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Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Teams for the First Test Australia Vs South Africa

Australia - Simon Katich, Phillip Hughes, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Andrew McDonald.


South Africa - Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Ok so we have the teams for the first Test begining today at the wanderers (see previous posts for details on the wanderers). There is a lot of contention at the moment with the fans about the exclusion of Bryce McGain, especially after his form in the match vs the President XI a few days ago. I am in disbelief over this, why take a specialist spinner and not use him. Australia have gone for a predominantly fast/medium pace attack.

Yes we have ClarkE who can get through a few overs and occasionally pick up some wickets and Marcus North who can bowl his Right arm Off break but realistically speaking what are the selectors thinking. We have seen what happened in Australia when pace was the main weapon, we lost. You need variation and the ability to put concentrated pressure on the batsmen. When you are consistenly having pace thrown at you, you become used to it as proven in the test serious on Aussie soil. Graeme Smith is going to be a handfull again, to his credit he is really good to watch out there. Composed and gets the job done with class, he reminds me of David Boon in his hayday.

I will give credit for the batting line up that Australia has though it does look a lot better, if all cylinders are firing they should post a respectable total. I think they need to knuckle down and grind out some quality innings. The natural flare will show through on the loose balls the South Africans bowl. Especially with Simon Katich who in my mind was the most consistent Australian Batsman for the previous tests against South Africa and a pleasure to watch.

So all I can say is Unlucky Bryce, I hope your in the next test. Do not forget coverage for Aussies begins on Foxsports 3 tonight at 7pm EDT so if your like me and in Brisbane starts at 6pm.

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oih, Oih ... Oih.

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Update on Andrew Symonds AKA Symo or Simo

Symonds injury not serious

13 February, 2009
Marcus Wilson, Sportal
Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds

Queensland captain Chris Simpson insists Andrew Symonds' knee is fine despite the all-rounder bowling just two overs on day one of the Bulls' Sheffield Shield clash at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Symonds spent most of the afternoon with an ice-pack on his knee but Simpson described his time on the sidelines as 'precautionary'.

Simpson said the talented right-hander was still recovering from surgery and there had been no particular incident that had caused the soreness during the Shield game against the Redbacks.

"As you know he's had an operation and he's slowly coming back. He bowled those couple of overs and then he sat off, just precautionary, to see how it settles down and it's fine," he said.

Meanwhile, Simpson said Ryan Harris, who has a fractured foot, was in good spirits despite his injury.

Harris was hurt when he tried to stop a Daniel Harris drive during his bowling follow through.

"He's too much like Andy Bichel, it's not funny, diving around, trying to stop everything. A ball got whacked at him and he just flung his foot at and he got knocked," Simpson said.


"That's the industry we are in, you've got to take those knocks, and I have no doubt he will."

Former team-mate and offending batsmen Daniel Harris said he felt sorry for his namesake.

"He's been going so well and he bowled really well today. So we just really hope it's one of those ones that heals quickly and he gets back up nice and quickly because the way he's going ...he's a chance of representing Australia again," Harris said.

"We are still good mates with Ryan so we are really disappointed for him."

While South Australia batted well on day one, Simpson said his team could've been in a stronger position.

"I thought the boys stuck at it very well. 4-300 is a very good position but if we took those two chances that we put down ...who knows what could've happened," he said.

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Australian Twenty20 Side Announced

Australia has stuck with blooding its younger players in the next Twenty20 match this sunday vs New Zealand. The Team:
Michael Clarke (c) - NSW , 27
Brad Haddin (vc) - NSW , 31
Nathan Bracken - NSW , 31
Callum Ferguson - SA , 24
Moises Henriques - NSW , 22
Ben Hilfenhaus - TAS , 25
James Hopes - QLD , 30
David Hussey - VIC , 31
Mitchell Johnson - WA , 27
Peter Siddle - VIC , 24
Adam Voges - WA , 29
David Warner - NSW , 22
Cameron White - VIC , 25

The Team is without Capt Ricky pointing and linchpin Mike Hussey who have been rested upon consultation with the players. NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said that both players have had a busy schedule since playing in India last year and allowing them to sit out this match would help prepare some younger players for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup this year to be played in England in June. The World Cup should be a blast for all involved. A must for those following the Ashes Series by going over to the Uk to support our boys, would be to take part in this. If you are going to support the lads may aswell do it in all forms of the game.

