“He’s got good know-how about Test cricket and we’ve got a lot of youngsters who can draw on that”.
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“It was great to finish with a performance like that in a match that was relentless from ball one”. It s about whether we have got the same hunger to do it again. Can we have an Edgbaston, Trent Bridge fortnight and can we do that in Durban and Cape Town?
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“And to think just off the top of my head, earlier in his career, there were a few crushing defeats as well”. If he does play, the selectors will have to decide who they will leave out.
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The former Proteas captain had reportedly said that there was “trouble” in the team and that “this can’t continue” following the Durban result.
“You want your best players playing”, said Cook. I’m not entirely sure about the “contract” details, but from what I understand, he will be with us for the rest of the series.
“If he’s fit and ready and confident, then he’ll be opening the bowling, but we don’t want to hinder ourselves and have an injury caused that we could have prevented”.
South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn will miss the second test against England at Newlands due to a lingering shoulder injury.
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Cook got off the mark first ball and kicked off the day’s boundary count with a tentative drive off Morris.
England are in buoyant mood after their efforts in Durban and will be hoping the brief two-day turnaround plays into their hands. We ve got to set the same standards we set in Durban.
“So, when people say things or criticise the team, there is going to be some value in it, and you take it on the chin and move on”. But they are not quite as piercing as the ones from Smith during the Durban Test when he used his position as a commentator to raise the issue of problems behind the scenes within the South African camp.
Amla also hinted that the decision to make star batsman De Villiers keep wicket would be abandoned after just one match, with Quinton De Kock set for a recall at JP Duminy’s expense. Smith finished off Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss.
“To get Graeme on board now, Graeme being the quality cricketer that he is, fits the role perfectly”, said Amla.
“He was a wonderful captain for us and he knows more than most guys how to play Test cricket and how to deal with tough times”, explained Amla at a media conference on Friday.
“I certainly haven’t got to the bottom of why we’ve been so inconsistent as a side over the last 10 months or so”.
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Starting the second Test in Cape Town on a Saturday will help ensure bumper crowds for at least the first three days as fans enjoy their days off at the cricket.
