Arthur Crabtree wrote:Suggestion Stoneman, TR Jones and Malan may be in the frame.
Seem to have abandoned recent favourite Lawrence rather quickly.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... ne-day-cup
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Sounds like- Cook/Jennings/Stoneman/Root/Malan/Stokes/Bairstow/Moeen/Broad/Wood or Jones/Anderson.
Which doesn't look right.
sussexpob wrote:The established names in this South Africa team, Rabada aside, are all ones that you feel if you play well, there isnt much substance to those paper stats backing them up.
Amla has shown signs of decline, De Plessis is hardly prolific and his best only seems to come out when South Africa need to draw a match, De Kock has hardly played tests and you feel thats a technique in English conditions that isnt going to justify his average. Bavuma and Duminy are only there because of a racist selection policy and neither have shown over plenty of matches that they are test class. Edgar is ok, nothing special. The rest are totally unproven. For the bowlers, Morke has always been decent, but not one to fear. Philander has lost some zip and his engine. The rest in the squad are again unproven.
I cant see South Africa doing well on this tour.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:England have Root and Bairstow at their peak. Stokes starting to pay out on his promise. The rest are new, in decline, or only borderline Test quality.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Sounds like- Cook/Jennings/Stoneman/Root/Malan/Stokes/Bairstow/Moeen/Broad/Wood or Jones/Anderson.
Which doesn't look right.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:England have Root and Bairstow at their peak. Stokes starting to pay out on his promise. The rest are new, in decline, or only borderline Test quality.
alfie wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:England have Root and Bairstow at their peak. Stokes starting to pay out on his promise. The rest are new, in decline, or only borderline Test quality.
And without wishing to be seen as disagreeing with you on everything , Arthur :) I do have to question some of this summary .
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