CRICKET SELECTION
Ottis Gibson urges players to push for places
SA coach Ottis Gibson has asked veteran Dolphins all-rounder Robbie Frylinck to use November’s Cricket SA T20 Challenge to fight for a place in the Proteas side for the limited-overs series against India in January. Gibson said he hoped his decision to hand a debut to Frylinck at the age of 33 would serve as a message to all the high-performance cricketers in the country. The coach said form would be rewarded regardless of age and players should use the Challenge to impress the selectors. "Robbie Frylinck made his debut in the T20s at the age of 33 — there is a message in that to every young or high-performing cricketer in the country‚" said Gibson. "When I asked around the country everybody said he is one of the best." Gibson‚ who will double-up as bowling coach during his two-year term at the helm‚ said he had hoped to see what an experienced player like Frylinck would bring to the team. "People will say he is 33 but the youngsters who have come in do not have that experience. "Yo...
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