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Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:57 pm
by Durhamfootman
I go to the good time and trouble to select players for the Sheffield Shield FL who are most unlikely to get an Aussie call up, and then they call up Holland!

then to add insult to injury.... injury to Bird, that is, they call up Sayers as well......... with no intentions of playing either of my boys.... that's what smarts... drinks carriers!

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:59 pm
by mikesiva
South Africa A squad for tour match against Australia: Khaya Zondo (capt), Theunis de Bruyn, Zubayr Hamza, Beuran Hendricks, Pieter Malan, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Duanne Olivier, Rudi Second, Malusi Siboto, Shaun von Berg.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... t20i-squad

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:54 pm
by andy
If Bancroft fails in SA, how far away is Joe Burns from being re-called?

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:28 pm
by mikesiva
Theunis de Bruyn and Zubayr Hamza hit 40s, but there was not much else....

The batting cupboard is looking bare, in contrast to the riches in the pace bowling department.

Cummins 4-32, Hazlewood 3-40.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:04 pm
by andy
Cummins reached a half century in the OZ batting effort...hendricks 5-fer for SA

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:12 am
by mikesiva
Olivier only took two wickets. Has Hendricks leap frogged him on the assembly line?

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:50 am
by mikesiva
Saffer batsmen again failed to get get among the runs in the second innings.

Starc got a five fer.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:04 pm
by mikesiva
South Africa have picked wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen and allrounder Wiaan Mulder - both uncapped in Tests - in their squad for the first two Tests against Australia.

Allrounders Chris Morris and Andile Phehlukwayo, and fast bowler Duanne Olivier were the players to miss out on selection, after having been part of the squad for the Tests against India.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... -australia

Squad Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Theunis de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Wiaan Mulder, Lungisani Ngidi, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:43 am
by bigfluffylemon
Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc v Morkel, Rabada and Phildander? What a mouth watering contest - I feel sorry for the batsmen on both sides.

Let the battle of the quicks commence.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:38 pm
by yuppie
It will be really interesting to see what type of pitches are prepared, especially after the debacles of the India series.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:53 pm
by GarlicJam
Surprisingly, Aus have not lost a series in SA since the exclusion of the Seffers over Apartheid.

The Seffers have won the past three series in Australia as well.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:46 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Aussies will play the side that won in Sydney v England.

Kingsmead used to be the ground in SA that suited the spinners, but it doesn't look like either side will pick two. And in recent years it's tended to help everyone. Though surprisingly, Big Vern averages 37 there.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:11 am
by bigfluffylemon
GarlicJam wrote:Surprisingly, Aus have not lost a series in SA since the exclusion of the Seffers over Apartheid.

The Seffers have won the past three series in Australia as well.


It's one of the rare situations in modern cricket where the away side actually does well, but that in part has to be due to the fact that the conditions in both countries are similar enough that it's not as 'away' as other tours to e.g. England or the subcontinent. Same hemisphere, similar (ish) climates, and generally hard, bouncy pitches that favour quick bowlers and back-foot players. There are differences of course, but it's still familiar enough that the away team has the weapons to win.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/42590656

See also India in Sri Lanka.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:43 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Dean Elgar
Aiden Markram
Hashim Amla
AB de Villiers
Faf du Plessis(c)
Quinton de Kock(wk)
Theunis de Bruyn
Vernon Philander
Keshav Maharaj
Kagiso Rabada
Morne Morkel

SA go for an extra bat.

Apparently Steyn will be available later in the series.

Re: Australia in South Africa in 2018.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:54 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Aussies to bat. Game on.