http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 to be consistent – Cricket News Update
South African middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 wants the national side to be consistent on a regular basis in the longer version of game, claiming that their inability to finish off oppositions in the past has seen them play catch up cricket to the likes
of England.
The Proteas recently dropped to third in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 toured them back in 2008.
After that, they have failed to beat the likes of England, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and more recently the Kangaroos at home, which effectively have hindered their prospect of becoming the no. 1 ranked team in the world.
"I don't think we've played poor cricket in the last few years but we haven't played the massive and important situations too well," de Villiers said at SuperSport Park. "Like in that last Test match against Australia, we were presented with the opportunity
to finish it off and we didn't do that."
In contrast, the English side has gone from strength to strength where they have beaten all top opposition to claim the coveted no 1 spot. They famously beat their old rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to retain the Ashes and thrashed the Men In Blue convincingly to reach
to the summit in August this year.
The main difference lies in finishing off the oppositions, where the Proteas have failed to conjure up a striking blow. While always edging their oppositions initially, they somehow manage to falter at the final hurdles – a notion highlighted by de Villiers.
“That's what makes a good team, a great one and we are not doing that at the moment," he said. "That's why http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 are doing really well at the moment; when they get a sniff they finish it off. We haven't been able to do that for long periods of time."
With an array of talent at their disposal and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 as their head coach, the team can finally take the first step by winning the upcoming Test series against an under firing Sri Lankan side, which will go a long way in proving their mettle in Test
cricket.
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