And then I'd back us. Anything less, and it's a 50-50 game. |
Andre came through nets very, very well. |
Before the injuries, we were a tight unit with the roles clearly defined. But once we lost players, all the roles had to change. |
Emotionally and mentally the guys are drained. We need to reassess where we are in Test cricket and tighten up on the basics. |
Everyone who wants can come and have a look at the statistics. |
For once in domestic cricket they have played on wickets that have been spinning, so he's taken a great deal of confidence from that. |
He played superbly. We were a bit worried about him after seeing how well he batted with the tail in Perth but he was superb. Maybe we didn't get enough balls to McGrath. |
He tweaked a hamstring (in the first Test) in Cape Town, and he was just feeling the effects. |
He's the rock around which we normally build our innings. |
I guess it made our selection poser a little bit easier for us, but unfortunately he (Kemp) is not available for selection. Kallis will slot in at four, the world's best player, he'll bat in a position that he's quite familiar with. |
I guess it made our selection poser a little bit easier. |
I guess the final poser will come down to do we play a four-man seam attack or do we play a spinner? It looks a little bit browner than it did yesterday. I think it has dried out quite nicely. |
I know he badly wants a (first) double hundred so let's hope it comes tomorrow. |
I suppose it does release the shackles. I think there might be one or two happier batters out there when I tell them the news. |
I think his success comes down in large part to the fact that he had two months off when he left the tour of Australia because of that injury. |