3rd Test: Australia v South Africa @ SCG Jan 4-8, 2023

[TheParraboy]

Happy new year !!

Isnt Davey suppose to score that double ton here, a dead rubber?

Maybe another one?

Probably soMe changes for both sides

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Hazlewood back in for Starc.
I'd move Carey to six and play the second spinner they think will go to India.

I'm not sure who that is but I don’t think it will be Swepson. It shouldn't be Agar.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

The amount of people plumping for Agar or that bespectacled Sixers player, is insane.

 

[mozza91]

Amazing victory considering the Demons our batting lineup were facing.

 

[JJ]

Just looked at the Jaapie squad... god knows what they'll do with the batting, no options there - bunch of 30 plus journeymen and two keepers...

f**k send an SOS to Faf and AB

Hope the Lizard guy plays...

 

[Twizzle]

Hazlewood back in for Starc.
I'd move Carey to six and play the second spinner they think will go to India.

I'm not sure who that is but I don’t think it will be Swepson. It shouldn't be Agar.

Can only be Zampa if we play 2 spinners, I'd really love to see him play a test match, but I suspect Sabba could get a look in and has been making runs lately

as long as it's not Moises Henriques

 

[BunniesMan]

Their top 5 is just so bad we could pick anyone and I'd be certain of a win.

I cannot fathom what has happened to their batting talent. All those years Amla and De Villers and co were world class...was just nothing happened in their juniors? No talent coming along?

Erwee gets picked to open the batting for a supposed top tier test nation...with a first class average of 37?
Elgar is little better. A captain providing such batting mediocrity doesn't inspire much confidence.

Then the 3-4-5 of de Bruyn, Bavuma and Zondo is historically bad. To give you an idea: the bloke averaging 34 has a better average than the other two COMBINED.

A team with a proud history of knocking us over repeatedly here in Australia cannot come up with 5 better batsmen?

We should pick whoever, I'd back most of our shield teams to score enough runs to beat them.

 

[blaza88z]

Give Swepson a crack on Aussie soil, he wasn't that bad in Pakistan. As we know it takes a bit of time to develop a front line spinner, he's as good as anything else we got going around

 

[Smug Panther]

3 quicks and the GOAT. Pick a batsman for Green, preferably the one they think will take over from Davey in a few years

 

[baggygreen man]

Happy new year !!

To you too. Hoping it is better than last as my brother battles cancer.

 

[baggygreen man]

Ok mass conjecture over what the bowling attack will comprise for Sydney. Given it will be a dead rubber will CA fiddle things such as debut Aaron Hardie at #6. Several former players have suggested this move. Will they also give Swepson or Murphy, or even Agar a crack for Lyon. Hazlewood has declared himself fit so must play, if for nothing else vital prep for India, while Lance Morris is almost a cert to make his debut for Starc.

 

[Twizzle]

while Lance Morris is almost a cert to make his debut for Starc.

Why would he ? Haze comes in for Starc and Boland retains his position? Paddy has already had a rest.

 

[hineyrulz]

Why would he ? Haze comes in for Starc and Boland retains his position? Paddy has already had a rest.

They are speculating that Morris is the like for like replacement for Starc, i also think they will probably bring Hardie in for Green and Carey slides to 6.

 

[Twizzle]

Do we really need an all rounder at 6 to replace Green ?

The Saffas really are a poor team and I don't think we need 5 bowlers to get 30 wickets against these guys. It's probably a good time to blood the next in line or a potential new batsman, and I don't mean Harris.

 

[Twizzle]

They are speculating that Morris is the like for like replacement for Starc, i also think they will probably bring Hardie in for Green and Carey slides to 6.

so Haze is sitting out ? I doubt it

It won't be captain Pat, so that just leaves Boland carrying the drinks. I don't agree with that, but then again, I've never agreed with a lot of our selectors.

 

[baggygreen man]

Do we really need an all rounder at 6 to replace Green ?

Fair point. The other option is to move Carey to #6 and play three quicks and two spinners as is likely a turner will be prepared with India in mind. Talk Ashton Agar may play too.

 

[baggygreen man]

They are speculating that Morris is the like for like replacement for Starc, i also think they will probably bring Hardie in for Green and Carey slides to 6.

Same here. Several former players have said this and I agree with them . Hardie is certainly on the CA Test radar given his call up to international cricket for our As in sub continent this year where he performed well with bat and ball.

 

[baggygreen man]

so Haze is sitting out ? I doubt it

He says he is over his side strain and Mac has said often if fit he plays.

 

[baggygreen man]

It's probably a good time to blood the next in line or a potential new batsman, and I don't mean Harris.

Who do you have in mind and in what position? Tricky this as all the form batsmen are openers and CA will never drop Warner now from India and Ussie is a lock.

 

[Smug Panther]

No reason to pick an all-rounder. Next batsman up please