da pinnacle： South Africa’s selectors have named an unchanged squad for the second Testagainst Sri Lanka, which starts at Centurion on Friday.
da bet7： Staff Reporter12-Nov-2002South Africa’s selectors have named an unchanged squad for the second Testagainst Sri Lanka, which starts at Centurion on Friday.The weakness of the visitors against top-class fast bowling was brutally exposedduring the three-day opening Test at Wanderers and Sri Lanka can expect moreof the same at Centurion.The pitch is expected to assist the fast bowlers and the South Africans maygamble once again on five fast bowlers, a strategy that proved so successfulat Wanderers with all of the bowlers contributing to the tourist’s downfall.The only possible change is the inclusion of opener Herschelle Gibbs, whowas forced out of the first Test with a back injury minutes before thestart. Gibbs is due to have a fitness test on Tuesday.If Gibbs does then return, one of Martin van Jaarsveld, Neil McKenzieand Ashwell Prince will have to sit out of the middle order.Convener of selectors Omar Henry hoped for another landslide victory: "Isuppose every cricket fan would like to the Test go the distance over fivedays, but it is good to win as emphatically as this."South Africa squad:
Shaun Pollock – Captain, Mark Boucher – Vice-captain, Steve Elworthy,Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Mornantau Hayward, Claude Henderson, JacquesKallis, Gary Kirsten, Neil McKenzie, Makhaya Ntini, Ashwell Prince, GraemeSmith.Coach: Eric Simons
Assistant Coach: Corrie van Zyl
Physiotherapist: Shane Jabbar
Fitness Trainer: Andrew Gray
Manager: Goolam Rajah
