HD PVR – upgrading the software

How do I check that I have the latest software?

There are 2 software version numbers you need to check. To get these 2 numbers, follow the steps below: 

• While watching a video channel, press MENU.
• Select Information Central.
• Select Hardware Status.
• You will now be on the DSD Status screen.
• Take note of the value on the 6th line, after “Appl SW:“
  • 
  • The latest version as @ 16 October 2008 is 1.14.0.84
• Press the RIGHT ARROW twice to go to Loader Status.
• Take note of the value on the 3rd line, after “Load Ver/Var:“
  • 
  • The latest version as @ 16 October 2008 is 7 / 2

How do I get the latest software?

• Before attempting an upgrade, ensure that you have a working connection to LNB input 4 (or SatCR on LNB input 1)

• If you do not have the latest software, follow the steps below:

• While watching a video channel, press MENU.
• Select Advanced Options.
• Enter 9949.
• Select DSD Upgrade.
• Wait for the RED button to appear and then initiate download.
• Do not interrupt the download process, and wait for audio & video to be restored.

• If the above does not work, perform a hard reboot (i.e. power cycle) and wait for normal audio and video to resume before trying again.

• If the above does not work, perform a factory reset from the Information Central menu item and wait for normal audio and video to resume before trying again.

• As an absolute last resort, follow the steps below to perform a front panel forced upgrade:

• Reset decoder.
• Wait for “DL” to be displayed.
• Press “Standby”.
• Press “Up Arrow”.
• Press “Down Arrow”.
• Press “Standby”.

RWC draw falls into place

 

London – The International Rugby Board has confirmed that southern hemisphere sides have secured the top four positions in Monday’s pool draw for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

For the first time the IRB is using its own world rankings to seed leading nations for the World Cup, which will next take place in New Zealand.

The cut-off point for Monday’s draw was the ranking positions teams occupied on Sunday, which followed Saturday’s Tests between England and New Zealand and Wales and Australia.

Avoid South Africa

New Zealand’s 32-6 win over England at Twickenham, which sealed a grand slam of victories over the four home unions, cemented their grip on first place.

By contrast, England’s defeat ensured Argentina remained among the top four teams in the draw.

The Pumas, who finished third at the 2007 World Cup, will therefore avoid New Zealand, defending champions South Africa and Australia in the draw for the first round pool phase.

England’s defeat dropped them to sixth place while Six Nations champions Wales moved up into fifth following their 21-18 win over Australia at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

Had they beaten Australia by more than 15 points, Wales would have moved into fourth place at the expense of Argentina.

Draw in London

As was the case during last year’s World Cup in France, where South Africa beat England 15-6 in the final, there will be four pools of five teams in the 2011 tournament.

Wales, England, France and Ireland now face the prospect of being drawn alongside one of the leading quartet.

Scotland’s proud record of having got as far as the quarter-finals of every World Cup now looks in danger three years ahead of the next edition as they are in the third band of teams.

That means they will be drawn in a pool with both a leading southern hemisphere side and one of their major European rivals.

Teams in each band will be drawn randomly into one of the four pools. 

The final two positions in each pool will be allocated to the eight qualifying places still available for RWC 2011.

Bands for Monday’s 2011 World Cup draw:

Band 1: New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina;
Band 2: Wales, England, France, Ireland;
Band 3: Scotland, Fiji, Italy, Tonga.
Band 4: Americas 1, Europe 1, Europe 2, Oceania 1
Band 5: Africa 1, Americas 2, Asia 1, Play Off place.

Is Prison Break nearing its end?

Report says Fox’s Prison Break is adding two hours to this season; some say it’s to end the series.

Are we breaking in or breaking out?

 

Well, Prison Break fans, I have some good news and some bad news. According to The Hollywood Reporter, cast and production members fromPrison Break have been told by Fox that they may be filming an additional two episodes this season (yay!), but it may come with a huge catch.

I hope you have some salt near you, because you may want to take a grain of it when you read this next sentence. The Hollywood Reporter says that those extra two episodes may serve as a series finale…yep, a series finale (their idea, not mine!).

