South Africa ‘choked’ against England, admits Gary Kirsten

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Kirsten noted that South Africa cannot keep relying on Kallis to come to the rescue

South Africa have been known as the ‘chokers’ since the 1999 World Cup, but in his final act as the national team’s head coach, Gary Kirsten finally admitted that his side had indeed “choked” during their semi-final clash with England in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.

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We should be able to beat India in December, says Dale Steyn

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Steyn is determined to ensure that this year’s series does not end as a draw

India’s tour of South Africa in December this year is already proving to be a highly-anticipated series between two of the best Test nations around at the moment, but Proteas pace spearhead Dale Steyn believes his side should be able to defeat the Indians without any major problems, given the fact that India tend to struggle in foreign conditions.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: South Africa bowlers focused on improving death bowling

Donald will continue to press the issue until all the bowlers are capable of bowling swinging yorkers

South Africa’s pace bowlers are constantly referred to as being the best in the world at what they do, which is bowling at lightning fast speeds and being masters at delivering bouncers, but bowling coach Allan Donald has identified a new problem within the pace attack, one that will require strenuous work to fix.

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