INTERNATIONAL CRICKET:
The battle over batting with Dean Elgar
So complicated is the matter of who should open the batting with Dean Elgar in the Proteas Test side that even former premier all-rounder Jacques Kallis cannot wrap his head around it. Stephen Cook was dropped for Heino Kuhn, but he struggled in England and there are calls for the young Aiden Markram to be given an opportunity against Bangladesh in the forthcoming two-match Test series later in September. The highly rated Markram was this week appointed captain of the SA Invitation XI to play Bangladesh in Benoni in a warm-up match next week, and the move sparked speculation that he will make his debut against the Asians. "It’s a tough one because touring England is not easy and I am not one for chopping and changing too much," Kallis said. "But maybe the new coach has some fresh ideas and he wants young guys‚" he said during the launch of the Momentum One Day Cup tournament in Centurion on Tuesday. "To judge a guy only on that one tour is a tough call but it will depend on how coac...
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