He always bats like that. We could never understand why it took so long for him to be selected. And rarely in Tests. Clearly breaks the 'old trad' rules. Our SA players took far longer to be selected than those from NSW.That was ridiculous.
They won several back in, the umm, early '80's. I blame the selectors. They are useless.
. They let great players go interstate because they don't offer them contracts. Thankfully a couple of local lads remain loyal.We did play in the Final a few years backThey won several back in, the umm, early '80's. I blame the selectors. They are useless.
1995 when SA last won. The hey days for SA were in the '80's. Hopefully that changes. We do also let talent slip interstate. Multiple times. Fortunately one returned to the fold this year.We did play in the Final a few years back
Having been involved at the SACA in various roles over the years it’s more of a talent identification and system issue as most of our locals are simply not up to it so we are forced to seek fringe players mainly from NSW. Our Premier cricket is poorly run and of poor standard which doesn’t help as too many clubs have self interest only
2015/16 and 2016/17 was good for us and we even finished top but lost a home final but yes we have been very poor since the 80’s
And then there's the two tier district cricket system in place now. Lots of now, second tier teams with noses out of joint and all because they wouldn't amalgamate. I can't remember his name, he went to Qld maybe? because SA didn't pick him up, he performed exceptionally well and now he's back in SA.
Spencer Johnson?
Likely the one. Selectors are a curious bunch both state and international. I tried googling them for SA and can't even find who they are. Clues?
None
I’ve stepped back the last two years due to work but James Pyke is Chairman of selectors. Jason Gillespie as Coach and Tim Nielsen the High Performance manager make up the 3 man selection panel
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Our bowling worries me greatly. India and South Africa have bowlers who swing the ball early on and create edges whereas our guys are mostly gun barrel straight and we struggle to take early wickets on these pitches.
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