Sri Lankan cricket has had precious little to celebrate over the last couple of years so it was only right and proper that they should make a big deal of the series win against South Africa. A very big deal. It’s not just the victory which is getting everyone excited, it’s the vindication of a ‘fresh start’ policy which has seen stalwarts like former captain Angelo Mathews nudged into touch while six players in the starting XI which clinched the series so emphatically on Tuesday evening were 25-years-old or younger.
To control your urges you should get up in the morning, look at the sun and say like a hero, "There is a lot riding on us". That might inspire you to bite the bullet.
I hope I am wrong but our cricket is in trouble and not going to get any better soon. Reading through the names of the new players invited to the SA academy I can't but worry - how poor our cricket is at the moment. Some of these guys struggle to make their franchises and I have watched some of the KZN members playing club cricket in our Dolphins Premier League and struggling. Also interesting to see some of the names that have qualified to play for Ireland and the USA. Also wonder if some of our players will not try and make it up to Namibia. Please don't break curfew, we enjoy listening to you as well as getting to watch the cricket when we get home from work in the afternoons. Then we can watch the Lady Proteas who are really doing well in the West Indies - maybe an example to their male counterparts. Lastly, what is happening with Kagiso Rabada?
To control your urges you should get up in the morning, look at the sun and say like a hero, "There is a lot riding on us". That might inspire you to bite the bullet.
I hope I am wrong but our cricket is in trouble and not going to get any better soon. Reading through the names of the new players invited to the SA academy I can't but worry - how poor our cricket is at the moment. Some of these guys struggle to make their franchises and I have watched some of the KZN members playing club cricket in our Dolphins Premier League and struggling. Also interesting to see some of the names that have qualified to play for Ireland and the USA. Also wonder if some of our players will not try and make it up to Namibia. Please don't break curfew, we enjoy listening to you as well as getting to watch the cricket when we get home from work in the afternoons. Then we can watch the Lady Proteas who are really doing well in the West Indies - maybe an example to their male counterparts. Lastly, what is happening with Kagiso Rabada?