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[Aussie In England]

South Africa needs Amla's batting over his captaincy everyday of the week. Shame though as ABDV will now get lumbered with the extra responsibility

[rickjames]

Amla just quit the captaincy.......

Monkey off his back

[northernboy1987]

South Africa needs Amla's batting over his captaincy everyday of the week. Shame though as ABDV will now get lumbered with the extra responsibility

Agreed. Is there anyone else who would be considered a senior player though? Apart from Steyn, Morkel and maybe Elgar, nearly everyone else's place is under threat, or at least not set in stone.

[roco]

not really going to reduce ABDV workload if they give him the captaincy

[Aussie In England]

Agreed. Is there anyone else who would be considered a senior player though? Apart from Steyn, Morkel and maybe Elgar, nearly everyone else's place is under threat, or at least not set in stone.

I said previously Elgar would be the man if I was in charge. Can't be Steyn, firstly he's the gun bowler but secondly he's injury prone. Morkel is too laid back to be skipper. Maybe AB will be a short term gig until Smith unretires...😉

[roco]

ABDV named skipper for the rest of the series

[northernboy1987]

I said previously Elgar would be the man if I was in charge. Can't be Steyn, firstly he's the gun bowler but secondly he's injury prone. Morkel is too laid back to be skipper. Maybe AB will be a short term gig until Smith unretires...😉

I'm agreeing with you twice today, something's gone wrong  Elgar seems a good character to me, gritty, determined, doesn't back down kinda bloke.

[jamielsn15]

It was being discussed on TMS before the series started that Amla was a reluctant captain - no wonder his form's suffered. 

Very interesting to see who gets the role - can't see AB doing it long term...  Is the Graeme Smith returning to help the squad a smoke screen for actually returning to play?  He's been very coy about it on TMS...

[Aussie In England]

Think Smith is playing in the Dubai Masters first, only retired players can play in that for big money, then he could return in time for when Australia go to South Africa

[kdale6]

It was being discussed on TMS before the series started that Amla was a reluctant captain - no wonder his form's suffered. 

Very interesting to see who gets the role - can't see AB doing it long term...  Is the Graeme Smith returning to help the squad a smoke screen for actually returning to play?  He's been very coy about it on TMS...

he was similarly very coy when quizzed on it on Sky - got a bit awkward at one point cause Smith was ribbing someone for sitting on the fence about and opinion and then the commentator (might have been HD) fired back about the rumours of him coming back. Michael Holding smoothed it over very well though but Smith certainly went a bit quiet

[Batbuddy99]

Think Smith is playing in the Dubai Masters first, only retired players can play in that for big money, then he could return in time for when Australia go to South Africa

How come Brendan Taylor from Notts is playing then?


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[ppccopener]

this is all very interesting.Personally I thought Smith retired because he had a chronic Achilles problem which would not go away.He then some a lot of time in Ireland with his wife and prompty retired.....

he's not with the misses anymore I don't think so is free to go where he wants

but is he actually fit, as in could he be fit to play or is his injury really career threatening?

He was due to play at Surrey but it was injury that put the mockers on that too.....

Smith is only 33 or 34 def not too old IF he wants to come back and IF he is fit.

[Aussie In England]

How come Brendan Taylor from Notts is playing then?


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Retired international players. Taylor is a kolpak so assuming he's never going back to Zimbabwe

[Aussie In England]

Anyway after Steyn declared himself fit for Jo'burg, Cricket South Africa has rated him as only "50/50". Whilst Philander is out of the whole series. Abbott is fit again.

[joeljonno]

Amla quit as captain?


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