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Post by waughandpeace on Mar 30, 2018 8:12:29 GMT
Aussie side looking a lot less imposing ahead of the fourth test. Burns and Renshaw opening, debut for Sayers. Then again I guess removing the three best players from any team would make them look crap
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Post by nemouk on Mar 30, 2018 8:30:56 GMT
Cook Stoneman Vince Livingstone Malan Bairstow Woakes Coverton Wood Broad Leach
Yes, can confirm.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 30, 2018 9:59:59 GMT
Ooh, this is a fun game! Although I'd replace Bairstow and Coverton with Stokes and Foakes. Apart from anything else, that gives us a 6-7-8 of...
Markram Elgar Amla du Plessis (c) Bavuma de Bruyn de Kock Morris Maharaj Ngidi Morkel/Phelukwayo (delete depending on this series or next).
Still not an easy ride, that.
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Post by jevans90 on Mar 30, 2018 10:22:02 GMT
Raval Latham Guptill Nicholls Chapman Watling de Grandhomme Santner Southee Wagner Henry.
Clearly South Africa are cheating by having more than 4 good players.
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Post by waughandpeace on Mar 31, 2018 0:07:48 GMT
Teary press conference from Warner too, even though I'm sure he's not written half of this.
Refusing to answer who else was involved in the cheating (beyond Smith and Bancroft). Shock. Also refusing to answer whether this happened in any other test. Another massive surprise
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 31, 2018 12:08:27 GMT
Meanwhile back in the cricket, Keshav Maharaj is whacking ‘Gary’ around for fun.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 31, 2018 15:25:08 GMT
Stranded on 95 as the retiring Morkel gets a golden duck. More or less the only thing that's gone wrong for SA today though, the ball tampering fallout and bans have ruined what should have been a test match for the ages.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 31, 2018 16:09:51 GMT
Looks like they’re worried about cheating from SA too: de Kock was targeted by a sting operation.
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Post by waughandpeace on Mar 31, 2018 16:23:43 GMT
This is just perplexing, what on earth could've changed since this and the rest of the series that would make Australia struggle to get so much swing in Jo'burg of all places? *admittedly Starc is out but he's not the elephant in the room here
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 3, 2018 9:00:18 GMT
6 wickets in the first hour this morning for Philander. Quite an impressive spell, although ruining my hopes of following the cricket all day.
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