rkt.india Posted October 21, 2011 Author Posted October 21, 2011 SA has best suited pitches for pacers.
VRV Singh Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 Opening batsman Jacques Rudolph, who played the last of his 35 Tests in August 2006, has been recalled to the South Africa Test squad for the two-match series against Australia. Legspinner Imran Tahir and allrounder Vernon Philander also got their first call-ups to the Test squad. Rudolph came in for opener Alviro Petersen. Also missing were seaming allrounders Wayne Parnell and Ryan McLaren who were both in the squad for South Africa's last Test, in January against India. Graeme Smith will lead the 14-member squad, and AB de Villiers, who missed the limited-overs leg of the series with a hand fracture sustained during the Champions League, will be his deputy if he clears a fitness examination ahead of the first Test from November 9. Rudolph went into a self-imposed exile in 2007 when he signed a Kolpak contract with Yorkshire with the aim of developing himself into a more complete cricketer. His recall was widely expected following an impressive return to South African domestic cricket. He scored four centuries and made more than 900 first-class runs last season, before leading a successful South Africa A tour to Zimbabwe. This year, he came into the South African season after scoring centuries for Yorkshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the County Championship. He has since been prolific in the SuperSport Series, where he leads the run-charts with 568 runs from six innings, including a match tally of 297 against Lions in his most recent outing. "Jacques [Rudolph] will open the batting with Graeme Smith," selection convener Andrew Hudson said. "His experience and current form make him an asset to South Africa and at the age of 30 he has plenty of good years of cricket ahead of him. Jacques has underlined once again the importance of good domestic form and the fact that it is the gateway to national selection." Petersen will get a chance to stake his claim for a recall when he leads the South Africa A side in a four-day tour game against the Australians from November 1. JP Duminy and Philander feature in both squads, while Parnell and McLaren were also included in the A team. "The A side must be seen as a mix of players challenging for places in the South Africa squad as well as others we have identified as having the potential for the future and whom we now need to test at a higher level than franchise cricket," Hudson said. "We have to explore our options for the future." South Africa squad: Graeme Smith (capt), AB de Villiers (vice-capt), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (wk), JP Duminy, Paul Harris, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe South Africa A squad: Alviro Petersen (capt), Farhaan Behardien, Marchant de Lange, JP Duminy, Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Pumelela Matshikwe, Ryan McLaren, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Stiaan van Zyl
hiha Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 There are a few who are just starting out or in early days if their international career. I can name a few here. Kemar Roach Patrick Cummins James Pattinson Josh Hazellwood Adam Milne Stuart Meaker Steve Finn Wahab Riyaz Varun Aaron Umesh Yadav These are the guys who I have seen and can bowl 90 mph plus. u kiddin me , pattinson nd riaz constantly 90+mph no ways m8.................pat cummins is awesome quick bowled 154 at chennai
rkt.india Posted October 22, 2011 Author Posted October 22, 2011 u kiddin me ' date=' pattinson nd riaz constantly 90+mph no ways m8.................pat cummins is awesome quick bowled 154 at chennai[/quote'] Bhai...no one consistently hit 90 mph, but they both can hit hit 90 mph more often than not. I saw Patinson hitting 90 mph against SA in T20 3-4 ball in an over that is what I am talking about. No one bowls 60 balls per match at 90 mph or above in an ODI. If someone has an average speed of 140+ like Umesh Yadav had in all the 3 matches he played than that guy is certainly genuinely fast. Average speed of 135-140 is fast medium, and average speed around 130 is medium fast. Less than that is just medium.
Cricket Tragic Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 No real surprise to see Rudolph back. He has been in insane form in FC cricket.
cowboysfan Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 looks like watson injured his back again,they really need him for the tests.
ganeshran Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Congrats Boucher on completing 400 catches in ODIs Mark Boucher becomes only the second keeper to complete 400 catches in ODI history. :hatsoff: Dhoni needs 2 more to complete 250 dismissals and 13 more to complete 200 catches.
rkt.india Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 Warm Match: Australia vs South Africa A South Africa A 183 All out. Siddle 3/16 Johnson 4/38 Watson 3/32 South Africa A's Merchant De Lange takes 5-fer and Vernon Philander's First Class record. http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/current/player/46945.html :WTF: average of 19, 68 matches, and still has not played a test.
