Leus du Plooy

"You heard it here first!"

Uh-oh The trend continues, you've had a few.......what happened to them? 

I saw Du Plooy playing some games years ago - and his batting was very sound.  He vanished from sight and I believe was not contracted in SA because of the present system favouring players of colour.   Would have been the same as Van der Dussen to have Du Plooy around, 

There was another youngster who should have been in the squad for the WEC ahead of Amla and Duminy - and we wrote about him elsewhere.

I think the SA cricklet team got stale and other than De Kock and recently Van der Dussen had no new batsmen coming through.   That was b adly shown up in the present WC series.   

It seems like the Proteas have lost two quality bats in Du Plooy and Dawid Malan.  Good old transformation delivers once again by impaling its future growth and success. Can't say I blame them for plying their trade in a more secure future.

But that's fine according to the ANC and the politically correct, the all important fact is that the numbers regarding POC is correct.  Nothing else matters, winning is not a necessity.....mediocrity is acceptable and  SA got the chance to participate and participate they did. Happy days! Hope they don't forget to give the squad a hearty welcome back at OT airport.

Stale?

Really??

Let's see...there are 7 new players in the squad who have never played in a WC and they are Markram, Phulukwayo,  Rabada, Ngidi, Shamsi, Pretorius and Van Der Dussen. Add De Kock and it leans towards a young side. 

Almost 50% of the side is new to the WC.  And that's not including the luckless Nortje.

So no, there's nothing stale about the side, stale is a word used by the politically correct to sanitize a toothless and classless incompetent team. 

Truth be told they invested in a bunch of losers and o ther than the exception of Van Der Dussen none of the above came to the party.

Further nails to the coffin were added by the wheelchair driven Amla and serial failures Miller and Duminy.

Really??

Whatcha mean by "an irrit"?

How many of our laaities & seniors in the UK on Kolpak contracts?

Serious kak news, as bad as rugby & logic dictates that that dilemma won't improve, its insolvable.

It's only people like you and me who care, the ANC and CSA don't, all they care about is having several black faces in the squad. Good white players have realized the problem and are doing what's best under the circumstances. The good white player knows that no matter how well he plays if there is a black guy vying for a position he'll get it based on the colour of his skin.

Have a read of Dawid Malan's and d u Plooy's stat's, it will make you very angry if you love the Proteas.

I'm more than happy to concede that a 41+ average isn't "anything to be jumping around about" if and only if you will name the "more highly talented players" and "few other Rassie van der Dussens around the country."

Thanks in anticipation.

Rassie van der Dussen

Kyle Verreyne - 39

Janneman Malan - 48.22

Pieter Malan - 45.16 (age 29)

Marques Ackerman - 28.60

Kegan Petersen - 33.56

Colin Ackerman - 36.45 (age 28)

Reynard Van Tonder - 29.13

Mathew Breetske - 29.68

So let me get this right, firstly a 41 average is nothing special, I agree... ssppptt.....that's gone...wiped ok? Let's move on.

But wait on, you say  "There are a few other Rassie van see Düssens around the country." and you name 8 players, 6 of whom are below a 40 average? Out of that there is one player with an average of 28+ who is 20 days shy of 30 years old, another who is 28 years old with an average of 36+ and another who is 26 years with an average of 33+

That being the case an average of 41+ is "good"

Leus du Plooy has Protea written all over him but I'm not convinced that it will be the national side he'll be choosing seeing that he's now plying his trade in England.

Of the 8 players you mention the only one who seems like he'll have any success at international level and should undoubtedly have been part of the CSA WC squad is Janneman Malan and also at the tender age of 22, Verreyne is showing potential. For what it's worth I did tout Malan very early in the piece to be part of the CWC squad.

However, out of that lot I'm struggling to find "a few other van der Dussens" around the country.

Have you dropped  Humza, Fortuin and Wiaam Mulder from your radar?

FD

I think that you have some very good prospects  on your list of players and my own feeling is that we can look forward to some really good players.   

I like the following as real prospects:

*   Kyle  Verreyne

*   Reynard van Tonder

*   Matthew Breedske

I would have preferred to have Janneman and or Pieter Malan in the WC squad ahead of Duminy and Amlam but my first two choices for the future are Verreyne and Van Tonder.

It is both dubious and speculative and although I agree with investing in youth, the youth must show the potential to advance their own game. None of the above players mentioned with the exception of Janneman Malan would make my list of Proteas targeting the next WC.

The next line of players who should have been part of the current squad are...

Hamza - 33.35( tried and dropped from the squad)

Fortuin - 15.96

Wiaam Mulder - 14.80 ( tried and dropped from the squad)

I'll never forget the great man Viv Richards telling the Windies board, it's fine to select the youth but the youth ain't ready........their board ignored him , the rest we know as history.