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Columnist for The Roar and FootballManics. Ex-intern @Sportskeeda and contributor to the Lone Conservative.
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Yet it has worked out perfectly for the Proteas- Cook(R), ELgar(L),Amla(R), Duminy(L),Faf(R),Bavuma(R) and De Kock(L).
I mean that highlights Duminy’s promotion to number 4 and he has done his job;
Maybe Australia could follow the concept- it’s not a non-cricketing concept
Who will the joke be on in Adelaide?
Exactly, so when everybody does that, where’s the fuss ?
Faf doesn't know what all the fuss is about with mintgate
Never judge a club’s success only on the quantity of titles, it’s always about the quality of titles.
It’s true Benfica has won the Portuguese league 35 times to Porto’s 27. It’s true that they have won the domestic cup 9 times more than Porto.
But Benfica has never won the Champions league, Porto won it in 2004. Porto has won the UEFA Super Cup, which Benfica did not.
Porto has six European trophies in its cabinet compared to Benfica’s two.
Benfica and Sevilla: Two European clubs with contrasting fortunes
Don’t know guys think Faf deserves to retain the Test captaincy ?
Do you still think De Villiers is the better leader despite having an inferior Test captaincy record ?
Get your cricket questions in for Roar Live with special guest, Geoff Lemon
I don’t know if Maharj would sit out, I see Faf going with both Maharaj and Philander for they add strength to the lower-middle order.
As for Cook, I still see him getting one more match.
Though I would love to see Rossow and Elgar open.
Who will the joke be on in Adelaide?
That is why I’m a bit too skeptical to see Nevill miss out. Wade, I don’t know. If Nevill had been there, it would have made it L,L,R,L,R,L,R. In the case, it would have matched that of the South Africans middle-order.
Who will the joke be on in Adelaide?
More than anything else, mate, he reminds me of Matthew Hayden’s batting.
I mean the straight drive is immaculate and kinda carbon-copy of Haydos.
Yeah I hear your point.
Who will the joke be on in Adelaide?
I would rather go with Maddinson in the future and even in this series; he gives them that left-right combination in the middle-order. I would have gone with Renshaw but again, he’s an opener. Hopefully he can slog it out with the veteran Shaun Marsh.
Who will the joke be on in Adelaide?
Come close to Faf, he will take you down.
Absolute stupidity by the Australian media to the extent that now a British tabloid is saying that Kohli has also tampered with the ball in Vizag;
They are now saying he had used the residue of a mint to shine the ball, absolute nonsense.
The snarky Australian media should be punished- once Gayle, then Faf and now they are setting the example for the British tabloid
ICC hands down ruling on Du Plessis' ball tampering
Great piece mate
Excellent, though I would say RB Leipzig should aim for the title.
It’s not only in Leipzig,it’s everywhere that home-grown players are loaned out and new players come in.
The underdog nobody likes: The rise of RB Leipzig
Well that’s true;
There’s no way he should have been preferred to Jackson Bird in the first place. His better batting record was an excuse.
Their current selection looks to me the right way to go ahead.
What should we make of the Joe Mennie saga?
They are still poor.
A team that plays Farhaan Behardien as a number six-all-rounder and fails to pick a solid middle order is bound to fail.
South Africa fails in 50 over cricket b/c their middle-order is lackluster.
Chris Morris and Wayne Parnell should be used as number 7 and number 8 all-rounders after six proper batsmen, that would be the recipe for success.
Australia take note, Pakistan has been brought back to ground
Exactly those blistering starts would be sorely missed
Moving Warner to six is key in Australia's batting rebuild
I’m very happy with the selectors- they have retained Lyon,Marsh and brought in Maddinson at five; Renshaw could have been my choice had he not been an opener; I’m not too sure about Wade
Australia's selectors nailed it, with one glaring exception
Newcastle still retains the number 1 slot in the Championship; In EPL, it’s Tottenham and Liverpool.
Why Liverpool might run out of steam
South African team was as good as Ponting’s from 2012-2014.
Neither Pakistan nor India really deserved their number 1 ranking
Australia take note, Pakistan has been brought back to ground
They only did it in England.
An opening game loss would surely peg them back.
In NZ, they won’t be playing for more than 10 days in 3 matches.
Australia take note, Pakistan has been brought back to ground
India has taken it beyond England’s grasp.
Usual setting resuming at Vizag .
India vs England: International cricket, 2nd Test – Day 4 live scores
I was calling for Maddinson at five, hopefully the selectors stick with him for Adelaide, to give the much needed left-right combo.
I would still perhaps go with Marsh ahead of Renshaw at the top.
Six added to squad for Adelaide as new Australian selectors start slashing
This is perhaps his Mourinho moment off the field.
More sex makes better players: Guardiola
Mignolet is a goalie, Wijnaldum is a first-team player, that leaves you with two. Don’t forget the FA cup as well
After the Southampton game, Liverpool is expecting to be without Adam Lallana for at least three games, take that in mind.
Fatigue and injury have often come to haunt title contenders in the past, some have withstood it by having a potent and strong bench.
Besides, Klopp has no plan B, as I’ve said earlier- it’s all about attack and win.
I would see how they fare against the big boys for their second round of matches.
Chelsea looks way sharp with 3-4-3 and you can’t count out Manchester City, they have the strongest squad.
Why Liverpool might run out of steam
It’s certainly not dire for Liverpool, that’s for sure;
However, unless they bolster their squad in the winter transfer window, they might find it hard to sustain these results.
By the way, Klopp seems to lack a plan B- it’s all attack and outscoring your oppositions- I would see how they would fare in this month and the next.
Why Liverpool might run out of steam
Well it’s quite palpable by the number of reads this article got mate;
I never thought anybody would leave any comment below, but thanks for one.
Why so much dismay, the women are still to play
Yeah that’s when the curse began, in 1962, I guess there’s a difference between making it to the finals and actually winning the thing;
In the last decade or so, Porto has been the number 1 in the country with titles, both domestic and European
Benfica and Sevilla: Two European clubs with contrasting fortunes