SRI LANKA TESTS
Faf mulls option of seven batsmen or two spinners
Tabraiz Shamsi or Theunis de Bruyn? It’s a simple question complicated by the conditions‚ the weather and the opposition. But it is a trifle compared to the upheaval the home side are likely to face: no captain‚ no coach‚ no manager. Here we go‚ cricket lovers… the new season is upon us. SA need to have answers to selectorial questions ready on Thursday morning when Faf du Plessis walks out to the middle in Galle‚ team sheet for the first Test against Sri Lanka in hand. "We had a look at the wicket and it is quite dry‚" Du Plessis said in Galle on Wednesday. "For us, we need to consider whether to play seven batsmen or two spinners; that’s the decision we’ll have to make. "We certainly still believe that our three seamers can get wickets on a dry pitch.
"The ball will reverse swing if it’s dry‚ and with pace reverse swing is always a factor. The decision will lie on whether we want to play a second spinner‚ or an extra batsmen." There would seem to be no chance‚ then‚ of the v...
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