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South Africa Test head coach Shukri Conrad appeared in an interview where he was asked about a lot of things, ranging from the structure of first-class cricket in South Africa to the ongoing tour of New Zealand.
The Proteas are currently in New Zealand and are taking on the Kiwis in a two-match Test series, which is now called the Tangiwai Shield.
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In the first Test, played at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, as many as six players made their Test debuts for South Africa.
As expected, the hosts made light work of an extremely weakened SA side, defeating them by a comprehensive margin of 281 runs.
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What did Shukri Conrad say about South Africa facing New Zealand?
One of the reporters asked Conrad, “I mean, you know, they [New Zealand] might be on top of the [World Test] Championship table now, but you know what fixtures you’ve got coming up in the next year. Does this feel like the end of the world or does it feel like, you know, it’s kind of okay?’
Here’s what Conrad said in reply:
No it’s not okay. It’s tough. It’s tough for everyone here. Obviously we’ll keep getting behind the guys and we’ll give our everything. But it’s really tough walking in [against New Zealand in New Zealand.] It’s like Burnley going to Anfield every week.
If it was a T20 game, you know one performance can win a game for you, 50-over game, a great spell with the new ball. It’s five days of cricket where it is relentless, the pressure, and you’ve got to be on top of your game all the time against a quality side like New Zealand, especially.
Conrad gave the perfect analogy to compare the current South African team with Burnley, a bottom-of-the-table club in the Premier League. On the other hand, he called New Zealand’s backyard Anfield, which is the home of Liverpool, one of the best clubs in Europe who are impregnable in their own den.
When Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the Test squad for the New Zealand tour, as many as seven uncapped players were selected, of which six made their debuts in the first Test.
Key Test players like Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, and Lungi Ngidi were absent from the squad due to commitments with the SA20.
The players who have a contract with SA20 franchises were prohibited from taking part in international cricket if the games clashed with the T20 league.
Neil Brand, an opener who was among the uncapped players, is currently the captain of the South African Test team in New Zealand.
What next for South Africa?
Having lost the first Test in what was pretty much a one-sided affair, South Africa will be keen to end the series on a high in the second Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton, which begins on February 13.
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