The idea behind the logic starts with Prison Break‘s ratings, which are down, but also includes the fact that Prison Break was not placed on Fox’s recent midseason schedule (House and 24 will be moving to Mondays, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was ostracized to Fridays).Prison Break is routinely one of those shows that is on the bubble when it comes time to cancel shows, but its ardent fan base has kept it afloat.

However, the two episodes could serve as a non-series-ending “event” (like 24: Redemption) that would air later, or could be DVD extras. It’s all quite confusing at this point.

Again, this is all conjecture at the moment, but I thought you Prison Break maniacs might like to know.

Battrick: SA U19 vs Aus U19

Reporting from Newlands today where Australia won the toss and elected to put South Africa in to bat on their home pitch.

The pitch is looking rather cracked and on this hot sunny day it would be a field day for the seamers.

Sticks and Mouse opened the batting for us today and started the first over with a bang. Sticks looked as he was going for a great innings but lost his wicket early.

Karpov joined Mouse at the crease, coming in lower down on in the order. These two put up a great 64 run partnership when a dterrible umpiring decision sent Karpov back into the stands.

With the loss of the wicket Australia had us on the back foot and the runrate started to drop. Their bowlers were bowling great and the batsman did their best to keep the scoreboard ticking.

Mouse got his fifty and was trying his best to improve on his 83 vs England. Anthony lost his wicket as the 2 made their 100 run partnership, that kept our boat steady.

Disney in and want show that he is not a few run wonder and put bat to ball to assist Mouse in his first century. Disney started to show why he was picked and hit 5 fours and 3 sixes to take his score to 63 off 44 balls. Mouse lost his wicket and Farmer came in, hitting 2 great fours in the last over, to steer SA to a mighty 276-4 in the alotted overs.

The Antichrist opened the bowling and early gave away 6 runs. Could this show what is waiting in the next 49 overs?
The Animal bowlign from the duck pond end showed great line and length to keep Australia at bay.

Australia kept a good runrate and it was high priority to get it lower. Screech and Blade came in and really tightened the ropes on Australia with great bowling to put huge pressure on the batsman.
With the runrate dropping drastically and the RRR growing, it started swinging the game back into SA’s favour.
Still with no wickets taken, we were happy with the runrate dropping.

Jimmy came on for his session, taking over the great spell from Blade to keep the runs low. By the time The Animal came back for his second session the batsman was so frustrated that 2 wickets fell insuccession.

The last 10 overs remaining and at this stage SA and Aus were on the same score.

The required runrate creeping up high for the Aus, it was all or nothing. Our bowlers kept their cool and alowed the singles to go.

These last 20-30 min the threads were full of supporters that watched the game. F5 buttons were pressed millions of times, stress increased and all to see our boys beat Australia in the greatest game played in BT.

Congrats to the lads!

South Africa U19 won by 9 runs.
South Africa U19 276-4
Australia U19 267-2

The ratings say it all!

____________ _South Africa U19__Australia U19_
_Top Order:_____masterful________phenomenal__
_Middle Order:___exquisite_______ _masterful_____
_Lower Order:__ _abysmal_________abysmal______
_Seam Bowling:__masterful________masterful_____
_Spin Bowling:___sensational_____ _masterful_____
_Fielding:______ _proficient_______ _strong________

Super 14 Rugby 2009 Fixtures

WEEK 1
1. Friday 13 February    Highlanders 31 – 33  Brumbies
2. Friday 13 February    W Force 13 – 25 Blues
3. Friday 13 February    Lions 34 – 28 Cheetahs
4. Sat. 14 February    Crusaders 19 – 13 Chiefs
5. Sat. 14 February    Hurricanes 22 – 26 Waratahs
6. Sat. 14 February    Stormers 15 – 20 Sharks
7. Sat. 14 February    Bulls 33 – 20 Reds

