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
ball both move potential ways wonderful
He was unbelievable, he got the ball to move both ways and he was consistent. He has wonderful potential.
ball basics work
Our basics didn't work for us today. We weren't right with the bat, the ball or in the field.
ball dangerous
I think at the WACA the new ball is going to be the most dangerous part of batting.
areas ball both
He (Clark) was unbelievable. He got the ball in the right areas and got it to go both ways.
ball hard pitch provided worked
I think everyone who had the ball really worked hard today, I don't think the pitch provided a lot for anyone,
sure
I'm sure those performances are just around the corner.
australia compares cricket greatest match matches repeat struggle test tied west
Incredible. We'd struggle to repeat a match like that. I think it compares with the tied Test between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide as one of the greatest matches in cricket history.
against battles coming harder mentally prepared recent silly tougher
It's something we're pretty well prepared for now after coming off the back of the recent battles against Australia. We're tougher for the experience, we're mentally harder now and I think that will be advantageous for us if there is any silly stuff.
batting cricket drawing itself morning needs positive team teams
Everyone in the whole team wanted to be positive this morning and go for a win. Cricket itself needs positive games. It doesn't need teams batting out and drawing games.
difficult quite score
Not only did it seam, it was quite two-paced, which made it difficult to score freely.
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.
bit feeling relaxed
I'm feeling a little bit more relaxed now and a little bit happier.
easy loose shots
It was not easy to bat. But there were too many loose shots by our guys. We have just got to play better cricket.
closer drawing final india matter ourselves reach target tired tours
No matter how tired we are after the tours to India and now here we have to find a way of drawing ourselves closer for the final 10 days. It is our target to reach the final and to win it.