Bradman99 Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Wow that is very impressive. Johnson destroyed SA last time, so signs are good for him.
saneindian Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Warm Match: Australia vs South Africa A South Africa A 183 All out. Siddle 3/16 Johnson 4/38 Watson 3/32 South Africa A's Merchant De Lange takes 5-fer and Vernon Philander's First Class record. http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/current/player/46945.html :WTF: average of 19, 68 matches, and still has not played a test. Wasn't found good enough in the ODIs he played. He is perhaps the Joginder Sharma of SA domestic cricket :P
Karan114 Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Wow that is very impressive. Johnson destroyed SA last time' date=' so signs are good for him.[/quote'] Yep, 6/43 off 13 overs so far, relishes SA conditions. Him and Ryan Harris could form a potent combination in this series (and against India :(()
Malcolm Merlyn Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Wasn't found good enough in the ODIs he played. He is perhaps the Joginder Sharma of SA domestic cricket :P Warm Match: Australia vs South Africa A South Africa A 183 All out. Siddle 3/16 Johnson 4/38 Watson 3/32 South Africa A's Merchant De Lange takes 5-fer and Vernon Philander's First Class record. http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/current/player/46945.html :WTF: average of 19, 68 matches, and still has not played a test. Philander should get a test............his avg in List A is 35 and Odi is 34.........so he seems like a test bowler......as he has a good 1st class record.
rkt.india Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 de Lange delivers in the biggest match of his career After dismissing both Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson for ducks off consecutive deliveries, 21-year-old Marchant de Lange faced the biggest moment of his 14-match first-class career. A hat-trick against Australia in a tour match would not have elevated him to immediate Test-player status, but it would have made a strong statement about his credentials. Peter Siddle took guard, de Lange walked to his mark, thought about what he wanted to do and ran in. Unexpectedly, he banged in a wayward bouncer that was called wide. There was a giggle, on the field and later, off it, when de Lange was asked what he was thinking. "I was in two minds," he said grinning. "Some of the guys got into my head. It wasn't the ideal ball to bowl." It didn't matter, because even without a magical three wickets in three balls, de Lange made a massive impression in the most important match of his career so far. His five-wicket haul, included three wickets in five balls and four in the space of three overs, and the pace and bounce he achieved suggested a bowler of genuine promise. On a pitch that has offered assistance to the bowlers throughout the match, de Lange was presented with a perfect surface to show off his skills. At 1.9 metres tall, his height gives him an immediate advantage and on a pitch where bounce was on offer for bowlers who can exploit it, he was in his element. "The game-plan was to bowl back of a length and I hit the deck hard." Like many top-class South African quicks, such as Allan Donald and Dale Steyn, de Lange does not come from one of the traditional cricketing schools. The agricultural town of Tzaneen in the Limpopo province, not far from Steyn's hometown of Phalaborwa, is where de Lange was brought up and schooled. He played a range of sports at school, including javelin-throwing, which has been responsible for his unusually short run up. "I used to really enjoy my athletics and I also played a bit of hockey," he said. Cricket was also part of his education at Hoerskool Ben Vorster but he missed out on playing at under-19 level for the province because of a stress fracture to his ankle. He was spotted by Northerns Provincial Union scouts and moved the 420 kilometres down the road to Centurion after the guidance of former Titans coach Chris van Noordwyk, who played a key role in assimilating de Lange with the franchise. After a handful of matches for the amateur Easterns side, he was picked for the national academy this winter and Lange made his SuperSport Series debut in September against the Knights and, again, immediately caught the eye. He took five wickets in the fixture and earned the praise of two, important figures in South African cricket, former opening batsmen Boeta Dippenaar and former national coach, Corrie van Zyl. Dippenaar was playing for the Knights in that game and said his team-mate, Reeza Hendricks, who faced both de Lange and Morne Morkel in that match, "was convinced that Marchant bowled quite a bit faster than Morne." De Lange called Dippenaar's words of encouragement, "an excellent compliment." van Zyl, who is now a selector, also had praise for de Lange after the first game. "He his good lengths and gets the ball to rise up from a length" he said. "I liked it that he was at batsmen all the time because of the bounce." de Lange was included in the South Africa A side to face Australia as part of a plan to find and develop fast bowlers. "We have identified a few bowlers and we wanted to give Marchant this opportunity to see what he could do," van Zyl said. 'I'm glad to see he has taken it." His display today has also eased concerns that South Africa's fast-bowling supply cupboard is running dry, something that was being talked about recently. "A couple of months ago people were asking what we would do if one of Steyn or Morkel got injured," van Zyl said. "Now we can see that we have solutions." http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/current/story/539011.html
ganeshran Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Congrats Clarke for reaching 5000 runs in Tests!! Becomes the 18th Aussie to score 5000 runs and above in tests :hatsoff:
Sachin=GOD Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Well done. Will it be a fair assessment of his career to say that while he has been successful, he hasn't completely lived up to the expectations people had at the start of his career?
deathmonger Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Well done. Will it be a fair assessment of his career to say that while he has been successful, he hasn't completely lived up to the expectations people had at the start of his career? In Tests, no. In ODIS, yes.
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