SA tour of India

Will we have a single first choice middle order batsman fit for the series? Dravid, , Sachin, Laxman, Psycho and Yuvi all injured in the Bang test series. Hopefully Sachin's not serious, nobody has any news though.

SA are in disarray. The only thing in their favour is their quality pace attack.

SA doesn't have a coach and seems to be imploding!

doremi wrote:Will we have a single first choice middle order batsman fit for the series? Dravid, , Sachin, Laxman, Psycho and Yuvi all injured in the Bang test series. Hopefully Sachin's not serious, nobody has any news though.

Surely a good thing that he's injured?

Henry Nolonga wrote:

doremi wrote:Will we have a single first choice middle order batsman fit for the series? Dravid, , Sachin, Laxman, Psycho and Yuvi all injured in the Bang test series. Hopefully Sachin's not serious, nobody has any news though.

Surely a good thing that he's injured?

Aye, was going to say.... whatta shit-lemon he is.

undoubtedly. have dravid and laxman been ruled out already? sachin should be ok, didnt look too major, just a knock

Will be a treat if 'the big 4' play 'the big 3'. Thank f*ck we'll get that series.

For a former Yuvi supporter, I have to admit that after Dravid got injured my first thoughts were - shit, that cements Yuvraj's place in the playing XI for the SA tests. Ideal XI, assuming Dravid and Yuvraj are out -

Gambhir
Sehwag
Vijay
Tendulkar
Laxman
Pujara(Pandey?)
Dhoni
Bhajji
Mishra
Zak
Ishant

Pandey may be a Trev-esque pick, but there's something obviously classy about him that may just react positively to being thrust at the highest level.

doremi wrote:Pandey may be a Trev-esque pick, but there's something obviously classy about him that may just react positively to being thrust at the highest level.

Trev reacts positively to thrusts at arse level

kohli and sharma are probably at the front of the queue. pandey would be a left-field choice

embee wrote:

doremi wrote:Pandey may be a Trev-esque pick, but there's something obviously classy about him that may just react positively to being thrust at the highest level.

Trev reacts positively to thrusts at arse level

I believe you might find that doh-boy recognizes that subtlety !
just an observation, mind!

Farquen peeping merlin

The One wrote:kohli and sharma are probably at the front of the queue. pandey would be a left-field choice

Yeah. But I'd like it if they did take a risk.

embee wrote:Farquen peeping merlin

doremi wrote:

The One wrote:kohli and sharma are probably at the front of the queue. pandey would be a left-field choice

Yeah. But I'd like it if they did take a risk.

Pandey? Is he the bloke what dragged the ball along the ground for 2 or 3 metres and still claimed the catch?

No...that was Doug Bollinger

Nah . . .Doug the rug only let it bounce . . .

I say this is a blessing in disguise, perhaps the only way in which the selectors would have been allowed to plan for the future.

I think it is.

Badrinath to replace Dravid
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Pandey to replace Yuv

Rohit Sharma on the bench.

saffies choking before the tour even starts? first the coach and now the selection panel

http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/445926.html

having said that they may well hammer us 2-0 if we dont get the batting order right considering all the injuries and our bowlers especially harbhajan continue to be comatose

Why couldn't we just have sent a second generation batting line up in Bangarland?

Most inexplicable is that Dravid and Yuvi are still in Bangarland instead of returning home early for earlier remedies.....

My only concern is that Bhajji isn't injured as yet.

Vijay is the first guy in now, so no way Badrinath is getting in ahead of him. Also get the feeling Badri's missed his train.