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Saw this article over at Cricinfo, and it raises quite an interesting set of issues for the SA Test side: South Africa seek to fill Kallis-sized hole | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo (Hopefully I'm not missing an in-depth discussion of this issue already...:D) Broadly speaking the options...

Hmm, it's probably because I watched him in the India-SA series, but not the ones vs Pak or NZ! Bashing up Pak and NZ at home is still respectable I guess, just thought he would have coasted into my Test XI on name value, rather than having a truly great year. And for ODIs he had a real...

Again I'm late...have tried not to look at anyone else's yet, so I'm not cheating ;P Will be little Aussie centric I imagine...lets see! Batting Category Best Batsman - AB de Villiers Best Youngster - Virat Kohli is still only 25, definitely a youngster, unfortunately for India's opposition...

He probably is a pain in the arse :p The issue at heart is how important is KP vs Flower. To me, Flower's value has just taken a MASSIVE hit, and he should be turfed before KP. In a lot of sports, coaches/managers are more important than players because players can be traded/sold/loaned etc...

Haddin did really well, but I agree with Johnson. It was his extra pace that made the English jumpy - particularly the tail. It's all well and good to have accuracy of Harris, Siddle, Watson etc. but Johnson's pace was the sledgehammer to knock England down. He was relentless too, every full...

Apologies for digging up the thread a little...but made a team for myself this morning and thought I'd share: Test Team of 2013 1 Graeme Smith (c) 2 Cheteshwar Pujara 3 Virat Kohli 4 AB de Villiers 5 Shiv Chanderpaul 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) - deserves some love. 7 Ravichandran Ashwin 8...

Oh yeah forgot to mention Chris Rogers in here. I thought he scored about double the runs he deserved during the England. Looked edgy and tentative, and was lucky to survive a few chances. But what a change when there is no off-spinner in the opposition! He's cashed in on runs without Swann...

I read that article by Mr Date, and replied to it :yes I think it's a joke. Kallis is certainly an all-rounder. He may not be a 'pure' all-rounder or a 'balanced' all-rounder, or the ultimate all-rounder, but the man contributed significantly with bat AND ball. That's my definition of an...

^I'm the opposite to you - I would dump Flower. I think anytime a talented team loses 5-0 there needs to be a backroom shake-up. If the players could sort it out themselves, they would have played better in these last 2-3 Tests. Change the coaching/support staff/culture, and see if that fixes...

I agree he's still one of England's best player, I'm just saying he can't be relied on to continue. Rumours are already surfacing that he'll retire. If his passion is waning then I would be encouraging him to retire from Tests. Then again, if he looked me in the eye said he was really keen to...

^Bevan was definitely a victim of selectors looking forward rather than at the present. Those are the kind of decisions that are never really explained eg. Simon Katich dropped from Test team. Everyone just blamed Michael Clarke, but really it was a decision for the future where Australia...

My quick two cents on selection going forward...can't rely on Trott and KP to continue for long, need to earmark replacements: Cook, Compton, Bell, Balance, Root, Stokes, Prior - would be my top 7 for the mid-term. KP or Trott would get the nod ahead of Balance/Compton if they are willing and...

Steve Smith has made two brilliant centuries now in this series, hardly offered a chance in either and has done the business when his team really needed him. Top stuff! Glad to say I was right on the idea that he should have been retained after India. The idea that Stokes was rubbish? Hmm...

The winner at sucking? Or the better team :p Anyway, the stats clearly bear out England as worse than Aus... Australia's batting average in England was 30.73, their bowling average was 33.60, they were close to winning 3 of the Tests, led on the first innings in 4 of them. England's...

^I would certainly like those guys to be able to stay fit! They are the future of Australian bowling. My reaction was an immediate short term view. I think Australia will be probably better with johnson than Starc. Not too bad I think. There was certainly pressure on the ICC to allow more...

I watched the match last night...not sure how long this tournament will keep my interest. It's just so India-centric. Held in India, mostly Indian commentators, international players are paid extra to play for Indian teams instead of their local team, most of the games will have an Indian team...

Stokes has got potential to be better, but for now I'd be happy if England keep selecting him - and I say that as an Aussie fan :D I was amused when they mentioned the last 5 wicket haul for England was Chris Woakes vs Australia on the last tour, because Stokes' 5-fer reminded me of it. In my...

I've always thought the Aussie system was a good one - it's not official of course...But the general idea is to pick younger players and see how they go. I think it works because young players get a taste of top level cricket, and even if they fail hard on their first or second stint in the...

So the 'big 4' are the top 4 in all 4 tables...makes sense. Was surprised the ODI tables weren't closer, because in my mind the teams have compressed to all be pretty close to each other in ability in that format.

The points about 50 over cricket are fair, and it definitely does have some charms. But speaking for myself, I've been fast forwarding the 10-35 over period of the innings every match I rewatch. There's just not a lot of interest in those overs for me. Opening bowlers that are actually...