14 man squad to tour South Africa for VB 3 test series

  • Ricky Ponting (captain) TAS, Michael Clarke (vice-captain) NSW, Doug Bollinger NSW, Brad Haddin NSW, Nathan Hauritz NSW, Ben Hilfenhaus TAS, Phillip Hughes NSW, Michael Hussey WA, Mitchell Johnson WA, Simon Katich NSW, Andrew McDonald VIC, Bryce McGain VIC, Marcus North WA, Peter Siddle VIC.

Daily Telegraph's comments on Upcoming South Africa Tour "Good Insight"

Australia head to South Africa with a young squad facing uphill task

By Ben Dorries
 February 14, 2009

THREE years ago, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting jetted to South Africa worried about the absence of top fast bowler Glenn McGrath, who stayed at home to look after his sick wife Jane.

Some questioned how Australia would fare without their No.1 strike weapon.

Doomsayers were wrong - Australia ran to a 3-0 Test whitewash, quick Stuart Clark the new star with 20 wickets at 15.85.

Fast forward to 2009 and a new-look Australia side - facing enormous scrutiny after a woeful home summer - is again off to the Rainbow Nation with doubt a'plenty.

The tour, where Ponting again battles with opposite number Graeme Smith, will show much about Australia's cricket health.

Another poor series will spell serious trouble for their Ashes defence this winter but it could also be the dawn of a new era if fresh faces like Phillip Hughes, Peter Siddle and Andrew McDonald can fire.

The squad can be split in four categories:

THE BANKERS
Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich. The blue-chip commodities who must perform if Australia are to turn around their dreadful summer.

Allan Border Medal winners Ponting and Clarke both need to have 300-run Test series and Katich must continue his renaissance and help new kid Phil Hughes.

Johnson, Australia's outstanding player of the last 12 months, must show he is not a one-trick pony and perform in Test matches away from home. He didn't have the best series in his first overseas assignment against the West Indies last year and has to replicate Clark's 2006 deeds.

UNDER PRESSURE
Mike Hussey, Nathan Hauritz and Ben Hilfenhaus. Who would have thought Hussey would have had such a bleak Test match summer?

Australia's middle-order troubleshooter looked like he was plagued by self-doubt as he eked out 85 runs at 17 in three Tests against South Africa. Hussey returned to form in the one-dayers but needs Test runs to show he isn't fading.

Hauritz somehow kept his spot but will almost certainly be peeling oranges unless leg spinner Bryce McGain struggles. Hilfenhaus looked like a world-beater several years ago, but appears to have lost his mojo and is lucky to be on the plane.

MUST IMPROVE
Brad Haddin, Andrew McDonald.

Haddin has showed encouraging signs he can be Adam Gilchrist's long-term Test replacement, but there are still some nagging doubts about his reliability. He needs at least one big innings with the bat and several solid contributions when Australia find themselves in trouble.

Haddin's wicketkeeping this summer was patchy and he must improve as Australia are now in an era where every catch is vital.

There are big wraps on McDonald but we didn't see him at his best in his Test debut in Sydney and he must quickly bridge the gap between potential and performance.

THE WILD CARDS
Phillip Hughes, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger, Bryce McGain, Marcus North.

Arguably the most important group of players as their form will go a long way to deciding the series. All have enormous talent but none (perhaps apart from Siddle, who played in India last year) has faced such a pressure-cooker assignment.

Will nerves destroy them or will they stand up and become Australia's exciting new generation of stars? Hughes, 20, looks the goods after an astonishing start.

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