
8. Shaun Pollock
(injury replacement Philander)
9. Keshav Maharaj
10. Morne Morkel
(injury replacement (Donald)
11. Dale Steyn
(injury replacement Donald)

Hashim Amla
Faf du Plessis
Mark Boucher
Nicky Boje
Alan Donald
Paul Adams
Vernon Philander

[Durhamfootman]

I've moved Kallis to 6 in the hope that this might get him to bowl a bit more. Whether it will, remains to be seen

and I'm giving QDK his first go in the side. I'm hoping he might enjoy Aussie conditions

[Durhamfootman]

There is, of course, the faint possibility that I may be overthinking this

[Durhamfootman]

I think that Don Bradman fella will prove to be Dale Steyn's bunny

[Arthur Crabtree]

Was it an ethical choice not to pick players from the apartheid era?

[Durhamfootman]

Not really

It just seemed like a convenient way of reducing the player pool to more manageable proportions. Besides my knowledge of pre isolation players was probably only Richards and Pollock

[Durhamfootman]

I'm feeling bullish today, so I'm predicting a straight forward series win for SA. 3-1

(I'm also going slightly mad)

[Arthur Crabtree]

Away from home?

Smith and Warner might get done for ball tampering I suppose.

[Alviro Patterson]

Good work Ian, when do you want teams in for round 3?

My current thinking is running one round each weekend, with an extra scheduled on BH weeks. We have 16 rounds still to play, so with 2 BHs next month and Easter Monday upcoming, we should aim to finish in June - which is highly likely to be before anyone sees any live cricket this summer!

If everyone gets their teams in by Midday (UK time) Monday - I'll run round 3 that afternoon, if not, then it'll be next weekend

Cheers Ian

Unchanged 11, but different reserves

Seam bowling reserves = 1. De Grandhomme, 2. Martin
Spin bowling reserves = 1. Reid, 2 Patel
Batting reserves = 1. Fleming, 2. Coney

[Durhamfootman]

Away from home?

Smith and Warner might get done for ball tampering I suppose.

SA managed a comprehensive series victory in India, don't forget.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Actually, SA have a good record there since readmission.

And can bat for three days to draw a game.

[Durhamfootman]

I thought that was only against England