Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

[Twodogs]

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Why are we naming the XI the day before the test match starts?

[Bornadog]

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Why are we naming the XI the day before the test match starts?

Won't make much difference. Good to see Bird get his chance.

[LostDoggy]

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Looking forward to this test more than any in a while. Renshaw, Handscomb and Sayers all good prospects. Feels like real change. Makes me think back to Wood and Darling being picked as a fresh opening duo many years ago.

[comrade]

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Looking forward to this test more than any in a while. Renshaw, Handscomb and Sayers all good prospects. Feels like real change. Makes me think back to Wood and Darling being picked as a fresh opening duo many years ago.

Yeah, at least we're not trotting out blokes who have tried and failed. I'm actually considering watching a few sessions.

[Twodogs]

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Won't make much difference. Good to see Bird get his chance.

Suppose not. One or two of the new boys might make some runs. A middle order that contributes more than 30 runs between them would be a good start and may present some sort of obstacle to tge South Africans.

[KT31]

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Early wicket in Elger caught slips 1/12
Cook lucky to survive a plumb LBW earlier as Starc foot just over the line.

[lemmon]

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Renshaw the first debutant to field at first slip? Takes his first catch dismissing Amla

[Twodogs]

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Renshaw the first debutant to field at first slip? Takes his first catch dismissing Amla

I can't think of another. Was Simpson a renowned first slip when he came into the team?

[Sedat]

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Renshaw the first debutant to field at first slip? Takes his first catch dismissing Amla

Nice catch too. Now Duminy is out - lost in all the discussion this summer is that SAF have a very ordinary top order. Amla nowhere near his best form (and hasn't been for a couple of years) and the rest of their top 4 are frankly rubbish. De Kock at 7 masks a lot of their batting frailties.

[lemmon]

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Nice catch too. Now Duminy is out - lost in all the discussion this summer is that SAF have a very ordinary top order. Amla nowhere near his best form (and hasn't been for a couple of years) and the rest of their top 4 are frankly rubbish. De Kock at 7 masks a lot of their batting frailties.

Yep, there's a reason they were ranked at 5 before this series

[Topdog]

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Nice catch too. Now Duminy is out - lost in all the discussion this summer is that SAF have a very ordinary top order. Amla nowhere near his best form (and hasn't been for a couple of years) and the rest of their top 4 are frankly rubbish. De Kock at 7 masks a lot of their batting frailties.

Australia losing 10 wickets for < 100 runs is masking South Africa batting being rubbish

[Twodogs]

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Australia losing 10 wickets for < 100 runs is masking South Africa batting being rubbish

This.

[Greystache]

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Renshaw the first debutant to field at first slip? Takes his first catch dismissing Amla

Mark Taylor maybe? Wasn't really old enough to remember his first Test.

[1eyedog]

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Gotta hand it to Faf. Gritty ton with his back to the wall.

[comrade]

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South Africa showing how much they respect our batting line up by declaring.

Great move, IMO.