StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
Confirmed and not really surprising....
Would loved to have seen Ngidi get an opportunity with all these injuries, but him being injured as well is unfortunate. Continues to give Olivier opportunity.
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South Africa team selection
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Would loved to have seen Ngidi get an opportunity with all these injuries, but him being injured as well is unfortunate. Continues to give Olivier opportunity.
SeamUp
International Coach
Not too good folks : Muscle tear delays Steyn's competitive comeback - Cricbuzz
OverratedSanity
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oh ffs
Groundking
International Debutant
The dude is never making it back. So unfortunate to have a career as great as his ruined by injuries.
Firebreaker
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Why is Toyana so overrated by CSA?
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He had a great run of fitness in his prime TBF. We don't want him looking like a shadow of himself while playing half-fit. Hope he does still come back and be awesome, but hope recedes with every successive injury.
Groundking
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Yeah he did, and I hold very little hope he can come back and dominate, it's just sad his career ends with such a whimper in terms of not being able to get through a series and constantly in and out of the medical room. I guess I just want him to have a godly series where he tears the opposition a new one, then figuratively drops the mic and retires on a high.
StephenZA
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South Africa-India New Year's Test likely from January 5 - ESPNcricinfo
Find this amazing statement, considering that the March dates for Aus/SA pretty much follows the FTP .....and I`m sure India spoke to CSA when organizing the SL tour as well. "Do what we want when we want it or else...!"
SeamUp
International Coach
Oh well, let the cricket commence. That is what should matter not the childish behaviour of a board feeling the power.
SeamUp
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Cricket South AfricaVerified account @OfficialCSA 16m16 minutes ago
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"For me it's an honour to be here and especially to refer myself as a Protea coach. Looking forward to working with the players." -O. Gibson
"My job is to get the talent we have to perform on the field and reach our targets."-
"I've had six years playing in SA and there's so much talent. I think there's an opportunity for us to do amazing things."
"We have a series against Bangladesh and they've become confidence over the years and we need to be ready."
"We haven't played a lot of cricket. We need to make sure we're up to speed with the Bangladesh series."
"My Coaching philosophy evolves. When I started I wanted to make a difference and improve players."
"Part of the philosophy is to take people and players where they have never been before. I'm sure it might evolve again here."-
"If the senior players are still invested in getting to the top again then I think we're in a good place."
"The intention for the next couple of weeks is to got and meet franchise coaches and get a feel of players who are on the fringes."
"Everybody is involved in the selection process of players for the Proteas."
We've got people in the team who know what it takes to get this team to number one.
Cricket is not like football, where the coach gets fired and the new guy brings in his own team.
The guys that were here before me were the guys who helped take the team to number one, so they're capable.
When we win, I'm gonna celebrates and when we lose, I'm gonna be very grumpy, I'm not gonna lie.
I'm a fun loving guy, I love golf, red wine, I have a wife and one child...anything else? I'm just very excited to be here.
I'm very much aware of the transformation issues and when I pick support staff, it will be a part of it.
I've been given liberty by @OfficialCSA to pick the people I deem good enough.
Being the first black coach to coach SA and the first foreign coach since Bob Woolmer sounds like a lot of pressure.
The relationship between Faf and I started when the news broke in England. We've had a lot conversations since.
Aiden Markram didn't play in England but I've heard a lot of good things about him.
The England bowlers were very impressed with how Temba Bavuma played in England, especially James Anderson, etc...
The conversations with Faf have really been about how we're gonna take the team forward.
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Firebreaker
Banned
I hope Mulder is selected instead of Zondo,Zondo looks bang average
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
De Bruyn is a good player.... but I can`t see them changing the batting much, particularly with ABdV coming back. Biggest question is Markram/Cook for opening and if they will play an allrounder at 7 with Philander injured.
SeamUp
International Coach
Think the seed was sewn a while back.
In his mind no matter how well you did you couldn't compete for the position fairly.
Family security then took over.
I see him, Harmer and McLaren are in 3 of the top 5 wicket takers in CC Div 1.