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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 94455"><p>If you look closely at the one-dayers, not too much has actually changed- except for the 4th ODI where the SA batting actually clicked, we`ve only really relied on one player getting us out of the shite every time- Kallis with 119* in the 1st, Kemp with 100* in the 2nd and Gibbs with 93* in the 3rd. Even in the Champion`s Trophy, we had to rely heavily on a few lower-order partnerships to dig us out of 40/5 type of holes. This time round, nobody got the traditional lower-order rescue act on in the 1st innings, hence 84 all out and game over.</p><p></p><p>Also, the SA preparation left much to be desired- while the guys were busy working on their golf swings with a week off, India were busy getting their mental preparation right looking at replays of their recent successes vs the WI. </p><p></p><p>As long as Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith continues to run the SA cricket ship, don`t expect us to be anything in real cricket- sure we`ll win a few in the ODI stuff, but in Tests the same problems that haunted us last season vs the Aussies(top-order batting, holding the vital catches and finishing off the tail) will continue to surface, and won`t be addressed other than with some PR- speak. These problems were evident vs. Aus, also vs New Zealand(although some home-grown wickets and a couple of handy toss wins hid the facts) and in Sri Lanka during the August tours.</p><p></p><p>If you look closely at the one-dayers, not too much has actually changed- except for the 4th ODI where the SA batting actually clicked, we`ve only really relied on one player getting us out of the shite every time- Kallis with 119* in the 1st, Kemp with 100* in the 2nd and Gibbs with 93* in the 3rd. Even in the Champion`s Trophy, we had to rely heavily on a few lower-order partnerships to dig us out of 40/5 type of holes. This time round, nobody got the traditional lower-order rescue act on in the 1st innings, hence 84 all out and game over.</p><p></p><p>Also, the SA preparation left much to be desired- while the guys were busy working on their golf swings with a week off, India were busy getting their mental preparation right looking at replays of their recent successes vs the WI. </p><p></p><p>As long as Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith continues to run the SA cricket ship, don`t expect us to be anything in real cricket- sure we`ll win a few in the ODI stuff, but in Tests the same problems that haunted us last season vs the Aussies(top-order batting, holding the vital catches and finishing off the tail) will continue to surface, and won`t be addressed other than with some PR- speak. These problems were evident vs. Aus, also vs New Zealand(although some home-grown wickets and a couple of handy toss wins hid the facts) and in Sri Lanka during the August tours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 94455"] If you look closely at the one-dayers, not too much has actually changed- except for the 4th ODI where the SA batting actually clicked, we`ve only really relied on one player getting us out of the shite every time- Kallis with 119* in the 1st, Kemp with 100* in the 2nd and Gibbs with 93* in the 3rd. Even in the Champion`s Trophy, we had to rely heavily on a few lower-order partnerships to dig us out of 40/5 type of holes. This time round, nobody got the traditional lower-order rescue act on in the 1st innings, hence 84 all out and game over. Also, the SA preparation left much to be desired- while the guys were busy working on their golf swings with a week off, India were busy getting their mental preparation right looking at replays of their recent successes vs the WI. As long as Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith continues to run the SA cricket ship, don`t expect us to be anything in real cricket- sure we`ll win a few in the ODI stuff, but in Tests the same problems that haunted us last season vs the Aussies(top-order batting, holding the vital catches and finishing off the tail) will continue to surface, and won`t be addressed other than with some PR- speak. These problems were evident vs. Aus, also vs New Zealand(although some home-grown wickets and a couple of handy toss wins hid the facts) and in Sri Lanka during the August tours. If you look closely at the one-dayers, not too much has actually changed- except for the 4th ODI where the SA batting actually clicked, we`ve only really relied on one player getting us out of the shite every time- Kallis with 119* in the 1st, Kemp with 100* in the 2nd and Gibbs with 93* in the 3rd. Even in the Champion`s Trophy, we had to rely heavily on a few lower-order partnerships to dig us out of 40/5 type of holes. This time round, nobody got the traditional lower-order rescue act on in the 1st innings, hence 84 all out and game over. Also, the SA preparation left much to be desired- while the guys were busy working on their golf swings with a week off, India were busy getting their mental preparation right looking at replays of their recent successes vs the WI. As long as Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith continues to run the SA cricket ship, don`t expect us to be anything in real cricket- sure we`ll win a few in the ODI stuff, but in Tests the same problems that haunted us last season vs the Aussies(top-order batting, holding the vital catches and finishing off the tail) will continue to surface, and won`t be addressed other than with some PR- speak. These problems were evident vs. Aus, also vs New Zealand(although some home-grown wickets and a couple of handy toss wins hid the facts) and in Sri Lanka during the August tours. [/QUOTE]
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