The Jacques Kallis Appreciation thread

[African Monkey]

Good to see you finally come to your senses locky.

 

[lockyno1]

Well he likes Watson

 

[African Monkey]

I trust Jacques judgement.

 

[hineyrulz]

Kallis: All-rounders dwindling

14 November, 2008
PA Sport

South Africa's Jacques Kallis has bemoaned the lack of top-class international all-rounders in the modern game.
Kallis is one of the few genuine all-rounders left and sees himself as one of a dying breed.
"You are seeing fewer all-rounders in international cricket these days - it's a pity," the 33-year-old told Die Burger.
Kallis believes the main reason for this is the cluttered international fixture list, which forces players to specialise if they want to have a long international career.

"There is a heck of a lot of international cricket these days. It's hard work," he explained. "Not all the all-rounders have disappeared. A guy like England's Andrew Flintoff is still excelling."
"There are a few new ones coming through the ranks. Shane Watson of Australia is a guy that is excelling with the bat and ball."
Kallis was referring to the void left by players such as Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall and Justin Kemp in the South Africa team and reckons captains should be careful not to over-work their all-rounders.
"Now and then I twist the captain's (Graeme Smith) arm for me not to have to bowl," he added.

Big Jaques certainly has killed a few of those in his time :lol:

 

[African Monkey]

I was waiting for someone to point that out.

 

[TheParraboy]

this thread has reached the nervous 900's

 

[African Monkey]

Jacques deserves all these replies because he is a great.

 

[Twizzle]

this thread has reached the nervous 900's

needs 20,000 before it gets nuked,

thats when they take forever to open, so whore it up

 

[TheParraboy]

needs 20,000 before it gets nuked,

thats when they take forever to open, so whore it up

Im sure one of us will open a JKAT Mark 2 when that inevitable day comes.

which will be sooner rather than later imo...

 

[TheParraboy]

910

 

[hineyrulz]

Just nuke this thread already Twiz.

 

[TheParraboy]

now now hiney,

where else are we gonna go to really celebrate twin test double tons by Kallis over the course of the next few months?

 

[African Monkey]

Just nuke this thread already Twiz.

What a stupid thing to say.

 

[hineyrulz]

now now hiney,

where else are we gonna go to really celebrate twin test double tons by Kallis over the course of the next few months?

The looney bin????

 

[TheParraboy]

What a stupid thing to say.

Ive worked it out AM

I think hiney has this thread confused with the Sunshine thread

 

[African Monkey]

Yeah that must be it. Good thinking PB.

 

[TheParraboy]

thanks mate, everyone loves jaques

 

[Twizzle]

Just nuke this thread already Twiz.

as mush as I'd like to, even I have to play by the rules

 

[TheParraboy]

the rules = jaques is un-nukeable

 

[African Monkey]

as mush as I'd like to, even I have to play by the rules

Why would you want to ?