Lack of consistency highlighted again in Proteas defeat

As exciting as it is to watch their new 'brand' of cricket, it is disappointing to see the Proteas capitulate when it doesn't come off.

The SA team should not be so unreliable that they thump Australia in one match and lose to the Netherlands in the next.

As exciting as it is to watch their new "brand" of cricket, it is equally disappointing to see the Proteas capitulate when it doesn't come off. This year they have taken a 'go big or go home' sort of approach to the game, and the matches they have won have been very entertaining. They are, however, playing at both ends of extremes, and their failure to achieve any real consistency does not bode well for their World Cup title aspirations in India.

Heading into the World Cup, the Proteas were fresh off three straight ODI victories against Australia, but those results followed five successive defeats against the visitors on their home tour.

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