http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 believes they are at the right time to perform well - Cricket News Update
Graeme Smith, the Proteas captain, reaffirmed his faith in his team to perform well against the Poms in the ongoing series and believes that his team has the ability to maintain their track record in England.
Such is the pressure of an http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145, had to resign following unfavourable results against the Proteas.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 as the next in line.
“I don’t take any pride in watching an England captain sitting there in tears resigning,” said Smith.
”Those things that happened with Michael and Nasser were just about us being here at the right time more than anything else,” he further added.
Smith’s timing couldn’t be more immaculate if he manages to win the first Test, his 100th, and put a strong foothold in the series. Any winning score would take the visitors to the top of the Test rankings for the first time in since 2009.
If the local side has the home advantage while going into the series with seven successive home series win, the tourists also enjoy an impressive record as they haven’t lost in England since 1998, and have their own successful run of staying unbeaten in
six away series on the trot.
The Proteas are known for adapting well to foreign conditions and that is one of the reasons they have done well recently against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. However, Smith feels a bit pressure owing to his lack of practice since an ankle injury which
led to an operation three months ago, but he remains positive.
“Performing well with the bat does take some of the pressure off you as a captain and, hopefully, it gives the team the boost that they need.”
“We need to perform well for long periods of time to break England down in conditions they know well and in front of their home crowds. But that’s the challenge of beating teams away from home,” said the South African captain.
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