The ball has swung in this match. There has been seam movement, some bounce and good turn. On top of that, South Africa need to win this game. Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith have been the standout batsmen. This is not surprising.
Most players play worse in these situations. A very small number play better. Boucher [...]
Sure, Australia were knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup pretty much from the get-go. But that bitter pill is at least sweetened with South Africa choking in the semi-final against Pakistan. Naturally the c-word was going to be mentioned to Graeme Smith who responded:
"Every time we lose an important game like this, the word is going to be thrown around, it’s around the team, and it was n...
They’re playing their Test cards close to their chest, but what do we know about South Africa’s recently announced ODI squad? Other than the penchant for choking…(behave yourself, Abbott. Ed.)
Graeme Smith
Has captained South Africa since the age of 12. Will be good for at least a couple of heroic centuries. Cancelled his membership of the [...]
Team of the day: England...just!Player of the day: Jacques KallisAndrew Strauss elected to bowl after winning the toss, citing the good overcast conditions and the patches of green on the wicket as the reasons for his decision.He also revealed that Paul Collingwood was to participate after his finger injury, meaning an unchanged England eleven took to the field.I take it back about South...
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