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From: leach@lourie.und.ac.za (Peter Leach)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: India vs SA  (lunch) Day 1
Date: 13 Nov 1992 11:00:17 GMT
Organization: University of Natal (Durban), South Africa
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Hi

Scores in the first test (India versus South Africa) at lunch are:

Cook J.      c Tendulkar b Dev         0  (First ball of the match!)
Hudson A.                b Dev        14
Wessels K.                            49
Kirsten P.                             7

Extras:                                6 
Total                                 76/2 (26 overs)

This match is being played at Kingsmead Durban, with attendance at a very poor
3,000 odd.

India have bowled fairly well, with Kapil Dev being the best bowler 
with 2 for 24 off 8 (2 maidens, no wides or no balls.).  Sorry, I can't remember
the rest of the bowlers' figures.

More details as and when they are available.  Lunch ends at 13:00.


Cheers
Kesh Govinder

(Getting my own account pretty soon!)

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From: hydroman@acca.nmsu.edu (Hydroman)
Subject: POT (Read this)
Organization: New Mexico State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:54:09 GMT

A friend of mine, Paul Hughes was wondering if anyone has
ever fallen asleep at a Test Match.... as both he and I find 
cricket (test match variety) extremely boring and dull.

Does anyone else have any comments on this issue?

Thanks,

Hydroman.
From: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: ZIM vs NZ T2 FINAL
Date: 13 Nov 92 00:10:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: ns1.BxMoIA.CnE
Reply-To: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <00963839.D60F0BC0@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 5912ramasubr@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>In article <1992Nov12.200036.4461@julian.uwo.ca>, raza@engrg.uwo.ca (Mr. Raza Syed) writes:
<<First loss for Zimbabwe, still a good start to test cricket considering that
<<they suffered their first loss in third match they played
<
<Not to nitpick but it was their 2nd Test, and if you are counting
<the limited over match then they have played a lot of that stuff.

    No it was their THIRD test match. They played one aginst India and this is
their second against New Zealand.

<Bye,
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Department of Electrical Engineering
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From: fkhan@daisy.ee.und.ac.za (Feroz Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: SA Side for 1st Test
Date: 9 Nov 1992 15:51:24 +0200
Organization: Dept. Elec. Eng., Univ. Natal, Durban, S. Africa
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Hi there


Just announced was the SA side to take on India on Friday in the 1st test
at Kingsmeasd. The side is:

Hudson, Cood, Wessels, Kirsten, Rhodes, McMillan, Richardson, Henry,
Pringle, Donald, Schultz, 12th man : Cronje.

On stand by is Steven Jack for Alan Donald who is injured. If Donald does
not recover for the test, then Jack will take his place.

Interesting that Henry has been included, most probably expecting the
wicket to show some turn on the first two days. Snell has not done enough
to maintain his place after dismal performances in England and at home and
Schultz making a late charge.

Latest scores.

India vs President's XI - Raining
Tvl vs WP - Raining
Natal vs Border - Natal won by 7 wickets.
OFS vs EP - OFS trying to hold onto a draw.


----------
Feroz Khan
Third Year Electrical Engineering
University of Natal
Durban
South Africa
From: cd129@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Sanjay Naik)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: IND vs. Pres XI
Date: 7 Nov 1992 17:39:49 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cd129@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Sanjay Naik)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, sagrawal@cajal.usc.edu (Sanjay Agrawal) says:

>Shortly before the end of the second day, the President's XI were 72 for 2
>in their second innings. Earlier they dismissed India for 164. President's XI
>scored 268 in their first innings.
>
	Oh dear! Just as I was about to write in and say that the bowlers
(Indian) haven't done badly in dismissing the opposition for 268, we're
bundled out for a paltry 168. 

Actually, until this innings, the preparation couldn't have gone much better.
A couple of wins to boost the confidence, some wickets for the bowlers 
challenging for places and runs for a batsman challenging for a place. But,
guys like Shastri, Raman & Azhar haven't had a decent innings yet and this is
worrying considering the next match is the T match.

Oh well. There's still the 2nd innings. A hundred-and-sixty-eight!! Come on
guys!!!! Get your act together.

>Sanjay Agrawal
>Oracle Corporation
>

Bye,

Sanjay Naik.
From: KSRAO@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: NZ v Zim T2 D3 Tea
Date: 10 Nov 1992 08:10:05 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
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NZ v Zim T2 D3 Tea

    Zimbabwe lost three wickets this morning, all to S'oua and they are 218 for
6 in their first innings in reply to NZ total og 335 all out.
     Before lunch, Pycroft was bowled by S'oua for 60, Houghton was caught off
S'oua for 21 and Brandies was bowled by S'oua for a duck. He has taken three
wickets in the space of seven balls without conceding a run.

