Opening is not Prince's calling

The advent of JP Duminy forced Ashwell Price out of South Africa's middle order and into the opening spot, a role that he did not relish. The stodgy left-hand batsman talks to iol.co.za about being forced to play in an unfamiliar role, and hopes to return to his favoured No. 6 spot.

"I've always felt when I play for my country that I'm going to war, and it was so disappointing to be consigned to the scrapheap like that.

"They asked me to play a completely different role. For 15 years I'd batted in the middle order and shown my value there. Then suddenly I've got to learn a new role, and you wonder how, if they know you're valuable in the middle order, they can make you an opener, where you haven't played before."