Proteas still have work to do but ...
Cricket: Bold new spirit has emerged
The Proteas are not the finished article. Many, including test captain Faf du Plessis, have made this point in the wake of SA’s emphatic series victory over Sri Lanka. SA cricket fans have good reason to smile following convincing series wins against New Zealand, Australia and now Sri Lanka. Indeed, this is a very different Proteas side to the one that struggled against India and England some 12 months ago. Those were dark days for SA cricket. In 2015 the Proteas suffered a crushing World Cup semifinal exit as well as a humiliating 3-0 test series defeat to India. And 2016 began with a painful loss at the Wanderers. The latter result signified a series defeat to England as well as the end of the Proteas’ reign as the No 1 test team in the world. Subsequently, they were ranked as low as seventh on the International Cricket Council (ICC) ladder. Du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada featured in the Proteas XI on that day in January 2016. Almost a year lat...
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