2nd Test: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg Nov 17-21, 2011

[caylo]

Wholesale changes wouldn't have been needed if the numpties who used to pick the side had done their job and cleaned out the dead wood when it was first obvious rather than leaving it to rot. Now wholesale changes are unavoidable unless we want to persist with rubbish.

Ponting, Johnson and Haddin's careers should end in the next 48 hours. If they don't we're kidding ourselves and ensuring we continue to suck for longer than required. Siddle should also be strongly considered for the axe, but might hang on.

Clarke's fate is probably similar to Border's. Never going to be No.1 on his watch, but setting the team up for a long run at the top.

I totally agree, with someone like Ponting it cam be understandable for a while because of his record but other it should not be tolerated (like haddin, Johnson, Siddle, Hilf etc) while other get one or two bad runs and are dropped (Hughes, Bollinger).


Time to pick a team for the next 2 years and try and stick with it rather then chopping and changing very 2 weeks. The best Sheild batsmen over the last 2 years have been Khawaja, Marsh, Warner, Lynn and Hughes. All these guys are talented, pick them and give them time to adapt. Hughes played the most freely of any of the batsmen against the best fast bowling attack in the world and as soon as he got out everyone looked unable to bat.

 

[Hallatia]

On a more relevant to this thread note, I can't wait for day 4 to commence. It will start half an hour early and this session will be crucial.

 

[TheParraboy]

On a more relevant to this thread note, I can't wait for day 4 to commence. It will start half an hour early and this session will be crucial.

The way I see it, if SA bat for most of the next 2 sessions, they are in the box seat, can only be a win to them or a draw. If we can get 7/50 in the first session today, then we will easily win the game

Cheers

 

[BunniesMan]

At this point the goal has to be to get them out before the target gets to 300. Sub 300 with over a day to bat is doable if you keep your head.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

I'm w/o foxtel atm, does anyone know of any decent legal streams on the net?

 

[BunniesMan]

Cummins you legend. See what happens when Johnson bowls decently on the other end for 2 minutes. The pressure builds and they make a dumb shot out of frustration.

 

[TheParraboy]

6 to go

 

[aussies1st]

AB was left in two minds which is the doubt Cummins is creating.

 

[aussies1st]

What a refreshing change it is to see late swing not that early swing Hilfy gave us.

 

[Pete Cash]

Siddle just bowled a pile of rubbish to give Amla a century.

 

[Pete Cash]

A run out lol

 

[aussies1st]

No surprises there.

 

[BunniesMan]

I bet Ponting just bought himself the summer...

 

[Pete Cash]

Would love to see Cummins just bring the ball in a touch closer to off.

 

[TheParraboy]

great runout by punter, still got it, this is why he iis in the side

 

[aussies1st]

Wouldn't be SA without a dreadful runout.

 

[BunniesMan]

FFS. I'll live with Ponting for the NZ tests (won't like it but I'll live with it) but if Johnson plays again this season the new selectors are as f**ked as the old ones.

 

[Pete Cash]

I really don't care for Siddle. Just seems to lack penetration.

 

[TheParraboy]

Mitch "Lloyd Christmas" Johnson

 

[Pete Cash]

Johnson gets Amla and has bowled "ok" in this spell imo.