Mickey Arthur
Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthuris a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013...
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We had game plans in Australia and the guys played him very well.
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I think his success comes down in large part to the fact that he had two months off when he left the tour of Australia because of that injury.
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We thought Perth was where we could get stuck in but we missed our opportunities there. If we had scored 'big' after bowling them out for 258, we could have put Australia under pressure but we also dropped catches. They weren't easy chances but you have to hang on to them if you want to beat a quality side like Australia.
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We are obviously pretty down. It's been a titanic struggle. We sort of knock them but we can never get them down. Then Australia come back harder at us. That is the sign of a champion side. Just when we think we will land the killer blow, they come back harder at us all the time.
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We've sort of knocked them but we could never get them down and then Australia have come back harder at us. Just when we think we're going to land the killer blow, they tend to come back. When you play under that sort of pressure, something had to give.
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I thought Australia took the initiative early today and held the sway for the day. I guess, the pressure gave way today.
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I suppose it does release the shackles. I think there might be one or two happier batters out there when I tell them the news.
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Our run of injuries has been horrendous and it just doesn't seem to be getting any better.
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Jacques is training again, bowling and fielding. It's just batting that's still a problem and he's not hitting any balls yet. Hopefully he can start doing that by the end of the week.
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Kallis tends to the 'wall', he's the rock around which we normally build our innings. But Herschelle has played beautifully so far. He's been playing well all week and the good thing about Herschelle is he scores (quickly). He also tends to take out time and the game away from the opposition. We are really looking for a big partnership from them.
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We need to win the series (against New Zealand). I won't be happy if we don't.
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To be blatantly honest I think they (Aussies) do put pressure on the umpires and they're masters at it.
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We didn't achieve those goals in Perth, so I'm hoping we do on day three.
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When you select a spinner on a (pitch) that helps spin, you expect a little bit more than that.