Scramble for places in Proteas’ World Cup opener against England
Phehlukwayo and Van der Dussen have staked claims to be included in World Cup squad
SA will continue to experiment in order to get the right balance for the 2019 World Cup when they face Pakistan in the three remaining ODIs and in the coming five against Sri Lanka. Captain Faf du Plessis said on Thursday they have not yet nailed down places for the World Cup opener against hosts England at the Oval on May 30. He added that they are faced with tough decisions to make in picking a squad that will go all out to win the tournament. As the South Africans prepare for the third ODI against Pakistan at SuperSport Park on Friday‚ De Plessis said they have many tricky things to consider. “If you look at the balance of the side‚ you will have an extra fast bowler and extra spinner‚” the skipper said. “We have the extra spinner but the fast bowler is something that we are still looking at. “The all-rounder will be the extra guy and we will have to make a call on whether he is an extra batter or keeper-batter. We have said before that closer to the Pakistan series we wanted to ...
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