Amla: We lost. Now let’s just move on
Hashim Amla says the Proteas have moved on from their 130-run defeat by India, but acknowledged they have to perform better.
Hashim Amla says the Proteas have moved on from their 130-run defeat by India, but acknowledged they have to perform better.
AB de Villiers needs to ‘press the right buttons’ to get his men performing, says New Zealand great Martin Crowe.
If you thought Chris Gayle’s double hundred was spectacular, just wait until AB de Villiers gets going, says Australia legend Adam Gilchrist.
There are times when you have to take it on the chin and accept you have been outplayed in every department, said Kepler Wessels on Supersport.
The Proteas are focusing on the practical side, rather than playing mind games to rid themselves of the ‘chokers’ tag.
The Proteas are wrapping Dale Steyn in cottonwool as he battles against flu ahead of the big match against India on Sunday.
South Africa need to think long and hard about the balance of the side, said former Proteas captain Kepler Wessels, commenting on Supersport
The Proteas duly wrapped up the ODI series by winning the third of five matches by nine wickets in East London on Wednesday.
For all the drama of the second ODI and the 2-0 success of the Proteas in the series, there remain many unknowns in the make-up of the team ahead of the World Cup.
Whatever else the Proteas ODI team lack, it is not support and team-work up front, which is building a solid unit ahead of the World Cup in February.
AB de Villiers played the greatest innings in ODI history to crush the West Indies by 148 runs in the second ODI, at the Wanderers on Sunday.
The first-choice Proteas batting line-up for the World Cup would be like the one which beat the West Indies by 61 runs on Friday night, says ODI captain AB de Villiers
Imran Tahir and JP Duminy spun a web which strangled the West Indies and gave the Proteas a 61-run win in the first rain-hit ODI against the West Indies in Durban on Friday.
Once again, there will be an element of experimentation in the Proteas five-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting Friday in Durban, as there was with the T20 series.
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