I thought Australia took the initiative early today and held the sway for the day. I guess, the pressure gave way today. |
I'm hoping he comes into the Test match with confidence as well. I will have a look at him and I'm pretty sure the confidence will be back there for him. |
I've got no problem with that. It's within the spirit of the game. He thought it was an obvious deflection. There was a lot of appealing and histrionics going on and he hit it and walked. That's fine. I've never instructed a player to stand or walk, that's a personal preference. He hit it. Good catch. And off he went. |
If I had a guy like him I would also expect him to put pressure on. I think the umpires have got it quite right today. |
If Kemp can't bowl, it will definitely upset the balance of the team. |
It looks a little bit browner although there is still moisture beneath the surface. I do like going into a Test match with a spinner, to be honest, because it gives you greater options. But conditions must allow for that. |
It was a strange injury. When he came off in the first innings he noticed a slight swelling under his knee. There was no pain but we thought we'd have it scanned and it came back with something to do with the ligament pulling away from the hamstring. |
It was on about the second step of Andre Nel 's follow through. |
It was the toughest learning curve of my life, tougher than I expected. |
It's a good sign for us because we've now got the runs on the board. |
It's a nice position to be in, to have a choice like that. |
It's been horrendous. It doesn't seem to be getting any better. |
It's evenly poised at the moment. We had two good sessions after lunch and after tea but the first session tomorrow is going to be crucial. |
It's going to be a tough old day. Hopefully we will have absorbed the pressure and have been in a position to apply it. |
It's good to hear these things and it's a feather in the cap for our players and SA cricket. |