Cook’s axing surprises many‚ De Bruyn included
Stephen Cook has mustered a meagre 17 runs in four innings in this series
Hamilton — Stephen Cook’s axing for the third Test between New Zealand and South Africa at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday would have surprised many‚ and not least Theunis de Bruyn. Having opened the batting in 16 of his 63 first-class innings and not since March 2015‚ debutant De Bruyn was sent out with Dean Elgar to get South Africa underway after Faf du Plessis won the toss. Minutes later De Bruyn was back in the dressing room‚ caught at second slip for a duck off Matt Henry to the third ball he faced. Rain and a wet outfield truncated the day’s play to 41 overs‚ in which South Africa reached 123/4. In 19 innings since he made his debut against England in Centurion in January 2016‚ Cook has scored three centuries and two half-centuries but he has mustered a meagre 17 runs in four innings in this series. "It’s tough for anybody to be left out of any test team‚" Hashim Amla‚ who scored 50‚ said. "You want to keep playing. You always believe‚ as a batsman‚ that if you keep doing...
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