Under-pressure South Africa set to change
CRICKET: CAPE TOWN, Jan 2, -South Africa are set to make at least one
change in their team as they go into a crucial third Test against
England, starting on Sunday. "We're all under pressure," admitted South
African coach Mickey Arthur, who said 'tough decisions' would have to be
made about the composition of the side following their crushing innings
and 98 runs defeat in the second Test in Durban.
"We're 1-0 down in the series and we've got to take 20 wickets and
win this Test match," said Arthur.
He said: "There may be one change, there may be two." Asked whether
veteran fast bowler Makhaya Ntini faced the axe, Arthur said Ntini had
not been at his best in Durban, but cautioned that did not necessarily
mean the only black African in the squad would be dropped.
But he also said that if Ntini won a reprieve it would not be simply
because of his status as a standard-bearer for racial transformation.
Teams: South Africa (from): Graeme Smith (captain), Ashwell Prince,
Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wkt),
Paul Harris, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Friedel de Wet,
Alviro Petersen, Ryan McLaren.
England (likely): Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan
Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood or Michael Carberry or Luke
Wright, Ian Bell, Matt Prior (wkt), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James
Anderson, Graham Onions.
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