     There was only half an hour's play possible because of bad light,
electrical storm and rain after lunch. The latest score is 228 for 6.
From: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: WI-WA and Shield matches
Date: 10 Nov 92 00:42:27 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <rakesh.721123111@sungear>, rakesh@mame.mu.OZ.AU (Rakesh DESAI) writes:
> At WACA, Perth
> West Indies
> D Haynes	c Moody b Julian		52
> P Simmons	c Veletta b Julian		15
> B Lara		C Moody b Angel			55
> C Hooper	c Moody b Angel 		 5
> K Arthurton	c Zoehrer b Angel		 7
> G Logie		b Angel				49
> J Adams		c Zoehrer b Julian		52
> D Williams	lbw b Julian			19
> C Ambrose	c Zoehrer b Julian		 0
> K Benjamin	not out				13
> P Patterson	b Angel				 6
> Sundries (1 lb, 6 nb)				 7
> Total					       280
> 
> FOW 40,117,131,132,139,214,248,248,269,280
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The usual middle order gymnastics -:)  Who is this guy Angel?  The papers in
the UK just listed him as a protege of Alderman.

McBean
From: ravi@wti.com (Ravi Raj)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: No more anti-Raju stuff, thanx!
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:44:50 GMT
Organization: Wavefront Technologies Inc, Santa Barbara, CA
X-Disclaimer: Not a spokesperson for Wavefront Technologies, Inc.

In article <01GQVGTNHHBM000IE6@FULLERTON.EDU> XSNAIK@FULLERTON.EDU (Sanjay Naik) writes:
>
>Finally, it beats me why it's ok for countries such as WI, Aust, SA to prepare 
>wickets to suit their fast bowlers and when India prepares a minefield such as 
>the Chandigarh wicket, somehow that's unfair to the opposition batsmen. Indian 
>batsmen, prepared on dead tracks are immediately expected to adjust to 
>green-tops, etc. And if they should fail - "My God!! How hopeless!! It's the 
>end of the world!!" When we win the Hirwani/Raju tests, they're simply written 
>off. After all, how are the batsmen suppose to survive on these square turners.

As far as I can tell, no one has been complaining about preparation
of minefield pitches in India. You are darned right, WI invariably
used to have a pitch or two (Bridgetown, Jamaica, etc.) that were
super-fast, virtually unplayable tracks. This was when they had
their dreaded pace foursome, I don't know if they still do. And 
IMO there is nothing wrong with that. If anything, India should
prepare more minefield pitches, so it would give our bowlers more
confidence, and more youngsters would be motivated to becoming pure 
bowlers than run of the mill all-rounders.

Our frustration with `Pathetic' Raju is that he does well only on
such pitches. On foreign soil, he just ends up being a mere
spectator. And this theory is not based just on that one Zimbabwe
test where he bowled 50 odd overs and came up zero wickets on a 
pitch where more than half the wickets were taken by spinners.
Rather, it is based on pretty much every test he has played in
his career except that one Chandigarh test. His performance on 
foreign soil has been, well, how shall I put it, pathetic! It will
also be good for Raju's confidence if he is not in the test team for 
a while until he matures as a bowler. Anyone who took 8 wickets for
50 odd runs on any kind of pitch (Ref: Chandigarh test) should definitely
have some talent at least. And we would hate to see something like
that destroyed because of repeated sub-standard performances
on foreign soil. And that is exactly what is going to happen if day in 
and day out he toils on the field and reads the newspaper the
next morning and his bowling figures say 34-11-74-0. And I certainly 
hope, he doesn't read rec.sport.cricket!!!


-- 
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Ravi N. Raj                                   ravi@wti.com
From: sagrawal@cco.caltech.edu (Sanjay Kumar Agrawal)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: ZIM vs NZ (1-day)
Date: 8 Nov 1992 18:12:19 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: world
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In the final 1-day match, New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 4 wickets.
The 2nd test between the two countries resumes tomorrow.

Sanjay Agrawal
Oracle Corporation
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From: tom@cs.su.oz.au (Thomas James Jones)
Subject: Aust Scores
Reply-To: tom@cs.su.oz.au
Organization: Basser Department of Computer Science
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:52:16 GMT

Tour Match, W.A. vr W.I.

