Ngakho, wezemidlalo umcimbi enkulu 2013 ekugcineni phezu kwethu, okusho ukuthi isikhathi sokuba ngihambise indaba unamathele entanyeni yami futhi ukubikezela umphumela. Ngizoqala ngokuqiniseka ukubikezela kokunqoba England. Angikho beqiniseka ka ohlangothini anqobe kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba okungenani 2, kodwa njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi iNgilandi iyoze ibe nethuba elingcono ngizozibeka engcupheni yokuthuka “abahlaziyi” futhi ngiphakamisa ukuthi i-England ingaphatha 5 0 ngomcako.
Anginasiqiniseko sokuthi i-Australia inesipiliyoni esanele sokuhlasela ukusebenzisa i-England. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi umugqa ocija i-Australia uzonikezwa isikhathi esinzima ngabathungi base-England kanye 6 abaphathi besobunxele bazozabalaza kuma-wike amile maqondana noGraeme Swan. Unless weather or injuries intervene I don’t see how the Aussies can outscore England consistently.
Uma iNgilandi ingenza 350+ ku-innings lokuqala (seluwinile ukuphonswa) Ngilindele ukuba bawine i-test yokuqala. Ngicabanga ukuthi amaphuzu azoba cishe 400, 350, 300, 200 okuzonikeza iNgilandi a 150 gijima ukunqoba uzungeze ukudla kwasemini ngosuku 5. Let’s find out how silly I look by Sunday afternoon…
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