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
exploit great
It would be great if we could exploit that.
allowed sit
I think what I feel and what I'm allowed to say are two different things, so I think I'm just going to sit on the fence.
ball dangerous
I think at the WACA the new ball is going to be the most dangerous part of batting.
against age best bowlers games six strong terms today top
I think it was a very strong performance. The top six we had is very young in terms of age and games and to go up against some of the best bowlers in the world and to play the way we did today showed a lot of character.
ball hard pitch provided worked
I think everyone who had the ball really worked hard today, I don't think the pitch provided a lot for anyone,
abuse bit cop expected guys needed pushing upset
Our guys are pretty upset about it, something needed to be done. We expected to cop a bit of abuse but this was pushing the limits.
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.
again happens number react releases subject
We've made a number of releases on the subject and if it happens again how we react will be another thing.
game happens number problems react releases since sydney unhappy
We've made a number of releases on the subject, and if it happens again, how we react will be another thing. If it's still going on at grounds, then we're going to be very disappointed and unhappy about it. But since Sydney we haven't had too many problems on the field, so we'll take each game as it goes.
bowler calm continue decide far lost opportunity strike sydney tour
We've lost our real, out-and-out strike bowler but then again, it's an opportunity for someone else to take their chance. We'll look at the wicket in Sydney and decide - we've been calm on tour so far and we'll continue to be.
handled overall pressure
Overall I feel I handled the pressure well.
ball basics work
Our basics didn't work for us today. We weren't right with the bat, the ball or in the field.
happen hopefully preventing sending strong ways
I think he was just sending a very strong message. But they are researching ways of preventing it in the future, so hopefully it won't happen again.
joining playing squad
I think he will be joining the squad (this week). I don't know if he will be playing though.