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
best bit close finish hard hitting hurt mark matched pick playing positive step teams
The teams are matched up pretty well. If anything, we need to pick it up a step in our ruthlessness on the field. We need to finish things off. We may just get a bit tense, and that comes down to inexperience, playing the best team in the world. I think 1-0 down is disappointing, but it hasn't hurt us and in a lot of ways, I'm very positive about us. As captain, I feel we're very close to hitting the mark ...and we're going to come back hard in Sydney.
advice best bit enjoyed open ourselves prepared
We have come here a little bit more open and enthusiastic, and open to advice and to see things. We have really enjoyed ourselves here. We are as best prepared as we can be.
bite guys knife players reminding west
We have to play with a knife to our own throats. The guys don't need reminding that the West Indies players are hurt, and that's when they can get up and bite you.
against bit confidence game gives good next win
It was a good win for us at the end of the day. It gives us a bit of confidence going into the next game against Australia.
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.
abuse bit cop expected guys needed pushing upset
Our guys are pretty upset about it, something needed to be done. We expected to cop a bit of abuse but this was pushing the limits.
bit decent jacques looks serious
Jacques looks a bit more serious and he could be out for a decent period, but we are not too sure.
bit pressure team
I think that they were the team that were choking, if that's the word, under pressure a little bit at the back end.
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.
bit prefer sitting surprising
I prefer him to be sitting back home. It is a bit surprising for us.
bit chasing surreal
Chasing 434 is a bit surreal for us. But it was an unbelievable wicket and the batsmen were all able to play their shots.
bit feeling relaxed
I'm feeling a little bit more relaxed now and a little bit happier.
bit carried celebrate early enjoy guys obviously tonight winning
The guys will obviously celebrate a bit tonight because it's important to enjoy winning but we are not going to get carried away, it's still very early in the series.