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^ might be roped in as the new star batsman ... !

I think I have to agree with Geoffry Boycott

You can be an individual within the team but you cannot just be an individual. He has said this is how I play take it or leave it, well they've taken it for long enough and now they've said thank you very much, we will leave it.

All change!

Real shame. I think there would have been more to come from Pietersen but it needed strong management (not Ashley Giles). However crapply he played in Aus, he still scored more than anyone else. I'm not really sure we need more 'team' - we need batsmen to score runs. And he is the best at that.

SA vs Aus is shaping up to be a great series.
Oz of to a flying start today...
http://watchcric.com/channel/live-cricket-5

A great test
Australia getting reverse swing and SA dropping like flies,
Exciting...

Comesteyn will get a good rest tonight then destroy the Aussies tomorrow. Proteas to win at a canter. Yes.

Comesteyn will get a good rest tonight then destroy the Aussies tomorrow. Proteas to win at a canter. Yes.

Ha. Hopeless optimism
Australia declare 450 ahead and bowl SA out by lunch day 5

Graeme Smith is retiring from test cricket following this match. The way this Aussie team are breaking opponents they'll have no-one to play soon.

Everyone deserves a second chance!

Really? And how many second chances would that be by now?

^yep KP can >>> off

Now putting aside proper forms of cricket for a moment... world chapmpions la-la-la, world champion la-la-la dances. I'd forgotten about this thread, hence the time lag.

KP is the best we have. He is one of the greatest test cricketers we've ever had and the world has ever seen, its an undeniable fact

What a catch Chris lynn - YouTube

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KP is the best we have. He is one of the greatest test cricketers we've ever had and the world has ever seen, its an undeniable fact

Late to this, but surely that is pretty debatable. His ability to give it away at any point in an innings rather than batton down and grind out a score suggests that he is not a good test cricketer. He may have produced good test innings, but I don't think he has ever had the consistency to be considered great

he's a different type of test cricketer to say, tendulkar, in the sense that pietersen is more than happy to take risks, which obviously has its downsides but for all of them, makes a much more exciting game of cricket. The important thing for me is, for as much of a team sport it is, cricket is very personal when at the crease.

The other thing to remember is the tendulkar has had 14 test match ducks to pietersen's 10...but then again, his runs makes up for it I suppose

You can't be comparing as him to Pieterson? Christ.

why not? If theyre two of the best test cricketers, it makes sense?

Also in other news, I bought a new bat today. Now the rugger season is over, I thought Id go back to cricket...for the first time in yonks. Now to find a club, other than walthamstow cc

i reckon there is not one stat where KP would match satchy. not one. i dispute your claim that kp is one of the great, too.

anyone going to the t20 today?

Work gave me a spare ticket and I'm pretty excited- haven't seen a pro match before.

Me and OLC are going with a few workmates

What a great way to spend an evening. Wanted to try get the afternoon off work to go, but it couldn't be done :(. My money is on England winning

hope the weather holds out looking very stormy out!!!

Testing ....

Rooting for England ...

Wicket day ...

moeen ali is going to have a great england career I reckon

(Pitch) turning into an exciting close battle ...