Zimbabwe Tri Series: Australia/South Africa/Zimbabwe

[LukeParkerno1]

Hughes won't be there that is the point. There is just no way Smith will be preferred over him as frankly they see him as the next test captain, the more big tournaments the better.

 

[evdo1706]

lol

 

[Hellgood]

That is even worse, South Africa A had no one. Honestly I have seen enough to say Hughes will either be a test specialist or nothing.

I'm saying try Smith or Haddin as fill in openers, or the Big Show. Trial all 3 of them.

Wow, I don't know how you manage it, but with each post the mouth breathing gets worse and worse.

Almost would have liked to see Richardson retained just so we could give him a genuine test in a death pressure situation

No thanks.

That was a very mediocre all round performance - I know the pitch skewed the match in terms of how much assistance it gave the spinners, but they completely tied our batsmen in knots. I expected to see the game go the way of the similar encounter last Friday with Zimbabwe strangling SA to a fairly mediocre score, only that this time, unlike the South Africans weren't able to put much pressure on the chase. We didn't bowl terribly, but it's pretty uninspiring watching Lyon and Maxwell bowl after watching the production line of Zimbabwe's part time offies look like Murali. It interesting to note how badly we fare as producers of spin bowlers in comparison to a number of struggling cricket nations. Something to do with our pitches? Or the coaches in development pathways?

I do expect that we'll bounce back with the bat against the South Africans who don't have the suffocating depth of spinners to tie our batsmen down like that, but there's still a lot of questions that haven't been answered by our side.

 

[western royboy]

Go for it. Hughes I hope has played his last ODI match for a while. I am all for him in test cricket if his form warrants, but not in this form.

Then I doubt he's going to play any international cricket for a while.

 

[King Elvis]

Clarke should retire from ODIs, effective immediately.

 

[carnthemlions]

Hughes won't be there that is the point. There is just no way Smith will be preferred over him as frankly they see him as the next test captain, the more big tournaments the better.

This is amazing.

 

[Torz]

That is even worse, South Africa A had no one. Honestly I have seen enough to say Hughes will either be a test specialist or nothing.

I'm saying try Smith or Haddin as fill in openers, or the Big Show. Trial all 3 of them.

In regards to the A games, just because you haven't heard of a player, it doesn't mean they aren't any good.

 

[Pera]

I love these threads when Australia lose

 

[Kyptastic]

I love these threads when Australia lose

 

[PTizzle]

I'm actually more happy about Zimbabwe getting a win than I am angry about us losing a game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[The_Reaper]

It's only the one poster

 

[Torz]

That's not the sky. That's a Faulkner delivery that's still yet to reach the batsman.

 

[Kyptastic]

It's only the one poster

I only see one chick

 

[Doodlesweaver]

That chick looks like it would have faster feet against spin than most our batsmen.

 

[Kyptastic]

That chick looks like it would have faster feet against spin than most our batsmen.

He's already dancing down the pitch.

 

[The_Reaper]

Clarke should retire from ODIs, effective immediately.

He's the only player in the team capable of batting against spin and sadly probably our best spin option.

 

[Marshland]

He's the only player in the team capable of batting against spin and sadly probably our best spin option.

Clarke averages in the 30s in Asia.

 

[The_Reaper]

Clarke averages in the 30s in Asia.

He averages over 40 in India and Sri Lanka

 

[Doodlesweaver]

He's already dancing down the pitch.

Get it in as batting coach next time we play tests in India.

 

[Hellgood]

In regards to the A games, just because you haven't heard of a player, it doesn't mean they aren't any good.

de Lange, Abbott, Phangiso and Hendricks were all involved in those recent games. All are around the mark in the fight for spots in the South African attack.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

I do expect that we'll bounce back with the bat against the South Africans who don't have the suffocating depth of spinners to tie our batsmen down like that, but there's still a lot of questions that haven't been answered by our side.

Some questions were answered, but they were the ones for which we already knew the answer.

 

[The_Reaper]

de Lange, Abbott, Phangiso and Hendricks were all involved in those recent games. All are around the mark in the fight for spots in the South African attack.

Abbott and Phangiso played this tri series

 

[Mateyman]

Meh, not that disappointed. Actually happy for Zimbabwe, and in the context of things not the biggest deal. Hopefully we bounce back and make the final which would start 0-0 anyway.

 

[King Elvis]

He's the only player in the team capable of batting against spin and sadly probably our best spin option.

Which is why we need him fit in the Test side.

 

[PTizzle]

Game kicks off in a little under 2 hours - what do we think for the team?

Wondering if Hughes will get punished for not scoring big in a game we lost - Haddin might have another go at opening. Cutting was okayish, think Faulkner might actually be in line for a kick up the bum.

Anyways, if I was picking I'd probably go Finch, Hughes, Smith, Marsh, Bailey, Maxwell, Haddin, Cutting, Johnson, Richardson, Lyon

Assuming ABDV is fit the SA side just about picks itself. Maybe Morkel in for Phangiso?