South Africa v Australia in SA [5 ODIs 2023 (Sep 7-Sep 17)]

[NYRB]

Thu Sep 7	South Africa vs Australia, 1st ODI Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Sat Sep 9	South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Tue Sep 12	South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Fri Sep 15	South Africa vs Australia, 4th ODI SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sun Sep 17	South Africa vs Australia, 5th ODI The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Just finished watching the AFL Thursday night finals now a good time to settle to watch some cricket.

 

[NYRB]

South Africa off to a slow start here in the opening match of the ODI series.

 

[nobbyiscool]

25 overs in and it's rolling along the ground already.

 

[NYRB]

Another wicket and then you get it to Jansen at 7 onwards.

 

[MJG14]

This is going great!

 

[ams4crows]

My god RSA have fallen away massively here, didn't give a shout in the T20s and ODI going just the same

 

[NYRB]

My god RSA have fallen away massively here, didn't give a shout in the T20s and ODI going just the same

I dont think they are going to do much at this World Cup personally. They have fallen off a cliff.

 

[NYRB]

The Saffers batting is an absolute shambles these days, they haven't found anyone to replace the likes of Kallis, Amla and De Villiers.

They will be in even more trouble when Bavuma retires.

de Kock isnt that good, he is more interested in the money in franchise leagues . Bavuma accumulates way too many deliveries.


Klaasen and David Miller are world class.

People talk up about Markram and van der Dussen but I dont think they are good as they are made out to be.

When you get into that number 7 , you can expose them big time.

 

[NYRB]

Bavuma 50 off 78 deliveries. its Whats South Africa needed as slow as its been.

 

[CakeEater]

Just saw the runout, Temba on bbq duties this week

 

[CakeEater]

Thats out

 

[PhatBoy]

Thats out

It wasn’t

You have had more beers than me if you genuinely thought that.

Abysmal review

 

[freo_leo29]

This feels like a really well balanced and strong team

 

[PhatBoy]

Big six from Jansen, he is ungainly but he is a fighter with the bat, great talent.



I wouldn't call Klaasen world class but Miller's a gun in short form cricket, Markram has his moments but van der Dussen hardly ever delivers

Other than Bavuma they don't have any top order batsmen that you can depend upon now like you could with Kallis, Amla and AB De Villiers.

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Rassie Van Der Dussen literally has the best average in the history of one day international cricket.

F*** me use the f**ing internet from time to time

 

[CakeEater]

It wasn’t

You have had more beers than me if you genuinely thought that.

Abysmal review

Mate my guide dog barked so it was obviously out.

 

[PhatBoy]

A Tim Paine like review that one, Carey should have known better.

Tell us again about the guy averaging 60 in ODI cricket that never delivers

 

[CakeEater]

Carey

 

[PhatBoy]

He must have scored all his runs when I wasn't watching him, just about every time I have watched him he has failed to deliver.

I don't watch that much of South Africa admittedly, did he score most of those runs against minnows like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?

Prior to today, he had:

• batted once against Australia for a measly 95.
• Failed to register an average against your beloved NZ as he made 67* in his only innings against them.
• made merry against the minnow that is India with 240 runs at 120
• where he has really fattened his belly has been against the notionally ODI-deficient Pakistan side where he has made 460 runs at 115.
• his downfall has been against current world champions England where he’s battled along at 50 per innings.

F***en hell mate you’ve delivered some s**t assessments before in this forum but this is probably the shittest.

 

[PhatBoy]

Just to really dial onto that Rassie VDD comment: in his ODI career that has yielded an average of 60 so far, he’s averaged less than 30 combined against Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, Afghanistan and West Indies.

 

[PhatBoy]

Well he has never delivered in test cricket yet South Africa have still persisted with him in that format, I don't rate him.

Unlike Bavuma who has stood up in test cricket and is standing up today on a tough pitch against a tough bowling attack.

Wtf does that have to do with this

 

[CakeEater]

Decent knock but a tailenders fwd defence from Jansen there

 

[NYRB]

There is a chance Australia might wipe the floor on South Africa this tour 3-0 in the T20I, and 5-0 in the ODIs.

 

[ioppolo]

I see Stoinis is our new ODI opening bowler. I wonder if we take this into the world cup?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Assuming we play a practice T20 innings to get this done.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Hopefully we bat first next game and get some practice batting out the 50 overs and setting a target.