Mission: Possible

So much for the series going down to Game 5. Maybe I just wanted to see a good contest here in JHB on Friday. Good bowling performance to SA to keep AUS down after 129 run opening partnership. Well done Roelof and Johan Botha.

South Africa's faith in Herschelle Gibbs has certianly paid off, picking up a century today, his 21st in ODIs. To be fair in the week, Mickey Arthur called it, a match-winning innings that can be crucial. So series won and Mission: Possible.

Back to Herschelle though. 34, getting his life back on track and his coach really know that he is going to be produce 1 out of 5. So do you accept that you will be 10 for 1 with Gibbs gone early on four of these occassions?

Its really cricketing roulette. You don't know when you're going to strike it lucky.

Ok, so lets say that he goes to the T20 World Championship. June in England and he produces against Scotland in the first game. Or maybe Scotland won't see that unlucky roulette ball fall into their slot; it will be some poor other sods. But at least then 4 teams after that won't have to worry.

The Proteas will then go through the same selection conundrum whether to play someone more reliable. Will South Africa accept not winning another major trophy because of sentimental reasons?

Maybe the only person that can answer this is Herschelle Gibbs.