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Sandpaper Series - Part Two (opens the original)
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“I’ll never forget sitting with AB after the first Test and, as a leader, realising that standing up to them was going to require all the leaders within the group to stand up. The chat with AB was about ‘this is the way we’re going to have to go’. We had to fight fire with fire and I said it would require AB to do something that was a bit out of his comfort zone because he’s not naturally a guy to say much on the field.“He was extremely pumped up and motivated. The whole team had a chat after th
Sandpaper Series Revisited - Part One (opens the original)
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Australia’s seven previous Test tours to South Africa since 1994 had resulted in five series victories, two shared and just six wins out of 20 matches for the home side. When Mitchell Starc claimed match figures of 9-109 to propel the tourists to victory by 118-runs in first Test at Kingsmead in 2018, the omens were bleak for a team which been bursting with confidence and belief.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AvjO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
Aussies self-cook on Braai Day (opens the original)
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The sun rises early in Durban and so do many of the population, especially those in close proximity to the ocean. By 6:00am the beachfront promenade is already buzzing and the first surfers are in the water. For visitors, there is little not to like.<img alt="" class
Test Cricket will Survive Rain (opens the original)
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Failure to ‘read the room’ can be amusingly awkward but a failure to read the entire building is more than a little embarrassing. It is especially galling when caused by a hankering for a bygone era in a world which has progressed and moved on.There are plenty of cricket followers who may not follow or enjoy T20 cricket but, in terms of money and marketability they would struggle not to regard it as progress. Thousands of players now earn a decent living from the game and hundreds of thousands o
For Club, Country or Family (opens the original)
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It is ten years since Kyle Abbott fronted one of the most illuminating and honest press conferences of modern times in South African cricket. News of his decision to join Hampshire on a Kolpak contract had broken unexpectedly during the New Year Test match against Sri Lanka in 2017 and the fast bowler was duly hauled before the media to explain himself.He did so with dignity, a little defiance and a few tears. He had voluntarily ended his international career having claimed 39 wickets at just 22
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