http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 wants an unchanged South African unit for 2nd Test – Cricket News Update
South African vice captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers, wants an unchanged team to feature in the upcoming second Test against England, starting from the 2nd of August at Leeds.
"We won the first Test so whether or not some of us are in good or bad form we played well as a team. We would hate to unsettle that whole vibe that we had," De Villiers said
"We felt in control the whole time, the guys played exceptionally well and we went one-nil up. It's really hard to change a winning formula, especially at Test level, when you are really comfortable with the 11 guys to go out there in the field. I would
like to see the same team coming out in the next Test."
The first Test match had a phenomenal result for the Proteas as they managed to defeat the number one Test team by an innings and 12 runs. It was a perfect start to their tour, where the visitors showed clear intent of wrestling the no.1 crown away from
home side.
The win came on the back of some towering performances from the playing XI, half of which did not have a bat. After limiting the hosts to 385 in the first innings, the tourists piled on the misery, posting a mammoth 637 on the board for the loss of just
2 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 all scored big centuries, before the bowlers did their business by bowling out the inform England batting lineup on 242 in their second outing.
De Villiers, who did not have a chance to bat in the first game, added that England will have to fight hard to level the series but was adamant that his side is prepared for the challenge.
The only worry for the Proteas is the form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 at County Ground, Worcester.
The bowling department however, fared well, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, who did not bowl.
The Proteas are expected to remain unchanged, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 Finn.
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