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Haurtiz just hasn't lived up to his containment role for me. He's bowled decently this 2nd innings but it was SA's interest to lose no more wickets before stumps. And generally speaking, he just does not look the part.
As much as i don't like Kreja, cause i don't rate him one bit, hes what we need, although i think a wrist spinner, would be better. Sadly the only decent wrist spinner is >30yo and wont play much further you would think. Were now going to go through a time where we don't have a decent spinner, if we even pick a spinner at all, because in some senses we would be better to pick someone like another m clarke or kattich, someone who can bowl a bit, but bolsters our batting linup a bit more


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And Australia need a good allrounder otherwise they need a proper attacking fourth bowler.
Andrew Flintoff is the reason were so fixated on allrounders now. all the teams want someone to bat at 6, who can bowl and bat well, and even flintoff cant do that apart from the ashes series he stared in. IMO we need to pick another specialist batsman and get over needing an allrounder.

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When Lee and Clark come back, there are going to be some serious selection issues.
Easy, Clarke in for Hauritz. Lee needs to go back to either state, or when its our winter, county level to get some match fitness. hes no use when he can only bowl 150kph for 3 balls an innings. He needs to, like m clarke has now, to prove himself, and although hes been injured, the past few series, hes been extremely ordinary, and has probably been selected on past glories. If he was fit, and got selected for this test, then i think that would have been a worse decision than picking mathew hayden.


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M. Clarke actually impressed me today. I do not like him and do not want him to be captain but he did change his game and adjust after tea to make quick runs. Sure the pressure valve was off but its still a good step forward. I should mention too that in the 1st innings he was pretty lucky, giving many chances. I wonder if we looked back at all his centuries, how often has he had good fortune? I think its a fair few times but could be wrong.
completely agree. hes showing he can actually fight it out, must have grown up a bit.