Today's batsmen - a pampered lot

Peter Roebuck feels that the Centurion Test between South Africa and New Zealand showed what a pampered lot modern-day batsmen are.

.. The current mob glared at the pitch as might a contralto interrupted mid-innings by a loud cough in the fifth row. Truth to tell the top order batting of both sides was abysmal. Bats were hung out to dry like beef on a hook. Batsman fished at wide deliveries. Far from moving smartly into position, feet stumbled between decisions.