Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has made four changes to the side that beat West Indies by 87 runs in the first Test.
Rickelton is a straight swap for Petersen in the No. 5 batting position.“Everybody’s got a crack, but the one oke that probably deserves a crack more than anyone [Ryan Rickelton] hasn’t had one yet. It was a simple choice, that.”“We went with Keegan in the first Test because he was the incumbent. Him being left out is not on the back of two non-scoring performances,” said the coach.
“Rickelton deserves his crack at it too. As everybody knows, he’s been churning out [the runs domestically],” added Conrad. “This Test batting unit is still a work in progress. But hopefully by design and not stumbling onto something, we’re going to get the right mix.”
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