West Indies Second Innings
D Haynes	c Veletta b Julian	66
P Simmons		b Alderman	19
B Lara 		c Langer b Angel	46
C Hooper	c Martyn b Alderman	60
K Arthurton		not out	       104
J Adams			not out		19

Sundries	4b 4lb 4nb		12

Fall 54,124,147,270

Reid	7-1-27-0
Julian  16-4-46-1
Alderman 21-4-68-2 *** not overly impressive?? ***
Angel    14-4-37-1
Zoerher 16-2-66-0
Andrews 14-1-74-0

W.A Second Innings
G. Marsh		b Benjamin	7	*** finished, I hope..***
M. Veletta	c Lara  b Benjamin	2	*** likewise.	      ***
J. Langer		b Ambrose      15
T. Moody	lbw	b Benjamin	0
D. Martyn	c Simmons b Ambrose    40
W. Andrews		not out	       19
T. Zoeher	st Williams b Hooper   31
B. Julian		b Hooper        0
J. Angel	c Williams b Patterson	0
T. Alderman		b Patterson	0
B. Reid		c sub(Murray) b Hooper  0

Sundries	5lb 12 nb	       17

TOTAL				      131

Fall 8,11,11,73,76,124,124,128,128,131

Patterson	9-1-23-2	*** best Tail-End bowler in the world?***
Benjamin	9-2-27-3	*** 3 (out) for none of 13 balls in one spell***
Hooper	        16.5-2-45-3	*** W.I. spinner, has done v. well this game***
Ambrose		8-2-31-2
Arthurton	1-1-0-0

W.I. won by 236 runs.


Those who wrote of the Windies (esp. as a result of one-dayers), 
W.I. have only played one test in the last 15 months (v S.A.),
and have NOT forfeited their world-champions crown to anyone.

	tom

	[looking forward to the aus v wi series And all the
	other cricket around the world]

	also - NZ allout 335 after 3/299, Zim 1-9, G. Flower out.




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From: tom@cs.su.oz.au (Thomas James Jones)
Subject: 2nd (?) NZ v Zim test match
Reply-To: tom@cs.su.oz.au
Organization: Basser Department of Computer Science
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 04:39:45 GMT

This was in the paper, I assume it is the second Test NZ v Zim.

Greatbatch	c A.Flower b Brain	55 	3/131
Latham		c A.Flower b Crocker	15	1/44
Jones		c Pycroft b Brandes	 8	2/73
Crowe		c Burmester b Crocker  140	4/299
Rutherford		not out		72	
Patel		c Campbell b Traicos	 6	5/306
Parore			run out		 2  	6/313
Nash			not out		 0

TOTAL				     6/314

	Brandes		16 5 38 1
	Brain		11 2 43 1
	Crocker 	15 1 65 2
	Burmester 	10 2 34 0
	Traicos		22 1 78 1
	Flower		6  0 45 0


	I assume also that this is stumps, day 1.

	tom

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From: mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt)
Subject: Re: Australian Selection
Keywords: Team selection, Aust cricket
Organization: Dept Public Health, Sydney University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 06:16:16 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.101731.1@cc.curtin.edu.au> operator@cc.curtin.edu.au writes:
>Hi There,
> 
>I was wondering what's happening with the selection for the Aussie team to meet
>the WI's in the coming Tests.
>Just for Aussie cricket sake, with the coming Ashes series not too far away,
>shouln't the Australian selection for the Wi's series be focused with the 
>appointment of a new captain,which of course means that the dropping of Border
>is imminent.I am no critic of Border who has done a wonderful job for Australia
>as batsman and captain,just that he is already way past his prime and also that
>Australian cricket must look beyond Border,the time is just right.
>
>Cheers!
> 

I agree that Border should definitely stand aside after the coming series
against the Windies, regardless of the result. I doubt whether it would
be a good idea to appoint a new captain for the this series, as there
is no obvious successor, ie Taylor has only recently been appointed
vice-captain. Marsh would, IMHO, be equipped to do the job (as a captain
if not opening batsmen), but it is now unlikely that he will regain his
place in the team. 

Taylor is obviously being groomed for the position, but it would seem a
little hasty to ask him to captain for the first time against the best
team in the world. I was surprised that the selectors didn't choose Boon
as the vice-captain, given his greater experience. Perhaps, that relates to
Boon's previous stint as vice-captain which resulted in him being dropped
from the side. Or perhaps it is simply that Taylor has personal qualities 
more suited to doing the job.

