Redhead rookie and the cucumber pitch in the final test against the Kiwis
Hamilton — A tall redhead walked from the boundary to the middle of Seddon Park with determination and focus at the start of SA’s training session here on Wednesday and‚ inevitably‚ turned heads. Who was that? Not many in attendance could answer the question definitively‚ but there was a clue in the pair of wicketkeeping gloves clutched under the redhead’s elbow. Ah. Heinrich Klaasen. Of course. Few members of the Proteas squad have flown as far under the radar as standby stumper Klaasen. Two of those who have – Chris Morris and Duanne Olivier – have been sent home early. That privilege is not often shown to reserve wicketkeepers and Quinton de Kock’s absence from the first part of SA’s practice on Wednesday explained why. De Kock took a blow on his right index finger during the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington‚ where SA won by eight wickets on Saturday. While his squad mates warmed up with a game of football on the outfield‚ De Kock was having his finger scanned. If t...
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