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The Sports Desk / Re: 2nd Test : Australia V South Africa @ Port Elizabeth
I go to bed at none for 120-odd.  Check scores 2 hours later and we're all out.  WTF?  I'm over this crap.  Too many spineless displays, too often.

Too many non-contributors.

BTW fellas, the Ashes is long gone, stop dwelling on those glories.... get switched on to the task at hand.

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The Sports Desk / Re: 2nd Test : Australia V South Africa @ Port Elizabeth
Once again our batters need to take a bloody long hard look at themselves...  that is a 400 plus pitch in a game necessitating long periods of occupation.

Weather on last day is supposed to be awful, but we need to bat a minimum of 3 sessions just to get there... and we simply can't bat for long periods.

If Smith declares overnight we have a sniff at 350 but can't see him declaring <400, which means every minute burned up is minute less we have to survive. 

On the positive side, we got ABdV for <100.
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The Sports Desk / Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
Wonder if the future thinking will be to drop Rogers and play Watson in his perferred opening slot...  considering how tidy Doolan looked and his quality fielding... pity he doesn't bowl.  Would be most annoyed to see a form player dropped to rush Watson back if Watson is unable to bowl.

BTW guys, I was less impressed by the rest of the bowling and we can't afford to just be the Mitch Johnson show- they all have to contribute.  Methinks that they should be better for the run, I suspect that the washed out game was less than ideal for the likes of Harris etc.

The other thing is that the Saffies tend to be very poor starters in test series... whether they don't rate the opposition, don't play enough lead in games, take some time to get going or simply prepare poorly I don't know but don't be surprised if they pick a better balanced side and play way better in the second test.
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The Sports Desk / Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
I wish to offer an unreserved apology to Mitchell Johnson, whom I bagged mercilessly owing to frustration at his inconsistency.

Absolute highest respect for a bloke who late in his career went away, worked on his game, came back and got it right and delivered on his ability.  People who come out in top after getting there the hard way deserve nothing other than the utmost respect and kudos.
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The Sports Desk / Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
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.

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The Sports Desk / Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
If Marsh plays and makes runs, I will say that the selectors should be considered greats because they will have picked a winner based upon zero elapsed form.  Given his last efforts against that mob, and no red-ball form, it must be considered an extremely risky punt.

On another point, I took a double take recently when I thought I heard a current selector say that "shield cricket was irrelevant: and that "they didn't take much notice of it".  You can imagine my shock with what I thought I heard.
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The Sports Desk / Re: JK's Hall of Fame.
They fell over because they lacked skill and probably choked as well.  Bradbury was faster and better.  The results show it.  He has a gold medal to prove it and the others came ... wherever.

Dig deeper and people might see what Bradbury went through to win that medal.  If anybody ever won anything through sheer effort this was an example of it.
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The Sports Desk / Re: JK's Hall of Fame.
#1 S.  Bradbury.  World's greatest ever underdog, yet showed more skill than anybody when it truly mattered AND I believe also did a PB - talk about giving 100% when it really counted.

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The Sports Desk / Re: Kerry O'keefe announces his retirement
Maxwell and Skull then daylight from that list... although I have really enjoyed MacDonald's insightful view and positive comments.  AB has been interesting at times and Alderman also talks some common sense.

Big no to Morphett - I'm over the hyperbole.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Fifth Ashes Test - The Clean Sweeper ??
Clarke hasn't made first digs runs for a while and his more recent dismissals have looked soft and reminiscent of his earlier career when he wasn't a great starter and made a lot of scores between 10-30.  Agree that he is better at 5 we need to find blokes to bat at 2, 3 and  4  first.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Fifth Ashes Test - The Clean Sweeper ??
This top order will seriously embarrass us in South Africa.  Same old rubbish.

Warner bowled playing down wrong line - happens a lot and aside from the odd rush of blood appears to be a technical flaw he needs to address.

Watson out in the last over before an interval, anybody else see a pattern here?