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Title: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: Gerry SA on October 26, 2014, 10:12:45 PM: Marchant de Lange is in sensational form with the white ball as present, yet keeps being over looked for the South African side.

de Lange has 73 limited overs wickets @ 21. He bowls very fast, yet Philander's been jumped the queue.

Seems bizarre a bowler ideal weapon for australian pitches(looking at the World Cup) doesn't get a sniff...
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: Gingerbusiness on October 26, 2014, 10:20:38 PM: Prone to injury?

Think people have moaned about the fact his bowling technique is not one which would be conducive to a long term career.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 26, 2014, 10:23:08 PM: Unfortunately I don't reckon he could get in the side because South Africa's bowling attack is so good!
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: Gerry SA on October 26, 2014, 10:35:55 PM: Quote from: Gingerbusiness on October 26, 2014, 10:20:38 PM
Prone to injury?

Think people have moaned about the fact his bowling technique is not one which would be conducive to a long term career.
He's hurt his back of couple of times but he modified his action since his last injury early in 2013.

de Lange's a little unorthodox due to being a very talented javelin thrower in his youth.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: Gerry SA on October 26, 2014, 10:38:18 PM: Quote from: DanBess13 on October 26, 2014, 10:23:08 PM
Unfortunately I don't reckon he could get in the side because South Africa's bowling attack is so good!
TBH aside from Steyn and Morkel. McLaren is a lock as third seamer.

Then anyone from de Lange/Parnell/Abbott/Philander could be picked.

And Tahir is a lock as the spinner. Record is quite brilliant.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: Dan W on October 27, 2014, 10:50:32 AM: Has he not an English relative?!
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: TangoWhiskey on October 27, 2014, 10:54:22 AM: I'd suggest that it's probably because he is an overrated clubbie.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: ajmw89 on October 27, 2014, 11:18:33 AM: Thought that was Steyn?
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 02:19:03 PM: Quote from: Gerry SA on October 26, 2014, 10:38:18 PM
TBH aside from Steyn and Morkel. McLaren is a lock as third seamer.

Then anyone from de Lange/Parnell/Abbott/Philander could be picked.

And Tahir is a lock as the spinner. Record is quite brilliant.

De Lange hasn't put many great performances as well as Abbott and Parnell. De Lange is only known for his pace.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: rahul_1987 on October 27, 2014, 02:38:45 PM: Both Parnell and McLaren can swing their bats and score some handy runs. Without any exceptional performance from Marchant de Lange its hard for him to get in this SA side.
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 02:55:14 PM: AB De Villiers is the new strike bowler isn't he?
Who needs De Lange when he can pick up wickets ;)
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:01:26 PM: Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 02:55:14 PM
AB De Villiers is the new strike bowler isn't he?
Who needs De Lange when he can pick up wickets ;)

Haha it seems like it with his little seamers :P
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 03:16:40 PM: Quote from: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:01:26 PM
Haha it seems like it with his little seamers :P
He even took a wicket with a cutter in the last game, absolutely brilliant bowler :D
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:24:20 PM: Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 03:16:40 PM
He even took a wicket with a cutter in the last game, absolutely brilliant bowler :D

He knows what he's doing haha, the true all-rounder :D
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 03:30:23 PM: Quote from: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:24:20 PM
He knows what he's doing haha, the true all-rounder :D
His ODI bowling average is 31.5 so he's not quite a world class bowler yet!
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:31:11 PM: Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on October 27, 2014, 03:30:23 PM
His ODI bowling average is 31.5 so he's not quite a world class bowler yet!

Could be a worse average!
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: marcus7 on October 27, 2014, 03:33:32 PM: His average isnt the best but the seldom chance he does get to bowl, he normally gets wickets...weird ;)
He does make up with his catches though :D
Title: Re: Should Marchant de Lange be in South Africa's ODI team?
Post by: DanBess13 on October 27, 2014, 03:35:30 PM: Quote from: marcus7 on October 27, 2014, 03:33:32 PM
His average isnt the best but the seldom chance he does get to bowl, he normally gets wickets...weird ;)
He does make up with his catches though :D

Yeah he's incredible athlete! :D