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‘Not going to apologise’: SA coach hits back at criticism of Proteas ‘easy run’ to WTC Final
South African coach Shukri Conrad brushed off criticism about the uneven scheduling of the World Test Championship after his team qualified for the final.
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South Africa beat Pakistan in a dramatic two-wicket win in Centurion on Sunday to earn their sixth successive Test win.
On the average points system used for the championship, the South Africans are guaranteed a place in the final next June, even if they lose their last match, the second Test against Pakistan starting in Cape Town on Friday.
“People abroad will be shouting that we had an easy draw. Well, I’m not going to apologise for that. We’re just thrilled that we can be at Lord’s next year,” Conrad said after the victory against Pakistan.
Australia’s win against India in Melbourne on Monday put them in pole position to join South Africa at Lord’s, although they still have to play a fifth Test against India and two matches away against Sri Lanka.
South Africa’s path to the final illustrated the imbalance in the quantity and quality of the fixtures for the nine teams contesting the World Test Championship (WTC), a fact highlighted by former England captain Michael Vaughan, who called for a revamp of the format.
‘Not going to apologise’: SA coach hits back at criticism of Proteas ‘easy run’ to WTC Final
‘Not going to apologise’: SA coach hits back at criticism of Proteas ‘easy run’ to WTC Finalwww.foxsports.com.au
I don't know why people are calling SA's run an easy run.
They won series against Windies, SL, and BD. They drew against India. They may beat Pakistan too.
Only series they lost was against NZ. They didn't have their main players available.
In a nutshell, they had a good run and they deserve to be in the final.
