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[Aussie In England]

The four you mentioned are all averaging less than 27 for 2015 according to the commentators. So are probably all the ones inline.

Stephen cook a good shout, especially after looking solid against England in the A game. Plus his last few fc season say he probably deserves a shot.



Anyway

Amla gone, pollock proclaims it's a ball that should have gone to the boundary, this is a test match and the're trying to save a draw. Surely a ball that should have been left well alone!!

TBH Duminy is lucky to be in the side. After his 160 against Australia he was proclaimed a star but as the years rolled past, he's failed to justify the early hype. Bavuma must be a quota pick, can't see any other reason for his selection. I'd stick with du Plessis. If I was selector I'd debut both Cook and Roussow

[smilley792]

Finny strikes again.



Is du plessis gonna attempt a dig in now? Was it 58 balls to get off the mark in India?

[sfa82]

Player of colour struggles, immediately the word quota gets thrown about. Do you even under stand why the system was originally introduced? Are the rest of the players of colour also quotas?

[edge]

Well we could start by looking at his  test matches bowling averages : 5 Matches  6 wickets at an Ave of 56.83

Exactly, the first thing you go to is his bowling average, after 5 games? If you want to talk about bowling averages, his first class bowling average is better than Anderson, Broad or Finn. Come on, there must be something you genuinely don't like about his cricket.

[Aussie In England]

Player of colour struggles, immediately the word quota gets thrown about. Do you even under stand why the system was originally introduced? Are the rest of the players of colour also quotas?

You don't need to talk to me about quotas as when Khawaja was first selected he was labelled the same.

But in the case of South Africa they have very good coloured players. Amla, Philander, Rabada etc. Bavuma has a modest FC record and there are non colour players with better records not getting selected.

[Aussie In England]

Exactly, the first thing you go to is his bowling average, after 5 games? If you want to talk about bowling averages, his first class bowling average is better than Anderson, Broad or Finn. Come on, there must be something you genuinely don't like about his cricket.

FYI Anderson's FC average(- Test stats) is actually under 24...

[FattusCattus]

Interesting captaincy. If you ranked your bowling threats in the England bowling attack currently, you would probably have -

1) Broad
2) Finn
3) Ali
4) stokes
5) Woakes

Yet you have your least threatening two bowling at the same time?  One of them yes, but one of the first three must be bowling from the other end surely?

You's want one more wicket tonight.

[sfa82]

You don't need to talk to me about quotas as when Khawaja was first selected he was labelled the same.

But in the case of South Africa they have very good coloured players. Amla, Philander, Rabada etc. Bavuma has a modest FC record and there are non colour players with better records not getting selected.

Amazing that you understand the quota reference and system so well yet you still choose to make the comment about Bavuma. But your response was enlightening and I will leave it at that.

[smilley792]

That's a big big chance missed!!!

[csnew]

Embarrassing stat! The last stumping was 3 years ago. Shows how bad Buttler and bairstow are up to the stumps

[rickjames]

BOOYAH

[Seniorplayer]

Exactly, the first thing you go to is his bowling average, after 5 games? If you want to talk about bowling averages, his first class bowling average is better than Anderson, Broad or Finn. Come on, there must be something you genuinely don't like about his cricket.

And there's the difference Anderson Broad and Finn all stepped  up  showed what they were capable of and took wickets in test matches.

[rickjames]

MOEEN YOU BEAUTY

[rickjames]

And a stumping! We're all good here lads...

[iand123]

Bavuma hardly doing his reputation a great deal of help by charging Ali on 0 and getting stumped