Coaching South Africa not an easy job, says Allan Donald – Cricket News Update
Former South African pacer and current bowling coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Anthony-Donald-c43680, has revealed that coaching the national cricket team requires unrelenting hardwork, and is no easy job
The remarks were made in reply to the notion that it must be an "easy task for him as a bowling coach", following the impressive bowling performances of the South Africans.
South African pacers have performed exceedingly well in the last few months, particularly against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, whom they recently bowled out for a paltry 47.
Perpetuating their good run, they restricted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 to meagre totals of 180 and 150 at Centurion, and powered the side to a comprehensive victory in the opening Test.
Donald is a happy with the bowlers; however, he did reiterate that his job is not as simple as it seems, adding that the main focus is on extracting the best out of the players consistently.
"There is nothing easy about this work. You have to keep working at your abilities and the most important thing is to have the right approach. That is what ensures our success here. That approach comes from net practice sessions and is something that we
want to drive home to the players," said Donald, who joined his native side after the embarrassing show in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
While the troops have been achieving good results, the new comer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, stands out for his superb performances against the Kangaroos – 14 wickets in two games. He maintained his excellent run against the Islanders and grabbed 10 wickets in the
recently concluded first Test.
Talking to the Afrikaans daily Beeld, Donald was all praise for the rising star, and shared that the 26-year-old is a class act who, learning from his experiences.
"Vernon is a bowler of high quality. He honed his skills in a hard way and is an intelligent bowler who took to heart the lessons he has leant over the years," added the 45-year-old former fast bowler.
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