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From: jma@phoenix.oulu.fi (Jacob Matthan)
Subject: Ramakant Achrekar
Organization: University of Oulu, Finland
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 17:18:16 GMT


The latest issue of THE WEEK has a fascinating article "KINGMAKER OF CRICKRET" about Ramakant Achrekar, the coach who was responsible for amongst others, the development of Sachin Tendulkar. "Sachin always tende sd to overdo things. If he scored 200 during the day, he would still turn out at the post-match nets. Even when he bowled, he would bowl 50 overs in a day."
Sachin and friends organised a benefit match for Ramakant and collected Rs.400000.
Fascinating statement about Vinod Kambli. "Vinod Kambli bothers too much about the material things in life. Wearing cut-off jeans and swaggering around with a Walkman does not make a great player (or rather a great player)."
THWE WEEK ran an intereting gallup before the recent SA tour. If anoyone is interested I can summarise for the net.
Regards
Matthan
Oulu, Finlan
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From: cobra@chopin.udel.edu (KING COBRA)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Please don't pick on Dr. Rao! was Re: PM XI beats WI
Date: 13 Nov 92 00:28:05 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

In article <1992Nov12.231858.11162@athena.mit.edu> nalin@athena.mit.edu (Palitha Nalin Wikramanayake) writes:
>	The subject line says it all!! Here is a man who is doing all he can
>	- including updating his finger information 3 times a day so we can
>	get instantaneous scores - to give us news and you have to find fault
>	with a piddling little slip!!!#@*** Obviously it was because he was
>	in a hurry.
>
>	If you can post then please do so. Otherwise just let Dr. Rao get on 
>	with the fine job he is doing instead of giving him reason to quit.
>
>	Nalin [3 hearty cheers for KSR] Wikramanayake


    I agree with Nalin totally. I like to thank Mr. Rao for what he is doing.
If you are picky and don't like the way he does things, then please do it
yourself.

Thanks.

COBRA
From: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: India v President's XI - abandoned
Date: 9 Nov 92 14:23:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: ns1.BxGDAM.HyI
Reply-To: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network


India v President's XI Day 3

     Indian need 305 runs for a victory on the last day. President's XI were
cheaply dismissed today with the last 7 wickets falling for 63. runs. Srinath
took 4 for 49 and Shastry 3 for 7. India are 9 for no loss at the stumps (I do
not know whether the need 305 in the second innings or 305 more runs)
     
         The match was abandoned as a draw because of the rain.

K. Sankara Rao                          e-mail ksrao@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu

Department of Electrical Engineering
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105  USA

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        (701)235-9912  (h)
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From: mohan@theta.mel.dms.CSIRO.AU (Mohan Krishnamoorthy)
Subject: Re: NZ v Zim - Lack of Play
Organization: CSIRO, Div. of Mathematics & Statistics, Melbourne, Vic., AUSTRALI
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 06:38:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.032709.25284@massey.ac.nz> H.Edwards@massey.ac.nz (H. Edwards) writes:

>In article <1992Nov5.231807.22108@dmpe.csiro.au> mohan@theta.mel.dms.CSIRO.AU
>(Mohan Krishnamoorthy) writes:

[...stuff deleted...]

> I can't imagine that NZ would ever pull that sort of trick against OZ
> after the infamous underarm incident.  NZ may not be a saint, but there
> certainly have some infamous sinners over the years.  Nowhere do I
> read a claim that NZ is saintly, just some discussion over tactics
> and decisions in a recent test match.  Why does this cause a response
> of such self-righteous indignation?

Self-righteous idignation?  That too when I was responding to a highly
condescending, sanctimonious and self-righteously pompous article in the
first place!  

My only point was this:

No point in leaping up onto a high-pedestal at the very first trivially
insignificant opportunity, when, at other times, when it is of suitable
convenience, it is seen as necessary to dig a hole and hide beneath that
very pedestal.

In more common parlance: Keep ones' own house clean before even
_thinking_ of commenting on the cleanliness of other peoples' homes.

I am objective enough to believe that the national team that I
support (ie., India) will unabashedly adopt tactics that are WELL
WITHIN THE RULES OF THE GAME, when in serious strife.  It has, in the
past and it probably will, in the future.  

In _this_ respect, NZ are no saints, to suddenly start claiming that
others' houses are dirty!

