GLuvsMtb Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Ok so the side is:S Cook (van Zyl out)ElgarAmlaABJP (Faf out)Bavumade Kock (Villas out)Abbott (Morris out)MorkelRabada.Piedt (Viljoen out) I like the look of this side, bar probably the Morris / Abbott change. Morris seems to offer a lot more with the bat. I hop Abbott proves me wrong. I am also pleased to see that Faf does not have a guaranteed place in the side. JP at least offers some bowling options bowling last on this pitch.
Stretch Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 thankfully cook didnt follow TOO closely in his dads footsteps...I forgot about this..poor bugger waited till the end of his career to get his test debut thanks to the nats...and this is how it happened Jimmy Cook (South Africa) v India, Durban, 1992-93You have to feel for Cook. One of the most prolific and talented batsmen of his generation, South Africa's return to the international fold came too late for him and when he was finally given a chance he was almost 40 and the form which had bludgeoned attacks in South Africa and England was on the wane. He edged the first ball of the game from Kapil Dev to Sachin Tendulkar at slip and wrote his name in history as the first man to be dismissed from the first ball of the match on his debut. He made 43 in the second innings but that was to be his best effort in three Tests. Lexx and GLuvsMtb 2
GLuvsMtb Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 1st wicket down. Elgar having a brain fart and forgetting that its test cricket... ai.
Stretch Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 1st wicket down. Elgar having a brain fart and forgetting that its test cricket... ai.sounds like it was a catch that was a mixture of brilliance and good fortune
GLuvsMtb Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 sounds like it was a catch that was a mixture of brilliance and good fortuneJacques Kallis would not have been so il disciplined. It reminds me of Gibbs. The difference is that Gibbs had the talent to pull those shots off. Elgar looks better when he is compact and playing the ball along the ground.
MTBeer Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 thankfully cook didnt follow TOO closely in his dads footsteps...I forgot about this..poor bugger waited till the end of his career to get his test debut thanks to the nats...and this is how it happened Jimmy Cook (South Africa) v India, Durban, 1992-93You have to feel for Cook. One of the most prolific and talented batsmen of his generation, South Africa's return to the international fold came too late for him and when he was finally given a chance he was almost 40 and the form which had bludgeoned attacks in South Africa and England was on the wane. He edged the first ball of the game from Kapil Dev to Sachin Tendulkar at slip and wrote his name in history as the first man to be dismissed from the first ball of the match on his debut. He made 43 in the second innings but that was to be his best effort in three Tests.Jeez we could have had a killer team in them bad old days. CookFothersKirstenMcewanPollockMackenzieRiceJenningsLe Roux? etc GLuvsMtb and Stretch 2
Stretch Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 debut 50 for cook jr GLuvsMtb and jimmycool 2
jimmycool Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 A solid performance from the chef GLuvsMtb 1
Stretch Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 we have discussed it time and time again..but why has it taken so long for the selectors to give cook an opportunity? first class average over 40 - checkover 10000 FC runs - checkhighest domestic score - checkJimmy freaking cook's son - check GLuvsMtb 1
Erroli8a8 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Cook's first test now. Then wait until August to play again.
GLuvsMtb Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 So Cook moves past van Zyl's runs for the whole series in one innings... Stretch 1
hboli4 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 100 up for # and Cook into the 90's, 221/1. Anybody watching, what is the wicket like?
GLuvsMtb Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Hash plays late and deflects onto off stump. AB at his home ground...
Stretch Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 well its all gone a bit pear shaped...but thank the pope cook has finally got his century...i was getting nervous for him just listening so its up to Jean Paul and Cook to make it good...JP also has something to prove GLuvsMtb 1
babse Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) well played Cook, top performance on debut who cares if his almost 50 years old anyway Edited January 22, 2016 by babse Lexx 1
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