WEEK 2
8. Friday 20 February    Hurricanes 22 – 17  Highlanders
9. Friday 20 February    Waratahs 11 – 7  Chiefs
10. Friday 20 February    W Force 16 – 10  Cheetahs
11. Friday 20 February    Stormers 27 – 24 Reds
12. Sat. 21 February    Brumbies 18 – 16 Crusaders
13. Sat. 21 February    Bulls 59 – 26  Blues
14. Sat. 21 February    Sharks 25 – 10 Lions

Boks vs Eng

The Boks are currently two from two on their end-of-season tour and even if they make it three from three, this tour they stuttered to wins over Wales and Scotland and now they’re facing an England team that it is in a rebuilding phase. This should have been a game to showcase the Boks’ talent and ability – not a game that we will hopefully win at a ground that has not been kind to us over the years. (The Boks have won just three from 10 matches at Twickenham since 1992.

Losing Bismarck du Plessis is a blow and the Boks were nearly caught out by having just Brian Mujati to back up John Smit, but it’s not often that you lose the world’s second best hooker in Bismarck and replace him with the world’s best – and a World Cup-winning captain to boot.

Fourie du Preez’s fitness is a worry for the Boks, but so too is the form of Bryan Habana; he is a class act, but injuries have hampered him this season and that, in turn, has affected his confidence. At the same time, however, he is not getting a lot of ball in space at the moment and I doubt a fully confident and in-form Bryan Habana would be making much of a difference right now.

England might have taken a bit of a hiding up front against the Wallabies last weekend, but they actually have a very dangerous backline at the moment, with serious pace in their back three. Delon Armitage, Paul Sackey and Ugo Monye are not footballers in the Bryan Habana mould, but if they get decent ball in broken play they could be devastating.

Just over 12 months ago South Africa and England battled it out for our sports’ ultimate prize, the World Cup. On that occasion the Springboks emerged victorious but who will take the glory this time around?Having had the chance to hear the 23-year-old speak a couple of times, I can assure everyone he will not die wondering – he will test himself against the best, Schalk Burger, and it should be a cracking contest.

While I might disagree with the conclusion there is no denying the Boks are not looking like the team which won last year’s World Cup and, one dominating performance over Australia aside, they have yet to really produce the style, or results, that the coach is looking for. The question is though, is this England side good enough to take advantage of it?

 

Recent Results:
2007 South Africa won 15-6 Stade de France, Paris WC Final
2007 South Africa won 36-0 Stade de France, Paris WC Pool
2007 South Africa won 55-22 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 
2007 South Africa won 58-10 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 
2006 South Africa won 25-14 Twickenham, London  
2006 England won 23-21 Twickenham, London  
2004 England won 32-16 Twickenham, London 
2003 England won 25-6 Subiaco Oval, Perth WC Pool
2002 England won 53-3 Twickenham, London 
2001 England won 29-9 Twickenham, London 
2000 England won 25-17 Twickenham, London  
2000 England won 27-22 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

 

A couple of centimetres of white chalk made all the difference in France last year so one can only imagine what will tilt the balance this time around.

To say the two teams have undergone massive changes over the last few months would be an understatement. South Africa, under new coach Peter De Villiers have enjoyed a rollercoaster ride which has seen them record famous wins over the All Blacks in New Zealand as well as a record size win over Australia, but also then seen them fail to impress in the Tri-Nations as a whole and, very recently, producing unconvincing performances against both Wales and Scotland.

Forgetting all the ongoing off-field nonsense which seems to plague them, this is undeniably still very much a Springbok side in transition, both in personnel and style.

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Managing Group Accounts

Managing group accounts from the command line is different from managing them in Active Directory Groups and Computers, chiefly because the command line offers more options and it is easier to work with multiple group accounts at the same time.

Command & Conquer : Red Alert 3

These days one is inclined to think real-time strategies are a few steps short of being a dying breed. There are still a number of franchises considered as worthy contributions to the genre. EA’s cancellation of the shooter Tiberium turned out to be a step in the right direction for EA, which meant they could invest further into C&C as a strategy game. After all these years, C&C relies on a strong community and Red Alert 3 was built around that very idea.

