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3rd ODI: South Africa v Australia at Durban, Oct 5, 2016

TheParraboy

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aust 3/280 - 41 overs

350+ surely

great catch by du plessis to get rid of baily

Smithy 71no

oh to have the big show coming in now..
 

TheParraboy

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SA need 372 to win

very possible to get with our attack

be nice to go 1-2 to keep the series alive
 

Wizardman

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You know you're shit when Hastings is your best bowler. Why do all our bowlers get injured?
 

TheParraboy

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Rhino looked a dejected figure as the last over was being bowled and only 2 to win

Smith and Warner went around a run a ball for their centuries, could they have done a bit better?
In any case we should have defended 371, but then again this would be our 3rd string attack

Missing - Starc, Hazlewood, Berendorf, Richardson, Faulkner, Paris, Pattinson, Maxwell (his tweakers are far better than heads). Throw in guys Dougie and Siddle, who IMO would be bowling better than the current crop

Also Shane Watson, though retired his bowling was always 1st class in this format. Notch also
 

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If you cant defend 370 there is something wrong with your bowling attack, I cant see how you could put any blame on the batsmen.

There is no pace in that attack and at international level they are just run fodder as its no problem hitting across the line of the ball at their pace even if the ball is doing a bit.
 

Hutty1986

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Haha 370 and this 6th grade local cricket attack couldn't even defend that. Its just embarrassing how the selectors have ruined what could have been an epic series. At full strength we roll them.
 
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Timbo

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Just truly terrible selections. We should have picked Cutting, Richardson and Bollinger ahead of these custard merchants.
 

AlwaysGreen

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Lol Bollinger. He was good for 2 over spells at the start of an innings 10 years ago and then threw more pies than a clown convention. He hasn't got any better since.
Some players have a limit and Rugs is state cricket at best.

Richardson has had chances and not taken them. These 3 they're playing now at least deserve a chance to show how poor they are over a bloke who half the time looks like he'd rather be at a music festival than playing cricket.

Cutting. Maybe.
 

jargan83

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Went to bed last night after the Australian Innings thinking these useless plod bowlers wouldn't be able to contain South Africa.

Haven't watched a lot of this series after the squad was named a week or so back, if the selectors want to treat the fans like idiots by picking this bowling line up why should I give a shit. Could have been a really good series had they picked a decent side. Why bother playing the series if you're going to send a rubbish bowling side over there (I know it's because of $$$ but still).
 
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