London — A change of scenery is generally a good thing‚ but SA could have done without their Women’s World Cup campaign moving to Taunton for a match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. "It’s slightly different, but fortunately we had some [practice] strips on the field, so we got used to what conditions might be like‚" Mignon du Preez said after the South Africans’ first training session at County Ground. "Our main aim was to make sure we get a feel of what the ground is like and what the pitch is like‚ and to see the different angles and how the wind’s blowing. "We’re still finding our feet but I think we’ve got the worst out of the way. "[The pitch] seems like it’s going to be a bit slower than what we’ve played on previously," she said. SA’s first five matches in the tournament were in Leicester‚ Derby and Bristol — where they suffered their only loss‚ to England last Wednesday. But they bounced back with a strong performance against India in Leicester on Saturday‚ when they won by ...
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