Published: Jun 07, 2016, 05:44 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 07, 2016, 06:53 PM (IST)
Johannesburg: Acting Australian head coach Justin Langer has called on his side not to take South Africa lightly in the ongoing Caribbean tri-series, saying the AB de Villiers‘ side look really good on paper. Langer’s comments came ahead of their second clash against South Africa at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The Proteas started their series with a four-wicket defeat against hosts West Indies while Australia opened their campaign by comfortably beating the Caribbean side by six wickets. Langer, however, said that South Africa are brilliant runners, insisting they would surely run hard and field well in their upcoming crucial match, Sport24 reported. The 45-year-old believes the Proteas would be fully geared up to run his side ragged in the field and, therefore, called on the Steve Smith-led side to remain at their absolute best in order to outclass them. Full Cricket Scorecard: Australia vs West Indies, Tri-Nation Series 2016, Match 3 at Guyana
Meanwhile, George Bailey was kept out for the first match of Tri-Nation series and slowly it is downing on Bailey that probably his place in Australia squad is not safe anymore, despite his huge records. Bailey holds most number of runs in ODI cricket amonst the current slot of cricketers be it skipper Steven Smith, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell or Travis Head for that matter. Bailey has played 71 ODI matches at an average of 41.63 with total runs of 2,498 with more number of fifties. He also built an impressive record since he belatedly made his international in 2012 at age of 29, he still feels his position in the squad is shaky.
