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Re: Hashim Amla
The changes are
OUT: Smith, McKenzie, Morkle
In: Prince, Kahn, A.Morkle or Parnell
Prince will captain and also open with Kahn[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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Re: Hashim Amla
So Prince will captain even though he's probably not considered by the Sth Africans to be in their best 11? That i find amazing, how Boucher isn't given that role [with Smith injured] is beyond me.
They make some crazy decisions those Sth Africans, playing McKenzie in front of Prince is another mind boggling one.
Albie Morkle is a good in for them.Comment
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Re: Hashim Amla
Not always straight away though.
Maybe he's not such a quality player as well. After all there are plenty of one day specialists that are great at what they do but can't hack it at test level.
Personally i wonder if his bowling is threatening enough at test level and if his batting is solid enough to last a proper innings.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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You lose a series, you just have to try something, at least get something from a dead rubber apart from a meaningless win, and if an Albie Morkal or Kahn or Parnell show something, then that has to be a good thing and a positive to take away to work on for team to go forward.
I just think there's something about Albie, he has that x factor thing about him, more so with the bat, but if he does stand up, with his agreesive nature on field, that can also run through the rest of the team, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.Comment
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Re: Hashim Amla
SA squad: Ashwell Prince (capt), Imraan Khan, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Paul Harris, Albie Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell.
Some big ommisions Mckenzie was expected but I though they might persist a bit more with Morkel, he bowls some cracking balls but doesn't follow it up and releases the pressure too often. Interesting they went with Parnell over Tsotsobe, if Tsotsobe can get an extended run at international cricket he could be very successful but they obviously liked the extra batting and fielding ability Parnell offers. SA had a very long tail and had obviously lost faith in Morkels batting when Harris came in above him. All three of Steyn, Harris and Ntini wouldnt look out of place at number 11. Cant really see Albie playing, dont think his bowling is good enough to justify batting him at 8.
My SA XI would be:
AB Devilliers
Imran Khan
Amla
Kallis
Prince
Duminy
Boucher
Parnell
Harris
Steyn
Ntini
Geez just reading over that XI, their gonna struggle to take 15 wickets. Harris and Kallis are pedestrian. IMO Ntini is past it and Parnell didnt look fantastic in the 20 20 and One dayer he played over here, we also have to remember he only has 26 first class wickets in 10 matches. Tsotsobe should've been pickedComment
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Re: Hashim Amla
Albie Morkel bowls ordinary medium pace that won't ever trouble a test batsman and is just a tonker with the bat. The typical 'can't bat well enough, can't bowl well enough, lets call him an all-rounder'.Comment
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Your easily pleased then. Dont confuse style and elegance with technique. He looks fantastic when he bats but IMO the only thing holding him back is a couple of flaws in the way he goes about it (technique).
He is in the same mould as Martyn, Waugh, Hodge, Laxman, Gibbs and Peterson not in style but in the fact that they are all eye and do not rely heavily on footwork or positioning when they strike a ball. They all stay pretty still and have minimal movement but have a tremendous ability to find the middle of the bat. These guys are always brilliant to watch and can turn a game but you always feel a chance to get them out as well. He looks very stylish but IMO a good technique is something that takes as much risk as possible out of every shot, even scoring shots. Amla does the opposite of this at the moment and thats why he keeps getting out.
I think if you are that style batsmen then you need to know your own game very well and hit in areas that are of less danger to you. Amla needs to play straighter for longer. He might feel that he can hit the ball to areas that are less protected but he is better off making 100 off 230 balls than a 60 off 100 balls. He looks pretty comfortable at the crease and has generally got himself out so I dont think he will have trouble occupying the crease for long enough.Comment
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Agreed. Nuisance value with the bat and thats about it. At least with McDonald you know he is going to be very hard to get away. I feel Albie's bowling might be quite ineffective at test level.
McKenzie is actually a much better player than he is showing. He has lost his mind as a bastmen basically. Can be a wonderful attacking player in full flight.Comment
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Re: Hashim Amla
Imran Khan
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