Faf may soon be elbowed out
The captain may have to move over when AB de Villiers returns from injury, but the selectors will decide
Hobart — Performance reviews are the bane of every working stiff’s life, wastes of time that are forgotten as soon as they are completed. But, were Faf du Plessis to have to deal with one of these irrelevancies today, he might enjoy the experience. One-day series against Australia? Won it 5-0. Test series in Australia? Won it 2-0, and there is a chance to make it 3-0. Leadership along the way? Apparently effortless. Like classy wicketkeeping and umpiring, Du Plessis’s captaincy is deceptively low key and barely noticeable. Decisions do not need on-field committee meetings, and if there is any angst out there it does not show. Rather, Du Plessis’s reaction to rising tension has been, so far, the smile of the competitor relishing the challenge. About all there is against Du Plessis is footage of him during the second Test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart polishing the ball using a finger taken directly from his mouth — in which a round white object, possibly a mint or sweet, is clearly vis...
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