AB is an extremely talented and special player with much time ahead of him. A stint in our domestic circuit will do him a world of good. |
AB is an extremely talented and special player with much time ahead of him. A stint on our domestic circuit will do him the world of good. |
After much consideration and careful debate, we have decided to rest certain players and to select a different combination for the Pro20 game. |
As was the case with Monde, we will again decide to choose a player who forms part of our plans. The bowler we will summon will, in any case, just play a supporting role in Australia. |
Both have had exposure to test cricket and have been in good form this season. |
Certainly the tour was a disappointment, but we should be careful and not get carried away by the defeats and throw players out because of that. |
Don't ask me why it is 19 days, but that was the number the medical experts came up with. In the case of Jacques, well, that is something we will have to discuss when I arrive (on Saturday). |
From a selection perspective we want him to have medical attention and be one hundred percent fit for the home series against Australia. |
He is fully conversant with the ethos of South African cricket. |
He is well established and respected as a senior member of the squad. |
He will arrive in the next day or two. We'll look at our options for the next test. |
He will give us more options to consider going into the Sydney test with two spinners a possibility. |
History suggests that teams without a frontline spinner do not prosper at the MCG. |
I cannot over-emphasize the importance of not taking risks with injured players. |
I don't think there is anything wrong with the personnel we have in Australia but there is definitely something missing. The players need to sort themselves out quickly. What happened (against Sri Lanka) was simply not acceptable. |