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
african courage example follow incredible south strength
He is a South African icon, and all South Africans look up to him with pride. His dignity, strength and courage have been incredible and we can only try to follow his example on the field.
bowls difficult handle
He is difficult to handle when he bowls like that.
bit fit hope manage obviously tuesday worry
He is a bit of a worry at the moment. We hope that he will be fit for Tuesday and we obviously manage him going forward.
bit worry
He is a bit of a worry at the moment.
against arrive game moment trying work
What we are trying to do against them at the moment does not work and we'll have to arrive with a new game plan.
carry form good last looking year
My one-day form has been very good over the last year and I'm looking to carry it on from India.
depth lack maybe
I think our inexperience showed and maybe our lack of depth at the moment.
almost relax
I think now we are 1-0 down, it's almost like the pressure's off and we can just go and relax and play.
foot increase injury left series team test time watching
His foot flares up from time to time, and with the Test series just around the corner, we don't want to do anything to make his injury worse. His workload will increase in the Tests, so we are watching him carefully. He may be left out of the team for tomorrow's match.
against australia evening game massive nice tight win
It's nice to win a tight game against Australia and it's a massive evening for all of us. We have got to come back down to earth.
build team
I look at it differently. You can't just build a team overnight.
bit prefer sitting surprising
I prefer him to be sitting back home. It is a bit surprising for us.
difficult quite score
Not only did it seam, it was quite two-paced, which made it difficult to score freely.
andrew bowling hall
If Pollock doesn't play, Andrew Hall has been bowling superbly in the one-day series.