This was another Protea historical low point. With a nice partnership going, we manage to become totally toothless in the last 10 overs. Not enough runs surely, but with the ball swinging nicely we have the Aussies all but beaten. Only for our bowlers to duplicate the batsmen. How bad we're those last overs from McLaren, Parnell, Abbott and Steyn. A special word here for Steyn who managed to put the ball up nicely in the hitting zone of a cross batted slogger....and then declined to bowl his last over, supposedly because the ball was too soft.
Is this the most disappointing team in sport?
The brains behind this farce need a special mention as well. Why the long tail. Why persist with De Kock as an opener, he is better suited to a number 6 role. Why have guys like Behardien coming in exactly when you need to accelerate?
