Hashim Amla’s bid to make the Proteas starting line-up for the World Cup opening match against England is likely to be decided by the two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and the West Indies this week. SA start the tournament against England at the Oval on May 30 and will fine-tune preparations against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on Friday and West Indies in Bristol on Sunday. Amla has struggled for runs over the past few months and captain Faf du Plessis said the long-time top-order batting mainstay must earn his place in the team like all the players. “He has not scored enough runs that he would have liked recently, but he is also an experienced campaigner and that’s why he withdrew himself from the domestic T20 competition because that was not the sort of preparation he wanted‚” he said. “He’s been working extremely hard with batting coach Dale Benkenstein‚ hitting a lot of balls and getting in the right frame of mind he needs to be in. “For all of us‚ it is about understanding where y...
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