Each scenario in the main campaign was designed to make players feel that they are not alone in their fight. If you cannot find a chum to watch your back in co-op, the game provides you with an AI-controlled ally to assist against enemy forces. For those who like to keep things solo, Red Alert 3 offers a rich and challenging single-player campaign, divided into plenty of missions to try out with three different factions – complete with unique units, structures and a variety of well-designed maps. In terms of co-op, there are some drawbacks. You cannot experience co-op play on a local network and getting into a co-op game online is not as intuitive and straightforward as we thought. For example, nothing appears on the screen to indicate your invite was sent. In other words, if online co-op is your thing, you usually won’t be able to jump into the action straight away.

Before entering the fray, players may choose to fight alongside the Soviet Union, the Allies or the Empire of the Rising Sun, each giving a sufficient amount of content throughout the main campaign. Storytelling is not something to look for in this game. Expect the occasional chuckle thanks to the appearance a few familiar actors in over-the-top military attire. Scantily clad female heroines are more likely to raise your eyebrows (amongst other things). Regardless, the narrative serves its purpose and goes well with the game’s colorful graphics and overall flashiness.

Red Alert 3 relies on traditional C&C gameplay mechanics, at the same time adding numerous elements from the RA series. Naval battles are the key addition here and can be a blast. There’s a huge selection of amphibious units at your disposal, making way for a variety of tactical approaches during missions. Factions base their power and military might on completely different technologies, which places a considerable choice of units into play. It may take some practice before witnessing the true benefits of each unit. The aspect of individual special powers has its advantage and nuisances. During one of our co-op missions, we were able to organize attacks by coordinating the use of specific abilities of certain units. When playing with Allies, I’d send four or five Cryocopters and a few Assault Destroyers into an enemy base, while my teammate offered support with his ground forces. The Cryocopters starting firing their ice beams at units and structures just in time for the Assault Destroyers to obliterate any frozen objects that lie in their path. My friend’s tanks and infantry would sweep the remainder of the opposing army. It’s quite a ride actually. Meanwhile, both our bases were well-defended and fortified with turrets and additional troops. Keep in mind, I’ve just scratched the surface here. There are so many ways to enjoy this game.

Now, it takes some time before you can grasp all the skills and powers of individual units. However, I enjoyed the diversity of combat and the unique tactics of the factions. The Empire of the Rising Sun’s, for example, features Imperial Warriors who can perform a daring battle charge while wielding their katanas, but they also prefer to occasionally upgrade their vehicles with explosives – if near death, these units detonate and cause extra damage to surrounding enemies.

Using Top-Secret Protocols is another strategic benefit. The Ruskies like to employ the Iron Curtain for temporary protection and a mighty useful space tractor beam, which sucks even the largest enemy units off into space. Later on, the same enemy units can be tossed back onto the ground using Orbital Dump – if you haven’t grabbed enemy units, satellites will be thrown at designated targets.

The problem with RA 3 is getting the most out of each of these features and no matter how skillful you are, the effort it’s going to involve some micromanagement. Not to mention the presence of hero units, with their own set of helpful abilities. It’s immensely entertaining, but maybe bit too much to handle for some.

That’s not the only reason why EA’s latest strategy game left us a bit frustrated. Pathfinding is a major issue, perhaps more than in any other C&C game. The armies awaiting your command are frequently pants-on-head retarded when they are given a simple order to head to a specific location on the map. This especially goes for amphibious units. Boats and destroyers get caught between islands when traveling across water and they easily jam on land as well. These problems weren’t uncommon either. They persisted and damn well made us lose key battles in both the main campaign and during online matches. We are not prepared to look the other way because of these issues, since they succeeded in ruining our experience quite a few times.

