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
momentum picked win
We want to keep the momentum we picked up with that win over Australia.
johnson likes pressure
We are always going to put the pressure on the likes of (Shane) Watson and Johnson and Lewis.
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.
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.
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.
advice decision decisions doubts good hard maybe offering pressure puts undermines
I don't think he undermines his effectiveness but I think he puts him under a lot of pressure when it comes to decision making and maybe he doubts his own decisions sometimes because Shane is offering so much advice all the time. It's hard to sift through what is good and what is not good, at times.
pressure test
If anything, they (Australia) have been under more pressure than us going into this test match.
apply carrying cup five four point seem using
If the super-sub is not going to apply at the World Cup in 2007, then there doesn't seem any point in carrying on using it for four or five matches.
chase considers few freaky game guys knew momentum plan sit spoke
I actually didn't say anything, but a few of the guys spoke and we knew that momentum was going to be the key. I don't think you can sit down and plan to chase 434 runs. No one considers that. We spoke about this being a freaky game and we thought that if we could get momentum anything could happen.
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.
african courage example follow incredible south strength
He is a South African icon, and all South Africans look up to him with pride. His dignity, strength and courage have been incredible and we can only try to follow his example on the field.
bowls difficult handle
He is difficult to handle when he bowls like that.
bit fit hope manage obviously tuesday worry
He is a bit of a worry at the moment. We hope that he will be fit for Tuesday and we obviously manage him going forward.
bit worry
He is a bit of a worry at the moment.