SA v TAS

[Mantis]

The great man, Dizzy Gillespie is in the runs again.

SA 7/398 just after lunch on Day 2

Manou 162n.o
Dizzy 78n.o

[Sockeye Salmon]

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The great man, Dizzy Gillespie is in the runs again.

SA 7/398 just after lunch on Day 2

Manou 162n.o
Dizzy 78n.o

The SA'ans on BF cricket board will be spewing

[Go_Dogs]

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What is their problem with Manou? Once again, our tail is saving us.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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What is their problem with Manou? Once again, our tail is saving us.

He gets more grief than Ben Harrison, Sam Power and Nathan Eagleton combined.

[Go_Dogs]

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He gets more grief than Ben Harrison, Sam Power and Nathan Eagleton combined.

That surprises me a bit. He's no Tim Neilsen, but he isn't half bad behind the stumps. His batting has obviously improved a lot too. I think he cops a lot of unecessary flak as he was acting captain for a while whilst Lehman was on International duties, and our team was an absolute shamble.

[LostDoggy]

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A century to Gillespie. I wonder if we needed to go into a test with 4 paceman during the summer if his improved batting and obvious experience gets him back into some sort of calculation with the selectors.

[Go_Dogs]

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I highly doubt it. I personally think Gillespie was hard done by and is certainly out of favor and in no contention. Doesn't mean I don't think he would do a reasonable job.

[Mantis]

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A century to Gillespie. I wonder if we needed to go into a test with 4 paceman during the summer if his improved batting and obvious experience gets him back into some sort of calculation with the selectors.

How can he improve on his last test innings???

He has lost a bit of zip with his bowling and without that extra bit of zip he is just your run of the mill state level bowler. In saying that I hope he can find it somewhere (maybe grow his mullet again) as I enjoy watching him run around with the baggy green on.

I can still remember the ball Dizzy bowled to Lara at the G back in the Boxing Test some years ago. Bowling around the wicket he set him up with 5 straight off cutters which Lara left. The last bowl of the over pitched in a similiar spot, Lara left it has he had done to the rest, the ball jagged back and hit the off stump. It was a peach of a delivery.

[GVGjr]

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How can he improve on his last test innings???

He has lost a bit of zip with his bowling and without that extra bit of zip he is just your run of the mill state level bowler. In saying that I hope he can find it somewhere (maybe grow his mullet again) as I enjoy watching him run around with the baggy green on.

I guess his batting has improved so much in the last 12 months is the point that TG is making.
Whilst I agree that he has lost a bit of zip he is still far better than a run of mill state bowler.
In a four pronged pace attack he could do a specific job for the team.

[Mantis]

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I guess his batting has improved so much in the last 12 months is the point that TG is making.
Whilst I agree that he has lost a bit of zip he is still far better than a run of mill state bowler.
In a four pronged pace attack he could do a specific job for the team.

But in his last test match innings didn't he score an unbeaten double hundred??? Just being sarcastic..

May have been a bit tough on him with my analogy, but I wouldn't think he would be in the best 6 or 7 bowlers in the country in the eyes of the selectors. I don't agree with this myself and think he should me right in the mix for a test spot. I rate him a far better bowler than the 'golden boy' that is one B.Lee. This summer will be a big test for this bloke.