The Proteas find themselves in pole position to qualify for the ICC Test Championship final, which will be played at Lord’s in England in June next year.
FILE - Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has always encouraged his players to back their skills and express themselves on the field. Pictrure: Suppliedsays their thumping of Bangladesh in their two-Test series will give them a lot of confidence going into two massive home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.’ first Test series win in the subcontinent in more than a decade after they last beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in 2014.
“Just the belief that it instils in this group, how we went about our business and the growth that you see within them on a daily basis.A mindset shift may have been key to this Test series victory, as Conrad has always encouraged his players to back their skills and express themselves on the field. “I think it's all about our prep. We prepared really well. We created extreme conditions in Pretoria. And I think we kept talking around the mentality that we want this group to have, for them to back what they've got, to show their character in everything we do.
The Proteas now find themselves in pole position to qualify for the ICC Test Championship final, which will be played at Lord’s in England in June next year. Conrad says getting the job done won’t be easy, but is happy that the South Africans have their destiny on their own hands.
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