Okay, for arguments sake, if we don’t count the lousy pathfinding and awkward online invites, this is an admirably well-polished game. It worked brilliantly on our rig with all the visual settings beefed up to the max. Impressive water effects, highly detailed explosions and the tinniest unit animation make each battle a joy to behold. Composer Frank Klepacki created another fabulous tribute to the series with a terrific soundtrack. Each unit has a number of often witty responses when they receive orders. Overall, it’s amusing to listen and enjoyable to watch.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 carries some qualities with it, along with unwanted technical mishaps. The gameplay mechanics are great, if you’re not bothered by micromanagement (mostly related to unit special powers). The dreadful pathfinding, as annoying as it sounds, in the end, doesn’t get in the way of a good game. As a strategy, RA 3 delivers both as a single-player experience and as a co-op ride. The multiplayer portion also features a staggering collection of 28 cool maps to enjoy with friends.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PIV 2000, 1GB RAM, 6GB HDD, GeForce 6800/Radeon X1800 or better

Battrick: SA U19 vs Eng U19

Match 2

Welcome to Newlands for the match between South Africa U19 and England U19.
The pitch is looking quite cracked! A field day for the seam bowlers I would reckon on this sunny day.

South Africa have made a few changes in their team since their last match,one of them making sure they selected the captain

The inclusion of all-rounder Casey means that we have a long batting line-up today. Whitbread took the new ball with Casey assisting from the other end.

Casey struck in the 5th over, taking the middle stump out of the ground and running around like Alan Donald with arms spread out wide.

The runrate stuck at around 5 an over and by the 20th over England put a 100 on the board. The 2 batsman in made the hundred partnership when Morrison beat the batsman all ends up.

The next batsman came to the crease and started knocking the balls all over the field. Blakeman did his best to keep the runrate down.
Even though it went all in vain as Whitbread and Morrison came on and the last 10 overs were the most expensive of the match. Could this cost SA the match?
The inclusion of a spinner could of helped slow the runrate down.

England set a decent toal of 268-4.

Our guys have the ability to chase the total down.
Van der walt and Henning opened the batting for us with Iveson, Anthony, Warren, Khulekani , and Casey still to come and bat.

Starting with a chase of just over 5 runs an over, Van der Walt set out to get the runs quick but was found plumb in front of the wicket.

Our skipper came in and was hoping to better his debut score of 30 but showed real sportmanship with a nick behind decision and decided to walk.

Anthony and Henning together showed great determination kept the score ticket over. The runrate was dropping but all was hoping that they would speed up.

Henning got his 50 first with Anthony following a few overs later. At the 30 over mark the required runrate creeped up into the 7’s and the need for runs was clear. The 2 slowly increase the strike rate and cought up with the England score at that stage, but again the last 10 overs is where it would all boil down too.

Both batsman reached their centiories but at a slow rate and thus putting more stress on themselfs and giving the upper hand to England.

Finishing 12 runs short in the end it showed were the runs were restricted in the middle of the innings cost us at the end and our bowlers giving away too many runs in the last session.

Thus the opening series of the season against England came to a draw. We could and should of won this match but great bowling by England put the odds back into their favour.

Now back to the drawing board for the Australia encounter and resting players for tough 2 match’s next week.

Battrick: Eng U19 vs SA U19

Match 1

Evening everybody,

To all those who missed the game, read on.

Tim IvesonPladzoeder, our captain today, won the toss and elected that we go in and bat.

A shuffle of two spots saw Esterhuizen and Iveson opening the batting for SA. As our opening match for our U19 the team was still a bit unknown.

Our two openers got a steady foundation down with singles to rotate the strike and hitting a four almost every over.
Iveson was gettign frustrated and attempted a reverse sweep, but lost his wicket for that attempt.

Khulekani came in and set off with a blistering pace to assist Esterhuizen with increasing the runrate. In the 24 over saw us getting 100 on the board and Easterhuizen making his debut maiden 50.

Khulekani lost his wicket 9 runs short of his 50. Making 41 off 49 balls for a strike rate of 83.67. Esterhuizen still assisting with keeping the boat afloat was fast on his way to make that 50 into a 100.

“Karpov” Warren our keeper came in with 17 overs left of the innings and was eager for the English bowlers.
First ball he drove into covers for 2, just to get his eye in. 4 overs later Esterhuizen swings and steps out of his crease for a easy stumping.

