Team is prepared to face http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 – Hashim Amla – Cricket News Update
South African batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 says that the team is prepared for any challenge thrown at them when they take on the wounded Australian in the second and final Test match.
The Proteas outfoxed their opponents in their first five-day game, courtesy of a special bowling display which had the Aussie’s surrender to their lowest total in over hundred years. The tourists only managed a meagre 47 in their second innings, while Amla
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 both scored commendable centuries to guide their team to an easy victory by 8 wickets.
While the hosts have been rejuvenated by the win, their opponent’s performance though has come under serious scrutiny, where many former Kangaroo players have called for timely changes in the team.
The Australian media on the other hand has slammed the management’s approach of sticking with senior players, rather than giving youngsters the opportunity to make a mark for themselves.
The final Test match has now become a must win for the Aussies, and changes are expected when they take the field at Johannesburg. Amla however, is wary of the threat posed by a strong opposition but feels that his team is pretty much prepared to take on
any challenge which is thrown at them.
"One of the things we are trying to do is to prepare so we are not surprised by whatever happens," Amla said in Johannesburg. "
The two places most likely up for grabs are of veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470, it is expected that Johnson might make way for teenage
fast bowler, Patrick Cummins.
If selected, Cummins will become the second youngest debutant for the Australians in Test cricket however; Amla is not too fazed about the prospect of facing Cummins as he believes that his team is equipped for the challenge, having seen him previously in
the one-day series.
“We've gone through their bowlers, and if Cummins plays, we've played against him in the one-dayers so it won't be a massive surprise to us," added http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368.
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