Re: The worst selection of all time

by Zat on Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:09 pm

So it seems that along with hosting the IPL for them, the Jaapies have learned a thing or two about cricket administration from the BCCI.

by beamer on Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:42 pm

Dello wrote:Wish he'd played now - would have been a classic cock-up if the news of his ineligibility had cropped up on, say, day two of the Test...

What would have happened then? Would the match have been forfeited, or lost its Test status?

by Red on Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:01 pm

Dello wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:
Zat wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:Tahir has now been withdrawn from the squad because he's not eligible to play for South Africa.

Truly now, it is the worst selection of all time! How inept.

It seems he's eligible to play for them, but there's some sort of 'issue' with his permanent residency paperwork.

Apparently not, Zat:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article6982419.ece

Then this really is/was the worst selection of all time.

I did wonder how he got around to qualifying for SA as he spends pretty much all his summers here in Blighty.

Wish he'd played now - would have been a classic cock-up if the news of his ineligibility had cropped up on, say, day two of the Test...

Must be just paperwork though as they expect him to be ready for the tour of India.

by Zat on Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:03 pm

beamer wrote:
Dello wrote:Wish he'd played now - would have been a classic cock-up if the news of his ineligibility had cropped up on, say, day two of the Test...

What would have happened then? Would the match have been forfeited, or lost its Test status?

Could he have played the Pakistani anti-forfeit-card?

by Red on Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:39 pm

Ntini playing in Durban was as bad a selection as it gets.

by Zat on Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:41 pm

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

That's probably about how far over, I suspect.

by skully on Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:20 pm

Phil Carlson, Paul Hibbert, Ken Eastwood?