Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
Reply #50 –
Very happy that we didn't embarrass ourselves and showed some ticker after a sticky start against a decent attack.
Smith, for all his technical flaws, is becoming a decent player and clearly has the right mental attitude.
Not convinced re Marsh but runs are gold. At least delivered when it counted.
Warner needs to get his head into test match mode and eliminate that driving flaw or he will continue to divide opinions.
Very worried about the captain. Consistency is the hallmark of the greats and he isn't making runs, just lots of cameos.
Shaun Marsh....eating my words as we speak.........Warner- horrible shot, Doolan - looked very good but gifted it away....a trait that is all too familiar of late for Tassie cricket followers. Clarke...way too many 20-30s in the last few tests. If Ponting got to 30 in his prime, the bowlers didn't get too many 2nd chances.
Smith - is always going to attract criticism for his style, it doesn't look rock solid, but geez he is a beauty & has that something about him as a number 5 or 6 that the likes of Doug Walters had.
I bet Haddon is hoping to be coming in with the score closer to 400 than 100 for a change !
cheers
Mal.