NEWLANDS CRICKET TEST: Gutsy Proteas downed by stoked England By Craig Ray
After a brief return to winning ways in the first Test at Centurion in December, the Proteas were reminded of their current station in the game after a 189 second Test defeat at Newlands on Tuesday.
Stokes’ display was also a reminder of how much South Africa lacks a world-class all-rounder, which is so vital to balancing a team. Stokes, like former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis, could be selected primarily as a batsman or a bowler. There are very few cricketers of that calibre around.I came in in situations where it was do-or-die, really, and I thought Dom put all the hard yards in to get us into a position of winning,” Stokes said at the official presentation.
Yes, there were a few loose shots here and there – Dean Elgar in the first innings and Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock in the second – but they were all aggressive mistakes. This wasn’t a team willing to lie down and be beaten. They went down swinging. And there are still two Tests to come with the series perfectly balanced at 1-1.
CSA’s statement again underlined the dysfunctional nature of an organisation Faul is trying to steady. The statement did not come from his office and quotes in it were not attributed to a person.
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