Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smithis a former South African cricketer and former captain of the South African cricket team Test side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was succeeded as captain of the ODI side by AB de Villiers after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He is also currently the overseas player and captain of English side Surrey. He appeared in his 100th Test against England on 19 July 2012. He captained his 100th career Test match...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 February 1981
debut height perfect
I think it would be the perfect place for him to make his debut with his height and that.
closely ensure foundation henry information leading moore offering reward safe statue valuable
This is a very valuable statue and we are working closely with the Henry Moore Foundation to ensure its safe return. The foundation is offering a substantial reward for information leading to its recovery.
bit decent jacques looks serious
Jacques looks a bit more serious and he could be out for a decent period, but we are not too sure.
assess continue decision final start taken tomorrow
He was still in some pain, and we will continue to assess him. A final decision will be taken before the start tomorrow morning.
aggressive bowl field hopefully mix produce tough wants wickets
He wants to bowl in the tough situations, he wants to bowl when the field is up and he wants to bowl at the death. He wants to be in the mix of things and he's a much more aggressive character, he's a wicket taker - at least he wants to take wickets - so hopefully that will produce wickets down the line.
joining playing squad
I think he will be joining the squad (this week). I don't know if he will be playing though.
advice best bit enjoyed open ourselves prepared
We have come here a little bit more open and enthusiastic, and open to advice and to see things. We have really enjoyed ourselves here. We are as best prepared as we can be.
bite guys knife players reminding west
We have to play with a knife to our own throats. The guys don't need reminding that the West Indies players are hurt, and that's when they can get up and bite you.
johnson likes pressure
We are always going to put the pressure on the likes of (Shane) Watson and Johnson and Lewis.
defensive forced game
We?re 1-0 up in the series. We were forced into being defensive and getting through this game and that?s what we did.
bit competition games
To play 12 one-day games in a competition can get a little bit much, and they need to re-look at that if they are going to have a triangular competition again.
definitely five four months takes
To play someone for four or five months definitely takes its toll, it's like Groundhog Day some times.
against cricket means tick winning
We've always wanted to play positive, winning cricket, and if we can win this series, it means we can put a tick against this summer.
front home playing stand
When we get back home in front of our supporters, we're going to be playing for a win. We're going to back ourselves, we're going to be confident, we're going to stand up and we're not going to back down.