SA youngsters outperform Australian counterparts
Neil Johnson, writing in the Witness , says the performances of South Africa's newer players, such as Wayne Parnell and Roelof van der Merwe, and the relative failure of Australia's less experienced players to make an impact, proved critical in
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Neil Johnson, writing in the Witness, says the performances of South Africa's newer players, such as Wayne Parnell and Roelof van der Merwe, and the relative failure of Australia's less experienced players to make an impact, proved critical in the outcome of the ODI series.
Graeme Smith is understandably enjoying the “good energy” in his team. In stark contrast, Ricky Ponting appears to have run out of options (and fingernails!). His efforts to galvanise his team appear to have been thwarted by South Africa’s dominance and the underperformance of his youngsters has not helped.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo