Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smithis a former South African cricketer and former captain of the South African cricket team Test side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was succeeded as captain of the ODI side by AB de Villiers after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He is also currently the overseas player and captain of English side Surrey. He appeared in his 100th Test against England on 19 July 2012. He captained his 100th career Test match...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 February 1981
definitely five four months takes
To play someone for four or five months definitely takes its toll, it's like Groundhog Day some times.
against cricket means tick winning
We've always wanted to play positive, winning cricket, and if we can win this series, it means we can put a tick against this summer.
front home playing stand
When we get back home in front of our supporters, we're going to be playing for a win. We're going to back ourselves, we're going to be confident, we're going to stand up and we're not going to back down.
discussed dominated few key
We know he's important to their attack. We've discussed a few things about him and we haven't just coped with him, we've dominated him at key stages.
bit competition games
To play 12 one-day games in a competition can get a little bit much, and they need to re-look at that if they are going to have a triangular competition again.
bowl huge meant
It is a concern, it was a huge loss. It meant myself and (Justin) Kemp had to bowl when we didn't want to.
You don't need me to tell you the obvious.
momentum picked win
We want to keep the momentum we picked up with that win over Australia.
johnson likes pressure
We are always going to put the pressure on the likes of (Shane) Watson and Johnson and Lewis.
gave hours match positive response situation surprised three
They only gave us one option, and we had no positive response in the match situation after their first innings. It surprised us when they batted on so long - it was two or three hours more than we thought they would.
interest learn though together work
That's why I say we can learn a lot from the Aussies about how they all work together in the interest of their cricket, even though we don't always like what they're saying.
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This is a very valuable statue and we are working closely with the Henry Moore Foundation to ensure its safe return. The foundation is offering a substantial reward for information leading to its recovery.
bowl guy risks team tough wants
As a team we've got to take more risks and he's (Botha) a guy who wants to bowl in tough situations.
boys confident feet firmly
The boys are confident but the feet are still firmly on the ground.