I suspect, in your mad hurry to submit a response, u forgot to count to
10 (at least).

> Oh sorry I forgot - this is rec.sport.cricket, isn't it?
> Self-righteous, indignant responses anticipated.

And happily given too, it seems ;-)  U seem to have become a victim ;-)

>Howard Edwards				Ph: (64)(6)3569099 ext 8331
>Dept of Statistics			Fax: (64)(6)3505611
>Massey University			email: H.Edwards@massey.ac.nz
>Palmerston North
>NEW ZEALAND


/Mohan 

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                              Western Civilization?
Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea.
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Private Bag 10, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.
Phone: +61 3 542 2474; 	email: mohan@mel.dms.CSIRO.AU
From: KSRAO@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: WA v WI Day3 stumps
Date: 8 Nov 1992 19:35:10 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway

   Updated   17:45 GMT on 7 Nov 1992


WI v WA Day 3

     Western Australia declared their innings 239 for 7 (41 runs behind) for
forcing a result in the game. West Indians have made 239 for 7 in four and half
hours. Haynes had 66 and Lara 46. Aurthurton with 50 and Hoper with 42 are in
an unbeaten partnership of 88 for the fourth wicket.
From: dhan@cs.arizona.edu (Dhananjay M. Mahajan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: D1-Tea SA-India
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:16:10 GMT


South Africa were 138 for 3 at Tea on the first day. Wessels was
batting on 84. Kapil got two wickets

- Dhananjay M. Mahajan
Dept of Computer Science
University of Arizona

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From: sanjiva@ecrc.de (Sanjiva Prasad)
Subject: Re: Waqar
Reply-To: sanjiva@ecrc.de (Sanjiva Prasad)
Organization: European Computer-Industry Research Centre, Munich
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:35:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.133931.9087@vela.acs.oakland.edu> mamohamm@vela.acs.oakland.edu (SKEPTICAL) writes:
>In article <1992Nov6.231304.2386@walter.bellcore.com> shamim@bellcore.com writes:
>>Correct. he played half a season in '90 (I think Surrey had Sylvester Clarke (?) who left in 
>>mid-season) and all of '91. 
>>
>	To follow-up on my own question, I read in the London 
>	Times that Surrey has been found guilty for three 
>	straight now of ball tampering. Means that ball
>	tampering is going on at Surrey before Waqar joined 
>	the county side.

No, it doesn't prove anything one way or another.  Three straight years would
mean '90,'91 and '92 (and, they can be guilty of ball tampering by doing it
just once during a season).  Do not take my comment to mean that Waqar did
tamper with it...

Leave 'em balls alone!

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From: fkhan@daisy.ee.und.ac.za (Feroz Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: SA Side: Prediction : M. Marshall
Date: 6 Nov 1992 12:09:08 +0200
Organization: Dept. Elec. Eng., Univ. Natal, Durban, S. Africa
Distribution: world
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Hi there netters,

Following is a selection of players who the West Indian Malcolm Marshall
has chosen in his weekly column Marshall Lore which appears weekly in the
Natal Mercury.

The team is:
Jimmy Cook, Andrew Hudson, Kepler Wessels, Peter Kirsten, Jonty Rhodes,
Clive Rice, David Richardson, Brian McMillan, Richard Snell, Steven Jack,
Allan Donald.

He then gives a few comments over "his" selection:
1. There is a good balance in the batting line up which has players
capable of building a solid innings and at the same time playing attacking
cricket when the moment arises.
2. The pace attack of Donald, McMillan, Snell and Jack has the ingredients
to unsettle the Indian batsmen given the right conditions.

My comments:
1. A notable absence is the specialist spinner, against whom the Indians
are very good. Perhaps this could be because everyone excpects fast wickets
to trouble the Indian batsmen.
2. Batting goes down to 10, with only Allan Donald not having a very big
swing. 
3. It would be interesting to see how the team will play against the spin
considering that this is South Africa's one weakness apart from experience.
4. An interesting question is whether the Indian pace attack can put the
plug on what is arguably one of the best middle orders.
5. Interesting to note that Clive Rice and Jimmy Cook are included although
it is being said that Clive Rice will be of better use in the ODI's.(This
after his performance against Free State the past weekend with successive
scores of 0 and 3.
6. Another question is whether Jonty Rhodes can cope with Test cricket. We
all know that he is an excellent one day player but can he concentrate for
long periods?

---------------
Feroz Khan
Third Year Electrical Engineering
University of Natal
Durban
South Africa

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