MySports Blog
A blog by giggsy
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Soccer and Cricket Blog
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Kirsten to Come Home?
While I’ve touted Kepler Wessels as my preferred choice to take over from Mickey Arthur as the new Protea’s coach, there are a nmber of contenders who will be talked about in the coming weeks. Interim coach Corrie van Zyl must be the front runner, being the current
Structural Changes Forced Arthurs Hand
During a press conference in East London this morning, attended by CSA head Gerald Majola, Mickey Arthur, Graeme Smith and Corrie van Zyl, it was confirmed that Arthur had tendered his resignation from the Protea’s and that CSA had reluctantly accepted. It was also confirmed that the entire selection
Wessels the Man to Replace Arthur
The shock resignation of Protea’s coach Mickey Arthur could not have come at a worse time. In 4 days time South Africa leave for a tour against the number one Test team, according to the ICC rankings, India. Word coming out of CSA circles is that not only
Strange Non-Selection
South Africa named their squads for the tour to India next month, a tour consisting of two Test matchs and three ODI’s. Both squads show changes to the squads for each format that did duty in the recently completed England series. Returning to the Test squad is spinner
Protea’s Start Climb
Johan Botha returns to the Test squad After going missing for about a year, the real Protea’s finally showed up, putting in the type of performance that was expected, but seen only once, in 2009. For the Protea’s, the series leveling Test win against England at the Wanderers is
Options for Protea’s but a Win is a Must
The Protea’s go into the final Test in a couple of days knowing one thing – they have to win to get a draw out of the series, something that should have been the least of their goals at the beginning of the tour. To lose both the
A Bright Note for Protea’s, Disciplined Collingwood, and that M
With the 3rd Test into the last session and England 239-5 the draw seems the most likely outcome, but South Africa will still fight for those last 5 wickets. Whatever the outcome of this Test there are a few things to take from this match. Firstly, with Ntini
Ntini to Retire?
Although not being reported in the South African press as yet, news is doing the rounds in the British press than Protea’s legend Mayhaya Ntini is to announce his retirement from international cricket and sign a Kolpak contract with English county team Middlesex. Ntini, who played in his 100
What Now for Wounded Protea’s?
Exactly a year ago South Africa was experiencing their greatest cricketing day, defeating Australia in the Boxing Day Test to clinch their first series win against the Aussies. The future looked bright and the Protea’s were expected to dominate Test cricket in a new era of
Fading Great
As I sat in the blistering heat, near the boundary, in the South Stand, Ntini, between balls, signed every bat, cap and match programme held out to him. He smiled, had a word, and joked with each an every person that hung out something for him to sign. Ntini
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