South Africa v Pakistan, 1st T20I, Johannesburg, 20 November, 2013

With PP no longer around, this is sure to glean no further posts.

Given how poorly Pakistan did in the limited overs contest in the Middle East against a SA experimenting and resting players, you have to wonder where all the talent is that PP was waxing lyrical about not so long ago.

Wonder if we will continue to watch the rise and rise of de Kock though which has gone largely unnoticed:) !

skully wrote:With PP no longer around, this is sure to glean no further posts.  

Taips may find it within himself to have a skite at the Paki's when they lose.  

taips never skites - that would require saying something positive...he just stays on the lookout

FMD, 5 posts - in a T20 game thread, 2 days before the game!!! What is the world coming to??  

I bet they are queueing up in Jo'burg for this. Sleeping overnight outside the ground to ensure a good spot.

to be fair , I am certain Taips is not queuing

I'm confused... I thought that SA were supposed to be playing India about now?

India, pakistan meh what's the difference?

So the Wackies couldn't manage 65 off 9 in a rain reduced chase. Oh dear.

MOTM to de Kock and now one journo wants him promoted to tests.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/SAvPakistan/De-Kock-nearer-Test-place-too-20131120

If he is selected for the test team he has to bat at 7 as his technique is not tight enough to open. That means jettisoning one of Faf or JP. There is the added complication that I think Tsolekile is still under a central contract. However I have heard on my personal grapevine that QdK is viewed as POC for selection purposes. But that doesn't solve the black African conundrum.

the most truly depressing fact about world cricket is that the saffie dominance relies on the accident of birth and inherited wealth