2018 Tour of South Africa

[bornadog]

TEST SQUAD:

Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird, Jon Holland, Jhye Richardson.

Warm-up match v SA Invitational XI, Sahara Park, Benoni, Feb 22-24


First Test Kingsmead, Durban, March 1-5.


Second Test St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, March 9-13


Third Test Newlands, Cape Town, March 22-26


Fourth Test Wanderers, Johannesbur, March 30-April 3

[GVGjr]

Good for Handscomb, Bancroft, Holland and Richardson,

[Remi Moses]

Gee sayers is stiff

[Twodogs]

Good for Handscomb, Bancroft, Holland and Richardson,

Can you see Holland playing much test cricket on the tour? I think he can be an ideal foil for Lyon.

[Twodogs]

Gee sayers is stiff

And Renshaw. Gone from out of the team to out of the squad even though his replacement has multiple failures in his most recent form. It seemed they prefer Bancroft because he might only make 15 but he gets those 15 runs quickly. Even his ducks are first ball, no mucking around there either.

[GVGjr]

Can you see Holland playing much test cricket on the tour? I think he can be an ideal foil for Lyon.

The fact that he is on the tour moves him the number 2 spinner slot.
He might not play but he is now clearly ahead for SOK, Agar and Swepson. If he gets a chance he needs to make the most of it.
SA should prepare for seam friendly tracks

[GVGjr]

And Renshaw. Gone from out of the team to out of the squad even though his replacement has multiple failures in his most recent form. It seemed they prefer Bancroft because he might only make 15 but he gets those 15 runs quickly. Even his ducks are first ball, no mucking around there either.

Bancroft is actually a patient batsman especially at the top of the order. The Sheffield Shield innings that put him into the selection mix were patient ones.

I really like Renshaw and hope he starts to get some good runs again soon

[bornadog]

Bancroft is actually a patient batsman especially at the top of the order. The Sheffield Shield innings that put him into the selection mix were patient ones.

I really like Renshaw and hope he starts to get some good runs again soon

Its actually a joke that Renshaw has been banished. His test record is fine, yes he had some poor shield form, but Bancroft's test innings was woeful, even if he was patient he didn't make any runs, yet he is rewarded with a tour.

[GVGjr]

Its actually a joke that Renshaw has been banished. His test record is fine, yes he had some poor shield form, but Bancroft's test innings was woeful, even if he was patient he didn't make any runs, yet he is rewarded with a tour.

He hasn't been rewarded with a tour, no one has had a chance to replace him. He's been maintained not rewarded.
The selectors would never go back to Renshaw given he hasn't made runs at any level.

With just 7 batsman selected in the squad Handscomb was the more logical choice.

[Sedat]

Gee sayers is stiff

Saffer decks are tailor made for someone like Sayers - he is our Philander clone, who will take multiple wickets against us guaranteed. Unfortunately for Sayers, Boof has a hard-on for genuine pace.

[bornadog]

He hasn't been rewarded with a tour, no one has had a chance to replace him. He's been maintained not rewarded.
The selectors would never go back to Renshaw given he hasn't made runs at any level.

With just 7 batsman selected in the squad Handscomb was the more logical choice.

Renshaw - test average 36.64 Hasn't played Shield since 3 December, so how does he make runs???

Bancroft - test average 25.57 - basically failed as an opener.

[Twodogs]

Bancroft is actually a patient batsman especially at the top of the order. The Sheffield Shield innings that put him into the selection mix were patient ones.

I really like Renshaw and hope he starts to get some good runs again soon

Who am I thinking of then? Handscomb maybe?

I must admit my mind hasn't exactly been on the job lately.

[bornadog]

Who am I thinking of then? Handscomb maybe?

I must admit my mind hasn't exactly been on the job lately.

Bancroft Ashes series

0	Australia	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 2018
26, 27	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
25	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2017
10, 4	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Dec 2017
5, 82*	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

Made 82 when it was all over but other than that he wasn't up to it.

[Topdog]

Who am I thinking of then? Handscomb maybe?

I must admit my mind hasn't exactly been on the job lately.

In the test matches Bancroft wasnt that patient. He is a very lucky boy.

Gee just saw the post above. 7 scores under 30 from 8 attempts. The 82 was also a not out which inflated his average.

[Sedat]

In the test matches Bancroft wasnt that patient. He is a very lucky boy.

Gee just saw the post above. 7 scores under 30 from 8 attempts. The 82 was also a not out which inflated his average.

Yep, a poor series in anyone's language. Renshaw is also a terrific 1st slip and adds security to the cordon.