Kirsten annoyed by TV pullout

Centurion: Northerns coach Peter Kirsten is not too impressed with SuperSport's almost cavalier attitude of how they handled the TV operations on Sunday afternoon and in a competition as well as at a venue which carries their brand name.

At 2pm the TV cameras stopped rolling, which left the umpires, Danny Becker and Rudi Koertzen without the use of the monitor to judge line decisions on the final afternoon of the game.

As rowdy, loud-mouthed camera staff crowded the media centre before being asked to leave, the Northerns A Section game against Border continued with the umpires denied the use of cameras for the line decisions. Whether this is in violation of the agreement between the UCB and the pay station is uncertain, but Kirsten was certainly unimpressed by the blackout, as were the umpires, although they made no comment.

Northerns are likely to have five members in the combined side with Gauteng for the three-day game against Sri Lanka A at the Wanderers later this week.

Opener Quentin Still, middle-order batsmen Johan Myburgh and the in-form Neil McKenzie are likely to be three of the five along with possibly David Townsend.

Gauteng's captain Clive Eksteen is not available to lead the side so Nic Pothas is likely to be handed the role for the game.