Platzoeder and Warren both ready for the final 10 onslaught.
Both of them quickly made hitting boundaries feel like second nature and saw the fielders drop their shoulders.
With singles to keep the strike rotated saw only 3 dot balls in the last 10 overs.
Between them they racked up 13 fours, sixes and in one over celebrate their maiden 50’s in style to take South Africa to a great total of 277 for 3.

Change of innings and Maymann and Whitbread opening the bowlign for us. Whitbread’s first ball see’s the batsman getting a thick edge and Warren taking a great catch behind the stumps.

England were set out to try and get the runs went all guns blazing. Maymann countered with another quick wicket. Thus putting Eng at 17 for 2 after 3 overs.

10 over down and with England being 2 wickets down also 4 runs behind. Waren shoed his reflex and glove skills by taking a stumping setting England to 67-3.

At the 20 over mark they were ahead by 23 runs but with our great bowlign having them at 3 wickets down. “The Terminator” Metcalf bowled a sitter for a easy catch for Platzoeder in the field.

With the runrate creaping up it was getting tight for the batsman. England Griffen kept the runs ticking even with wickets falling next to him.
Barker came back for his final few overs to take 2 important wickets and putting the home team on the back foot.

With 14 overs left Whitbread and Mayman came back for their last spells to finish off the tail enders.
Bringing a great thumping from the visitors. Winning by 112 runs.

“Thanks again to all our player’s managers and well done to our boys for showing they can do it”, is all the manager could say before being swept away for the after match party.

Man of the Match : Esterhuizen

___________England U19____South Africa U19
Top Order: _exquisite_______miraculous
Middle Order: remarkable ___remarkable
Lower Order: worthless _____abysmal
Seam Bowling: exceptional __exquisite
Spin Bowling: wonderful ____exquisite
Fielding: respectable _______proficient

A Black President’s Real—So Now What, Hollywood?

So, a black man has been elected president of the United States, and not in a fictional, future world on TV or in films. Absolutely shocking, no, that we don’t need to look for nonwhite leaders played by black actors like 24‘s Dennis Haysbert or Deep Impact‘s Morgan Freeman?

We finally get an actual politician filling the role of prez. Sure, it was always nice to see some culturally diverse actors picked for the part, but it shows that the world’s slowly progressing, or at least the casting directors are. But it was always a fairly quirky choice—a huge “what if?” fantasy, as though someone like that ever really had a shot of being elected in real life.

Women, ‘course, are also part of that eccentric choice, with Geena Davis in Commander in Chief and Glenn Close as V.P. in Air Force One.

But lo and behold, we’ve actually got a black president now, thank heaven—no more wish fulfillment necessary there.

SA U19 – Season 11 Squad

Ryan Anthony
Steven Barker
Franny Blakeman
Marc Brush
Ged Casey
Anthony Esterhuizen
Nigel Gervaise
Roy Henning
Tim Iveson
Terry Khulekani
George Maymann
Joe Metcalf
Nick Moerkerken
Matt Morrison
Marc O’graydy
Daren Platzoeder
Carlos Swanepoel
Matt Van der walt
Craig Warren
Rodge Whitbread
Kieran Willis
Hamid Xhosa

 

And with that – i would like to thank all those involved.

It has been a hard 2 seasons for the managers, who has taken a step back for their club to put their country in front. To you all – Thank you very much and your boys are in good hands.

To managers who’s boys did not make it. Thank you for the time, willingness and all my messages that bugged you and remember that NT always needs you and your next YP could be here.

Ahead i thank all those who will be assisting me. From suggestions,NT management team, scouting, match reports & even cheerleaders (savagefox )

We shall go on to the end, we shall fight on the pitch, we shall never surrender!

Now let us go win the WC

The Armchair : Are they ready?

* An advert comes on to the TV before the introduction of Battrick SA TV, there are a few pictures of last year’s cup game…the advert slowly fades out to the presenter Ron Smith

RS: “Recently selected manager Scienide elected a team of enthusiastic young lads, hailing from all parts of the country…Hi I am Ron Smith and joining me for this show is non other than William Phillips”

WP: “Thanks for having me on this show, now the team has been selected and it’s taken the manager some time which I’m certain he needed, there’s an old saying that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, but he didn’t do that”

RS: “William, many fans around has been asking the question who will lead the team any ideas?”

WP: “It’s certainly a good question but I can’t tell you who it’s going to be as none of the others also don’t know but Tim Iveson has shown true leadership skills when I visited a few training sessions at his club, I was surely impressed by the way he took on the older chaps”

RS: Well that’s us for now…

*The camera fades away and a song from Miley Stewart’s new album entitled “See You Again” starts to play with pictures of the chosen U19 squad members starts to play*

1. Ryan Anthony – a current player for Arsenal, Anthony has shown great maturity at the crease, after being transferred from his former club Anthony has grown in to a very valuable asset.

2. Franny Blakeman – Franny turned down Australian citizenship at a young age and now will get the chance to perform with the green and gold, playing for Lynx Dragons in Australia Franny has become a very useful bowler with his 33 wickets.

3. Marc Brush – it seems like an Aussie invasion but Brush is a priceless player to have in your armoury, though many critics have criticised Brush for his lack of picking up wickets and the fact that he hasn’t scored many runs but Scienide will probably show faith in the lad, many great things are still to come from this boy.

4. Ged Casey – like his club’s name suggest Casey is a powerhouse in both forms of the game, well disciplined bowling added with that touch adventurous batting Casey is a sure chip off the old block

5. Anthony Esterhuizen – Also part of an Australian club Anthony is a high-quality batsman having added two fifties to his name in the season so far Esterhuizen has done quite well in the season considering the league he is involved

6. Roy Henning – the fact that the season is in about it’s 5th week and Henning not having any game time (OD) wise, the decision for Scienide will be hard pitting him into the line-up but Theface conceivably spared him for training and leaving him fresh for national duties.

7. Tim Iveson – Hailing from KZN, Iveson is a remarkable talent, Iveson has some good quality leader skills and can hold his own with the bat, considered an opener Iveson has shown great maturity which is hard to find in young players.

8. Terry Khulekani – is a Boland boy, in recent times Terry has been struggling with the bat, but a very good season last season helped him in the squad, he will certainly make it hard for selectors to overlook him

9. Joe Metcalf – big and strong nailing balls in at the speed of light, Metcalf bragged last season with 40 wickets and maintaining a reasonable run rate, in this form of the game wickets are essential but also keeping the rate down looks like Metcalf has the ability.
10. Marc O’graydy – the lad has had it tough in his career thus far but like they say it’s better to learn the hard way and Marc certainly had so far, the amount of experience he will take into the team will be valuable considering the demanding league in DIV 2 he is involved in.

11. Graig Warren – will have had time learning Dutch with his club manager Schorpie but walking into the national under 19 team Dutch won’t help you, but Warren knew this so when he entered he probably said “Ik ben Graig Warren” took the bat smacked a few balls and said who needs a formal introduction if the bat can do the talking “ Drunter, Drauf und Drüber”

12. Rodge Whitbread – talented bowler from England but proud to don the green and gold, Rodge will try to dazzle his opponents with speed variations he has, a very good asset to have in the middle part of the game.
13. Kieran Willis – the club this guy comes from speaks volume for itself , it’s any young cricketers or even well settled ones to be part of Argentina Basel in EP, Willis is a very economical bowler which is very needed in the form of the game keeping the rate down in crucial overs will be what the team will need and Willis will be the man to provide.

14. Hamid Xhosa – an exciting talented all-rounder very good with both bat and ball will provide the team with that extra spark, Hamid can step in to the role of being a batter and also be helpful as a bowler, Xhosa will boost the batting line-up along with his bowling skills.

So there you have it the selected 14 players so far, it will be a hard road for these youngsters but let’s have faith in them they are the chosen players to lead SA and we all salute you.

Best of luck to the newly appointed manager Scienide everybody in SA knows you can do it.

 

 

*witten by Johny Christ aka shev. – www.javakings.net*